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Virgin Media offers mobile "Addict" tariff
For phone fanatics 2 April 2009 11:10 GMTVirgin Media has announced the launch of the "Addict" mobile tariff, aimed at phone fanatics who prefer to pay as they go.
The Addict tariff claims a "market beating" deal of unlimited texts and unlimited mobile internet access when customers top up £20 per... -
Virgin Mobile offers PAYG Nokia E63
Affordable Eseries smartphone sans contract 17 March 2009 11:36 GMTVirgin Mobile has announced it is the first network in the UK to offer the Nokia E63 on a pay as you go basis.
The Nokia E63, the first 3G QWERTY handset available on Virgin, will offer "unlimited" (not unlimited - actually limited to 25MB of data a day) 3G... -
Virgin Mobile offers cheapest £8.50 monthly tariff
Beats 3 by 50p 10 February 2009 0:05 GMTVirgin Mobile has announced the launch of what it says is the UK’s best value monthly tariff for £8.50.
Virgin Mobile will be the first mobile service provider in the UK to offer new and existing customers a mobile contract package that breaks the £9 barrier... -
Virgin Mobile launches "Texts into Space"
Schmaltzy service sees SMSes travelling the cosmos forever 10 December 2008 13:32 GMTVirgin Mobile has announced the launch of its "Texts into Space" service which "allows people to send their text declarations of love and affection into the unchartered territories of space where they will travel through the cosmos for all eternity".
Launching... -
Virgin Mobile offers free Windows Live Messenger
For 6 months 9 December 2008 9:50 GMTVirgin Mobile has announced the launch of Windows Live Messenger service for their new and existing customers on selected handsets.
Virgin Mobile will provide the service, either pre-loaded or downloadable, onto a customer’s mobile, and it will be free for six... -
Virgin Mobile launches 30p per day mobile internet
"Cheaper than a pack of crisps" 1 December 2008 0:01 GMTFrom 8 December, Virgin Mobile customers can get mobile web access for 30p a day.
To coincide with the offer, the operator is promising an "enhanced" Virgin Media-branded mobile web portal, bringing the world of news, music, video, games and entertainment "straight... -
UPDATED: Alcatel creates own brand "Lobster" phone
Enlisted by Virgin Mobile 28 October 2008 17:54 GMTThere's no pics as yet but Alcatel has announced that it has been asked by Virgin Mobile to create a new handset.
The Lobster 621 will be a Virgin Mobile branded model, and will be aimed at the lower end of the market.
As a result, it will have... -
Sony Ericsson W302 launches on Virgin
Cheapo Walkman available now 23 October 2008 16:41 GMTVirgin Mobile is offering the "affordable" W302 Sony Ericsson Walkman phone as in "sparkling white" in time for Christmas.
The W302 measures 10.5mm thick and boasts a 2-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio, TrackID and 512MB Memory Stick Micro. -
Alcatel makes mobile for Woolies
Exclusive lilac'n'lime OTS319 6 October 2008 15:17 GMTAlcatel has launched what it's describing as its first ever completely bespoke unit for Woolworths - the OTS319.
To be sold exclusively in Woolies stories on a pay as you go contract with Virgin Mobile, the budget blower will cost just £19.99.
Woolworths... -
Nokia 5220 XpressMusic available on Virgin Mobile
With blue trim and free speakers 19 September 2008 15:31 GMTVirgin Mobile is now offering the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic, and exclusive to the operator is a version with a blue trim.
The 5220 has an unusual asymmetric design, 2GB of storage, a 2-megapixel camera and - if gotten from The-Bearded-One's carrier - comes with... -
Virgin Mobile US completes Helio buy-out
170,000 customers facing changes 26 August 2008 15:32 GMTHelio - the ailing US mobile arm of South Korea's SK Telecom - has finally completed its buy-out deal with Virgin Mobile US.
A $39 million offer was made in June for the "mobile virtual network operator", which has consistently suffered from poor results since... -
Alcatel OT-S520 launches for £14.99
Cheapo VGA cameraphone on sale at Woolies 11 July 2008 9:20 GMTAlcatel has introduced their latest handset designed to "entice first time phone users" with the launch of their slim-line candybar camera handset, the OT-S520.
Available exclusively to Woolworths, the OT-S520 boasts a VGA camera that can be used as a webcam,... -
Virgin Mobile to buy Helio
$39 million stock transaction for ailing telecoms firm 27 June 2008 17:21 GMTVirgin Mobile USA has confirmed its plans to buy Helio, the US mobile arm of South Korea's SK Telecom.
A $39 million offer has been made and the deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2008.
Both companies are "mobile virtual network operators"... -
Sony Ericsson W350i launches on Virgin Mobile
"Fits in the skinniest of jeans" 19 June 2008 17:24 GMTWith that skinny jeans sell, it seems fairly clear who Virgin Mobile are aiming the new Sony Ericsson Walkman handset at.
If those young hipsters can rustle up £99, they can nab this flip phone that comes complete with stereo headphones and a 512MB M2 memory... -
Best Buy stores coming to Europe
Following on from £1bn deal with Carphone Warehouse 8 May 2008 9:54 GMTCarphone Warehouse is going to take on the consumer electronics world.
The British company, which has stores in eight European countries including France, Germany, Spain and Portugal as well as the UK, has signed a deal with American retail giant, Best Buy. -
Fly Mobile SX 200 launches
£30 slider on sale in Woolies 20 March 2008 12:30 GMTFly Mobile has announced the launch of the SX 200 mobile phone with the bold claim that it's "the best value mobile phone currently available in the UK".
The SX 200 offers a (megapixel count not specified) digital camera, an FM Radio, MP3 player functionality,... -
Virgin ditches offer of phone with Liberty SIM contract
Only get the SIM rather than a new mobile 18 March 2008 18:11 GMTVirgin has moved to cut out the mobile phone from its mobile phone contracts with the launch of the Liberty SIM package.
The new package, which will come without a mobile phone, allows customers to keep their current handset and opt for the operator's £15 SIM... -
Virgin Mobile announces new "Daily Bonus" tariff
Sounds remarkably like old "Bonus Minutes" one 31 January 2008 18:00 GMTVirgin Mobile has announced the launch of a new Pay As You Go tariff called "Daily Bonus".
Claiming no confusing jargon, just a "straight-forward, simple, value for money pricing structure" both new and existing PAYG customers can hop on the deal.
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Fly Mobile SLT100 touchscreen slider available now
In pink and black 1 November 2007 16:28 GMTWe brought you news of this device earlier in the year, but Fly Mobile has now announced the launch of the SLT 100 mobile phone in the UK market.
The third Fly-branded mobile launched this year, this 14.9mm tri-band slider is available on the Virgin Mobile... -
Virgin Mobile offer free bonus minutes to PAYG customers
"Make 5, get 5 free" 1 October 2007 16:29 GMTVirgin Mobile has announced the introduction of its new Bonus Minutes offer to UK Pay As You Go customers: 5 free minutes every day to any UK network.
The new offering will be called Pay As You Go with Bonus Minutes.
From the 1st October 2007... -
Virgin Mobile launches LG Aloha
New phone costs just $34 17 August 2007 0:38 GMTVirgin Mobile USA, has signed up its first LG handset in the US in the guise of the LG Aloha.
Not to be confused with the Hawaiian word for hello, the $35 clamshell design will come with a metallic finish, a 65K colour screen and the capabilities to hold up... -
Virgin Mobile offers free music downloads
Available for 3 months 2 March 2007 9:09 GMTVirgin Mobile in an attempt to encourage more of its users to use its music download service is offering contract and prepay customers with 3G handsets the chance to download a limited number of free tracks.
The offer, which runs for three months from 1 March... -
Virgin Mobile turns to Samsung for bevy of new handsets
Five new handsets launched on the service 13 February 2007 14:11 GMTVirgin mobile has announced that it is adding a range of new Samsung handsets to its pay-as-you-go (PAYG) offering as well as new handsets for its pay monthly customers.
New handsets include the Samsung C300, the Samsung E250, the Samsung E390, the Nokia 6080... -
Virgin Mobile's Lobster fails to take off
Less than 10,000 handsets sold 19 January 2007 12:20 GMTDespite hiring Pamela Anderson to entice customers to its Lobster handset, Virgin Mobile is thought to have sold significantly less than 10,000 of the handsets.
The company launched the handset in October hoping that it would kickstart a new trend for mobile... -
Channel 4 goes live on Virgin Mobile TV
No more Short Cuts 12 December 2006 14:37 GMTChannel 4 has finally gone the whole hog and is broadcasting its shows live on Virgin Mobile TV.
When Virgin Mobile TV went live in October, Channel 4 only broadcast Short Cuts, a “made for mobile” channel of programme highlights. Now, however, Virgin Mobile...
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