We always forget about poor old Virgin Mobile, so were quite surprised to receive news that the network has launched the top-of-the-range Samsung Galaxy S – and is doing the very new Android phone on a rather impressive £30 contract.
For your monthly fee you get 800 minutes of human talk time, unlimited texts and “unlimited” mobile web access – which is 1GB of data according to Virgin.
That’s pretty sweet. We might be tempted to take Virgin up on that, if it had a mast anywhere near any of the places we go. There’s a load more tariffs on Virgin’s site – including a bizarre option to pay a £200 upfront fee for the Galaxy S in return for a £25 monthly charge.
Motorola’s latest flagship dual-core Android monster is a massive, original powerhouse, that’s a big improvement on previous MOTOBLUR mobiles – but still isn’t a total winner.
A slim and glamorous phone from Sony Ericsson, with the sharpest display around. It’s no powerhouse and the screen’s not the biggest out there, but we don’t mind. Because it’s cute.
LG’s first glasses-free 3D phone is a heavy, fat monster, with a clever 3D effect that works rather well. As a smartphone, though, it’s heavy and underwhelming.
A very shiny thing from Sony Ericsson, with a 3.7″ screen and Android 2.3.3 inside. But is it exciting enough to win fans in today’s spec-obsessed market? Can man live on one core alone?
INQ’s Android phone is an interesting “boutique” piece of hardware, packed with unique interface customisations that go far beyond the headline Facebook integration. We like it a lot.
Jay
/ June 25, 2010Gary they use the T-Mobile network, Virgin Mobile are a VMNO (Virtual Mobile Network Operator), so anywhere T-Mobile have coverage you should be good. Also worth stating is that if you are an existing Virgin Media customer (for TV, broadband and home phone) and call them up they’ll take £5 per month off your chosen contract. My Galaxy S is with the courier, I’m pretty excited!
Gary C
/ June 25, 2010Ah, I’ve always wondered what VMNO stood for… I only get Vodafone reception in my rural hideaway, so it’s easy for me to wildly and unfairly dismiss all other networks.