Virgin Mobile launches Kyocera X-tc: inexpensive QWERTY for all
by Sean Cooper 
posted Feb 4th 2009 at 4:06PM
Virgin Mobile's found this gem of a low-cost Kyocera set somewhere in the storehouses, dubbed it the X-tc and have started selling it. The X-tc has a slide out QWERTY keypad, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, QVGA 262k color display, all manner of mail and messaging, all for $99 -- which includes shipping and activation. Sure, Virgin Mobile has the (ancient) Wild Card, and Ocean 2, but honestly, for the money and the basic good looks, we think this is a steal. So if you're looking for a basic messaging handset and want to stick to, or provide some loved one with service, hit up Virgin Mobile to at least check it out.
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Filed under: Handsets, Virgin Mobile, Kyocera
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jamar @ Feb 5th 2009 12:46PM
Sigh... Japan gets the K001 and the NS01; America gets this little thing instead.
OmegaWolf747 @ Feb 23rd 2009 12:59PM
Well, this is a prepaid phone. If you want a nice smartphone, you have to be willing to go with an expensive contract provider.
OmegaWolf747 @ Feb 23rd 2009 12:55PM
I'm thinking of getting this phone when it comes out. I love the idea of the slideout keyboard and just one display instead of two. I just hope this phone isn't buggy, as Kyoceras can sometimes be. I'll probably still keep my Wild Card as a backup phone.
Melissa E. @ Feb 24th 2009 6:59PM
This phone is not for sale yet. Also, the Ocean 2 is only for post-paid and the Wild Card and soon to be X-tc are only for prepaid.
kassidy @ Mar 1st 2009 7:52PM
Where can i buy this phone???? please e-mail me if you know!!!!!!!!!!
Randy @ Apr 18th 2009 10:22AM
I just bought one at Target. Radio Shak told me they'd be getting them soon, as did Best Buy.
hannah @ Mar 7th 2009 9:31PM
where can i buy this phone? When does it come out?? Please email me!!!!!!
Roddy @ Apr 5th 2009 10:09AM
i really want to get this phone or the switchback (sadly isnt made anymore)
i have had a few keyoceras in the past and the bugs arent bad once you get used to having them
Randy @ Apr 18th 2009 11:00AM
Bought XTC. Put 2Gig SD card in from my old phone. It said it couldn't read the mp3's, because the card wasn't properly formatted. Allowed the phone to reformat the card. Now, the disk is write protected, and I cannot change that or add anything to it from my computer. Do they have this thing rigged so you can only add music by downloading it through your phone, or is there something else that can be done to make this card work?
Marie @ Apr 19th 2009 8:05AM
Randy is right. This phone CAN be bought at a Target store. If you don't have access to a Target store, you could just order it from the website. Or, you could just wait about one or two months until it is available in most stores.