http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Virgin Mobile's "Totally Unlimited" turns off the meter for $79.99 a month http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/
We need unlimited everything for under $99 per month.

]]>Jun 24th 2008 8:32AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/Jun 24th 2008 8:53AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/Jun 24th 2008 6:12PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/Jun 24th 2008 10:07AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/where are there better deals?
what country are you in?

most countries I have seen don't come close to how cheap U.S. plans are! i don't know where you are, but I'm going to use Europe as an example. i have never ever seen a plan in Europe where you can call to or from anywhere in Europe for unlimited minutes per month with no roaming and no long distance charges for 50 Euros. not to mention color flip phones for as cheap as 6 Euros with no contract or rental fee.

now maybe im wrong about that and there are deals like that out there. so i'm very interested to hear from you about any such cheaper plans...]]>Jun 24th 2008 4:12PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/
Example: €50 flatrate plan for 18 months will grant you a €100 discount on an unlocked N95 8GB.

After that you can call, message and surf with 7,2mbit hdspa till your head drops.]]>Jun 24th 2008 4:56PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/Jun 24th 2008 8:39PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/It’s not like a weak dollar due to crappy economy is a strong argument.
Sure our government are tax hogs, and every €50 includes €10 in government taxes. Still… I wouldn’t consider your new and ”awesome” plan (I love you britts for not using that word excessively) the dogs bollocks.
]]>Jun 25th 2008 5:18AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/For example, I’m currently using a prepaid service from my carrier. As I want to buy a new phone I just signed up for a 12 months contract, €10 á month and I can use the entire fee to make calls, send messages and send/receive data on their network. That’s a total €120 which I can use, no hidden fees. Sure, it’s not the cheapest minute price around but the funny part is this.
When signing up for this my provider will pay €120 on any new (unlocked) handset available on the Swedish market.
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bottomline is this: you can make the price super-low, and the features super-high, but when it comes to cellular it's all about coverage and customer service.

I don't know about customer service for Virgin, but I know that Verizon Wireless has top customer service ratings (majority rules on this point, folks). Also VZW has the best coverage area of any carrier in the U.S..

you do the math. I'll gladly pay more (and I have for 11 years) for better service and coverage.]]>Jun 24th 2008 6:19PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/Jun 25th 2008 12:23AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/
on your word alone, I'll give that maybe Virgin's CS is good. however, I have to disagree with your saying that the playing field is leveled because they use the Sprint network.]]>Jun 25th 2008 6:26AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/06/24/virgin-mobiles-totally-unlimited-turns-off-the-meter-for-79/Jun 25th 2008 3:24PM