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12:50 pm
I was in 7-Eleven intending on purchasing a Speakout phone-service package for as cheap as possible. According to the 7-Eleven page: https://www.speakout7eleven.ca/pages/phones/ (where it says "Click here to view the Speak Out handset grid.") it provides a PDF of handsets available thru the store. The Virgin LG 160 is what i found for $49.
Now after getting the unit home i'm getting the impression it is NOT apart of the speakout service. I havent opened the box yet but from the virginmobile.ca site it has basically all the features of speakout but it has a monthly plan of like $15/mon as opposed to $15 for up to 1 year.
Am i wrong? Is this Virgin LG 160 package i purchased from 7-Eleven (as indicated in the 7-Eleven handset grid and was handed to me by the attendant) equal to a standard Speakout package or must i shell out the min'm $74 for that?
Again i want free voice mail and a pay as you go charge that does not expire for up to a year. Anything less would be useless.
Thanks.
1:21 pm
October 14, 2008
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I dont understand why this phone is on the grid. Its part of Virgins service and not apart of Speak Out. Its a full on Virgin Mobile Phone. I would return it If I were you
1:27 pm
March 15, 2008
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As you can see from the SO website, the Virgin LG160 is not a SO-compatible phone. In fact it's designed to work with a different cellphone technology altogether that Virgin (partnered with Bell) uses. It will not work with SO. The 7-11 should never have sold it to you with a SO airtime voucher never mind as part of the current promotion.
Take the phone back to 7-11 immediately and get it exchanged for any of the phones shown on the SO website. The Nokia 1208 is $74. If that's out of stock try to get them to give you a 1680 or 2760 for no extra cost since it was their error that you bought the Virgin phone.
1:28 pm
thanks. will do. btw just to make sure, there is no way to get speakout service without FIRST purchasing the phone-service package? I have several cellphones that just need service.
1:29 pm
March 15, 2008
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I dont understand why this phone is on the grid. Its part of Virgins service and not apart of Speak Out.
Because the grid shows a comparison of all the phones you can buy at 7-11. Note that only the first four have the Speak Out logo, i.e. are intended for use with SO.
1:32 pm
March 15, 2008
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there is no way to get speakout service without FIRST purchasing the phone-service package? I have several cellphones that just need service.
You could buy a SO SIM from someone who has one for sale here, however, you can't buy just the SIM from 7-11. In any case, for $100 air time you get a phone with SIM for "free" so why not take advantage of that. If you don't like that phone you could sell it on this forum or on eBay, etc. -- minus SIM -- to someone who needs a replacement GSM phone that works with SO, Rogers or Fido.
