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Virgin officially announces HSPA+ network with models

By on February 2, 2010 at 1:04pm in Asides, Mobile News, Mobilicity, Various News

Virgin already went live with their new HSPA+ network on Friday, but today they made it official with a launch party that had Victoria Secret models. Not to shabby! Looks good to be a member of Virgin… just remember that Bell owns Virgin so you’re piggy backing on their network.

Robert Blumenthal, President, Virgin Mobile Canada said “As we boost our lineup with the smartest of smartphones like the BlackBerry Bold and other iconic brands, Virgin Mobile is now a true option for people searching for the best phones, the best experience, the best network and the best monthly plans. Today, Virgin Mobile is transforming itself from being predominantly a pre-paid player to a company that is truly taking on the contract and monthly plan market. With global roaming, a super-fast network and a whole range of exclusive add-ons, this is just the beginning. It’s only going to get better from here with more new, high-tech phones and services to come throughout the year.”

Here is a complete list of new devices and prices that Virgin has released:

Apple iPhone 3G, Apple iPhone 16GB 3GS, Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB, BlackBerry Bold 9700, BlackBerry Curve 8530 (available in Purple or Black), Broadband2Go MC998D, Samsung M330 and the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2372.

Related posts:

  1. Virgin launching “huge new” HSPA+ network Feb. 2nd
  2. Virgin launches new HSPA network, iPhone now available!
  3. Bell officially launching HSPA network in November
  4. Bell Officially launching HSPA network on November 4th

Discussion

7 comments for “Virgin officially announces HSPA+ network with models”

  1. So it’s like Bell and Wind hooked up together. You get Bells high priced devices and Winds no contract concepts. No one wins!

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    Posted by theninjasquad | February 2, 2010, 1:12 pm
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  2. @theninjasquad

    Agreed 100%

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    Posted by Mike | February 2, 2010, 3:08 pm
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  3. You also don’t get much in the way of device selection – no Android phones

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    Posted by Jim R | February 2, 2010, 3:20 pm
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  4. Anyone know If you can use Bell phones with a Virgin SIM?
    I know you can with SOLO, hence why I am asking…

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    Posted by J-M Roubos | February 3, 2010, 3:17 am
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  5. Boo, no Milestone, Nexus One, or X10… oh well progress is progress…

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    Posted by G | February 3, 2010, 2:32 pm
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  6. Still no service in Saskatchewan/Manitoba/Northern Ontario.OkOk service in Winnipeg only.

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    Posted by Larry | February 4, 2010, 12:18 am
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  7. I was at the understanding that Bell does not “own” Virgin, but that they have a licensing agreement of some sort for Virgin to utilize Bell’s network …

    I will be severely dissappointed to discover that I am in fact a Bell customer, as opposed to a Virgin Mobile customer, if this is the case. — I want no dealings with Bell, or Rogers for that matter , based on previous experiences.

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    Posted by Kip | February 4, 2010, 8:44 am
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