Republic Wireless has GingerBread Optimus V

[scoutconnor]

It is running pure GB except for the app that Republic uses for their wifi calling. This is the reason I started this thread but somehow that point got lost in the discussion.

I disagree. I have the Republic Optimus and it looks like a restricted version of CM7 (you can't play with all of the settings that CM7 provides).

 

[scoutconnor]

I highly doubt it has IHO or even CM at all on it.
If it does, they are pretty foolish (or a couple college kids running it out of their dorm room) and you may as well expect absolutely ZERO support. They won't be around long if that is the case...
...I would caution anyone even thinking about this service. I really don't expect them to last long, they seem extremely small. Reused boxes and hand written phone numbers = hole in the wall operation.

If it makes you feel any better, their parent company is Bandwidth.com.
The reused boxes are the original Optimus S boxes, they just turned them inside out to show how Republic thinks "outside the box."

 

[JerryScript]

I disagree. I have the Republic Optimus and it looks like a restricted version of CM7 (you can't play with all of the settings that CM7 provides).

If possible, could you post a screen shot of the about phone screen under settings, both upper and lower portions if possible. Would love to see the various version info.

 

[tnlobo420]

They don't say "new", so I assume they are "reconditioned". Using T-mob, the optimus (T) with 2.22 has shortcomings with the wifi calling (New Samsung Exhibit works great. Since Sprint is used as the backbone, I hope that this Optimus will perform better than my T-mob P.O.S.
Hopefully we can root at the very least, would love to see someone extract that Hybrid apk and cook a "better" rom. I'm sure in the next few months some developers will take on the challenge !!!

 

[chuang4u]

There's a workaround for this. Just set your VM outgoing greeting to a minute long (I just use recorded music), GV will keep ringing and your VM voicemail should never pick up if someone calls your GV number.

how exactly do you set your VM outgoing greeting to a minute long? you just leave the voice greeting on longer?

 

[Whyzor]

how exactly do you set your VM outgoing greeting to a minute long? you just leave the voice greeting on longer?

Yes, when you normally record "Hi this is blah blah, please leave a message", I just hold it to a speaker playing music for 1 minute.

 

[curtis1973]

If it makes you feel any better, their parent company is Bandwidth.com.
The reused boxes are the original Optimus S boxes, they just turned them inside out to show how Republic thinks "outside the box."

lol outside the box. i love their cheapskate attitude already :thumbup:

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