Virgin Mobile

I write a lot of mobile ops on Ciao, and am a notorious gadget freak. I do drive my boyfriend insane with my constant buying, selling and upgrading, but technology has always been something that has interested me, even since my junior school project on the network of bulletin boards that was soon to become the internet - and that was a good 14 years ago! So when I got to the age where I was allowed my own mobile, I went through a few different networks and cheap phones. My first was Vodafone, and when the aerial fell off, I went to my local Virgin shop to check out their phones. In those days ... more

Virgin Mobile is quite a new network and recently it has been voted one of the best networks around...I can see why! I have a Nokia 3210 which orginally cost me £89.99 but I had to buy a Service Pack on top of that for £10 to get the phone started. The SIM card was part of the service pack which include Virgin Mobile Guide, registration card,v.personal cards which allow you to hand out your number by a card and £5 free calls so really it's only £5. Around Christmas time there was an offer of £10 off the phone but if you think about it you are getting the Service Pack free. I bought the phone ... more

I recently had an old phone i wanted to use, so I thought I'd buy a Sim card pack. The cheapest deal was Virgin Mobile, which cost only 10 pounds including 5 pounds free airtime. It was simple to use, with pay as you go, with no extra charges, line rental, contract, etc. I'm happy with this service, although I have nothing to compare it to as I only arrived in the UK. There are many features I like about the Virgin network : - texts are cheap, only 3p to other virgin users, or other networks is 10p - Its free to pick up voicemail. - You can pay using direct debit with no extra charge for ... more

I hold Virgin responsible for the mobile phone infiltrating my life to a point where I wouldn't ' be without one now! In an arena where there is so much hype and small print, I found the Virgin service clear, comprehensive, and good value for money. You buy your phone out right, there's no line rental to pay, and your call charges are calculated in a fairly transparent way - 15p pre minute for the first 5 mins, and then 5p per minute thereafter - and better still this applies to other virgin mobiles as well as to landlines. Calls to other networks are slightly pricey, but no more so than their ... more

I decided to change to Virgin after getting a bit fed up with paying 50p per minute with BTCellnet. The phone did seem quite expensive to buy but I think that it was well worth it. The calls are now 15p a minute for the first five minutes and then 5p there after which is brilliant. Another good thing is that the vouchers dont have an expiry date on them and you dont have to pay any other charges (such as service charges). The vouchers are now readily avaliable at most retailers including Our Price, Post Office and most supermarkets. The coverage does seem good and I have certainly had no ... more