Tens of millions of Americans spend much or all of their days covered by Wi-Fi, and most smartphones can make voice calls over Wi-Fi. So doesn't it make sense for phone calls — through the main, default dialer — to be Wi-Fi-first, with the expensive cellular network used mainly as a backup, only when Wi-Fi isn’t available or strong enough? That’s the idea behind Republic Wireless, a small, pioneering phone carrier based in Raleigh, North Carolina, that I’ve been following since 2011.
Republic’s approach, which attracted press attention...
via The Verge
