Bell and Virgin Mobile up in Canada are all set to launch the Samsung Link in the very near future. Last I heard, Bell was set to launch the Link on July 30th… No details have been available on a Virgin Mobile launch… until now. A live link has appeared on the Virgin Mobile website,…
Virgin Mobile interested in French 3G license?
Virgin Mobile is in the midst of talks with various potential partners such as cable operator Numericable, and has yet to decide whether it will bid for the French 3G mobile phone license. Last month, the head of French telecoms regulator ARCEP said he expected the fourth 3G mobile phone license to be awarded in…
Virgin Mobile Canada Release Samsung Vice & LG Rumour 2
Virgin Mobile Canada have gone ahead and released the Samsung Vice and LG Rumour 2. We all sort of knew this was coming, well, at least the Vice anyways, as it had shown up on the Virgin Mobile Live site some time ago. The LG Rumour 2 is a refresh of the original with some…
Virgin Mobile Canada Prepping Samsung Vice for Launch
Virgin Mobile Canada has been launching devices fast and furious as of late. No doubt this is a result of the acquisition of Virgin by the folks at Bell. The latest device to come forward from is the Samsung Vice. Bell launched the Vice at $49.95 on a 3-year contract… We would expect the Virgin…
Virgin Mobile Makes Mantras Even More Boring
Virgin Mobile U.S. has launched the Samsung Mantra, a remarkably unremarkable flip for $59.99. Bluetooth, voice dialing, texting, external LCD screen and a camera (presumably in the 1.3 megapixel range) are all a part of the simple Mantra. To be fair, some people just need a phone, without all those confusing doodads and thingamabobs that…
Virgin Mobile USA introduces Broadband2Go, no contract mobile broadband service
Virgin Mobile USA is joining the growing mobile broadband wave with introduction of its service called Broadband2Go. As it’s the case with their core offering, it’s a no-subscription service, requiring no long term commitment from users. As part of the deal, Virgin will offer Novatel’s small EVDO Rev. A-enabled Ovation MC760 USB modem for $149.99,…
Virgin Media joins Bebo Open Mobile to bring the social network to mobile users in the UK
Virgin Media is the latest company to join Bebo’s Open Mobile program. Under the terms of the deal, the two companies [Virgin Media and Bebo] will deploy: Bebo Open Mobile Internet – customized version of the Bebo mobile site with Virgin Media navigation, support for mobile advertising and customized Virgin Media features. Virgin Media has…
Strangeness: Virgin Mobile Canada Bumps Pearl Flip to $249.99
Hopefully this is all some unfortunate error, but it may be the truth. Looks like Virgin Mobile Canada has bumped the price on the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 to $249.99 on a 3-year term. This has got to be an error, as on Monday the device launched on Virgin for free on a 3-year contract.…
Virgin Mobile Canada and Telus Get on the SMS Twitter Train
Bell and Rogers are now getting back up to speed using the mobile social network Twitter the way it was meant to – by SMS. Relative newcomer Virgin Mobile and veteran Telus are also recently caught up, so now everyone in Canada can get their tweets out by texting 21212. It’s still a little boggling…
Virgin Mobile USA revenues up in Q1 2009
Virgin Mobile USA’s newly-launched hybrid pre-paid calling plans have done well for the wireless company. Virgin Mobile USA has just announced a market-beating Q1 2009 that saw revenues more than doubling last year’s Q1 figures. The wireless carrier posted quarterly revenue of $13.5 million, up from $4.8 million in last year’s first quarter. Unfortunately, Virgin…