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Sony Xperia S Phone Free on a Virgin $29/Month Plan With 3 Months Free Access Fee

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Sony Xperia S Phone Free on a Virgin $29/Month Plan With 3 Months Free Access Fee
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Pjfkingdom1 on 06/08/2012 - 11:20 virginmobile.com.au (528 clicks)
Last edited 06/08/2012 - 11:27

Get the Sony Xperia S Phone for Free on a Virgin $29/month plan, plus you get the first 3 months access fee waived if you purchase online.

You get $450 worth of calls per month (including overseas calls) and 250MB of data per month on a 24 months contract.

This is an excellent phone that is on par with the SGS3 and One X. The phone was released not too long ago so this is a real bargain.

Network 2G or 3G? 3G
Band 850/900/1900/2100

Design Size 128 x 64 x 11 mm
Weight 144g
Style Touchscreen

Display Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen Size 4.3" HD Reality display with mobile BRAVIA Engine
Touch Yes

Camera Video 1080p HD
Pixels 12MP
Features Scratch resistant; Aperture f/2.4, Exmor R™ for mobile image sensor, front-facing 720p HD camera, 2D and 3D Sweep Panorama™, LED flash, 16x digital zoom

Sounds & Entertainment Playable File Types Audio: AMR-NB, AAC, AAC+, EAAC+, MPEG4, MP3, AMR-WB, General MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, Line
Video: MPEG-4, H.264 baseline profile, H.263, Xvid Codec, MKV
Games Yes
Music Player Yes
Radio Yes

Messaging MMS Yes
SMS Yes
Email Yes, POP3, IMAP4, EAS

Connectivity Bluetooth Yes
WI-FI Connectivity Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
USB Connectivity Yes, microUSB

Memory Internal Memory 32GB
Card Slot No
Phonebook Practically unlimited

Performance Talktime 360 minutes
Stand By Time 400 hours
Battery Type Embedded Battery 1750 mAh typical 1700 mAh minimum

Additional Features Additional Features Android 2.3 Upgradable to 4.0
1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon (alot more powerful then Tegra's equivalent, on par with their quad cores)
3.5mm Audio Jack
Playstation Certified
HDMI and DLNA

What's in the box Whats in the Box Sony Xperia S
2 x NFC SmartTags
850mA AC charger
Stereo In-Ear PHF
USB Charging Cable

Mobile Sony Android

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closed Comments

  • jcsantos on 06/08/2012 - 11:54
    -1

    Im eyeing for this one, the only hiccup is there is no card slot for expansion

    • jfkingdom1 on 06/08/2012 - 12:04
      +2

      It comes with 32GB which is plenty.

    • lostn on 06/08/2012 - 13:59
      +2

      Doesn't bother iPhone users. I'm sure you'll be able to work around it.

  • uccoffee on 06/08/2012 - 11:56

    So sad, just got same plan with arc s

  • zelda707 on 06/08/2012 - 11:59

    great deal! Probably because there's rumours of an updated model….

    http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/sony-xperia-sl-surfaces-fas…

    • jcsantos on 06/08/2012 - 12:03
      +1

      yup this is still a great deal it's 1.5 dual core and 12mp camera

      • ESEMCE on 06/08/2012 - 12:12

        and 1Gb RAM
        But overall it was a better deal last month with the 2Gb of extra data.
        I was pushing my wife to get this, but she didn't like the sharp edges

  • japik on 06/08/2012 - 12:41

    Phone is good, but find it a bit narrow as screen is 16x9. I prefer galaxy s2 shape more as screen is 16x10 ratio and feels wider in potrait. Also the lcd is really superb to watch hd videos on youtube but has a problem, if you slightly put it on an angle then it look's washed out.

  • Stellarg on 06/08/2012 - 13:02

    I am currently on 'Easy Cap 19' plan from Virgin Mobile which I got in Jan-2011 (its 24months contract).
    Got 'Samsung Wave ($0 handset repayment) – Plan credit $50
    Is it possible to get 2nd handset when I am still under contract for the 1st one? Hows does that work out with Virgin Mobile? VirginMobile Rep (@ TopRyde) told me I can still get the new one.

    • jcsantos on 06/08/2012 - 14:09

      call the virgin loyalty team check if you can waive the payout price, when I called them they are offering a 6 month half the price for this unit

      • simprosimple on 06/08/2012 - 19:52
        +1

        6 month half the price? isn't it = 3 Months Free Access Fee?

  • Stellarg on 06/08/2012 - 13:03

    BTW….what is best outright price of this Sony Xperia S?

  • bought on 06/08/2012 - 13:27
    -1

    Crazy John's has been doing it for $25 per month for a while. Although the cap credit included is not as much as Virgin. It has $200 value for talk and text, but comes with 400MB of data allowance.

    http://www.crazyjohns.com.au/sony-xperia-s-black/view-handse…

    • jfkingdom1 on 06/08/2012 - 13:45

      With Crazyjohns you have pay $4 a month for the phone which works out $29/month but getting $200 of calls. Virgin is much better deal, with $450 worth of calls per month, plus you are getting first 3 months free = $87.

      • simprosimple on 06/08/2012 - 14:01

        Crazyjohns with $50 giftcard, not as good as monthly fees waived

      • bought on 06/08/2012 - 14:01

        that's right. missed the $4 bit…

  • aiyoyo on 06/08/2012 - 13:45

    thinkofus sell it for $399+$20 delivery fee.

    • samehada on 08/08/2012 - 15:07

      do you know that Allphones is selling this phone for $395, Australian stock with Australian warranty?

  • simprosimple on 06/08/2012 - 13:58

    Vodafone got it for Free on $29/month plan with 2 Months Free Access Fee (+ 10% off/month with existing plans on family)
    = ($29x0.9)x22
    = $574.2

    Virgin got it for Free on $29/month plan with 3 Months Free Access Fee (+ $35 credit with existing plans on family)
    = $29x21-$35
    = $574

    • 20 cents difference… I prefer Vodafone because lots of my friends and family use Vodafone & 3, which are FREE to call all the time

    Vodafone: $180 credit + 200mb data + infinite Vodafone & 3
    Virgin: $450 credit + 250mb data + infinite Virgin

    • lostn on 06/08/2012 - 14:04

      Does Virgin have their own network or use someone else's? Vodafail's coverage is bad.

    • jcsantos on 06/08/2012 - 14:11

      Virgin got's 2.5 gb if purchase online

      • simprosimple on 06/08/2012 - 14:49

        no ! 250mb only

      • Steptoe on 06/08/2012 - 17:49

        Link?

      • simprosimple on 06/08/2012 - 19:49

        the 2Gb extra data deal is last month only

    • arikkim on 06/08/2012 - 19:39

      heads up. the 10% discount ONLY applies if you ADD a NEW contract to your existing account. discount doesn't apply if you want to renew an old contract, even if your contract has expired.

  • lostn on 06/08/2012 - 14:02
    -1

    You get $450 worth of calls per month

    I don't quite understand. $450 is how much the phone is worth alone. So if you're getting $450 of calls every month for 24 months, that's $10,800 + $450 (phone cost) and all you're paying is $609. Isn't that a net loss of $10,641 per customer? How does Virgin stay in business?

    Or are they just inflating the nominal price of phone calls when you're on a cap plan to make it sound like more value than it is?

    • dcep on 06/08/2012 - 14:44

      WOw!!! what makes you think that you used $450 worth of call, equals to the cost of mobile provider is going to pay out?

      Just imagine this for example, their fixed cost on initial investment $5mil, and running cost for renting optus network, stores expenses/free mobiles/staff wages = $1mil per month.

      Then imagine they got 200,000 customers on $29 cap plan (doesn't matter if they use the whole $450 worth of calls or not).
      200,000 x $29 = $5.8mil revenue per month.

      So, go figure.

      • lostn on 07/08/2012 - 01:35
        +1

        That's my point. So why call it $450 worth of calls when it's an arbitrary number? They could make it so you get $10,000 worth of calls but each second costs a dollar.

        They can make that number whatever they want it to be as long as they adjust the rates accordingly.

    • calcium on 06/08/2012 - 15:40

      Their call rates are pretty high though.

      99c/min (billed per min) + 40c call connection
      SMS Virgin to Virgin 28c (per text up to 160 characters)
      SMS 45c (per text up to 160 characters)

      • jcsantos on 06/08/2012 - 15:51
        +1

        Virgin to Virgin SMS is free
        Virgin to Another network is 28c

    • mightyfes on 06/08/2012 - 16:48

      they sell $450 credit for around $19 (I think) and it costs them much less. So for 24 months without a phone it costs a customer $456.

      With this phone deal they charge $29 a month it costs one $696. So they are essentially selling the mobile for $240 if you commit to them for 2 years. They aren't really making a loss either way. The $450 credit does not have the same amount of real world value, at best it's only worth $19

  • somethingguy on 06/08/2012 - 17:58

    Up until a couple of days ago this phone was 'free' with 2.25gb of data instead of 3 months free access fee. So depending on your usage, this deal may be better or fair worse. I would personally prefer the extra data > the 3 months free. I was informed that there is a good chance that this will be back.

  • grizz_li on 07/08/2012 - 09:49
    +1

    I was thinking about getting this phone as my iPhone 4 just finished contract.

    • jfkingdom1 on 07/08/2012 - 12:20
      +2

      I say go for it. It's a great phone you wont be disappointed. You will not be able to get this cheaper anywhere at the moment.

  • aiyoyo on 08/08/2012 - 15:09

    Allphones sell it for $395 instore if you can find instore…Most of the Allphones store out of the stock now..Try JBHIFI to price match it…

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