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Virgin Mobile prepaid mobile broadband beats contract pricing by $20

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Posted on 8/26/2010 16:02 EST
Filed in: Calling Plans, Cellphone, Cheap Cellphone, Cheap Mobile, Phone, Prepaid

Broadband bills got you down? It's time to perk up. WalletPop reports on a cheap prepaid data plan offered by Virgin Mobile USA that handily beats the pricey contracts.

"While some companies have put an end to unlimited mobile data connections on your laptop or other mobile device, Virgin Mobile USA, a prepaid provider, is simplifying its plans and offering unlimited prepaid mobile broadband for $40 a month -- $20 cheaper than what it would cost with a contract on networks like AT&T, Verizon and Sprint.

The new plans will offer a $10 package for 100MB or 10 days as well as a $40 package that offers unlimited data use for a period of 30 days. This is a departure from its plans that charged $10, $20, $40 or $60 for various amounts of data..."

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