Virgin Mobile Canada is busy making changes to their rate plans yet again. At the beginning of the month, they increased monthly plans by 17%…something around $5 per month. As of today it looks like they’ve revamped things again, offering only 4 plans in the myPlan option. But really, these changes might be for the…
Virgin Mobile Canada Launches the Samsung m320 Flip Phone
This new Samsung m320 flip phone has been added to the lineup at Virgin Mobile Canada. The device is an entry level device that comes complete with a 0.3MP VGA camera, 1.9″ screen and bluetooth. Use it for incoming/outgoing calls, text messaging and all of the basics. For a small entry level flip phone, the…
Canadians Prefer Their Mobile Phones on Valentine’s Day
What would you rather do, hold the hand of your significant other, or hold onto your mobile phone? Seems like a no-brainer, right? The folks at Virgin Mobile Canada conducted a survey on February 4th and 5th of last year (no idea why these results are only coming out now). They asked 1,000 random people…
Virgin Mobile Canada Drops Price on BlackBerry Curve 8330 to $39.99
Most Canadian carriers have jacked the price up on their version of the BlackBerry Curve 83xx series, supposedly due to limited stock. Both Rogers and Telus currently have the Curve up for $99.99, and Bell is selling the device for $99.95. But if you’re looking for the best deal in Canada, Virgin Mobile has stepped…
Virgin Mobile Gets Ready to Launch Kyocera X-tc
Virgin Mobile USA is showing off a new full-QWERTY slider, the Kyocera X-tc. It doesn’t have much to brag about (paltry 1.3 megapixel camera, 240 x 320 screen) but it does e-mail, stereo Bluetooth, instant messaging, and all the usual wireless amenities. An expandable microSD memory card slot and frontal music control keys make it…
Helio Ocean 2 gets officially official! Could be yours for $149 from February 12th!
Yap, we’ve expected the Ocean 2 release this week after seeing it mentioned in Virgin Mobile USA’s Britney Spears release. It’s here now and we have all the specs which we are delighted to share with you. Here’s what we know: 2.6-inch QVGA (320×240 pixels) screen Dual-sliding mechanism that ensures room for both numeric keypad…
Virgin Mobile Canada to Get BlackBerry Storm by End of Year?
It sounds unlikely that Virgin Mobile, what one would normally disregard as a discount phone outlet, would get a smartphone as new as the BlackBerry Storm, but it’s a tip floating up alongside info of their rates rising by $5/each. Apparently Virgin Mobile Canada hasn’t been doing so well since launching in ’05, so the…
Virgin Mobile USA to use Britney Spears concert tour for Ocean 2 launch
Virgin Mobile USA will sponsor the upcoming Britney Spears concert tour, and will use the event to launch the highly–anticipated Ocean 2 handset. It won’t be a public thing, though. Select lucky fans will get VIP tickets and Ocean 2 devices to chronicle the event. This “Ocean 2 Camera Crew” will be able to blog,…
Virgin Mobile USA releases Pink LG Flare to fight breast cancer
If the only thing keeping you from picking up the entry-level LG Flare flip-phone on Virgin Mobile USA’s affordable network was its staid color offering, you’ll be happy to hear that Virgin Mobile has updated their handset lineup with a more feminine LG Flare variant – the Pink LG Flare. Like is darker-colored brethren, the…
Helio Launches Connect Program For Social Networkers
Helio Connect is a new app for all prepaid Helio phones that puts MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr under one roof and throws in an RSS reader for good measure. Very suiting for Helio’s style, but in the same breath, Virgin Mobile USA announced a new Mobile Lounge initiative, which connects Virgin customers through social…