That's actually an incredibly poor analogy: Republic is upfront about their limitations, cheap web hosts by default are not. Republic is saying "We're a wifi c

That's actually an incredibly poor analogy: Republic is upfront about their limitations, cheap web hosts by default are not. Republic is saying "We're a wifi company that uses Sprint 3G as an unfortunate but necessary safety net, so you always have access". For users that require a cell network 24/7 and have little to no access to wifi -- Republic isn't for them. They admit that up front and say that they'd love to help you find a traditional 3G/4G network. Hosting companies are openly deceiving you by making promises that they knowingly won't keep for certain users. Republic isn't deceiving anyone -- they say right up front that they're a wifi network looking for wifi customers. It's not deception if it's literally your business model.