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The $19-Per-Month Smartphone Is Actually Getting Decent Reviews

First introduced in 2011, Republic Wireless is a North Carolina-based service that promises a smartphone with unlimited Internet, voice, and texting for an absurdly inexpensive $19 per month. Most astounding of all: The phone seems to work. The Los Angeles Times recently reported that prepaid cellphone plans like those offered by Republic Wireless rose a hefty 12% in the U.S. last year, for these main reasons: The cost sometimes is less than half that of a traditional billed service; there’s no restrictive contract or hefty early-cancellation fee; and some high-end providers offer smartphones with unlimited Internet, text and roaming capabilities that weren’t available previously. At $19 per month, Republic Wireless probably can’t be called a “high-end provider.” But it does offer unlimited data, voice, and texts, and customers aren’t locked into any long-term contracts. The key to the cheap rates is that Republic Wireless customer phone calls are placed via Wi-Fi rather than ...

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Found more than 1 month ago on channel TIME Business

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Pro-Obama super PAC outpaces GOP counterpart

Monday, October 22, 2012 - 10:28 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Pro-Mitt Romney super PAC Restore Our Future doubled its monthly hall but was outraised by its pro-Obama counterpart Priorities USA Action for the second month in a row. Restore Our Future , a super PAC supporting Mitt Romney’s candidacy, doubled its fundraising total in September. It took in $14.8 million , but was still outraised by the pro-President Barack Obama Priorities USA Action , which raised $15.3 million for the month. The totals show a reversal of a trend — Republicans to date have fared better at raising money for outside groups, though Romney still has American Crossroads, a well-funded super PAC, and Crossroads GPS, a nonprofit, in his corner. Restore Our Future brought in $7 million in August. Most of the major super PACs had until Saturday at midnight to file monthly reports with the Federal Election Commission on September’s fundraising activities. Meanwhile, J. Joe Ricketts, whose conservative Ending ...

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Found more than 1 month ago on channel Marketplace.org

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Gobal Economic Outlook Looks Gloomy

Finance ministers and central bankers are on their way to Tokyo for their annual get-together sponsored by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Renee Montagne talks to David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal , about whether the financial crisis is behind us.

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Found more than 1 month ago on channel NPR

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Prosecutors ask to meet Jung in Avon bribe probe: report

NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors looking into possible bribery of foreign officials by Avon Products Inc have asked to speak to Andrea Jung, the former chief executive and current full-time chairman, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

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Found more than 1 month ago on channel Reuters

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Google May Pay Fine To Settle FTC Charges

Google is reportedly set to pay a $22.5 million settlement. The fine would resolve charges Google snuck past Apple's privacy settings for users of Apple's browser. According to The Wall Street Journal , this would be the highest fine ever imposed on a single company by the Federal Trade Commission. Google has not admitted to any wrongdoing.

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