pHere’s a funny story! Some time ago, a class=”autolink” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged #virginmobile” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged #virginmobile” href=”http://gizmodo.com/tag/virginmobile/”Virgin Mobile/a snatched up a little wireless company called Helio, with hopes of using it to start a postpaid (on contract) cell service to complement its prepaid business. Then, Sprint, one of the largest postpaid carriers in the country, embought Virgin Mobile,/em effectively rendering Helio (subsumed into Virgin) pointless. And now, according to Virgin, Helio has an execution date: May 25th. Official statement, as passed to a href=”http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/03/01/virgin-mobile-usa-to-kill-their-postpaid-service-on-may-25th/”Crunchgear/a: /p
blockquotepNo customer will be automatically migrated to Sprint’s postpaid service. However, Sprint has created a special offer for our customers./p
pCurrent postpaid customers are being given $50 towards the purchase of a Sprint postpaid handset with a new two-year agreement. This credit is in addition to any applicable rebates that may apply. Postpaid customers moving from Virgin Mobile to Sprint will also receive $150 off of handsets as part of Sprint’s standing new customer offer. Activation fees will also be waived./p/blockquotebr clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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