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Free music downloads: Music to the ears of Virgin Mobile customers

01/03/2007

01.03.07: Want to download the latest music tracks for free directly to your Virgin Mobile 3G handset, from a huge range of artists such as Justin Timberlake, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Muse, The Streets and Gnarls Barkley? Virgin Mobile is giving customers with 3G handsets the opportunity to do just that from 1st March 2007 through to 28th May 2007.

Virgin Mobile’s free music download is available to new and existing customers with 3G handsets both with contract and prepay contracts. The three-month promotion allows customers with a 3G handset to download up to 25 free full track music downloads (worth £37.50) from Virgin Mobile’s full-track music catalogue on Virgin Mobile Bites.

If you wish to update your existing handset, Virgin Mobile has the latest 3G handsets, available on prepay and contract; which include the Sony Ericsson Walkman W850i and the brand new W880i, plus the K800i and K610i. These phones bring the latest in 3G technology, design and functionality.

To sign up to this fantastic free music offer or to update to the latest 3G mobile phone, call Virgin Mobile on 0845 6000 600; through the web at www.virginmobile.co.uk or via the high street including Virgin Mobile Stores and those located within Virgin Megastores, The Carphone Warehouse & other selected retailers.

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For more information, review units and photography please contact:
Eulogy! on 020 7927 9999 or:

Ben Gold: ben@eulogy.co.uk
Mark Barber:mark@eulogy.co.uk
Jonny Lockwoodjonny@eulogy.co.uk
Virgin Mobile
Simon Dornan:simon.dornan@virginmobile.com
Mobile: 07847 279666
Virgin Mobile Press Office:0845 600 6272


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 Virgin Media. 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.co.uk or on the high street at approximately 5,000 outlets including Virgin Mobile Stores and those within Virgin Megastores, The Carphone Warehouse, The link, Phones 4 U, Currys.digital, Comet, Tesco, Asda, John Lewis, Argos, Woolworths, Toys R Us, Ryman, web retailers 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 4 U and from www.virginmobile.co.uk.

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 was honoured at Management Today’s Most Admired Companies Awards 2006, being voted the best company for the Ability to Attract, Develop and Retain Top Talent.

Virgin Mobile is offering its customers 3p per minute Virgin to Virgin voice calls in the UK until March 31st 2007. For more details please go to www.virginmobile.co.uk.


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