Virgin Mobile Phone Plans
Virgin Mobile phone plans are designed to provide fast and convenient connections to Australian phone users. Although a bit behind the four market leaders, Virgin Mobile phone plans cater to all sorts of customers from basic call-and-text users to high-end 3G subscribers. The company is currently expanding its Australian subscribership with Free to V, a program offering free same-network calls for new Virgin Mobile phone plans.
As with other telcos, Virgin Mobile phone plans are available in prepaid and postpaid plans with several options for handsets, bonus packs, and other extra features. Here's a list of the most popular Virgin Mobile phone plans to help you get started.
Postpaid plans
Phone on Us: These Virgin Mobile phone plans come with mobile handsets and free calls and messages to other Virgin subscribers. In exchange for the phone, you have to stay subscribed for a given period of up to two years. There are currently four Virgin Mobile phone plans under this category, all of them subscribed to Free to V.
Cap Plans: Choose one of these Virgin Mobile phone plans if you want the discount rates of postpaid Virgin Mobile phone plans while keeping your spendings under control. Cap plans have a preset maximum, so you can stay on budget without switching to prepaid Virgin Mobile phone plans. You can choose from six price points.
Prepaid plans
Prepaid Virgin Mobile phone plans are ideal for students and users on tight budgets who don't want to deal with monthly bills. With a prepaid plan, you simply load up online or from an outlet, and use your phone any way you want as long as you've got credits left. The drawback is a slightly higher rate for calls, messaging, and other standard services on Virgin Mobile phone plans. Two special offers are currently available for prepaid Virgin Mobile phone plans:
Message Monster: You buy a 30-day recharge and get unlimited free text and voicemail, with discounted rates for calls and SMS to non-Virgin subscribers.
Motor Mouth: For a 30-day recharge, you get call rates up to 6 times lower than the regular rate of other Virgin Mobile phone plans.
