Prepaid Wireless Cell Phones - Virgin Mobile

Prepaid Phone Plan - Virgin Mobile details:

Virgin Mobile offers relatively cheap but stylish phones that particularly appeal to

youth and young adults.  Using the Sprint PCS network, there's good nationwide coverage - but Sprint still has some gaps in true nationwide coverage.

Some of their prepaid wireless plans are fairly expensive - one calls for 25 cents per minute for the first 10 minutes, then 10 cents per minute thereafter.  Text messages are free to receive, but they charge 10 cents to send and 25 cents to send and receive pictures.

There are no roaming charges and international calling is supported.  Virgin Mobile prepaid wireless also supports 411 calls, and phones they support include popular Kyocera and Audiovox models that are inexpensive and easy to use.

Users can top up their accounts a variety of ways - our favorite was via PayPal - with fixed amounts to add minutes to your account in increments of $20, $25, $30, and more.  You can also register a credit or debit card for ongoing refills to your prepaid wireless phone account.

Summary on Virgin Mobile Prepaid Plans:

Limited service area and phone choices make Virgin mainly an option for the youth market.  That's certainly the aim of nearly all their marketing and messaging.

Their limited service area, costs, and exclusive focus on teens is too limiting to warrant our recommendation.

About Virgin Mobile:

The Virgin Group is part of Richard Branson's empire of companies, a conglomerate of travel, entertainment, and communications companies throughout the UK, Australia, and the United States. 

Featuring simple airtime pricing, no hidden fee's, no monthly bills or contracts, users gain control of your wireless phone with flexibility and control.  Founded in 2002, Virgin Mobile USA was launched to expose America to the joys of wireless without the constraints of a wireless plan.

While Virgine Mobile prepaid phones are of good quality, our highest review remains with Cingular.