Apple's iPhone 5 headed to Virgin Mobile USA next week for $550 off-contract

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUd6ZPgmsaTbZ7r0TmzlP2GTmya2RKDANhzivDcpDHRgcJB5-Gm28lX_X8xIWl4gLQI9aUqosJJa6wWu4piJOBsMRG03zcnB1EzkNIZSP_nxp_TrZ05DXFGpseUSNHNLcflBSBKPz2AU/s1600/virgin-130621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTUd6ZPgmsaTbZ7r0TmzlP2GTmya2RKDANhzivDcpDHRgcJB5-Gm28lX_X8xIWl4gLQI9aUqosJJa6wWu4piJOBsMRG03zcnB1EzkNIZSP_nxp_TrZ05DXFGpseUSNHNLcflBSBKPz2AU/s1600/virgin-130621.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br />Virgin Mobile will be the next U.S. carrier to receive Apple's iPhone 5 next Friday, when the base-level 16-gigabyte model will become available for $549.99 without a service contract.</b><br /><br />When it launches on June 28, the iPhone 5 will be compatible with the carrier's "Beyond Talk" plans, which can be purchased for as little as $30 per month. The 32-gigabyte iPhone 5 will be available for $649.99, while the high-end 64-gigabyte capacity will be $749.99.<br /><br />A Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk plan includes 2.5 gigabytes per month of full-speed data at 3G and 4G speeds. Data is throttled after users reach the maximum monthly limit.<br /><br />The plan is available for $35 per month with 300 anytime minutes, but Virgin offers customers a $5-per-month plan discount if they sign up for automatic monthly payments with a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account. That means Virgin Mobile subscribers can obtain a new plan with unlimited messaging and data for $30 per month.<br /><br />A jump to 1,200 anytime minutes is $45 per month, while unlimited calling runs $55 per month. Both are also qualified for the $5-per-month discount, bringing their prices down to $40 and $50, respectively.<br /><br />Virgin Mobile began offering a 15 percent discount on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S handsets a month ago. The company first started sales of Apple's iPhone a year ago, in June of 2012.

Apple Apple's iPhone 5 headed to Virgin Mobile USA next week for $550 off-contract

Virgin Mobile will be the next U.S. carrier to receive Apple's iPhone 5 next Friday, when the base-level 16-gigabyte model will become a...

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