News 2006
Talk is cheap with Virgin Mobile
03/10/2006
- Virgin Mobile offers 3p per minute Virgin to Virgin calls to its customers in the UK
- New offer makes Virgin Mobile the best value on-net prepay offer on the market
- 3p Voice Virgin to Virgin today through all channels for 6 months
03.10.06 Virgin Mobile has long been associated with simple, no-nonsense great value, and today it announces its most competitive customer offer to date: 3p per minute calls Virgin to Virgin. This new promotional tariff is being provided automatically today to all Virgin Mobile customers for the next six months, to both new and existing customers, and does not require any action on the part of the customer to obtain it.
Virgin Mobile’s 3p per minute voice tariff to other Virgin Mobiles offers customers lower price on-net calls than any other standard tariff offered by rival networks. The offer also means that Virgin Mobile customers will now benefit from a trio of hugely competitive and market-leading headline tariffs: 3p a minute voice calls Virgin to Virgin, 3p texts Virgin to Virgin, and free voicemail. The 3p per minute voice calls offer will be available from today until March 31st 2007.
This new move follows the success of Virgin Mobile’s hugely popular ‘Summer of Free Texts’ promotion, which offered Virgin Mobile customers free on-net texts all summer.
Jo Baker, PR Manager of Virgin Mobile, comments: “We are delighted to be able to offer yet another fantastic promotion to our customers. Following on from the success of offering free texts all summer, they can now enjoy the huge appeal of only paying 3p per minute when calling another Virgin Mobile for the next 6 months. Call it an early Christmas present from Virgin Mobile!“
For more information, please contact:
Henry’s House:
Krissy Knights: krissy@henryshouse.com or 020 7291 3035
Kate Towey: kate@henryshouse.com or 020 7291 3020
Virgin Mobile:
Alison Bonny: alison.bonny@virginmobile.com or 07802 430276
Jo Baker: jo.baker@virginmobile.com or 07941 233300
Notes to editors:
On-net price comparison between leading networks**
| Network | Voice calls - peak* | Voice calls - off peak | Texts | Voicemail | |
| O2 | 25p/min for first 3mins/day then 5p/min after | 25p/min for first 3mins/day then 5p/min after | 10p | 10p per call | |
| Orange | 10p/min | 10p/min | 10p | 10p per minute | |
| Virgin Mobile | 3p/min to other VM | 3p/min to other VM | 3p | Free | |
| Vodafone | Anynet | 30p/min | 10p/min | 10p | Standard call rates |
| Anytime | 30p for the first 3 min then 10p/min all day | ||||
| T Mobile | Everyone | 12p/min | 12p/min | 10p | 10p/min |
| Mates Rates | 5p/min | 5p/min | 5p | ||
| Text Appeal | 20p/min | 20p/min | 3p | ||
| 3 | 10p/min | 10p/min | 10p | 10p/min | |
*price for on-net phone calls
** Sources used: Network websites
About Virgin Mobile:
Virgin Mobile is the UK’s largest mobile virtual network operator and uses T-Mobile's network. Since its launch in November 1999, Virgin Mobile has attracted more than 4 million customers.
Virgin Mobile is part of the ntl:telewest group. The group is the first to be able to offer `quadruple play’ to customers: mobile and fixed line telephony, broadband internet and television.
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 and selected WHSmiths, The Carphone Warehouse, The Link, Phones 4u, Currys.digital, Comet, Tesco, Asda, John Lewis, Argos, Woolworths, Toys R Us, Ryman, web retailer Dial-a-phone plus hundreds of independent mobile phone dealers and available via Shop Direct/Littlewoods, Grattan and Empire home shopping channels.
Virgin Mobile Pay Monthly (contract) is currently available in Virgin Mobile Stores, The Carphone Warehouse, The Link, Phones 4u, at concessions in WHSmith and from www.virginmobile.com
Virgin Mobile employs approximately 1,700 staff at three sites, Trowbridge, London and Daventry, and has an outsourced customer service centre operated by approximately 200 staff in Middlesbrough.
Virgin Mobile was voted 22nd in the Best Workplaces in the UK Financial Times survey for 2006.
Virgin Mobile is offering its customers 3p per minute Virgin to Virgin voice calls in the UK until March 31st.
