Virgin Mobile £10 cable deal

coyle06 · 18-10-2007, 13:08

Hi Guys,

Just thought id mention that the Virgin Mobile deal of 300 texts and 300 anytime any network minutes for £10 a month is simply fantastic.

Im sure anyone that is a Virgin Media customer like myself will have snapped up two of these sim cards.

How can Virgin Mobile be making any money on this deal? Last month I used about 200 of my minutes calling my mate who is on the Orange network. This should be costing about 35p per minute but with this deal I am only down £10 at the end of the month.

A great deal, Thank You Virgin Mobile.

lee18xx · 18-10-2007, 15:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by coyle06

Hi Guys,

Just thought id mention that the Virgin Mobile deal of 300 texts and 300 anytime any network minutes for £10 a month is simply fantastic.

Im sure anyone that is a Virgin Media customer like myself will have snapped up two of these sim cards.

How can Virgin Mobile be making any money on this deal? Last month I used about 200 of my minutes calling my mate who is on the Orange network. This should be costing about 35p per minute but with this deal I am only down £10 at the end of the month.

A great deal, Thank You Virgin Mobile.

It doesn't cost Virgin anywhere near 35p per minute to connect your call to an Orange number. It will be somewhere in the region of <1p.

This is how all mobile networks make their money. The true cost of sending a text message is practically nothing!

Therefore, in reality, Virgin are probably making a packet on these deals. They're not even giving you a handset, so even more so!

18-10-2007, 17:23

But you have to suffer Virgins crappy and very expensive tv service.

lee18xx · 18-10-2007, 18:59

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Originally Posted by ryanwilliams479

But you have to suffer Virgins crappy and very expensive tv service.

And you're on Sky?

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Steve_runner · 18-10-2007, 19:34

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Originally Posted by ryanwilliams479

But you have to suffer Virgins crappy and very expensive tv service.

No you don't. You can them if you just have Virgin Broadband.

18-10-2007, 20:01

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Originally Posted by lee18xx

And you're on Sky?

Pot. Kettle. Black.

Yes I'm with sky cos I had nothing but problems with Virgin. I gave them chance after the chance to sort things out but everything went from bad to worse and their prices kept going up so I ditched them now I get sky with sky sports, broadband and free UK calls for £35 a month.

18-10-2007, 13:08	#1
coyle06 Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 1,079	Virgin Mobile £10 cable deal Hi Guys, Just thought id mention that the Virgin Mobile deal of 300 texts and 300 anytime any network minutes for £10 a month is simply fantastic. Im sure anyone that is a Virgin Media customer like myself will have snapped up two of these sim cards. How can Virgin Mobile be making any money on this deal? Last month I used about 200 of my minutes calling my mate who is on the Orange network. This should be costing about 35p per minute but with this deal I am only down £10 at the end of the month. A great deal, Thank You Virgin Mobile.

18-10-2007, 15:59	#2
lee18xx Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,794	Quote: Originally Posted by coyle06 Hi Guys, Just thought id mention that the Virgin Mobile deal of 300 texts and 300 anytime any network minutes for £10 a month is simply fantastic. Im sure anyone that is a Virgin Media customer like myself will have snapped up two of these sim cards. How can Virgin Mobile be making any money on this deal? Last month I used about 200 of my minutes calling my mate who is on the Orange network. This should be costing about 35p per minute but with this deal I am only down £10 at the end of the month. A great deal, Thank You Virgin Mobile. It doesn't cost Virgin anywhere near 35p per minute to connect your call to an Orange number. It will be somewhere in the region of <1p. This is how all mobile networks make their money. The true cost of sending a text message is practically nothing! Therefore, in reality, Virgin are probably making a packet on these deals. They're not even giving you a handset, so even more so!

18-10-2007, 17:23	#3
RYPW Posts: n/a	But you have to suffer Virgins crappy and very expensive tv service.

18-10-2007, 18:59	#4
lee18xx Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,794	Quote: Originally Posted by ryanwilliams479 But you have to suffer Virgins crappy and very expensive tv service. And you're on Sky? Pot. Kettle. Black.

18-10-2007, 19:34	#5
Steve_runner Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Peterborough Posts: 526	Quote: Originally Posted by ryanwilliams479 But you have to suffer Virgins crappy and very expensive tv service. No you don't. You can them if you just have Virgin Broadband.

18-10-2007, 20:01	#6
RYPW Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by lee18xx And you're on Sky? Pot. Kettle. Black. Yes I'm with sky cos I had nothing but problems with Virgin. I gave them chance after the chance to sort things out but everything went from bad to worse and their prices kept going up so I ditched them now I get sky with sky sports, broadband and free UK calls for £35 a month.

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