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AndyCambs · 23-12-2006, 07:48

To be honest, I found the Lobster 575 a very basic phone - after all, with a phone tariff of only Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10 per month for 300+300, you can't expect a top of the range phone. Compared to the Sony Ericsson T610 which I was using on Orange - there's no bluetooth, no IR, and the battery life is not as good - it also has the "cheap quality" feel about it.
I had my Orange phone unlocked, and only used the Lobster in the short time between getting the Virgin account, and having the Orange phone unlocked, and number ported.
You can buy another phone - my understanding that it would be the PAYG costs on the website, which is fair enough.

My advice, if you have another phone, or someone else has another phone they are not using, then you might be better off with that and getting it unlocked.

23-12-2006, 07:48	#2
AndyCambs cf.mega poster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Services: Virgin Media XL Broadband XL Virgin Mobile V+ installed! and a happy Virgin Media customer Posts: 2,560	Re: Lobster 575 USB Data Cables To be honest, I found the Lobster 575 a very basic phone - after all, with a phone tariff of only Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£10 per month for 300+300, you can't expect a top of the range phone. Compared to the Sony Ericsson T610 which I was using on Orange - there's no bluetooth, no IR, and the battery life is not as good - it also has the "cheap quality" feel about it. I had my Orange phone unlocked, and only used the Lobster in the short time between getting the Virgin account, and having the Orange phone unlocked, and number ported. You can buy another phone - my understanding that it would be the PAYG costs on the website, which is fair enough. My advice, if you have another phone, or someone else has another phone they are not using, then you might be better off with that and getting it unlocked.