Virgin Mobile Announces PayLo Changes and Best Buy Expansion
Virgin Mobile has announced and confirmed the forthcoming PayLo plan changes first confirmed on PhoneNews.com. In addition, the brand has announced an expansion to Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile locations. As previously reported, Virgin Mobile’s new PayLo plan will be getting allowance increases to 1500 minutes and 1500 minutes with an extra 20MB of […]
Virgin Mobile to Begin Throttling Data Access on Beyond Talk in October (Updated)
Following up on the Beyond Talk PR, Virgin Mobile also quietly announced that it would implement throttling on Beyond Talk plans beginning in October, following the same actions taken for its Broadband2Go mobile broadband service earlier this year.
Virgin Mobile Releases PR Regarding Beyond Talk Changes
Normally we don’t post complete press releases on PhoneNews.com, but with the recent increase in questions and speculation following the initial reports on the Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk plan  changes, I feel it best to post Virgin Mobile’s complete PR regarding the changes to hopefully put the issues to rest once and for all. Hit […]
Sprint Confirms Virgin Mobile Plan Changes
This morning Sprint representative Jayne Wallace confirmed the forthcoming Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk and PayLo plan changes first reported here on PhoneNews.com last week. The statement given by Wallace also matches the one being given to customers via email in response to inquiries about the forthcoming changes. Read more about how to lock in the […]
Sprint and Virgin Mobile to Launch LG Optimus Black Later This Year
Recent FCC filings indicate that both Sprint and Virgin Mobile are preparing to launch the LG Optimus Black as another high-end Android smartphone offering later this year, as the model codes LS855 and VM855 have been listed in the regulator’s database. The phone is also set to be launched by USCellular and Alltel, as the […]
Sprint Prepaid Group Leaks: Boost BlackBerry Style, Beyond Talk Price Changes (Updated)
The internal Sprint Prepaid Group pdf for dealers has leaked for this month and has detailed forthcoming changes to the popular Beyond Talk service plans as well as new handsets and overall changes to plans. UPDATE: New Beyond Talk Plans Launch Date ConfirmedÂ
Virgin Mobile Triumph Now Available for Pre-Order from Best Buy
Not long after the release date for the Virgin Mobile Triumph was revealed in the pages of People Magazine this week, Best Buy has listed the phone online and placed it for pre-order at $299.99, equal to the initial pricing of the Samsung Intercept and Curve 8530. While the initial pricing is high, this may […]
Motorola Triumph Release Date Revealed by People Magazine
In what proves to be the most unexpected avenue for the revelation of a highly anticipated device launch date, People Magazine has outed the launch date for the Virgin Mobile Triumph within its latest issue. The Triumph is now set for a July 19th launch yet pricing still has not been set by the operator. […]
In-Depth: Motorola Triumph for Virgin Mobile
The Motorola Triumph for Virgin Mobile is a game-changer in many ways for the Sprint subsidiary. Since it was revealed in a customer survey earlier this year (with many thinking it was an HTC device based on the specifications given) the phone as announced today marks a watershed moment for prepaid devices and service in […]
Sprint/Motorola Press Event Announcements
During a press event in Manhattan, Sprint and Motorola have jointly announced the Photon 4G smartphone with a dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, 16GB on board memory, support for 32GB microSD cards, 1GB of RAM, 4.3-inch qHD display, kickstand, 8 megapixel camera main camera with HD video capture and front-facing camera for as well as […]