iPhone 5 Headed to Virgin Mobile
Pre-paid cell phone users rejoice! The iPhone 5 is finally headed to Virgin Mobile on 28 June 2013. Virgin Mobile, which runs on the Sprint network, will be selling the 16 GB iPhone 5 for the unsubsidized price of $549.99 at RadioShack and other participating retailers. The iPhone 5 will be compatible with Virgin Mobile’s Beyond Talk plan, which starts at $35 for 300 minutes of talk, unlimited texting, and unlimited data (throttled to 256 Kbps or lower after 2.5 GB of monthly usage), with a $5 monthly discount for customers who enable automatic payments.
Good news but coverage is rather limited, especially for LTE service. And the map of the Check Coverage page is loading so slowly that I wonder whether this was done intentionally in order not to reveal the gaps:
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/check-cell-phone-coverage