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Jacob B.
 No longer supported for activation

The phone(s) described in this article can no longer be activated with Republic. Please see Phone Compatibility on 5.0 Plans for information on currently supported phones.

For 5.0 plans, see: Phone Compatibility on 5.0 Plans

For My Choice and older plans, please select which type of phones you'd like to know more about:

Republic Wireless 3.0 Phones

We are no longer offering the My Choice plan for activation. 

  • If you are replacing a phone that currently has an activated My Choice GSM SIM card, you can replace the phone with another phone from the list below by moving the SIM card to the compatible replacement phone. 
  • When replacing a phone with a My Choice CDMA SIM card, you must upgrade to our 5.0 plan as we are no longer able to activate CDMA SIM cards and they cannot be moved from phone to phone.
  • When replacing a phone with a My Choice SIM card that has been canceled or deactivated, you must upgrade to our 5.0 plan.

See: How to Tell If a Phone Is Active on GSM or CDMA

 

Note: Phones currently sold in our online store are locked to our 5.0 plan and will not work with the My Choice plan.

The following phones work with Republic Wireless My Choice (4.0) plans and can be used as replacement phones only when the phone being replaced is currently activated with a My Choice GSM SIM card that can be moved to the replacement phone.

Only the specific model numbers listed, North American Factory Unlocked versions, and if applicable the associated build numbers listed below are compatible with our service. If you are bringing a phone from, or have purchased a phone through, another carrier (Verizon, AT&T, etc) it will not be compatible with our service.  If a phone has another company's brand associated with it (Verizon, AT&T, etc) it is not officially supported, even if the model number below matches and even if the carrier-branded phone has been unlocked.

 

1BYOP Motorola phones will need to be North American factory unlocked, and on software channel RETUS, North America Retail, AMZ, or FI to be compatible with Republic Wireless. Any other software channel cannot be activated or used. To find the software channel on your Motorola phone, please follow these steps. Please note that factory unlocked is not the same thing as an unlocked carrier-branded phone and carrier-branded models are not compatible.

Please note: Phones purchased through Software Channel CC (Consumer Cellular) are not compatible with Republic Wireless.  

2Only certain build numbers of these phones are compatible with our service. 

For the Samsung Galaxy J3

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Please note: The AT&T branded version of this phone is not compatible with our service.

 

For the Samsung Galaxy S6

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Please note: The T-Mobile branded version of this phone is not compatible with our service.

Republic Wireless 1.0 and 2.0 Phones

As of 9/29/21, only currently active 1.0 and 2.0 phones are supported. Once deactivated, these phones can't be reactivated.

Only the Republic Wireless version of the following phones will work with Republic Refund (2.0) and Republic 1.0 Plans*.

  • Moto E1 (XT1019)
  • Moto E2 (XT1526)
  • Moto G1 (XT1031)
  • Moto G3 (XT1548)
  • Moto X1 (XT1049)
  • Moto X2 (XT1094)

Please note: Phones supported on our My Choice plans can't be activated on our Republic Refund or Republic 1.0 plans.

*These phones are no longer available through our online store.

Republic Wireless DEFY Phones

The Republic Wireless versions of the Motorola DEFY XT (557) and DEFY XT (557D) are the only phones that are supported on the Republic DEFY plan.* The LG Optimus S is no longer supported.

*Only currently active DEFY XT's are supported. Once deactivated, these phones can't be reactivated.

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