[GRLUG] cell phone question

[Ben Rousch]

My biggest issue is the 300MB of 3G cap. I use about 1GB/mo on average.
On Nov 18, 2011 9:59 PM, "Benjamin Flanders" <flanderb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Has anyone in the group heard about Republic Wireless, and the
> wifi/cell phone plan they provide.  I think it sounds intriguing.  I
> like the idea of $19 a month plan, but mostly I like the idea of the
> wireless/cell phone hybrid.  Right now the verizon coverage in the two
> spots I am at all day (home and work) totally blows.  I get dropped
> calls, I get calls that don't ring, you name it ... it happens.  If my
> phone had wifi (internal femto cell?)  I can get full strength calls.
> This would be in the places I am at 90% of the time which all have
> great wifi coverage.
>
> My reservations are: this is a new untried business, and the voip
> calls.  The last time I used voip, which was probably 8ish years ago,
> there was noticeable and rather bad lag.  I understand that calls are
> now mostly voip behind the scenes, but that is using multi-thousand
> dollar dedicated machines, is consumer hardware near that quality yet.
>
>
> Share and Enjoy
> Ben
>
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