Topic - virgin mobile

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Computers, Communications, Finance

Cheap Virgins

Virgin Mobile announces $49.99 unlimited calling plan; stock rockets 17 percent higher.
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Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Virgin Mobile Buzzd on Nightlife

Mobile operator and NYC-based startup offer subscribers personal reviews on what's hot and what's not around town.
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Archives, General news, Media, Communications, Finance

Virgin Mobile USA Dials Up Helio for $39M

Deal for money-losing post-paid service sets up $50M investment by Korea’s SK Telcom and Branson's Virgin Group.
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Media, Communications, Finance

Helio Merger Talks Confirmed

Helio and Virgin will be a bad match, industry expert says. Both are on Sprint’s network, but that’s where the similarities end.
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General news, Communications, Finance

Has Disney Killed the MVNO Business?

In shutting down Disney Mobile and Mobile ESPN, the entertainment giant may have dealt a death blow to the mobile virtual network operator market.
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Media

Texting Radio’s iTunes Groove

Pop2Life plans to blend Apple’s music catalog with old-school radio using SMS.
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Media, Communications

NTL to Acquire Virgin Mobile

Old-school cable company to pay $1.67 billion for image-conscious mobile reseller.
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Computers, Communications

Cingular Adds a Social Network

Largest wireless network will offer mobile blogging and social network service Rabble.
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General news, Media, Communications

Ballmer, Branson Tout Cell TV

British Telecom and Virgin Mobile introduce a mobile TV service in the U.K. using Microsoft-enabled cell phones.
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Media, Communications

The Hip Finally Get Amp’d

After scoring $50 million from MTV, the wireless company offers its youth-geared cellular service.
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Media, Communications

TechSpin: Cable Bisque

Why are we paying for cable R&D?; is BellSouth cautious or prudent?; Virgin Mobile rejects NTL’s bid.
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Communications

3 Outsources Net to Ericsson

Days after its COO retires, 3 UK hires a single parts supplier to run its network.
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Media, Communications

NTL Bids for Virgin Mobile

The $1.4B deal would make NTL/Virgin the U.K.’s first 4-play operator but presents serious branding challenges.
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General news, Communications

Cell Firms Woo Gays, Potheads

Pot smokers and gay callers get their own phone services.
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Communications

The next billion customers

There are still plenty of people in the world who want a cell phone. But the big companies could lose them to a new breed of entrepreneur.
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Communications

The Next Billion Customers

There are still plenty of people in the world who want a cell phone. But the big companies could lose them to a new breed of entrepreneur.
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Computers, General news, Security, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Need to Know: Red Herring's news roundup

The week of July 19: Microsoft learns to share, Richard Branson's clever play, and Danger scares the competition.