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Over the last month or so, we’ve been picking up a lot of release and pricing rumors on the BlackBerry Bold 9780. Everyone from Rogers to T-Mobile to Vodafone seem to have their hands on the 9780 in some capacity, and the list of carriers and retailers offering the device continues to grow. Case in…
Virgin Mobile is stepping up its payLo plans with a new $30 bundle. While it’s a step up from its $20 plans, it’s still pretty economical given its offerings. With the new payLo option, you get 1500 minutes, 500 messages and 10MB of web access. It might not seem like a whole lot to us…
We’ve seen plenty of hands-on pictures of the upcoming BlackBerry 9780, and hints of it landing on Vodafone UK in white, and today there’s a sign of the 9780 on Virgin Mobile (and by association, Bell). The rumoured launch date is October 21, going for $149 with a SuperTab, or go no contract for $549.…
Virgin Mobile users, now is the time to get your hands on the carrier’s very first Android device, the Samsung Intercept. The Intercept may not be the highest-powered phone in the world, but it’s certainly the best handset you can get on the no-contract carrier. Samsung gave its down-range Intercept a 3.2-inch display, a 3.2-megapixel…
Virgin Mobile users, rejoice. The Samsung Intercept will soon hit the pre-paid carrier, its first Android device, and will hopefully be the first of more decent handsets for the MVNO. Unfortunately, there is no release date or pricing just yet, but we do know it’s coming soon since Virgin Mobile just announced it on its…
Verizon Wireless is rolling out a new prepaid broadband option and it is going to be about double the cost of what the competition is offering. We’re a little late on this one, as PhoneScoop said these have been available since the beginning of August but Verizon’s prepaid broadband now tops out at 5 GB…
Virgin Mobile hit us up to let us know that its new $40 unlimited Broadband2Go plan is temporarily delayed. Minor technicalities have forced the carrier to delay the launch until Thursday at the latest. This unlimited plan will not appear on Virgin Mobile’s website and you will not be able to sign up for a new…
If prepaid broadband usage is your thing, and you secretly yearn for truly unlimited plans, perhaps you’ve been anticipated that Virgin Mobile Broadband2go plan we recently uncovered. Currently, you can get 100MB of data for $10 all the way up to 5GB of data for $60 with options in between. Starting tomorrow, however, you can…
GetJar, which touts itself as the “world’s largest cross-platform mobile applications store” and “world’s largest independent application store,” announced a new client – Virgin Mobile India. The Richard Branson’s group-owned MVNO will provide its users with access to GetJar’s extensive catalog of more than 70,000 mobile games and apps, ranging from games, education, social networking,…
We had the scoop late last week about Virgin Mobile’s new Broadband2Go plans, including the very exciting $40 unlimited option. Spotted on the mobile broadband section of Virgin’s Facebook page was the above graphic which details and unofficially confirms Virgin’s new $10/100MB and $40/unlimited Broadband2Go plans. This image reportedly made its debut without any fanfare…