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However, it does look like something that would be wonderful for moms and dads and the rest of the non-techy, non-gadget loving population. (weirdos)]]>Mar 16th 2008 12:19PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/Mar 16th 2008 3:51PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/Apr 4th 2008 12:20PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/May 11th 2008 12:26AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/May 11th 2008 12:30AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/
Virgin Mobile has a serious lack of cool, affordable phones. They either have phones that are too expensive and do too much (like the Slider or the Wild Card) or they have cheap, ugly phones. I thought maybe the Flare was going to finally be what Virgin Mobile was missing. Turns out, it's not.

This is lightweight, cheap plastic. The buttons actually squeak when you press them because they are all plastic. Furthermore, that external display is only on when you press a button on the side of the phone or the phone is ringing. The rest of the time, the outside is dark. I don't know about you, but I like being able to use my phone to check time just by looking at it.

It is nice that the external display is in bold, large text and a color display. And the phone is sleek and black, unlike all those ugly-as-hell white and red phones Virgin Mobile keeps selling, but this thing just isn't priced right.

Wait a few months for this thing to drop down to $10 and it will be worth it. Paying $30 is completely unreasonable. In the meantime, here's hoping Virgin Mobile comes out with some nice study phones that look cool too and are functional. This Flare just looks way better on the website than it feels in your hand.]]>May 12th 2008 4:09PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/03/15/virgin-mobile-flare-not-bad-for-30-bucks/May 31st 2008 5:05PM