Virgin Mobile $40 Unlimited Broadband2Go is Live, Capped at 409 GB
PhoneNews.com early this morning set up its Broadband2Go account, marking the first known activation of the new plan. The plan was supposed to launch Tuesday, but as previously reported, was delayed 48 hours. As shown in the screen shots above, the activation process is straightforward and can be done from within the MiFi, using a […]
Virgin Mobile Delays Groundbreaking Unlimited Plan, Due to System Errors
Today was the day that we were all supposed to start replacing our DSL lines with unlimited Virgin Mobile plans. However, the company is reporting difficulties with enabling their systems to activate these new plans. The $40 unlimited plan on Virgin Mobile’s broadband2go is groundbreaking because it bucks the trend of 5 GB capped plans. […]
Virgin Mobile Launches payLo Pay As You Go Plans
Virgin Mobile has rolled out a new set of pay as you go service plans in the payLo line following the launch of the Beyond Talk plans. The service plans are each priced at $20 but differ in allotment, with the first option offering 400 minutes good for 1 month at five cents a minute […]
Virgin to Launch Prepaid MiFi Modem/Router on Monday
Virgin will launch its own branded version of Novatel’s MiFi router on Monday. The router will retail for $149.99 and features four hours of battery life along with EVDO Rev A. access. The router will be made available via Radio Shack and Best Buy locations. Service plans for the Broadband2Go service range from $10/100MB to […]
Best Buy Selling Virgin Mobile BlackBerry Curve Early
According to this forum thread, Best Buy has begun selling the Virgin Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8530 ahead of its official release date later this month. Naturally, this means that the device cannot be activated until its official release date. Virgin Mobile has also quietly confirmed that MMS will be available on the device as soon […]
Virgin Mobile Launches Beyond Talk Plans
Following up on last week’s report, Virgin Mobile has officially launched its new Beyond Talk prepaid rate plans with $10 BIS service as an add-on. As expected, the four devices announced last week are required to be purchased in order to take advantage of the Beyond Talk plans, as the rest of the Virgin Mobile […]
Virgin Mobile: New Beyond Talk Plans and New Phones This Month (Updated)
Following up on the reveal of the BlackBerry Curve 8530 for Virgin Mobile by RIM, new information has surfaced regarding it and new phones along with another plan realignment launching at the end of the month that factors in unlimited data and text for as low as $25 a month, firing a major shot across […]
RIM Leaks Virgin Mobile USA BlackBerry Curve 8530
RIM appears to have accidentally revealed that Virgin Mobile USA will get their first true smartphone. After the demise of Virgin Mobile’s acquired Helio unit, the carrier has languished without any logical 3G data path. Boost Mobile on the other hand has, in the same time, switched back to CDMA, and is offering a $60 […]
Virgin Mobile Updates Broadband2Go Data Limit to 5GB for $60
Virgin Mobile has updated its Broadband2Go pricing and data allotment to place it inline with offerings from major carriers based on customer feedback. The $40 plan now includes 1GB of data access for 1 month, while the $60 plan now includes 5GB of data access for the same 1 month timeframe without a contract required.
Virgin Mobile Ending Helio Postpaid Service on May 25th
Sprint and Virgin Mobile USA have begun notifying its postpaid customers acquired from the Helio acquisition that Virgin Mobile will cease operation of its postpaid service by May 25. Virgin Mobile spokesperson Jayne Wallace further elaborated: “No customer will be automatically migrated to Sprint’s postpaid service. However, Sprint has created a special offer for our […]