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Why choose Virgin Mobile?

Launched in 1999, Virgin Mobile is the telecom subsidiary of Virgin Media. It uses the combined Orange and T-Mobile ‘Everything Everywhere’ network, currently the largest in the UK, to provide its services.

Reasons to choose Virgin:

  • Special combined deals for Virgin Media customers.
  • Uses ´Everything Everywhere´ network
  • Rewards for transferring PAYG customers and referrals.

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  • Tariff Information

    Pay Monthly

    Virgin Mobile offer Pay Monthly contracts both with a phone included and without (SIM Only). Because they do not include a contribution towards the cost of a handset in their monthly fees, SIM Only contracts are cheaper and have shorter durations than equivalent contracts including a phone.

    Phone Included

    Contracts including phones from Virgin Mobile are available with either 24 or 12 month durations. 12 month contracts tend to include similar allowances of minutes, texts and mobile data to equivalently priced 24 month contracts. However, the choice of handsets and the variety of tariffs available on 12 month contracts are more limited.

    24 month contracts from Virgin Mobile range from £7.50 per month for 50 minutes and 25 texts to £45.99 per month for 1000 minutes, 2500 texts and 2.5 GB of mobile data. 12 month contracts range from £15.99 per month for 200 minutes and 25 texts to £27.99 per month for 200 minutes, 250 texts and 2.5 GB of mobile data.

    Mobile data is included in many Virgin Mobile contracts, with allowances ranging from 250 MB per month to 2.5 GB per month. Customers without mobile internet bundled with their contracts can access the internet through Virgin Mobile’s network on a ‘pay as you browse’ basis.

    SIM Only

    All Virgin Mobile SIM Only contracts are offered on flexible 30 day rolling contracts. SIM Only contracts on Virgin range from £8.99 per month for 75 minutes and 2500 texts to £25.99 per month for 800 minutes, 2500 texts and 2.5 GB of mobile data.

    Virgin also offers special SIM Only deals for Virgin Media customers. These are 30 day rolling contracts ranging from £5 per month for 100 any-network minutes, 5000 texts and 3000 minutes to other Virgin numbers, to £20.99 for 3000 any-network minutes, 5000 texts, 1 GB of mobile data and 3000 minutes to other Virgin numbers.

    Mobile data for SIM Only customers without bundled internet access is provided on a ‘pay as you browse’ basis.

    Pay As You Go (PAYG)

    Virgin Mobile offers one standard PAYG plan, known as their ‘Pay As You Go Addict’ tariff. This plan offers extra benefits when customers top up over a certain amount each month. Topping up over £10 earns 300 free UK text messages, and topping up over £15 earns unlimited free UK text messages and 1GB of mobile internet access. Additionally, customers who move from another network and transfer their number to Virgin Mobile receive 100 free minutes.

    Virgin also offer a smartphone SIM on the Addict tariff, which features the same rates and top up rewards as the standard tariff, but also includes 1 GB of mobile data per month for 6 months, in exchange for a £25 initial fee.

  • Transfer Procedure

    If you’re moving from another network onto Virgin Mobile, you can keep your old number by acquiring a PAC, or ‘Porting Authorisation Code’, from your current network provider. To obtain a PAC, you should only have to call your current network provider and request one. Network providers in the UK are expected to comply with Ofcom regulations, which state that PACs should be provided either immediately over the phone when requested or within two hours via text message.

    You can obtain a PAC either before or after signing up to a new contract with Virgin, but note that PACs are only valid for 30 days after they are first issued. When you receive your new Virgin SIM, you’ll be assigned a new number. You can then call Virgin and pass on your details and PAC code. Once this is done, Virgin Mobile should replace your new number with your old within a few working days.

    See Virgin Mobile contact details

  • Free Benefits
    Benefit Cost Description Type
    Virgin Media Deals Free Virgin Mobile offers special deals on PAYG and Pay Monthly contracts to anyone who’s already a Virgin Media customer. All
    PAYG Phone Upgrades Free Virgin Mobile contributes £10 towards the cost of a new phone for every £100 spent by PAYG customers, up to a maximum contribution of £100. PAYG
    Connect a Friend Free When a friend picks up a Virgin PAYG SIM on a current Virgin PAYG customer’s recommendation, stating their name and phone number, they receive a reward of £10 free airtime. PAYG
    Transfer Bonus Free Virgin Mobile gives 100 minutes for free to all customers who transfer their number from another network to a Virgin PAYG tariff. PAYG
  • Data Allowance

    Many Virgin Mobile Pay Monthly contracts include a monthly allowance of mobile data. Monthly allowances range from 250 MB per month to 2.5 GB per month. Customers without monthly mobile data allowances or customers who exceed their data allowance can access the internet at a rate of 50p per day for 25 MB.

    Pay As You Go customers can use mobile data at the same rates as Pay Monthly customers, 50p per day for 25 MB. Alternatively, PAYG customers can add a 1GB mobile data allowance for £5 per month, or purchase a smartphone PAYG SIM for £25, which includes 1GB of mobile data per month for six months.

    Below is a table to give you an idea how much data you might need:

      100 MB 500MB 1GB
    downloading or streaming music 20 songs 100 songs 200 songs
    downloading or streaming video 20 minutes 1 hours 2 hours
    basic webpages ( text or mobile versions) 1,000 5,000 10,000
    rich webpages (containing, rich images & flash) 300 1,500 3,000
    text emails 100,000 500,000 1,000,000
    emails with images or attachments 200 1,000 2,000

    Table represents approximate values.

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