As of January 2020, Virgin Mobile no longer offers service to new customers. Existing customers will migrate to Boost Mobile, which is owned by Sprint (Virgin Mobile’s now former parent company). Sprint struck a deal to merge with T-Mobile that includes selling its prepaid service to Dish Network, but the agreement still has several hurdles to clear before it is approved.
AT A Glance
- As of January 2020, Virgin Mobile no longer offers service to new customers.
- Notables: Existing customers will migrate to Boost Mobile, which is owned by Sprint.
Virgin Mobile cell phone plans
As of January 2020, Virgin Mobile no longer offers service to new customers. Existing customers will migrate to Boost Mobile, which is owned by Sprint (Virgin Mobile’s now former parent company).
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| 2GB or less | 3-5GB | 6-9GB | 10-25GB | Unlimited | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Google Fi customers pay $20 for unlimited talk and text. Data is billed at a rate of $10 per gigabyte. **Republic Wireless customers pay $15 for unlimited talk and text. Data is billed at a rate of $5 per gigabyte. |
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| AT&T Prepaid | $35 (2GB) | $50 (8GB) | $65 | ||
| Boost Mobile | $10 (1GB) $15 (2GB) | $25 (5GB) | $35 (10GB) $45 (15GB) | $50 | |
| Cricket Wireless | $30 (2GB) | $40 (10GB) | $55 | ||
| Google Fi* | $20 (talk, text and Wi-Fi) $30 (1GB) $40 (2GB) | $50 (3GB) $60 (4GB) $70 (5GB) | $80 (6GB+) | $70 | |
| Metro by T-Mobile | $30 (2GB) | $40 (10GB) | $50 | ||
| Net10 | $20 (2GB) | $35 (5GB) | $40 (10GB) | ||
| Republic Wireless** | $15 (talk, text and Wi-Fi) $20 (1GB) $25 (2GB) | $30 (3GB) $35 (4GB) $40 (5GB) | $45 (6GB) $50 (7GB) $55 (8GB) $60 (9GB) | $65 (10GB) $90 (15GB) | |
| Straight Talk Wireless | $30 (1,500 minutes, unlimited texts and 100MB data) | $35 (5GB) | $45 (25GB) | $55 | |
| T-Mobile prepaid | $40 (10GB) | $50 | |||
| Ting | $10 (talk and text) | $25 (5GB) | $45 (with 12GB of hotspot) $60 (with 30GB of hotspot) |
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| Total Wireless | $25 (talk and text only) | $35 (5GB) | $50 | ||
| Tracfone | $20 (1GB) $25 (2GB) | $30 (3GB) | |||
| U.S. Cellular prepaid | $30 (talk and text only) | $40 (5GB) | $55 | ||
| Verizon prepaid | $35 (talk and text only) | $40 (5GB) | $50 (15GB) | $65 | |
