!! Review updated, please see the bottom.

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You ask the question; is Virgin Mobile any good?
Here is my review of Virgin Mobile…but the decision is up to you.
I currently own a Samsung Galaxy 550m (which I reviewed), on Virgin Mobile.
I have used Virgin Mobile since <2006 with their prepaid service. So almost 5 years now. I have had a consistently positive experience with Virgin over the years.
From 2006-2010 Me, my mom, and my brother where using their prepaid service. 30 cents/min seems fair. $15/$30/$50/$100 top up amounts are convenient.
I have noticed a few things while being a Virgin Mobile customer;
- Almost always have coverage since Virgin Mobile is owned by Bell and uses Bell/Telus towers (for 3G anyways).
- Voice quality is usually high.
- Great coverage in Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Tofield, Wetaskiwin, Edson…everywhere I’ve gone in Alberta I’ve had coverage.
- Customer service wait times are ok between 30 seconds to 20 mins but service members are always friendly.
- Dropped calls are literally non-existent unless Ive been talking for hours on end then its once in a blue moon.
I love how Virgin Mobile has a wide variety of phones from Blackberry, to iPhone to Android, to flip phones, to Motorola, to everything in between. I also love Super Tab…where 10% of your balance every month pays off your phone…very useful non-term based contract.
So overall I’d recommend Virgin Mobile, with great coverage, fantastic customer service, great phones…it’s actually a good Canadian wireless carrier. Just watch out for the data plans – they are quite small or expensive.
Updated Review Dec 21, 2011:
My opinion with virgin mobile has changed. While the coverage is great the customer service has taken a toll. They said that they where not able to pay my supertab over the phone, only a retail store could. The retail store said that they could do it over the phone but not with cash (why?). I got prepaid mastercards and they didn’t work. So I decided to cancel…they want 30 days notice…which is ok but the phone is still active, which has no need.
I have switched to Telus for now, sorry Virgin.