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I Miss the Peek, My Cheap and Simple Email-Only Travel Buddy

It was a boring mobile device, but what it promised it did well for the price.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Nov 17

T-Mobile Lied to Get Its Sprint Merger Approved, California Overseer Says

They're going back on their commitment to keep Sprint's prepaid phone subscribers connected, now likely to abruptly cut service.

Tech News Whitney Kimball Aug 17

Sprint Sacrifices Virgin

Ahead of an official ruling on the proposed megamerger between T-Mobile and Sprint, all Virgin Mobile USA users will be moved over to Boost Mobile beginning next month. RIP VMU. A spokesperson for Sprint confirmed the news and told Gizmodo that it began notifying customers about the change earlier this week. In a statement, the…

Tech News Catie Keck Jan 8

Why These ‘Revolutionary’ Phones Failed So Hard

Here are some of the most significant phone flops of all time.

Gadgets Christina Warren May 1

Sprint’s New Facebook-Only Data Plan Is a Sad Internet Future

Do you love experiencing the internet only through the foggy, noisy lens of Facebook? How about only reading things on Twitter or peeping links on Pinterest or stalking friends on Instagram? Then you’re going to love Sprint’s new hyper-focused data plans. For $12 a month, you can use one of the services as much as…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 30

Virgin Mobile’s $30 Unlimited Prepaid iPhone Plan Will Save You a Ton of Cash

Starting June 29th, Virgin Mobile will offer an iPhone prepaid plan for as little as $30 a month after a $5 discount if you’re willing to set up automatic payments with your credit card. It’s such a good deal, that it makes no sense to go with anything other than prepaid for your next iPhone.…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jun 7

Another One Bites the Dust: Virgin Mobile Will Soon Throttle Unlimited Data Users

It seems like all the carriers have banded together to kill the angel known as unlimited data. Even little ‘ol Virgin Mobile has joined the murder party, informing their customers that as of March 23rd, Virgin Mobile will throttle users who pass the 2.5GB data threshold. That supposedly effects 3% of their customers. Et tu,…

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 19

Virgin Mobile Bucks Trend with $40 Prepaid Mobile Broadband Plan

So there’s this trend with mobile carriers regarding unlimited data plans where they’re dropping them in lieu of tiers. Perhaps you know of it already. Virgin Mobile USA has no such plans. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-may-kill-its-unlimited-data-plans-just-like-at-5592135 Late last night, by way of the always trendy “Facebook fan page reveal,” Virgin Mobile informed the States that a $40 unlimited…

Tech News Jack Loftus Aug 22

Traditional Cellphone Usage Dying A Long, Painful Death (For Carriers, Anyway)

Whether you blame it on Twitter, texts, or the inability to make a phone call on a touchscreen phone, the US is moving away from voice calls, with the average length of a call falling dramatically in the last year. According to the CTIA, between 2009 and 2008 the length of phone calls dropped from…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 14

Virgin Mobile Will Euthanize Helio In May

Here’s a funny story! Some time ago, Virgin Mobile snatched up a little wireless company called Helio, with hopes of using it to start a postpaid (on contract) cell service to complement its prepaid business. Then, Sprint, one of the largest postpaid carriers in the country, bought Virgin Mobile, effectively rendering Helio (subsumed into Virgin)…

Tech News John Herrman Mar 2

Man Dumped Over Sexts Pre-Loaded In His Phone

A Winnipeg man has been dumped by his girlfriend of two and a half years, after she found his phone riddled with sext messages. Only problem? He didn’t write any of them. Virgin Mobile did. Apparently the cheeky monkeys over at Virgin Mobile had pre-loaded a number of suggestive text messages into at least one…

Gadgets Brian Barrett Feb 10

Sprint Buys Virgin Mobile Because It Apparently Had $483 Million Lying Around

Sprint’s picking up Virgin Mobile in a deal worth $483 million. Virgin Mobile, if you recall, is an MVNO that runs on Sprint and bought Helio earlier. They’re going to mash it up with their Boost Mobile for MVNO funtimes. https://gizmodo.com/virgin-mobile-to-buy-helio-kill-it-consume-it-5019473 The idea, apparently, is to strengthen Sprint’s prepaid business, or something like that. Now…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 28

Virgin Mobile Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Broadband Is Predictably Expensive

Virgin Mobile has lifted the veil on its Broadband2Go service and accompanying 3G dongle. Its selling points—that it’s contract-free and runs over Sprint’s network—are somewhat negated by its $150 setup cost and punishing rates. Instead of metering access directly, Virgin’s scheme asks you to buy prepaid, time-loaded chunks of access. Here are the tiers: $10:…

Tech News John Herrman Jun 10

Virgin Mobile Offering Pink Slip Protection

A slew of car manufacturers are offering delayed/canceled payments for those who lose their jobs. Now Virgin Mobile will be the first cellphone service provider to follow suit. UPDATE Starting today, all of Virgin Mobile’s subscription plans have automatically been enrolled in “Pink Slip Protection.” UPDATE: Actually, existing subscribers need to GO HERE to enroll.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 9

Ocean 2 Review (Verdict: A Great Phone If It Were 2007)

The Helio Ocean was an amazing phone in its day, so we were excited to see all the cool updates hitting Virgin Mobile‘s Helio-branded Ocean 2. Turns out, there’s not much cool to be found. https://gizmodo.com/helio-ocean-feature-by-feature-review-259545 Originally released almost two years ago, the Ocean was a great phone at the time. Its dual-sliding design was…

Reviews Adam Frucci Feb 11

Virgin Mobile’s Helio Ocean 2 Is Official, Being Launched By Britney Spears

MobileCrunch has lots of photos of the Helio Ocean 2 for Virgin Mobile, which we last saw in a spy shot a few months back. It’s definitely real now. https://gizmodo.com/is-this-the-helio-ocean-2-393767 They don’t have many details, but you can head over to see lots and lots of photos of it in the open and splayed positions.…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 29

Virgin Mobile Lets You Send Texts to Nobody, Charges For Confirmation

Virgin Mobile has a new service that allows its customers to send text messages into space, with a “formal confirmation” costing $15. Yes, sending text messages to nobody in particular, allowing them to travel out in some random direction and end up in space, is the hot new thing. You know, because aliens will know…

Tech News Adam Frucci Dec 10

Virgin Mobile’s First Helio-App Handset Due September 28th: The Shuttle

Virgin Mobile USA is soon to launch its first handset that uses tech from newly acquired Helio. Just as predicted, the slider phone will indeed include advanced features like social networking and other mobile services “through partnerships with Accuweather, ESPN, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Yahoo!” and others. There’s also Virgin Mobile’s first location-based services like “Buddy…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Sep 10

Virgin Mobile Ponies Up Cheapest Unlimited Calling Plan: $80/Month

Virgin Mobile, the little MVNO that could, is introducing what it says is the lowest-priced unlimited nationwide calling plan on the block—$80 a month for “totally unlimited” calling, starting July 1. Unlimited text and messaging adds another $10, so the super duper unlimited plan will run you $90 all told. Hopefully they’ll offer it to…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 24

Helio Stores And Kiosks Closing Soon, Company In Trouble?

A tipster told us that the talks between Virgin Mobile and SK Telecom/Helio are going nowhere, with Virgin backing out unless there’s some sort of bankruptcy declaration or huge liquidation. Our tipster says that Helio’s corporate stores and kiosks will be closing very soon, which is backed up by similar info from Engadget. They say…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 20

Virgin Mobile

I Miss the Peek, My Cheap and Simple Email-Only Travel Buddy

T-Mobile Lied to Get Its Sprint Merger Approved, California Overseer Says

Sprint Sacrifices Virgin

Why These ‘Revolutionary’ Phones Failed So Hard

Sprint’s New Facebook-Only Data Plan Is a Sad Internet Future

Virgin Mobile’s $30 Unlimited Prepaid iPhone Plan Will Save You a Ton of Cash

Another One Bites the Dust: Virgin Mobile Will Soon Throttle Unlimited Data Users

Virgin Mobile Bucks Trend with $40 Prepaid Mobile Broadband Plan

Traditional Cellphone Usage Dying A Long, Painful Death (For Carriers, Anyway)

Virgin Mobile Will Euthanize Helio In May

Man Dumped Over Sexts Pre-Loaded In His Phone

Sprint Buys Virgin Mobile Because It Apparently Had $483 Million Lying Around

Virgin Mobile Pay-As-You-Go Mobile Broadband Is Predictably Expensive

Virgin Mobile Offering Pink Slip Protection

Ocean 2 Review (Verdict: A Great Phone If It Were 2007)

Virgin Mobile’s Helio Ocean 2 Is Official, Being Launched By Britney Spears

Virgin Mobile Lets You Send Texts to Nobody, Charges For Confirmation

Virgin Mobile’s First Helio-App Handset Due September 28th: The Shuttle

Virgin Mobile Ponies Up Cheapest Unlimited Calling Plan: $80/Month

Helio Stores And Kiosks Closing Soon, Company In Trouble?

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