Wayne Schulz

Walmart has this prepaid Virgin Mobile Slash slider phone on promotion for $19 (compare to Amazon $79). Certainly this is no high-end feature phone but with VGA camera (4x zoom) for still photos; Bluetooth for handsfree communication; speakerphone it certainly can do a good job faking it. The price is unbeatable for someone looking for a feature rich phone to use on Virgin Mobile (whose provider in USA is Sprint). If you have kids just starting to ask for cell phones of their own – prepaid is the only way to go.

With Virgin Mobile, you can pay only for the calling time you use. You can choose a plan that’s based just on minutes (with rates between 5¢ and 10¢ per minute, depending on the amount of minutes you buy). Or, you can choose a monthly plan with no annual contract, including Total Unlimited Calling for $79.99. Pay-as-you-go users can easily Top-Up your Virgin Mobile account right from your phone. First, buy a Top-Up card at one of the thousands of retailers that carry them; or register your debit card, credit card, or PayPal account at the Virgin Mobile USA web site in order to add minutes to your account directly from your phone.

Additionally, you can choose from a variety of mobile messaging plans, which includes text and picture messaging, email, and IM (via AOL and Yahoo!). Virgin Mobile USA’s national coverage is powered by the nationwide Sprint PCS network.

Virgin Mobile Slash – $19 at Walmart

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About Wayne Schulz

Wayne Schulz is a CT CPA and consultant. In his spare time he enjoys hiking, New York City, blogging, technology and searching for the perfect smartphone. He lives in Glastonbury CT with his two children. Contact Wayne by email at wayne@wayneschulz.com. (Important: We are not the manufacturer or seller of any items we've blogged so unfortunately we are unable to provide support or answer questions about them).