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Is it a new day for prepaid?
Business And Money Prepaid. The other way to get a phone. It's been there for ages, but you only hear about it in fleeting whispers here and there. The "Shadow Option," some call it.
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Business And Money Prepaid. The other way to get a phone. It's been there for ages, but you only hear about it in fleeting whispers here and there. The "Shadow Option," some call it.
Samsung Galaxy Reverb now available for pre-order from Virgin Mobile for $249.99
Android Originally introduced at an event hosted last month by Samsung, Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile, the Samsung Galaxy Reverb for Virgin is now officially available for pre-order. Pricing for the Reverb is set at $249.99 (sans contract, of...
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I'm not ready to go prepaid just yet
Business And Money Back in June, when Verizon came forward to announce their Share Everything plans, I didn't take the news too lightly. Big Red made no bones about their endgame: they want everyone on Share Everything, and they want to kill unlimited data...
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Kyocera Rise Unboxing
Android Aaron unboxes and takes a first look at the Kyocera Rise on Virgin Mobile. It's not the most feature-rich device by any means, but the inclusion of Android 4.0 and the sub-$100 price point (without a conract!) makes it a great option for...
iPhone 5 reportedly ready to arrive on Virgin Mobile
Ios The iPhone 5 officially made its debut on the big U.S. carriers on September 21, and then Apple's new handset began making its way to smaller operators like Cricket and C Spire a week later. One carrier that offers the iPhone 4 and 4S but...
Samsung Galaxy S II 4G headed to Virgin Mobile on November 15
Android A couple of months after hitting Boost Mobile's shelves, it looks like the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G will soon be arriving at another one of Sprint's prepaid brands. Virgin Mobile has announced that it'll offer the Galaxy S II 4G starting...
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Will prepaid carriers become the new norm?
Android Over the last few years, prepaid carriers went from being zeroes to heroes. I was on prepaid carrier Virgin Mobile for about a year before I switched back to Sprint for the employee plan. Despite the prices of the device itself, the...
Virgin Mobile offering HTC EVO V 4G for $149.99, One V for $49.99 as part of Cyber Monday sale
Android The Cyber Monday deals keep on rolling in, and this time we've got some deals from Virgin Mobile for anyone interested in going the prepaid route. Virgin has slashed the prices of a number of products on its website, including the...
Virgin Mobile and C Spire Wireless experimenting with phone financing programs
Android Last month we learned that Cricket and MetroPCS were testing handset financing programs in select markets as a way to help customers obtain high-end, expensive smartphones without having to pay the full price all at once. Now two more...
Kyocera Event hits Virgin Mobile, price of entry set at $79.99
Android Kyocera's bringing an Event to Virgin Mobile, and everyone's invited! *ba-dum-psh* Now that that's out of the way, I can tell you that Virgin Mobile today announced the Kyocera Event, an Android 4.0-powered smartphone that's available for...
Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile to launch 4G LTE Android smartphones
4g Virgin Mobile is the first out of the gate with the LTE goodness, as the carrier is selling the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE on its website starting today for $299.99. The Galaxy Victory will roll out to retailers in mid-March. Virgin...
New "Bring Your Own Sprint Device" program allows consumers to activate old Sprint phones on MVNOs
Business And Money Sprint is known for being rather friendly to mobile virtual network operators, better known as MVNOs, having leased out its airwaves to companies such as Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Ting and Voyager Mobile. Today Sprint introduced a new...
More U.S. Galaxy S II variants getting updated to Jelly Bean, AT&T model receiving maintenance update
Android Sprint recently surprised quite a few folks when it revealed a Jelly Bean update for its Epic 4G Touch, but it turns out that that's not the only Samsung Galaxy S II variant that's getting bumped up to Android 4.1. As noted by PhoneDog...
Virgin Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Reverb getting Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update
Android Ready for a nice Thursday surprise, Samsung Galaxy Reverb owners? It's been revealed that your trusty Android phone will begin receiving an update to Jelly Bean starting today, May 16, that'll bring the Galaxy Reverb up to Android 4.1.2....
Samsung Galaxy S III headed to Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile in June
Android Sprint announced this morning that its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile prepaid brands will soon begin offering the Samsung Galaxy S III. The handset will be hitting both Boost and Virgin in June with 4G LTE connectivity in tow, giving...
