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Unlimited: Virgin Mobile to offer $80/mo unlimited calling

Unlimited: Virgin Mobile to offer $80/mo unlimited calling
Starting July 1, you'll be able to get all the minutes you want for $79.99/month thanks to Virgin Mobile.  The "Totally Unlimited" plan will work nationwide with no contract necessary.  You'll be able to pay via cash or credit, and you're not going to get hit with roaming charges, which is a big advantage over similarly priced regional offerings. Another $10 each month will get you unlimited SMS/MMS/Email/IM messaging on top of all of those minutes.  Looks like a pretty good...

RIP Helio: Virgin Set to Absorb Helio, Close its Doors, Kill off its Brand

RIP Helio: Virgin Set to Absorb Helio, Close its Doors, Kill off its Brand
Looks like the end is near for Helio and all you Helionauts, I'm sad to say.  Ryan Block - the Editor in Chief of Engadget Ryan Block - just reported that Helio store managers are being notified that Virgin will be shuttering the doors on some, or possibly all, of Helio's retail outlets across the country as part of their takeover of the copmany.  Furthermore it looks like Virgin will simply absorb all that is Helio, doing away with the Helio brand in the process. No word yet on when...

Merger? : Helio and Virgin Mobile in Talks to Join Forces

Merger? : Helio and Virgin Mobile in Talks to Join Forces
Could everyone's favorite MVNO be looking to merge with a less cool but bigger and badder MVNO?  Could be. Multiple media outlets have been reporting that Helio (everyone's fave, if you ask me) and Virgin Mobile USA (actually bigger and badder than Helio) are in talks to join forces.  Details are a little bit sketchy right now, but one scenario desribed by The Washington Post has Helio's parent company SK Telecom buying out Virgin Mobile USA and then pouring some cash into the...

Samsung's Slash comes to Virgin Mobile

Samsungs Slash comes to Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile is expanding their portfolio to offer it's first Samsung device, a sleek looking slider called Slash. Not much information is out about the device yet, but it will feature voice activated calling, SMS, speakerphone, camera, MP3 ring tones, Bluetooth, and a wireless Wen browser. Pricing and availability haven't been announced yet.


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