T-Mobile and Sprint won’t shutter their prepaid brands even if the blockbuster deal between them closes. The two U.S. carriers have told the FCC that, in the event their merger gets approved, the companies will continue offering various prepaid service under the new entity. T-Mobile owns and operates MetroPCS. Meanwhile, Sprint holds the U.S. licenses for Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile...
Google’s Android is the most popular mobile platform by a good margin, yet Virgin Mobile has decided it only wants to sell Apple’s iPhone going forward. The carrier on Wednesday announced it’s partnering with Apple to sell the iPhone—and only the iPhone—beginning June 27. Which is to say, if you go to Virgin Mobile location in the hopes of picking up Samsung’s Galaxy S8, you’ll be...
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are now available on Virgin Mobile USA again, more than five months after they were dropped from the carrier’s lineup. To celebrate their return, both devices have received $100 discounts. That means you can snag a prepaid, 16GB iPhone 6 for just $549.99, while the 16GB iPhone 6 Plus is now priced at $649.99. If you’re looking to spend even less, you can...
While the official launch date of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge was April 10, many carriers around the world have had to wait for it. Canada’s Fido and Virgin Mobile were two of them, but both are selling the devices right now. If you want the regular Galaxy S6 with 32GB of storage, you’ll need to pay C$250 (approx. $204) upfront when you take out a two-year Max contract, C$450 (...
The new Moto E is already available for as little as $119 from Motorola, but now Sprint is offering the device for even less. The carrier recently began selling Motorola’s latest smartphone for just $99.99 through its prepaid networks. Boost Mobile is selling the device in white when your order it online. Of course, you’ll also have to sign up for data plan, which starts at $35 per...
LG’s latest budget-friendly smartphone, the Tribute, is now available on Virgin Mobile, priced at just $79.99 on a prepaid plan. The device comes with Android 4.4 KitKat pre-installed, and it has decent specifications for an entry-level device. In addition to its 4.5-inch WVGA (800×480) display, the Tribute packs a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal...
Sprint announced on Tuesday that it will soon offer the HTC Desire 510 on its network and across its two prepaid carriers, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. The device doesn’t offer today’s latest specs, but it does indeed come at an affordable off-contract price depending on how you decide to purchase it. The Desire 510 is equipped with a 4.7-inch display, a 5-megapixel camera, a 1.3-...
We just left Sprint’s press event in New York City where we had a chance to check out the brand new Sharp Aquos Crystal for Sprint, one of the first Sharp handsets to launch in recent memory (or as far back as we can remember, at least!) The device doesn’t offer the best specs on the planet, far from it, but it has an amazing form factor that’s definitely going to attract consumers....
Sharp’s nearly bezel-free Aquos Crystal smartphone is officially headed to Sprint. The company announced the news on Tuesday morning ahead of an official press event after the device leaked out on Sharp’s Japanese website earlier this week. The new smartphone offers mid-range specs and a sleek design along with Harman Kardon audio technology. The Sharp Aquos Crystal comes equipped with...
The HTC Desire 816 is now available from Virgin Mobile in the United States. The phone has been available since May and is now just making its way to our shores, and Virgin Mobile has a pretty good deal on the device all things considered. The HTC Desire 816 is available for $299.99 off contract and includes a huge display and some solid hardware. It's not as powerful as the HTC One (...