virgin mobile

  • I Miss the Peek, My Cheap and Simple Email-Only Travel Buddy

    I Miss the Peek, My Cheap and Simple Email-Only Travel Buddy

    Andrew Liszewski

    It sounds like a ludicrous idea. A mobile device capable of only email, released just a year after the game-changing first generation iPhone. It seems silly now, but when the Peek debuted in 2008, it delivered something smartphones couldn’t. At 1/6th price of the iPhone, the Peek provided an affordable way to get email on…

  • Virgin Mobile Shutdown: The Best Alternative Plans

    chrisjager

    Virgin Mobile is not long for this world. Over the next two years, parent company Optus will be phasing out the brand and is likely to move all customers to its own network. So why stick around? Here are the best equivalent plans from Virgin Mobile’s rivals – many of which boast better data allowances…