Republic Wireless is offering a revolutionary wireless plan that gets their subscribers “Unlimited” voice, data, and text for only $19/month, but there’s a catch. It’s a hybrid wireless plan that relies on the usage of Wifi with a backup cellular connection when not within range. For some users, this makes sense because we have Wifi at home, work and in some case throughout our commute. Why pay more for a slow cellular connection when you have access to a faster wifi connection that you already pay for. When you are not connected to Wifi, Republic Wireless’ smart software switches connection over to a cellular network (operated by Sprint at the moment, but will be adding coverage from other carries soon) and allots subscribers 550 voice minutes, 150 texts, and 300MB of data. If you abuse this allotment, they might give you the boot, but not before couple warnings.

Because this new radical plan relies on software, you will need new phone. At the moment, the only phone Republic Wireless offers is the LG Optimus phone with Android 2.3 “Gingerbread”. The phone costs $99 (199 – 100 coupon), including your first month of service, and there’s a 30-day money-back guarantee. To get the discount, use the coupon code: welcome19 at checkout. Coupon expires November 27, 2011.