Virgin Mobile launches Switch_Back QWERTY phone
Filed under: Handsets, Virgin Mobile, Kyocera, CDMA
Relevant Posts
- Virgin Mobile USA: profit, ARPU down (Yesterday - 4 Comments)
- Virgin UK gearing up for laptop data in fourth quarter (6 days ago - 2 Comments)
- Virgin tells people to get naked for charity, beneficiaries not amused (28 days ago - 2 Comments)
- Virgin Mobile rolls out Arc (48 days ago - 1 Comment)
- Virgin Mobile's "Totally Unlimited" turns off the meter for $79.99 a month (56 days ago - 15 Comments)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Marco @ Apr 11th 2006 6:04PM
As a Virgin Mobile customer, this is a pretty awsome phone that Virgin Mobile is launching. Ive been hearing about this phone for months and I'm glad that its finally going to be launched in late april.
This'll definetly be my next phone; and I'm glad its not HUGE or bulky or anything. *if you look up different pictures from other sites about this phone, its very small and compact*
Mike Evans @ Apr 11th 2006 7:17PM
As another Virgin Mobile customer, this must be the ugliest phone in the world! Can't see how looking at different pictures of this phone help either (e.g. http://mobilementalism.com/2006/04/11/have-virgin-released-the-worlds-ugliest-mobile-phone/)
Maybe it's blessed with great personality!
Luis Antonio @ Apr 11th 2006 11:35PM
We've been working with this phone for a month or so. For the average SMS-addicted user it's a phenomenal phone, although larger keys would've been nice. Let's hope the guys at kyo can get all the firmware kinks out before it goes public.
gimmeadollr @ Apr 12th 2006 12:48AM
looks okay if you ask me...
it would look pretty cool (to me) if the screen was bigger
Paul @ Apr 12th 2006 11:34AM
Sorry, but it's ugly. The design would be more suited to a trainer, but not a mobile.
Dave Zatz @ Apr 12th 2006 7:27PM
How are they going to bill for data usage? On a pay-per-use plan, I imagine it's going to hurt.
MarkM @ Apr 12th 2006 9:42PM
teeny little screen, no music-player, no expansion-card, no USB, and not even EDGE speeds??? no thanks...
Richard Simmons @ Apr 13th 2006 4:07AM
This is one hugeass, ugly motherfucker. I never really got the draw of text messaging, but then I'm not a high school student.
Ant @ Apr 14th 2006 1:26AM
As an old Virgin Mobile customer I do like to look in on their phones from time to time to suggest to friends that don't want to jump on the contract bandwagon. This phone is one I would definetly say is better looking then those in the past. I had one of the first flip phones and hating doing text or talking on it because it was small. This looks to be an excellent phone for basic usage like all of their others.
As for the question concerning how are they going to bill your usage? Did you try looking on the website to see how it was done? If you had you'd know that you pretty much get free data service, or you did when I was a member, and there is a minimal charge for text messages. But I'll leave you to educate yourself. http://www.virginmobileusa.com/greatrates/greatrates.do;jsessionid=G1xMhM1BmdKKVMJvmn8hzy1s92rCK754ydYQJz5Y9MPyVYJkCB8k!923443722!-839916616!7501!7502!1144992140367
Hope to see this in stores soon. Congrats Kyocera and Virgin on your success.
Timothy @ Apr 24th 2006 6:34PM
I cant wait to get this phone its alot smaller than you think and its going to have email and stuff like that.AND its only 150.00 wow kyocera and virgin are just going to get better and better and for all u haters you got to admit that virgin has went a long way!! for there 1st phone. it takes alot of money and time to run an impire. there not doing bad. GO VIRGIN
Akeala Johnson @ Dec 11th 2006 8:40PM
This phone is soooo hottt....sooo people need to stop hating!