phone plans

Poll: Do You Prefer To Buy A Phone Outright… Or Subsidised On Contract?

One of the key benefits of signing up to a phone contract is having your handset subsidised (and getting more generous data allowances). But if you can afford the upfront cost, buying your phone outright can provide flexibility and save you money over time. Which do you prefer?


Virgin Smart Caps Promote Data Over Voice

Gizmodo readers might be getting the feeling their handset is more and more a data device and less and less a telephone. Virgin Mobile seems to be noticing that shift, too. The new Virgin Smart Caps, launched today, tip the voice/data balance firmly in favour of data. Starting at $29 per month, now offer unlimited SMS to any network plus 1GB of data included while giving a lesser focus to included voice value. And you can even get the Samsung Galaxy S on a $29 plan.


Virgin Mobile Launches Rollover Post-Paid Phone Plans

At the end of each month, do you know what happens to all those unused minutes of talk and text in your phone contract. They DIE! Dead! Gone forever into the ether, with nothing to remember them by. Unless you’re on one of Virgin’s new rollover plans, which rolls over any unused talk and text to the following month. Then you get an extra 30 days to say a proper goodbye…


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