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You knew this day would come, Virgin Mobile fans, and now the highly sought after iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c are available for purchase at Virgin Mobile. Better yet, you’re in for a rather nice discount, as Sprint’s prepaid subsidiary is selling each of the phones outright for $100 less than you’d pay elsewhere. This puts the 16GB iPhone 5s at $550 and the 16GB iPhone 5c at $450. Each of these phones should be available for purchase either online or in a retail setting, but if you want to score an iPhone with larger storage (either 32GB or 64GB), you’ll need to direct your browser to Virgin’s website. With its surprisingly low pricing, perhaps Virgin Mobile is retraining its brain as well.

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Via: Apple Insider

Source: Virgin Mobile (1), (2)

While we’ve already spent precious quality time with the HTC Desire 601, we still weren’t sure where exactly this mid-range smartphone would be available. Well, if this FCC listing is any indication, it could be arriving stateside some time soon, and with Sprint’s LTE bands in tow. The documents show a HTC handset with the 601’s “Zara” codename in the build number (as seen above) as well as support for LTE band 25, which seemingly points it in the Now Network’s direction. This also lends credence to an @evleaks tweet posted two weeks ago that claimed the Desire 601 was headed to Virgin Mobile, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sprint. Other tidbits revealed from the FCC filing include Android 4.2.2 as the firmware and features such as WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC, most of which we already knew. Alas, we don’t yet know the pricing and availability of the device, but we’re guessing it’ll show up any day now. In the meantime, treat yourselves to our in-depth hands-on to see if it’s worth the wait.

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Via: Phone Arena

Source: FCC

If you didn’t get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we’ve opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought a free TV streaming service for Bell subscribers, the arrival of NFL Mobile to BlackBerry 10 and little bit of Windows Phone love from General Motors. These stories and more await. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that’s happening in the mobile world for this week of August 19th, 2013.

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The LG Optimus F3 doesn’t make much sense on Sprint, where a preference for contract pricing leaves the F3 competing with more advanced devices. It’s a good thing that the 4-inch Android phone has launched on Sprint’s contract-free Virgin Mobile brand, then. The smaller carrier’s version offers everything we’ve seen before, including LTE, but costs just $180 up front — a big discount over both the $250 Sprint variant and most 4G phones at Virgin. Combined with cheaper plans, Virgin’s Optimus F3 should be a much better deal for those who want LTE on the cheap.

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Source: Virgin Mobile

Contract-averse consumers itching for an iPhone 5 fix and wary of T-Mobile’s brave new ways can now look to Virgin Mobile. The prepaid carrier has just announced plans to bring Apple’s aluminum-bodied smartphone to its lineup starting next Friday, June 28th. The iOS device will be paired with Virgin’s Beyond Talk plans, netting subs unlimited data (3G / 4G LTE) and messaging for $35 per month on the base tier. Only the 16GB model will be sold online and in-store for $550, so if you’re in the market for larger storage, you’ll have to head to the carrier’s site where the 32GB and 64GB units — priced at $650 and $750, respectively — will be available. If you’re tempted to go all in and plunk down the cash, just keep in mind, there’s another better, potentially bigger and definitely ‘S’-ier iPhone waiting just around the corner.

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