Oh, the Helio Ocean still brings a big goofy grin to my face because it was the super hip device that no one really bought except for me. Sure, the Ocean 2 caused some excitement with its boosted specs but it was dead on arrival thanks to the success of the iPhone. MobileCrunch got its…
BlackBerry Pearl 3G ‘Coming Soon’ at Virgin Mobile Canada
So, what’s the latest when it comes to Pearl 3G availability? Well, nothing actually, no news… But I do have a ‘coming soon’ tidbit to share with you. By the looks of things, Virgin Mobile Canada has thrown up a teaser page for the Pearl 9100, listing the device at $49.99 on a 3-year term,…
Virgin Mobile Live App Promises ‘Music Your Way’
The good folks at Virgin Mobile have pushed through a new music app/player for BlackBerry. Called ‘Virgin Mobile Live’, the new app packs a whole lot of features. With this new music player (and more) you can not only play the music you already have, but you can find new stuff, then share it and…
Virgin Mobile UK announces HTC Wildfire for the third quarter
And the first mobile operator that announced the HTC Wildfire is… (drums please)… Virgin Mobile UK. The Richard Branson-owned MVNO will start offering the mid-range Android smartphone at some point in the third quarter of the year. Price was not unveiled, though, but always highly informed Mobile-Review believes the Wildfire will be offered for about…
Virgin Mobile Qatar opens its virtual doors for business
Virgin Mobile has setup a new MVNO in Qatar via a partnership with Qtel. The news, however, doesn’t stop there. The Richard Branson-led empire is further exploring ways to expand to other countries where Qtel operates. Here’s what Branson had to say about it: “We’re in discussions about doing a similar relationship with them [Qtel]…
Virgin Mobile unveils new unlimited prepaid plans with BlackBerry data service option
In a perfect world, there would be no years long cellphone contracts that keep you tied to a certain carrier for a couple of years at a time. That perfect world would have us all paying for only the cellular service we needed and nothing more. Alas, we don’t live in that world. But, the…
MetroPCS has good quarter, adds 629,000 subscribers
MetroPCS quietly had a good first quarter and the prepaid carrier added 629,000 new subscribers, giving it a total of more than 7.3 million customers. The company, which offers no-contract voice, data and texting services, has added more than 1.3 million subscribers over the last year. It has also seen its churn, the rate at…
Sprint refocuses prepaid businesses
Sprint is making a big push for the prepaid wireless market and the third-largest U.S. carrier will be shifting its no-contract offerings into four separate units that go after different segments of the market. “This is the year that prepaid moves to the forefront of the wireless industry,” said Dan Schulman, president of Sprint’s prepaid…
Virgin Mobile Canada to Launch the BlackBerry Pearl 3G Soon
If you believe everything you read on Twitter, then I guess you should believe that the BlackBerry Pearl 3G is coming to Virgin Mobile Canada. That’s the takeaway from a recent tweet from @VirginMobileCan: are you following us on facebook? we’ve got lady gaga, nxne, and blackberry pearl 3G giveaways coming soon… Of course no…
Virgin Mobile nabs new phones, will intro cheap unlimited plans
Looks like Virgin Mobile (which is now owned by Sprint) is aggressively pursuing the texting crowd as it is rumored to be launching some cheap plans that include unlimited texts, e-mails and data. The lowest package will reportedly cost $25 per month for the unlimited stuff above and 300 minutes of talk time. You can…