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The HTC One V that launched earlier this week, it’s going to come to three American operators according to an HTC spokesperson who spoke to PhoneScoop. Metro PCS, U.S. Cellular, and Virgin Mobile will carry HTC’s budget Android device, though we have no idea when it’ll launch, nor how much it’ll cost. Here’s what we…
In case you don’t care about latest smartphones, live in the UK and like your phones in white – you may want to check what the local branch of Virgin Mobile is offering. The MVNO managed to score the exclusive launch rights for the white Samsung Galaxy S Plus, which as you may know is…
Virgin Mobile announced that it will start throttling its smartphone customers that use the most data per month beginning March 23. Throttling, in case you aren’t familiar with the word (by now, you probably are), means Virgin Mobile will slow down your Internet speeds to avoid overcrowding its network. Indeed, Virgin Mobile claims the change is…
The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus has finally sailed onto North American shores, but alas, it’s not in the United States just yet. As of today, it’s on sale through Bell or Virgin Mobile in Canada. The Galaxy Nexus is selling for $159.99 on Virgin Mobile, or if you are looking to save four pennies…
Virgin Mobile, the American prepaid operator that offers unlimited everything plans for just $55 per month, will soon introduce a pair of Android smartphones to the market according to PocketNow. They say that the two devices in question are manufactured by Chinese handset vendor ZTE and will be known as the Chaser and the Venture.…
Sprint-owned Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA are each launching a Deployed Military Program to allow service men and women to keep their accounts and phone numbers intact while deployed overseas. When a customer wants to participate in the program, they simply contact Boost or Virgin Mobile Customer Care and will then be directed to…
Virgin Mobile USA is launching a new device for heavy texters, Samsung M575, on payLo plans. Available exclusively through Best Buy for $79.99 (excluding taxes), this QWERTY keyboard-equipped phone also comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA display, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth and a memory card slot. When it comes to pre-installed software, there are IM and email…
Virgin Mobile is introducing two new Android phones to its portfolio and we’re not sure if customers should start getting excited or not. The LG Optimus Slider and the HTC Wildfire S both sit snugly in the mid-range spectrum but also both sit in your standard pricing of a high-end smartphone for any other carrier…
The LG Optimus Slider is heading to Virgin Mobile or at least that’s what the leaked screenshot from Best Buy’s website (pictured above) suggests. Needless to say, upon publishing on few websites, that page was promptly pulled from the electronics retailer online store, displaying “page not found” instead. We don’t have all the details, but…
If you want to sell a device in the United States that emits a wireless signal then you need to have it certified. Unfortunately, the companies who submit their devices for certification never really follow the proper procedures to make sure that members of the media don’t get a whiff of unannounced hardware. Thanks to…