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 Post subject: Virgin Mobile Broadband: Unlimited use for $40??
PostPosted: Fri 08-27-2010 8:01PM 
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Anyone have experience using this service?

http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-b ... nd2go.html

Thinking of giving it a go....

I see they have the hardware at Walmart in Rolla now


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 Post subject: Re: Virgin Mobile Broadband: Unlimited use for $40??
PostPosted: Sun 08-29-2010 5:20PM 
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Sometimes "unlimited" is 4gb a month, hopefully it's not the case here. I'm rather skeptical about virgin's 3G coverage in missouri as well.

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 Post subject: Re: Virgin Mobile Broadband: Unlimited use for $40??
PostPosted: Sun 08-29-2010 8:36PM 
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zeroluck wrote:
Sometimes "unlimited" is 4gb a month, hopefully it's not the case here. I'm rather skeptical about virgin's 3G coverage in missouri as well.


Virgin uses Sprint's network, so whatever 3G Sprint has is what Virgin has.


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 Post subject: Re: Virgin Mobile Broadband: Unlimited use for $40??
PostPosted: Mon 08-30-2010 8:50AM 
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Orange is Sprint 3G
Dark Gray is 3G Roaming with limited access (and probably speeds)
Light Gray is data roaming, so whatever is less than 3G for Sprint (and with limited access and speeds)
White is no coverage


Guess you had better not get too far from the interstate.
Here is a closer look at Rolla:

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For more info, check sprint's site here.

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 Post subject: Re: Virgin Mobile Broadband: Unlimited use for $40??
PostPosted: Mon 08-30-2010 9:00AM 
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Im not so concerned abt the AREA it covers as I am abt the AMOUNT being unlimited.

If it says "unlimited"... it should be "as much as you want"... not capped at 4 or 5 gig


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 Post subject: Re: Virgin Mobile Broadband: Unlimited use for $40??
PostPosted: Mon 08-30-2010 10:32AM 
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All other companies have 2 or 5GB limits on their broadband card use. What are the limits for the Broadband2Go 'unlimited' plan?
by mobiledata - Kansas
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Well.. unlimited means... unlimited...

This is a first among mobile broadband providers. :)
by thestove - Kansas
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 Post subject: Re: Virgin Mobile Broadband: Unlimited use for $40??
PostPosted: Mon 08-30-2010 4:21PM 
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All other companies have 2 or 5GB limits on their broadband card use. What are the limits for the Broadband2Go 'unlimited' plan?
by mobiledata - Kansas
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Well.. unlimited means... unlimited...

This is a first among mobile broadband providers. :)
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I wouldn't mind seeing somebody put that to the test. Just download and seed torrents 24/7 for a few months and completely saturate the connection. I wonder if they'll still be saying it's really unlimited.


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 Post subject: Re: Virgin Mobile Broadband: Unlimited use for $40??
PostPosted: Mon 08-30-2010 7:21PM 
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Yes! Id like to see if they REALLY mean unlimited!

Especially before I invest $80 for the dongle or $130 for the wireless router!


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