Social media addicts rejoice! Virgin Mobile has now added Twitter to its list of services that customers can use without eating into any of their data allowance. Virgin Mobile customers can use all services on Twitter — including posting images — without using data. That’s great news if you’ve signed up for the company’s lowest …
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Those wireless companies continue to live the lyrics “the best things in life are free.” After T-Mobile began offering pizza last year, followed by “AT&T Thanks” with free movie tickets, and just recently Virgin Mobile’s $1 service deal, Cricket (an AT&T subsidiary) is joining the fray. Though it may not be offering free food, the company said it will sell discounted …
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Enlarge Image Business magnate Richard Branson launches Virgin Mobile’s new all-iPhone plan Wednesday. Josh Miller/CNET Kick back and pass the popcorn. A carrier has just made a big, bold move that has the potential to change its fortunes, and sweeten your phone-buying experience in the process. On the surface, Virgin Mobile‘s decision to transform itself from a run-of-the-mill prepaid carrier …
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Now playing: Watch this: Virgin Mobile’s crazy $1-a-year iPhone plan comes with… 1:52 Virgin Mobile has come out as a total Apple fanboy. Virgin, one of the prepaid arms of Sprint, said at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday that it would stop selling Android phones and exclusively focus on iPhones. To sweeten the deal, Virgin said the first …
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Rooting is the Android equivalent of jailbreaking, a means of unlocking the operating system so you can install unapproved apps, deleted unwanted bloatware, update the OS, replace the firmware, overclock (or underclock) the processor, customize anything and so on. Of course, for the average user, this sounds like — and can be — a scary process. After all, “rooting” around …
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Even the seasoned travellers have nightmares about returning from holidays to face a $2,000 mobile phone bill. But if you’re planning a trip abroad, there’s plenty you can do to minimise roaming charges. Whether it’s knowing what to set up before you leave or what to do when you’re on the ground, here are our tips (some of them very …
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