Virgin Mobile says prepaid Apple iPhone 5s, 5c coming Oct. 1

Prepaid wireless carrier Virgin Mobile will soon be carrying both Apples iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, with the company teasing that it will join a number of other smaller U.S. carriers in selling the devices starting Oct. 1

Virgin's home page revealed on Friday that the higher-end iPhone 5s and the mid-range iPhone 5c would be "coming soon" to its network. The company confirmed their impending arrival in a tweet from its official twitter account, pegging Oct. 1 as the arrival date for Apple's new smartphones.

When the device debuted on the United States larger carriers and around the world last week, the iPhone 5s sold out quickly, exhausting supplies within 48 hours. Some of Apple's initial stock appears to have gone to smaller regional carriers, which will launch the iPhone 5s on October 1.

The Oct. 1 arrival of the iPhone 5s and 5c marks a significant change from Virgin's timeline for the iPhone 5. That device did not arrive on Virgin Mobile USA until June of this year, several months after the device launched worldwide.

While Virgin gives no indication on pricing, the previous model retailed for $550 off contract. Virgin will likely keep comparable pricing levels for the new models.

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dougd 292 comments · 12 Years

About 11 years ago

I'm hoping Straight Talk does the same thing. It runs on Verizon's network.

tallest skil 43086 comments · 14 Years

Originally Posted by DougD

Not with the iPhone. It uses GSM+LTE for the iPhone, so AT&T’s network.

gwmac 1799 comments · 17 Years

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Originally Posted by Tallest Skil

Wrong. There are iPhones on Verizon through Straight Talk and Net 10. It also depends on your zip code.

Once you know what home network you want, here's how to determine which phones work on that network.

NET10 and Straight Talk iPhones and BlackBerrys use the Verizon network.

The Huawei W1 Windows Phone uses the AT&T network.

NET10 and Straight Talk Android phones use Sprint, AT&T or Verizon depending on model:

AT&T: Huawei Inspira, Huawei W1, LG L35G Optimus Logic, LG Optimus Extreme, LG Optimus Ultimate, Samsung S730G Galaxy Discover, Samsung Galaxy S II, ZTE Illustra, ZTE Merit
Verizon: Huawei Ascend Plus, Huawei Ascend Y, M865C, Huawei Glory, LG Optimus Dynamic L38C, LG Optimus Showtime, LG Optimus Zip L75C, Samsung Galaxy Centura, Samsung Galaxy Proclaim S720C, Samsung Galaxy S Showcase S950C, UNIMAX MAXBravo
Sprint: Samsung S735C Galaxy Discover, Samsung Galaxy Precedent, Samsung Galaxy S III, LG Optimus Black, LG Optimus Q, LG Optimus Quest, LG Optimus Net, Huawei Ascend II, Motorola Defy XT

http://www.prepaidphonenews.com/2011/12/how-to-get-tracfone-net10-or-straight.html

Originally Posted by gwmac

There are iPhones on Verizon through Straight Talk and Net 10. It also depends on your zip code. Once you know what home network you want, here's how to determine which phones work on that network.

So you can’t bring your own iPhone to Straight Talk, then. Or if you do it’s then using AT&T?

NET10 and Straight Talk iPhones and BlackBerrys use the Verizon network.

Guess they lied to me.

It all depends on your zip code. Just use a Verizon friendly zip code. Read the article in the link. You can also use an iPhone on pageplus which uses Verizon you just have to go though a few extra steps to activate it. Plenty of FAQ's that walk people through.