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In a bit of exclusive news, we just found out that Virgin Mobile plans to change its Broadband2Go prices and the new rates should make the prepaid broadband a more attractive option. According to our tipster, Virgin Mobile will offer only two Broadband2Go plans beginning August 24: $10 for 10 days with a 100 MB…
All three major Canadian carriers have confirmed with me that they will be offering the BlackBerry Torch 9800 which was announced today on AT&T. No details on pricing or specific dates, but Rogers says it’ll be here in “the coming weeks”, while Telus will only say it’ll be here sometime this year, and Bell was…
I’ve been keeping my eye on the Samsung Gravity Touch for a little while now… and as expected the device has launched on Bell today for Canada to enjoy. While the launch on Bell is nothing to be surprised at, their little brother Virgin Mobile opened the doors on the side-slider as well. This is…
Virgin Mobile USA, which as you may know is owned by Sprint, has recently launched a new prepaid plan called payLo. Available in two “flavors,” it either offers 400 voice minutes per month (5 cents per minute) or 90 days of basic service (20 cents per minute). Additionally, text messages cost 15 cents, picture messages…
How would you like it if Sir Richard Branson showed up at your door, with a replacement BlackBerry for the one you busted the other day? That’d be pretty cool, wouldn’t it? Well, that’s exactly what happened to Virgin Mobile subscriber Adam Morrison the other day. As a part of their PR campaign to unveil…
As part of its “V” Festival promotion, Virgin Mobile UK will be offering special “V” versions of two Nokia smartphones – the X6 and 5230. Specs wise, both devices remain unchanged. There are, however, differences in terms of the pre-loaded content: Shazam is part of the firmware – so you can detect a song while…
Apparently, Sprint don’t want to sell MiFi to prepaid users directly, hence they’re using its subsidiary Virgin Mobile for such an offering. According to Gearlog, the MVNO is set to start offering the prepaid MiFi at some point this week, most likely later in the day. The device will cost $149 and will be available…
Happy Sunday all! I just had to do a quick update on the HTC Legend for all of the Canadian mobile junkies out there. You may recall a few days ago I mentioned the Virgin Mobile HTC Legend was available. While the new Android 2.1 (Eclair) powered device wasn’t available online at the time, it…
If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the Bell HTC Legend, your wait may almost be over… But you’ll have to wait just a little bit longer while Bell’s ‘little brother’ Virgin Mobile goes ahead with an HTC Legend launch. MobileSyrup has gone on the record, noting the Virgin Mobile HTC Legend should…
The Canadian telecommunications industry, together with the folks at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and AMBER Alert agencies from coast to coast, to coast… have announced AMBER Alerts for customers on most Canadian wireless service providers. So what are AMBER alerts, anyway? AMBER alerts are text messages sent out…