Comments on: Virgin Mobile enters iPhone fray: where’s the best deal now? http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/08/virgin_mobile_enters_iphone_fray/ tips and downloads to help you at work and play Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:40:24 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Pseudonym http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/08/virgin_mobile_enters_iphone_fray/comment-page-1/#comment-2964 Pseudonym Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:51:41 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/08/01/virgin_mobile_enters_iphone_fray.html#comment-2964 <p>@Orp - seems pretty plain to me.</p> <p>The PPP (Post-Paid Price) of the phone is $744, which you pay off 1/24th ($31) every month you are on the plan for the first 24 months.</p> <p>Leave at, say, exactly five months after you join and you'll pay $839. This is made up of $589 [the PPP less five months at $31pcm] + $250 [Premature Evacuation Fee charged if you leave before six months].</p> <p>Leave at seven months and you'd be looking at $527 (PPP less 7*$31).</p> <p>Leave at 12 months and you've already paid off half the phone, so pay only for the other half ($372).</p> <p><br /> I think Virgin's pricing is more transparent than most plans I've come across.</p> @Orp – seems pretty plain to me.

The PPP (Post-Paid Price) of the phone is $744, which you pay off 1/24th ($31) every month you are on the plan for the first 24 months.

Leave at, say, exactly five months after you join and you’ll pay $839. This is made up of $589 [the PPP less five months at $31pcm] + $250 [Premature Evacuation Fee charged if you leave before six months].

Leave at seven months and you’d be looking at $527 (PPP less 7*$31).

Leave at 12 months and you’ve already paid off half the phone, so pay only for the other half ($372).

I think Virgin’s pricing is more transparent than most plans I’ve come across.

]]> By: blot0 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/08/virgin_mobile_enters_iphone_fray/comment-page-1/#comment-2963 blot0 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:55:46 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/08/01/virgin_mobile_enters_iphone_fray.html#comment-2963 <p>i used to work for virgin and it would be exactly as it says.</p> <p>the 70$ per month are phone payments.. so 70 off the PPP each month..</p> <p>if you bail.. you pay the remaining PPP amount, if you leave in the first 6 months add 250$ to that, and a portion of you bill from your billing day till the day you canceled</p> i used to work for virgin and it would be exactly as it says.

the 70$ per month are phone payments.. so 70 off the PPP each month..

if you bail.. you pay the remaining PPP amount, if you leave in the first 6 months add 250$ to that, and a portion of you bill from your billing day till the day you canceled

]]> By: orp http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/08/virgin_mobile_enters_iphone_fray/comment-page-1/#comment-2962 orp Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:51:04 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/08/01/virgin_mobile_enters_iphone_fray.html#comment-2962 <p>Just wanted to clarify, the article says that if you end your Virgin plan early, you have to pay our the rest of the contract. The statement on the Virgin website says:</p> <p>"Leave when you like, just pay out the full balance of the PPP owing, your pro-rated minimum spend and usage for that month and a Premature Evacuation Fee of $250 if you pay out your phone within the first 6 months."</p> <p>Looks to me that you only pay the minimum spend and usage for the month that you leave (hence it is pro-rated). I'm confused - seems a bit unclear, and it's farily pivotal to the value of the plan. Anyone had any experience in this?</p> Just wanted to clarify, the article says that if you end your Virgin plan early, you have to pay our the rest of the contract. The statement on the Virgin website says:

“Leave when you like, just pay out the full balance of the PPP owing, your pro-rated minimum spend and usage for that month and a Premature Evacuation Fee of $250 if you pay out your phone within the first 6 months.”

Looks to me that you only pay the minimum spend and usage for the month that you leave (hence it is pro-rated). I’m confused – seems a bit unclear, and it’s farily pivotal to the value of the plan. Anyone had any experience in this?

]]> By: edawnedsram http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2008/08/virgin_mobile_enters_iphone_fray/comment-page-1/#comment-2961 edawnedsram Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:17:48 +0000 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/tips/2008/08/01/virgin_mobile_enters_iphone_fray.html#comment-2961 <p>Just imagine what serious competition between this lot could do, if they were to offer a simple pricing structure instead of offering, complicated expensive plans that make it difficult (make that nigh on impossible) to do direct comparisons. Ooops I wish I could stop being so naive </p> Just imagine what serious competition between this lot could do, if they were to offer a simple pricing structure instead of offering, complicated expensive plans that make it difficult (make that nigh on impossible) to do direct comparisons. Ooops I wish I could stop being so naive

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