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Bell and Virgin Mobile have already announced that their LTE network(s) will reach about 70% of the Canadian population, covering some 24 million people. And while you may be waiting to learn which markets they’ll hit, the two carriers prepared neat maps, showing their expansion plans. As you can see from these two links, Bell…
Virgin Mobile has released a new commercial featuring the king of weird, Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. The new ad is, trippy, to say the least; while it’s not as crazy as most of Coyne’s fake blood spewing live performances, it is cool enough to garner Richard Branson some hipster cred. The ad doesn’t feature any new Virgin…
After Sprint, Virgin Mobile USA is adding the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE, making it the first LTE-enabled device in its portfolio. The carrier will offer Sammy’s phone with its contract-free plans, starting at $35 per month. The device itself is available in gray for $299.99 (excluding taxes) only at virginmobileusa.com, with plans to hit…
Virgin Mobile Canada will revamp its monthly plans, replacing the old Choice and Combo with tiered Silver, Gold and Platinum plans. Here are the details we’ve got compliments to the ever-savvy ninjas from MobileSyrup. Silver plans These plans include $150 off the retail price of the phone, ranging from $20 to $50 per month. Included…
It looks like Canada’s Bell and Virgin Mobile have started offering iPhone unlock services. However, since this will be “launched in phased approach” not all markets are covered initially with major ones [markets] like Toronto probably being first in line to get it. In order to get your Apple smartphone unlocked — all iPhone models…
The Samsung Galaxy S II 4G on Virgin Mobile is now available in a sleek Titanium color that is exclusive to RadioShack stores and online at the retailer’s website. We gotta admit this color fits nicely with the Galaxy S II’s design and the fact that you can now have it sans any strings attached…
It’s becoming a tradition that Virgin Mobile picks up Sprint’s old devices. That was the case with the HTC Evo 3D and now Samsung Galaxy S2 (Epic 4G Touch) is following suit. The rumor is that Virgin will sell Sammy’s last year’s flagship device for $369.99 without a contract. The phone will be available in…
Many of Canadian carriers will be unveiling special offerings for the holiday season. Aside from slashing the phone prices, they will also unveil special plans for the season. And today we’re glad to share Virgin Mobile’s Christmas offering, which will apparently be unveiled later in the day. First there’s the new plan, $30 Text +…
Richard Branson has confirmed that he and his company are looking to open Virgin Mobile in Russia. As it’s usually the case with Virgin Mobile, they don’t want to build the network from the ground-up — rather, their plan is to rely on existing carriers and do the marketing as best as they can. Sir…
Virgin Media unveiled an interesting deal for its PAYG clientele. The brand new Big tariffs pack a solid bang for the buck. For instance, the Big Data & Texts plan gets you unlimited data, 300 texts and 10 GBP airtime. Add 5 GBP on top of that (for a total of 15 GB) and you…