Recently switched to Republic and am quite happy. I initially signed up for the 4g service, which is roughly $46/month after taxes/fees, but I'm realizing I off

Recently switched to Republic and am quite happy. I initially signed up for the 4g service, which is roughly $46/month after taxes/fees, but I'm realizing I offload over 90% of my usage to WiFi, which is making me reconsider one of the cheaper 3G plans. I've also been shocked by how great the call quality it is (I can often make out what people talking in the background or on the radio on the other end of the line are saying), but it's probably more related to my previous phone being terrible than anything else. I've always been surprised that contract carriers are so popular when you end up saving hundreds with pay-as-you-go, even including up front phone cost. The break-even point is frequently around a year from service start, so it's always seemed like a no-brainer to me.