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5:06 pm
I am either going to go with Virgin mobile or Speakout wireless but I'm not sure what virgin mobile rates are.
7:12 pm
March 31, 2007
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See their website.
8:11 pm
is that 30cents or 10cents a min?? I dont really get it which is why i asked. Thanks
11:50 pm
March 31, 2007
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If you pay $10 a month, you start with 0 minutes and will pay 10 cents a minute. In other words, if you talk for 100 minutes in a month, the cost is 0.10 * 100 = $10 + $10 = $20
If you pay $0 a month, you start with 0 minutes and pay 30 cents a minute. In other words, if you talk for 100 minutes in a month, the cost is 0.30 * 100 = $30
There's actually a good recap of the math here.
12:06 am
depends on the plan you go with. The pre-paid deal is 30 cents a minute, which is 10 cents more than speakout, but if you go with the $10 a month plan you only pay 10 cents per minute for calls.
What this means is if you plan on talking for more than ~45 minutes a month on your phone the $10 plan from virgin is the better bang for your buck. If you plan on using your phone less than that speakout will be the better deal because 20 cents per minute is cheaper than virgin's 30 cents per minute.
1:35 am
are there any SAF or 911 charges for virgin if I pay the $10 / month?
7:13 pm
I THINK that there is another $0.50 charge for SAF/911 fees with virgin mobile, but don't take my word on it. I just remember reading it in one of their brochures a few months ago. They seem to avoid commenting on it at the website, so send customer support and email and ask them.
8:21 am
1 - Virgin does not charge for SAF/911.
2 - You can buy a $100 voucher good for 365 days.
3 - Choice of phones is very good. Much better than Speak-Out.
4 - If your usage is more than 95 minutes/month you better off with one of Virgin's plans.
5 - There is no charge to switch back and forth between plans.
12:54 pm
The only problem I have with Virgin is that its under CDMA. I prefer GSM like rogers/fido/speakout because I can use the phone even in asia/europe. And I can easily upgrade my phone just by moving my simcard from the old phone to the new one
3:41 pm
I prefer GSM like rogers/fido/speakout because I can use the phone even in asia/europe. And I can easily upgrade my phone just by moving my simcard from the old phone to the new one
Absolutely. Also there's a far greater selection of GSM phones than CDMA and they become available on the market much sooner than CDMA.
One advantage of CDMA over GSM is that Bell has cell coverage in a few remote places that Rogers doesn't, e.g. Iqaluit, NU 😉
5:57 pm
Bylo: Your "Absolutely" is not so Absolute!
The truth is that in asia/europe they GSM phones operate at 900 and 1800 MHz while here in North America GSM operates on 850 and 1900 MHz. Thus GSM phones which have only the 850 1900 MHz bands will not work outside North America and vice versa.
True there are some phones out there with all 4 frequencies which will work in europe/asia as well as North America. If one wants this portability one should double check before buying a phone.
6:38 pm
Bylo: Your "Absolutely" is not so Absolute!
It is when the issue revolves around GSM vs. CDMA. The truth is that you can't use a North American CDMA phone in any of "Asia/Europe."
The truth is that in asia/europe they GSM phones operate at 900 and 1800 MHz while here in North America GSM operates on 850 and 1900 MHz. Thus GSM phones which have only the 850 1900 MHz bands will not work outside North America and vice versa.
If you'd read my many previous posts on this subject you'd see that I've cautioned people about making sure their phone operates on the bands required for the countries they intend to use it in. Do I really need to repeat that warning on every post I make, even on those posts that don't relate to that particular issue?
