Virgin Mobile USA posts 8% subscriber growth, $4.1 million net profit in Q3

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L_A_Art @ Nov 19th 2008 8:13PM

820,000 new subscribers? Does that include Helio's 170,000 subscribers? I have Helio in the Los Angeles area, I have the Ocean, and I have a contract until June 09. The coverage is decent, but the 3g isn't all that, the browser sucks, the lag is horrible, and there's no tethering. Having push email (gmail) is nice, but the battery life is horrific. I have to charge every night, and I don't talk much.
I know no one else with Helio service. All of their stores are closed. Frys/Radio Shack/Circuit City don't have accessories. I often shop in the Koreatown area, and even there they are not selling so well. I went to a dealer at a mall to buy a car charger, and they didn't have any helio chargers (they did find an LG VX charger that worked). It's like the company is dying, but won't let its customers switch. We are stuck in limbo. All I want is to get out of my contract early, but I can't because I have the unlimited plan. Honestly, if the Ocean 2 came out in the summer, I would have been happy. But as it stands, it's like I'm leasing a Peugeot, but there are no service stations, no new models, no car clubs, and the only company rep is the one collecting the payments.

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