The Virgin Mobile USA service will be discontinued, and we are happy to announce that most of the existing Virgin Mobile customers will be transferred to our sister brand, Boost Mobile beginning in February.
Is Virgin Mobile still around?
What is Virgin Mobile now called?
Virgin Mobile USA
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Fate | Merged with Boost Mobile on February 2, 2020 |
| Successor | Boost Mobile |
| Headquarters | Kansas City, Missouri , United States |
| Number of locations | 40,000 (handset retail partners) 150,000 (Top-Up card retailers) |
Is Virgin Mobile going out of business?
Sprint announces Virgin Mobile is shutting down and all current customers will be transferred to Boost Mobile starting in February. This week Sprint announced it will close Virgin Mobile, and beginning in February customers with existing contracts will be transferred to Boost Mobile.
Who replaced Virgin Mobile?
In February 2020 Sprint will begin switching Virgin Mobile customers over to Boost Mobile plans as it prepares to retire the almost 20-year-old brand.
What has happened to Virgin Mobile?
Virgin Mobile became part of the quadplay of Virgin Media services and received a new logo in line with its parent. Virgin Media was purchased by Liberty Global in 2013, and merged with O2 in 2021. Virgin Mobile offers contract mobile packages, as well as mobile broadband services.
Is Virgin Mobile closing in Canada?
In response to COVID-19, Bell and its subsidiaries Virgin and Lucky Mobile have announced they will be closing most locations across Canada until March 31st.
What is happening to Virgin Mobile UK?
On 6 November 2019, it was announced that Virgin Mobile would end their 20-year contract with BT and EE, and would use Vodafone's network from 2021, initially for five years. In January 2021, Virgin Media launched 5G services using the Vodafone network.
Has Virgin Mobile been sold?
First announced in May 2020 and ratified by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority a year later, Virgin Media and O2 have now combined in a 50-50 deal to become one communications giant.
Is Virgin Mobile coming back?
Customers will be transferred to Boost Mobile starting in February. Sprint is pulling the plug on its prepaid service Virgin Mobile. Starting in February, customers will be transferred to another Sprint prepaid service, Boost Mobile.