Virgin Mobile raising prices on "Beyond Talk" plans eff. 7/20/11

[Free4Life11]

http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1970

$25 plan increasing to $35
$40 plan increasing to $45
$60 plan decreasing to $55

Existing Beyond Talk Virgin Mobile customers as of July 19 can keep their current plan pricing as long as they don’t let their account expire, and they can upgrade to new devices without incurring additional costs.

Also data throttling begins in October:

Beginning in October 2011, Virgin Mobile will also move to reduce data speeds when a customer’s data usage exceeds 2.5GB in a month but still provide unlimited 3G access without a contract, usage cap, overage or activation fees. Based on current usage patterns, fewer than 3 percent of Virgin Mobile USA customers use more than 2.5GB of data usage per month. After reaching this level, this minority of customers may experience slower page loads, file downloads and streaming media. When a customer’s next month begins, the data usage meter starts back at zero with unlimited 3G speeds.

 

[bnhasak]

Thank you. I bought an Optimus a few weeks ago and 2 top up cards. Was waiting on activation but I guess I better do it and fast!

If I activate tonight/tomorrow will it still be the old program and $25 service?

Thanks again!

 

[torinsmom]

Better keep my accounts active! DS and I both have these plans.