Virgin Mobile to offer free VM and CID on all talk and text plans

**Joey_G_1975** · 02-13-2012, 08:04 PM

What do you guys think? Nice to see another carrier (bell sub) follow Koodo and not increase by $5

http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/02/13/vi...nd-text-plans/

**gfunk** · 02-13-2012, 11:37 PM

Yea saw this also, but they've taken away unlimited texting and replaced it with only 50 texts on. $5 extra if you want it unlimited, still saving $5 off if it was the old way where you had to pay caller id and vm for an extra $10 a month.

**Scaredy** · 02-14-2012, 05:34 PM

I tried to switch to this, and they told me you can't have these plans and the $30 6GB data plan, which is beyond silly.

**DogSoldiers** · 02-15-2012, 12:10 AM

Another small incremental step for us consumers! Sucks that they completely followed Koodo's latest move, I was hoping they'd leave unlimited texting on with CID and VM. In fact, I think this would have been smart of Virgin to have at least done it with their $50 plan. Although with iMessage, BBM, and apps like What's App it may not be that big of a deal these days though.

**migo** · 02-15-2012, 12:13 AM

The big deal is that they're charging for text messages at all. At least cid is no longer being charged for

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**evil-doer** · 02-15-2012, 09:45 AM

i read on another site that there will be a 5 dollar unlimited text and pics bundle. i dont see that?

is this available but not on the site (yet)?

**XxXSnake23XxX** · 02-16-2012, 09:49 AM

Dont follow the website, they always lag behind in store offers

but it is being offered ($5 text add-on)

**evil-doer** · 02-16-2012, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by XxXSnake23XxX

Dont follow the website, they always lag behind in store offers
but it is being offered ($5 text add-on)

ok im very new to virgin, about 2 weeks into signing up.. when can i change my plan? at any time?

also i have a 5 dollar discount due to me using my own phone. is this still available? because if i change my plan and thats gone theres no reason to change. would be the same price.

thanks

btw, the 5 dollar unlimited text bundle is now on the website: http://www.virginmobile.ca/en/featur...eviceType_TEXT

**EIPI** · 02-18-2012, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by evil-doer

ok im very new to virgin, about 2 weeks into signing up.. when can i change my plan? at any time?

also i have a 5 dollar discount due to me using my own phone. is this still available? because if i change my plan and thats gone theres no reason to change. would be the same price.

thanks

btw, the 5 dollar unlimited text bundle is now on the website: http://www.virginmobile.ca/en/featur...eviceType_TEXT

i Also Have the $5 Byop discount with talk and text 25 with the unlimited text option. I also Had the $10 Vm Cid Addon. I Called last night and had my text option switched to the VM/cid And Added The $5 text/mms Option, and Still Retained The Byop Discount. $5 Cheaper in The End!

**evil-doer** · 02-18-2012, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by EIPI

i Also Have the $5 Byop discount with talk and text 25 with the unlimited text option. I also Had the $10 Vm Cid Addon. I Called last night and had my text option switched to the VM/cid And Added The $5 text/mms Option, and Still Retained The Byop Discount. $5 Cheaper in The End!

thanks. i just called in and did the same thing. byop was included so its 5 bucks cheaper. nice.