Republic Wireless to launch $19 voice & SMS service

For those who have played around with the combination of Wi-Fi and voice calling known as UMA, the idea behind Republic Wireless is no different than the Unlicensed Mobile Access-based service in other words bundled in some T-Mobile BlackBerry devices. T-Mobile as well has UMA available on some Android phones. When inside the office or your home or inside a Wi-Fi hot-spot, all phone calls and text messages are sent and received via the Internet. When there is no Wi-Fi, the calls are routed over a cellular network.

Long-standing fan of UMA

As a long-standing fan of UMA, I like this idea of having one number automatically switching between Wi-Fi and cellular networks. It is as well attractive to those who travel internationally and want to save on calling back to the US.