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.
REALLY was founded by serial entrepreneur Adam Lyons, who also founded The Zebra.[1] [2] REALLY operates a decentralized wireless mobile network started in Austin, Texas and plans to expand its wireless network worldwide.[1] [3] [4] [5]
In February 2023, REALLY secured $18 million in funding, led by Polychain Capital and Mike Maples Jr.[3] [4] [6] According to Crunchbase and The New York Times, this was the largest telecommunications seed round in United States history.[4] [6] [2] [7] The company planned to use funding to develop REALLY Wireless, a mobile network operator (MNO) service which provides security, privacy, speed, and coverage.[3]
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.[1] [2]
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.[1] [7]
Lyons has stated: “With decentralized wireless [DeWi], the idea is that the community itself can create cell coverage.[7]
The company offers two phone plans, Limitless which includes unlimited voice, text and data and Clutch which is data only.[6]