Virgin Mobile offers new $20 plan starting today through Walmart; customers can choose unlimited calls or text

Starting today, Virgin Mobile will offer a new $20 monthly payLo plan through Walmart. Customers who choose this plan will have to decide whether they primarily use their device for calling or texting.  If you choose calling, you can customize your plan with unlimited calls (and fifty monthly texts) or unlimited texts (and fifty monthly calls)

LG VOLT officially announced for Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile

Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile (Sprint’s two prepaid brands) today introduced the LG VOLT, an affordable Android handset which will cost you $179.99 contract free.The LG Volt is based on the LG F90 and offers access to Sprint’s 4G LTE services, including the ultra-fast Sprint Spark network.

Apple iPhone 5s discounted again on Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile has once again discounted the price of its off-contract iPhones. The Apple iPhone 5s with 16GB will cost only $389.99 unsubsidized, compared to the previous low price of $460 set by Virgin Mobile. Meanwhile the 32GB iPhone 5s will cost $459.99 while the 64GB version will cost $524.99.

Apple iPhone 5s discounted on Virgin Mobile

Various U.S. wireless carriers and retailers have been providing different types of discounts and incentives to get people to purchase the new Apple iPhone 5s and the Apple iPhone 5c. Now Virgin Mobile is stepping it up a notch with the cheapest deal I've seen on an unsubsidized phone.

HTC One in Canada receives a software update

The HTC One which is sold in Canada through Bell, Virgin Canada, Rogers and TELUS is now receiving a new software update. The update is said to fix the problems with the sensitivity of the capacitive touch buttons along with making the device more responsive.

The update is offers over-the-air (OTA) and users can check for it manually by heading to Settings > About > Software updates. Once you install the software update, your device will have the 1.29.666.17 software version and should offer a noticable improvement in performance.

Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders sell out in Bell and Virgin Mobile in Canada

The Apple iPhone 5 has been selling extremely well and Apple has stated that they have been “blown away” by the demand on their sixth generation smartphone. In fact the demand  has not only been limited to the United States with a couple of Canadian carriers reporting that they have stopped taking orders for the new iPhone.

Apple iPhone coming to the Virgin Mobile pre-paid plans starting June 29

The Apple iPhone 4S and the Apple iPhone 4 will be offered through Virgin Mobile USA’s pre-paid plans starting June 29. The only issue is that you wont get the subsidized prices available when you sign a contract with a carrier. But avoiding the heavy monthly fees which come with the contracts may be something many users wont mind avoiding

This makes Virgin Mobile the first carrier in the U.S. to offer the iPhone on pre-paid plans. You can head over to a Virgin Mobile Store, RadioShack, BestBuy or other major retailers on June 29th to get a contract free iPhone.

HTC Evo V 4G - Hands On Video

The HTC Evo V 4G is a variant of the HTC Evo 3D for Virgin Mobile. The Evo V 4G includes the same features of the Evo 3D including a 4.3 inch touch display, dual 5 megapixel cameras which are capable of capturing 3D photos or video, a 1.3 megapixel camera for video calls, 4G WiMAX connectivity, 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor.

Google Galaxy Nexus - Now available in Canada

The Google Galaxy Nexus is now available in Canada through Bell and Virgin Mobile, and is available at $159.95 and $159.99 respectively with a 3-year contract. You can also buy with contract free for $649.99

The Galaxy Nexus is the first handset to feature Android Ice Cream Sandwich and features a 4.65 inch display, 5MP camera with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor all in a beautiful slim curved design.