Unlimited dirty talk with Virgin for $80 dollars

Several wireless companies have announced rate plans for unlimited calling plans, including weekends, days, nights, afternoons, nooners, holidays, and any other time you can name. Most of the wireless providers are offering the plans at just $100/mo, but Virgin Mobile USA has come in lower, offering the “Totally Everything” plan for just $80/mo.

What does Virgin hope to accomplish with this lowering? To get more customers, of course. What could be better? Because the plan is prepaid, there are no contracts to sign. No being locked into a deal. No being stuck with a carrier. A bold move. But will it work?

Of course the plan really costs $79.99 and that doesn’t include texting (so you’ll pay another $10/mo for your kids to chat with the dirty friends they won’t introduce you to). Though for $89.99, you could do much worse. The problem is that Virgin isn’t an AT&T or Verizon, their network might not fit into your area of living/commuting. And since they aren’t one of the top three providers, there’s a greater chance you won’t be on the network that all of your friends are currently on.

But you save some money, so it could be worse.

When reading that this is a reaction to the economic conditions currently being experienced by Americans, there’s laughter. This is simply the act of a smaller dog trying to take some of the big dog’s food. In the mid-term this might work out, but in the end, it’s going to ultimately be just another loss leader.

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