I could be wrong, but I'm pretty certain that Virgin Mobile
has always required periodic topping off even if you have a
balance.  Perhaps this wasn't a problem for you in 2005 when
you bought the phone because you were in fact using the phone
enough then to require adding minutes at least once every
three months.

No annual contract means that you can terminate or change
service at any time without paying a penalty.  It doesn't mean
that you can keep the phone sitting around for as long as you
want, with a phone number continuing to be reserved for you,
without ever adding any money to the account.

It's also worth noting that unlike a contract plan where you
pay a monthly service fee just to keep the line open, every
penny of the top-off money you put into your Virgin Mobile
prepaid account goes toward minutes, and as long as you do
keep topping off, you never lose those minutes.

In short, the Virgin Mobile phone is a good deal, and I think
your complaint is out of line.

What a sad misguided git you are

Get rid of your cell phone and don't enter the murky waters of mobile again.

Your survived this long without one, do us a favour and cleans you life and
rid us of your mobile ramblings into the future.

There's a little thing called personal responsibility. Take control of your
life and stop blaming the rest of the world for your short comings.

Virgin Mobile Lies About "No Annual Contracts"

July 24, 2007 by Victor Rook

I have never wanted to own a cell phone. I can't stand people who look
at their cell phones every two minutes to see who they may call, or
who hasn't called them back. I seriously despise cell phones. But I
bought one anyways, two years ago, for emergencies.

I've kept that cell phone, a Virgin Mobile phone, in my car all of the
time. I never give out the number except when traveling. And so I knew
I would use it sparringly, when needed.

When I signed up for the Virgin Mobile "Pay as you Go" plan in 2005, I
figured that I would "top off" the phone (their term for adding money
to cover the minutes you'd use), as needed. That worked fine for a
year.

Now when I use the phone, regardless of whether I have a balance,
Virgin Mobile demands that I add at least $20 to the phone every three
months. So even if I have $30 on the phone left to use, they still
want another $20 every 3 months. So what they are doing is essentially
forcing me into a yearly plan of $80 just to keep the phone and phone
number. That is not what they advertise on TV: "No annual contracts."

What started out to be a great deal, has apparently turned into a
scam. Shame on you Richard Brandson, Virgin Mobile mega-scammer, for
trying to fool so many people once they took the bait to believe in
you. Does my $80/yr. pay for your fruitless attempts to sail around
the world in a balloon? Do you think I will ever buy another Virgin
Records recording again? Just how stupid do you think people are?

I thought you were a great man, and entrepreneur, with a great spirit.
But now you have apparently become corrupt in how you treat your
customers. I think your balloon is about to lose altitude, and fast.?

I'll bet you any amount of money that Richard Branson had NOTHING to do with
that decision.

Virgin Mobile Lies About "No Annual Contracts"

July 24, 2007 by Victor Rook

I have never wanted to own a cell phone. I can't stand people who look
at their cell phones every two minutes to see who they may call, or
who hasn't called them back. I seriously despise cell phones. But I
bought one anyways, two years ago, for emergencies.

I've kept that cell phone, a Virgin Mobile phone, in my car all of the
time. I never give out the number except when traveling. And so I knew
I would use it sparringly, when needed.

When I signed up for the Virgin Mobile "Pay as you Go" plan in 2005, I
figured that I would "top off" the phone (their term for adding money
to cover the minutes you'd use), as needed. That worked fine for a
year.

Now when I use the phone, regardless of whether I have a balance,
Virgin Mobile demands that I add at least $20 to the phone every three
months. So even if I have $30 on the phone left to use, they still
want another $20 every 3 months. So what they are doing is essentially
forcing me into a yearly plan of $80 just to keep the phone and phone
number. That is not what they advertise on TV: "No annual contracts."

What started out to be a great deal, has apparently turned into a
scam. Shame on you Richard Brandson, Virgin Mobile mega-scammer, for
trying to fool so many people once they took the bait to believe in
you. Does my $80/yr. pay for your fruitless attempts to sail around
the world in a balloon? Do you think I will ever buy another Virgin
Records recording again? Just how stupid do you think people are?

I thought you were a great man, and entrepreneur, with a great spirit.
But now you have apparently become corrupt in how you treat your
customers. I think your balloon is about to lose altitude, and fast.?