By: AdinaJazzMaven

AdinaJazzMaven — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:13:56 +0000

It’s about time! Their site is much improved, including a wider selection of ringtones, including more jazz, classical and classic rock. Their handsets are also venturing into “grownup” territory. As a new owner of the X-tc, I was pleased to see a greater allotment of characters for texting—a welcome break for those of us with elderly parents who only understand whole words and not “text-ese.” The display is about double the size of the Wild Card’s internal screen, which seems puny and toylike in comparison holding the two devices side-by-side. It also enables full-size viewing of photos on social networking sites such as Facebook. Attempting such a thing on the Wild Card was futile and frustrating, bringing up “network gremlins” in lieu of the desired images. Also, the font size can be made larger for viewing Websites, a boon for “older” eyes, or smaller, for minimizing scrolling. While video capability is still not available, I could view fully animated GIFs for the first time. There are still a few utilities missing that Virgin should provide on their Website for download—a reader to open PDF documents, JavaScript for their OpenWave browser and Adobe Flash Lite for Mobile. Opera Mini is a step in the right direction. One can only hope…

By: PrepaidWirelessGuy

PrepaidWirelessGuy — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:24:22 +0000

Prepaid is definitely primed to significantly expand its appeal. The reality is that other countries (ex. Europe) have always been predominantly prepaid. There’s a stigma in North America with respect to prepaid that just doesn’t make sense anymore; particularly now that prepaid customers don’t have to make value sacrifices like they did in the “old days.” As phone selection and quality also begin to mirror postpaid options, prepaid will continue to gain in appeal. How much would you be willing to pay for your handset to avoid signing a contract?
http://www.prepaid-wireless-guide.com/subsidies.html#INV

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