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for Virgin Mobile Pay As You Go

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  • 20 of 20 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mouse_20

    5 Stars Virgin mobile - fantastic! 22/02/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great prices, service, rewards, website... and lots more!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Website sometimes won't load

    I have been with a number of mobile providers including Orange, One to One and Vodaphone but have found Virgin Mobile to be the best by far. Costs: I have found the prices very reasonable: 10p texts to other networks and just 3p to other virgin mobiles 15p per minute for the first five minutes of calls each day and 5p after that Although this is a bit of a pain if your friends are not with Virgin you can now also buy a range of different bundles including texts, minutes and picture texts which significantly bring down the cost of each message if your friends are with other networks - for ... more
  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jt333

    5 Stars Are you still a virgin mobile virgin!? 22/08/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Cheap calls and texts to other virgin mobile users

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not everyone has a virgin mobile but they should!

    I've been a virgin mobile user for nearly six years and i have no regrets what so ever! ** First things first - the prices!!! ** Calls to other virgin mobile users = 15p for the first 5 minutes then 5p there after. Calls to other networks = 35p per minute Texts to other virgin mobile users = 3p (bargain!!!!!) Texts to other networks = 10p Picture messages = 30p WAP = 0.5p per kb Voicemail = free Calling 789 (to top-up or find out your airtime) = free Calling 789 (to talk to a member of the team = 10p per minute So as you can see, to call and text to other networks is about the same as any ... more
  • 22 of 22 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 3 RyanC92

    Member since 10/02/2008

    Reviews written: 45

    5 Stars Virgin Mobile 14/11/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages great customer service, good call plans, free voicemail

    Disadvantages Disadvantages lack of different call plans

    Virgin Mobile, is a virtual network operator in the UK that uses the T-Mobile network. Virgin Mobile, is part of Richard Branson's Virgin group, hence its Virgin branding. Virgin Mobile was the UK's first virtual mobile operator after its launch in 1999. In this review, I will outline the pros and cons of joining this mobile operator, and give a short outline towards the different tarrifs for the pay as you go plan, and whether I think the prices are reasonable. Anyway, without further a do, lets get on to the review. What are the price plans? Virgin Mobile have two very different call plans ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    deputydawg

    4 Stars Virgin's rule breakers are the consumer champions 28/05/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good value, particularly between Virgin customers

    Disadvantages Disadvantages 35p cross network rate unless you buy a bundle

    As you may know, Virgin Mobile is a provider without a network (like Tesco Mobile, for instance), in this case piggy-backed on the T-Mobile network. And that means you can guarantee three things:- First, there's little point getting fussed about network coverage. The T-Mobile network is patchy in places - including some places I go regularly - and it's T not V who are in the driving seat. Second, there will be areas where Virgin don't look very competitive, perhaps because their contract gives them poor terms that are then passed on to the consumer, perhaps it's just not their area of focus ... more
  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    darky2005

    5 Stars virgin on the sublime! 28/03/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages good network coverages, cheap rates from virgin to virgin

    Disadvantages Disadvantages cant think of any!

    I have been using virgin mobile for about two years now. Having previously used Vodaphone and Orange, I have no hesitation in recommending virgin to anyone. Calls from virgin to virgin are very cheap as are text messaging. The network coverage always seems to be good, with hardly ever any annoying breaking up. The only time it does seem to break up is when you are in a shopping centre or supermarket, although sometimes even then there can be a really good signal. When you buy a virgin pay as you go mobile you can get some really good deals with credit, there is usually £10 top up voucher in ... more
  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 welshgal17

    Member since 26/02/2005

    Reviews written: 63

    5 Stars Pay 'very little' as you go 16/05/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages very cheap calls and texts to other virgin mobile users

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Zilch

    I've been with Virgin Mobile for the past three years now. My sister introduced me to them as she had been with them even longer and was amazed at how low their prices were. I have used Pay as you go with every phone I have had as if I were to go on contract, there would be no stopping me and the bill would be a huge amount. With Pay as you go at least you can monitor your spending and stop yourself spending money you havent got (in my case anyway!). A bit of background on Virgin -------------------------------------- Virgin Mobile launched its operations as a mobile virtual network operator ... more
  • 26 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    mab

    5 Stars Not a Virgin virgin 17/09/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Simple, single tariff. Good support. Reasonable website. Cheapest PAYT!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not a huge choice of phones through them.

    I went back to Virgin after a spell with the other provider beginning with 'V'. The only reason I left in the first place (around about a year ago) was that Virgin didn't do picture messaging and I wanted a nice new phone to play pictures with my mates. However, this has now changed, Virgin have caught up and picture messaging is available at a very competitive price to other PAYT tariffs. Tariff is one of the most important things you look for in a new phone - Virgin have one set rate for all and no contracts, you can either pay as you go or pay monthly (subject to the usual checks) without ... more
  • 33 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ickle_vicki84

    4 Stars currently unavailble due to being out of range 24/08/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages cheaper than others

    Disadvantages Disadvantages signal!!, cards phased out, not everyone has one

    This was my first ever mobile server and i've been with them ever since although i do now have a vodaphone too this is far far cheaper!! Virgin doesn't appear to be very popular and i wish it was more so as i'm sure you've seen the ads - 'txt another virgin mobile for 3p' i'd do this if i knew someone so check your friends beforehand if this option temps you. Why is pay-as-you-go better? well you don't run up ridiculous bills as you are more aware of what you are spending however if you run out of credit thats it!! and believe me its annoying. I was in a park one day talking to a mate of mine ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    andyG99

    5 Stars Lost my Virginity! 21/11/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good customer service, free voicemail.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Costs 10p to call customer services.

    I've been a customer of Virgin Mobile for years, since they started in fact. I don't use my phone a great deal, so don't want anything more than Pay as you Go, and I find Virgin's tariff excellent value for money. The first five minutes of calls each day cost you 15p per minute, then it goes down to 5p per minute. Text messages are 10p, or 3p to other Virgin customers. One good thing about Virgin is they don't charge you to access your voicemail, provided you have some credit on the phone. One thing that does annoy me is, that if you call customer services, there's a flat rate charge of 10p ... more
  • 17 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ScottishWestie

    5 Stars Thank you Rchard Branson 26/10/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Reliable service, no hidden charges, good reception, no pushy sales staff

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Limited choice of phones compared to rivals

    It was 1999 & although I had a company mobile phone I wasn't allowed to use it in my own time. I decided that a 'pay as you go' phone would be an ideal solution for my needs at weekends & in the evenings. I visited the Vodafone shop in town to enquire about 'pay as you go'; I just got in the door when I was accosted by a spotty young lad keen to do business. 'How does pay as you go work' I asked. 'Its simple' he said, 'If you buy as an example, £15.00 of talk time you'll get £10.00 of calls' 'Excuse me' I interrupted, 'What about the missing £5.00?' 'Ah, that's a service charge sir which you ... more
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