My Triumph is on it way to me. It could arrive as early as today. My previous phone was a Motorola Droid. I left Verizon and waited for months to get in on the beta for Republic, but I needed to have a phone. So I've given up on Republic for now and will go with Virgin Mobile. In the interim I've been using Skype. I paid $60 for a year of Skype calling with a number.
I'm ready to root my Triumph soon after I get it. Also I think I'll move my 16 Gig card from the Droid over to the Triumph.