Virgin Mobile U.S.A. is a favorite pick of Prepaid Compare. Mainly because
their plans and policies are understandable and fair and because the Virgin
Group is a global example of corporate responsibility.
Rates are as low as 10 cents per minute, when you buy the $6.99 per month plan.
Virgin Mobile also has a cool program where you can earn free minutes called
"Sugar Mama". If you use "Sugar Mama" - Virgin may well be the most economical prepaid wireless plan.
Virgin also offers prepaid packages that allow you to purchase monthly minutes.
The better plans offer free weekend and evening airtime.
You can text message for 5 cents per message, and wireless web access
is available for only 10 cents per day.
Virgin Mobile U.S.A. uses the Sprint CDMA PCS network which is one of the larger
service providers in the U.S. Signal quality and coverage is excellent.
Virgin has some of the most economical phones in the industry. They also offer a wide selection, and include feature rich phones with built in cameras, etc. for less than $100.
Virgin mobile phones and refill cards are widely available at most major
retailers and convenience stores.
Virgin is the international pioneer in the prepaid wireless and virtual
carrier (MNVO) business. However, their phones typically work only in
the country of purchase as virgin uses a wide variety of different
technologies.
