REALLY Wireless

REALLY is a privacy focused telecommunications company, with headquarters in Austin, Texas. The company offers mobile phone plans on its encrypted wireless mobile network, powered by T-Mobile and REALLY DeWi.

History
REALLY was founded by serial entrepreneur Adam Lyons, who also founded The Zebra. REALLY operates a decentralized wireless mobile network started in Austin, Texas and plans to expand its wireless network worldwide.

In February 2023, REALLY secured $18 million in funding, led by Polychain Capital and Mike Maples Jr. According to Crunchbase and The New York Times, this was the largest telecommunications seed round in United States history. The company planned to use funding to develop REALLY Wireless, a mobile network operator (MNO) service which provides security, privacy, speed, and coverage.

In September 2023, the company partnered with T-Mobile to accelerate the nationwide availability of their phone service. This allowed members to “roam seamlessly” between both networks, providing expanded coverage including international.

Features
REALLY is built on a “DeWi” network of small wireless towers, drawing on existing infrastructure to provide service. Tower hosts are compensated by the company, with REALLY handling all equipment installation.

Lyons has stated: “With decentralized wireless [DeWi], the idea is that the community itself can create cell coverage.

The company offers two phone plans, Limitless which includes unlimited voice, text and data and Clutch which is data only.