Japanorama
Member
I wonder why it's not available here, but just next door. Does this suggest in the future VM USA will release the iPhone 4 (or 5 that will be coming out in the next couple months?)
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iPhone 4 for Virgin Mobile in Canada, but not USA?
- Thread starter Japanorama
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lou61166
Android Enthusiast
Virgin Mobile in Canada is not affiliated in anyway with the US version,i think they use bell as the provider where the US uses Sprint,you will see a prepaid iphone version in the US in the near future,not sure what carriers will offer them.
lou is right they are two different companies. I would love a no contract iphone also...
Japanorama
Member
So is it possible to see VM get the iPhone if sprint does?
lou61166
Android Enthusiast
Sprint does not necessarily have to get the iphone for virgin to,but i think it will be a partial water downed version that Apple will make for the prepaid market.
MacFett
Android Expert
I used to have an iPhone 3G on AT&T's prepaid service. Right before I got it they dropped their unlimited data (was $20 a month) to $20 for 200megs of data, then the next month they dropped that to 100 megs for $20. Right now you can get unlimited text, data and voice for $50 a month or 500 megs of data for $25 a month (no voice or text).
Read a couple of articles on the inteweb hinting that apple wishes to capture some of the smartphone market share of prepaid by offering the iphone 3rd gen as prepaid in the $350 range. It also possibly plans on releasing the 5th gen as early as sept. Will see.... think it's possible... would VM be a likely prepaid carrier of the iphone? Would ATT or Verizon expand thier prepaid options? Hard to say... I think we'll have some exciting prepaid options in 2012 no matter what happens.
Japanorama
Member
So with the announcement of the iPhone 5 coming to Sprint and T-Mobile in October, I feel that there might be more leniency toward a release of an iPhone (whether it's a gen behind) to Virgin Mobile.
Japanorama
Member
Should I try emailing VM about their involvement with Apple after the 4th when Sprint officially gets it? I probably would not expect much of an answer though...
Japanorama
Member
Well I decided to try my luck at emailing VM about the iPhone. Here is the response I got this morning:
Thanks for contacting Virgin Mobile Customer Care.
I'm glad to hear that you wish to become part of the Virgin Mobile family, but unfortunately you will not be able to use phones different than those that we offer as only the ones we offer work with us. As a Sprint's prepaid division, we offer different services and products. Sorry about that.
The iPhone availability is just something we don
Thanks for contacting Virgin Mobile Customer Care.
I'm glad to hear that you wish to become part of the Virgin Mobile family, but unfortunately you will not be able to use phones different than those that we offer as only the ones we offer work with us. As a Sprint's prepaid division, we offer different services and products. Sorry about that.
The iPhone availability is just something we don
Petrah
Psychotic Female
To add to what MacFett said, I think if the iPhone were to come to VM it would cost more than what most would be willing to pay for. I honestly think VM would charge anywhere between 3 to 5 hundred bucks for the phone.
gadgetmonster
Android Enthusiast
It is too bad the 3GS never had a cdma version............it would have been more affordable given its 'free' now on contract. I hope apple is watching this thread.......put a CDMA radio it and sell it pre-paid 
