Pricing Revealed for Virgin Mobile LG Optimus V
Not long after the confirmation of the Virgin Mobile version of the LG Optimus this weekend, the first image confirming its pricing has been revealed. The $149.99 pricepoint suggests an exceptionally deep subsidy for an Android smartphone on an American prepaid carrier, as the current Samsung Intercept on Virgin Mobile is being sold for $249.99 […]
Virgin Mobile Lining Up LG Optimus
Virgin Mobile has confirmed in a comment thread found on its Facebook page that it will launch its own version of the LG Optimus S Android smartphone, with no word on pricing or availability. The phone is currently available on Sprint as a mid-range smartphone with a 600MHz processor and Android 2.2 and also features […]
Virgin Mobile Now Offering Insurance for Additional $5 Per Month
Virgin Mobile has quietly begun to offer handset insurance for phones under the Beyond Talk series of plans for an additional $5 a month via Asurion. The option covers moisture damage, loss, theft and accidental damage with deductibles ranging from $25 to $100 depending on phone. This follows sister MVNO Boost Mobile offering handset insurance […]
Virgin Mobile Launches Wal-Mart Exclusive 1GB Broadband2Go Plan
Virgin Mobile has partnered with Wal-Mart to offer a middle plan in the current Broadband2Go slate of prepaid mobile broadband service to slot between the $10 300MB plan and the overwhelmingly popular $40 unlimited access plan. As alluded to in the headline, the 1GB offering is only available by visiting a Wal-Mart location and unavailable […]
Virgin Mobile Announces New $30 PayLo Plan
Virgin Mobile has announced that it has rolled out a new PayLo prepaid service plan with a new phone in the Kyocera S2300. The service plan runs $30 for a full month of access which includes 1500 minutes, 500 messages and 10MB of data access. The Kyocera S2300 features a 2.2-inch color display, full QWERTY […]
Virgin Mobile Launches Samsung Intercept At Target
Following our exhaustive coverage this past weekend, Virgin Mobile has officially launched its first Android device in the Samsung Intercept via Target. Identical to the Sprint version, the Intercept features a hardware QWERTY keyboard, 3.0 inch capacitive touch display at 400×240 resolution, 3.2 megapixel camera with video recorder and autofocus, microSDHC slot with support for […]
Virgin Mobile Confirms Samsung Intercept
Following up on a previous report this weekend confirming its future place in the lineup, Virgin Mobile has confirmed the forthcoming launch of the Samsung Intercept on the virtual operator via its Facebook page. The Intercept features a hardware QWERTY keyboard, 3.0 inch capacitive touch display at 400×240 resolution, 3.2 megapixel camera with video recorder […]
Samsung Intercept, Unknown Kyocera Model Confirmed for Virgin Mobile
According to the internal staging site for Virgin Mobile’s handset lineup, the resurgent virtual operator will be launching an unknown Kyocera model and its own variant of the Samsung Intercept, which would make it the first Android device for the operator. The Samsung Intercept is currently being offered by Sprint as a mid-range offering below […]
Virgin Mobile to Offer $40 Unlimited Data Plan Next Tuesday
In what is the biggest, if not the quietest surprise today, Virgin Mobile’s Facebook page has confirmed that the operator will be offering unlimited prepaid data access for $40 a month in the future. The new offering will replace its previous $20/$40/$60 tiers launched earlier this year and signals the operators intent to undercut every […]
MetroPCS and Virgin Mobile USA in Court Over MetroFLASH
MetroPCS and Virgin Mobile are currently in a court battle over the popular MetroFLASH CDMA handset unlocking service offered by the regional carrier. Virgin initiallly filed legal motions after discovering that the MetroPCS MetroFLASH service was allowing Virgin Mobile customers the ability to take them to MetroPCS locations with MetroFLASH for use on their network. […]