I am considering switching companies to one of the lower costing prepaid phone services. So far Virgin Mobile seems to be the cheapest with a $25 a month plan that includes unlimited text and web, with 300 minutes. I don't make many calls so I don't need many minutes. But I have heard mixed reviews on their cell service - some say it's spotty service, some say it's excellent service due to Virgin Mobile using the same towers as Sprint (don't know if that is true or not). I thought I'd ask here to see if any of you have used their service and what you think of it as a whole: Calls, messages, emails, internet, everything they offer. I want to make sure I choose the right service before I buy. Thanks everyone, I appreciate the feedback in advance! :)

My dad loves it n its cheap we live in wa state no problem with it or service but once his phone kept dropping calls but it was during thier server update for like a couple hours he had this for over a year now best of luck with ur descision :)

Yeah see that's what I'm looking for is cheap lol I don't make many calls so I just need something that works good for text and gets emails. I'm glad to hear your dad likes it though! Thanks for the help!

I had VM for about 5 months at one time, and in my experience the service sucked everywhere I went (I live in Southeast LA).

That bad? See I don't know how the service is out here. I thought maybe I should get a cheap one by then and just try it for a bit before totally switching to see what I think. I just hate paying as much as I am now :o/

Out here, yeah. But that sounds like a good idea--get a cheap one and try it out. That's the good thing about VM, it's a no-contract service. If it doesn't work for you, you can always get another service and sell the VM phone (like I did).