Originally Posted By: dwcopple
I just switched to Virgin. Ported my VZW number over the phone. $35 a month for 300 anytime minutes and unlimited txt, web, etc. Android phone with all the apps I want. Uses Sprint towers so I'm good around here. 3G has been awesome as well. I use the WiFi mode when at home or at the office. The thing flies. I will never go contract again.
I'm a fan of Virgin Mobile (USA) too....been with them for 3+ years now, my first phone was the Kyocera "Marbl" (clam shell flip phone lol). Second phone was the LG Flare....another flip phone, only this time with the external LCD display for time/date was kind of a nice phone.
This past Black Friday/Saturday while on vacation in Palm Springs, I purchased the new HTC Wildfire S....I love the phone; it's Android Powered, has 3G and Wifi and works great, basically, I use the wifi when at home, or at restaurants with Wifi, and use the 3G/Mobile Network while on the go......I love the phone....I'm still getting used to it though...for a "pre paid phone" it's great....my friends stuck in a 2 year contract paying 110$ to Sprint ever month were kind of dogging me because the screen is kind of small.....and it's not the thinnest phone....But then I look at their phones and [censored], that thing just seems all around awkward, it's huge, very thin (think thin crust pizza lol) and yea, cause of the larger screen, it's a lot longer/wider.....I think their androids have the 4-5" screen, and mine is 3 or 3.5".....but it's good enough for me. And it's a newer (to Virgin Mobile anyways) phone...likely a "knocked down" version of a newer phone
But it's not too bad. I got it set up with my radio stations, scheduling....etc. Though I gotta figure out the memory thing, every so often it gives me low memory errors....but just got a 16GB microSD for Christmas (Merry Christmas to me hhehe) so gota figure that out to run the apps and such from the card, instead of the internal memory.
As with any/all carriers, service will vary from location to location....I very rarely hit "dead zones" locally, but I don't travel.....if you do travel around, you'd definitely want to look around and compare the coverage maps
Something interesting I noticed, out in California, my signal strength was always maxed out, but here on the East coast....usually only 2-3 signal strength bars - but still no connectivity problems.
But I like the external memory chip, I had the 2GB loaded up with like 5 different albums
and the phone has it's own native mp3 player.
As with any/all cell phone companies, tech support is going to suck
They all forward you off to India now I think....I know Virgin Mobile does....have heard Straight Talk does...honestly though, ST would have been my "second choice" of service.....but figured, eh I been with them so long, I know they got good service in my area (on the Sprint network) and was kind of "unsure" of the ST service....seems they've branched out....some of their phones are on AT&T, and some are on Verizon network I hear now....?
My sister has Pageplus, she loves the Unlimited Calls and Text....but despite having a "smart phone" (android, with wifi, etc, the works) Page Plus did not have an unlimited data plan, so she can only use the internet when she's within WiFi reach...don't understand WHY....I can't see them NOT having a data plan...unless it's just too much $$$...
And my brother in law has Boost Mobile, and he loves it, he's just got a cheap "Messaging Phone" or something, kind of reminds me of a BlackBerry...with the keyboard lay out, but the buttons are kind of tiny for my fat fingers
and he's got unlimited everything, but his Internet speeds aren't that great...about eqivalent to dialup I think
