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A new prepaid report issued by the firm Wave7 Research suggests Republic Wireless by DISH will cease operations. Multiple sources have confirmed to the firm that closure is likely, although a time frame has not been given. Evidence of a lack of resources being put into the brand can be

In November, BestMVNO reported that Republic Wireless was temporarily shutting down its website and would temporarily stop accepting new customers. Republic Wireless said it was making the move to rebrand and to release new plans. The new plans were leaked out ahead of their official launch which was scheduled for

BestMVNO has learned through a website leak that Republic Wireless’s rebrand will take aim at Consumer Cellular. New plans will likely start at $20/month. The website leak was shared with BestMVNO by Stetson Doggett of bestphoneplans.net. Last week, Republic Wireless temporarily closed its website and stopped accepting new customers to

Republic Wireless is temporarily closing in order to rebrand itself. The company sent out an email to its affiliates, including BestMVNO, to announce the temporary shutdown. The email BestMVNO received stated the following: Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, November 16, 2021, the Republic Wireless website (www.republicwireless.com) will go down, and be unaccessible

The U.S. MVNO marketplace is filled with competition and MVNOs with weak hands are not destined to last. As Jon Horovitz recently pointed out, the path to long-term survival and success in the market is differentiation. MVNOs must find a way to offer services that are unique in the space

DISH Network Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire Republic Wireless. The full terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but DISH will acquire the brand, some 200,000 customers, as well as other supporting assets. The “other supporting assets” are likely the key to this deal. For now,

Republic Wireless has launched a new promo featuring the tagline “Summer Of Savings!” Republic’s Summer Of Savings offer will give subscribers a wireless plan featuring unlimited talk and text with 1GB of data for $10/month. The offer price is for the customer’s first 3-months of service. Summer Of Savings Offer

Republic Wireless has announced its first set of holiday shopping season deals.  Customers can now pick up a new Samsung Galaxy S10 series device for $200 off.  Available discounted models include the Samsung Galaxy S10e, Samsung Galaxy S10, and the Samsung Galaxy S10+. With the discounts in place here is

Republic Wireless announced today that it has launched a data only SIM plan.  The announcement comes roughly two weeks after the company first stated that it was working on a new data only SIM plan.  Republic Wireless is offering the plan to customers for $60 and it includes 10GB of

Last December, Republic Wireless launched a data only plan.  The plan was priced at $29.99 for 30 days of use or $74.99 for 90 days of service.  It gave customers unlimited data with the first 20GB each month at 4G LTE data speeds before throttling to 2G data speeds. The

Republic Wireless has recently laid off what may be a significant portion of its staff.  The company did not disclose how many employees were let go, however, sources told WRAL TechWire that the number was close to 20% of the MVNO’s workforce.  According to Republic Wireless’s LinkedIn profile, the company

Republic Wireless has announced several new phone deals today.  One deal gives those who purchase an LG K30 a free Google Home.  The LG K30 is available for $$149 or $14/month with device financing.  The Google Home smart speaker is currently available online through various outlets for $99.  Republic Wireless

Republic Wireless is the latest MVNO to jump on the multi-month plan bandwagon.  Today the company announced the availability of annual plans.  Republic Wireless is advertising that customers “Get 2 months free when you sign up for our annual payment option.” The annual plan options break down as follows: Republic

Thanks to a reader tip, BestMVNO has learned that Republic Wireless is no longer offering data only plans.  The plans were part of a pilot program launched by Republic Wireless in December of 2018.  The data only plans gave subscribers the choice of an unlimited data plan for either 30

It looks like Republic Wireless is now going to start selling LG phones in its phone store.  The first one to become available is the LG K30.  As part of its launch and for a limited time it will be on sale for $99.  That’s a savings of $50 over