News 2005
Virgin Mobile voted Best Network
29/11/2005
- Virgin Mobile voted Best Network by What Mobile’s readers in 2005
29.11.05: Virgin Mobile was this week awarded ‘Best Network’ in the What Mobile Awards, as voted for by 1,500 of the magazine’s readers. The Awards recognise both excellence and innovation in the mobile phone industry.
What Mobile magazine has been inviting readers to vote by post and online during the past three months to identify the winners of the sixteen prestigious What Mobile Awards.
In the Best Network category, readers were asked to rate their own network rather than unfairly judging another one that they don’t use – and the average score was calculated. On this basis, Virgin Mobile gained the best rating with 2.35 (1 being good, 5 being bad) beating the rest of the competition.
Tom Alexander, CEO of Virgin Mobile, said: “Being voted Best Network in the What Mobile Awards is a great coup for Virgin Mobile, particularly as it has been voted by the readers themselves. We believe we are an exceptional company, offering industry-leading service and awards like this prove that we are going from strength to strength. I would like to thank everyone who voted for us and for their ongoing support. We aim to continue to be the Best Network and we hope to win it again year after year.”
Other categories in the What Mobile Awards include Best Mobile Phone, Best MP3 Player, Best Retailer, Best Network, Most Pointless Gadget and Cover Girl of the Year.
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For further information please contact:
Virgin Mobile:
Press office on 0845 600 6272 or pressoffice@virginmobile.com
Alison Bonny - 07802 430276 or alison.bonny@virginmobile.com
Joanne Baker - 07941 233300 or jo.baker@virginmobile.com
About Virgin Mobile:
Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) plc, the UK's largest mobile virtual network operator, is majority owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and uses T-Mobile's network. Since its launch in November 1999, Virgin Mobile has attracted more than 5.6 million customers*.
In the UK, Virgin Mobile phones are available direct on 0845 6000 600; on the web at www.virginmobile.com or on the high street at approximately 5,000 outlets including Virgin Mobile Stores within Virgin Megastores, The Carphone Warehouse, The Link, Dixons, Phones 4 U, Curry's, Comet, Tesco, Asda, John Lewis, Argos, TOMO, Woolworths, Toys R Us and Ryman plus hundreds of independents mobile phones dealers and available via Shop Direct, Littlewoods, Grattan and Empire home shopping channels.
Virgin Mobile Pay Monthly is currently available in selected Virgin Mobile Stores, at its concessions within WHSmith, The Carphone Warehouse The Link and at www.virginmobile.com.
Virgin Mobile employs approximately 1,400 staff at three sites, Trowbridge, London and Daventry, and has an outsourced customer service centre operated by approximately 200 staff in Middlesbrough.
Virgin Mobile's customers were found to be the most-satisfied mobile consumers in the pre-pay sector for two years running in 2005 and 2004, according to the surveys by J.D. Power and Associates. Virgin Mobile is also featured in `The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For' list 2005 and is part of the FTSE4Good Index.
*On a 90-day activity basis
