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Republic Wireless now unlimited

Earlier this month I took the Republic Wireless smartphone and service for a test-drive. Quick refresher: You pay $199 for an LG Optimus S (a small but sweet Android 2.3 phone), then $19 per month for “unlimited” voice, texting, and data. Why the quotation marks? Republic tweaked the Optimus to use Wi-Fi whenever possible for calls and data, thereby keeping …

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Are you in AT&T’s top 5 percent of heaviest data users?

Did you get a notice recently from AT&T stating you use more than your fair share of wireless data? Ask Maggie explains why this is happening and offers some advice to help you keep the data flowing. Ask Maggie also offers some advice on deciding between an iPad and a MacBook. Throttled by AT&T Dear Maggie, I have an unlimited …

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