Should Virgin Start Supplying The iPad/iPhone?

[StuN]

Never going to happen.
The amount that Apple are asking for the iPhone, would take up Virgin's entire handset budget

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Masque

As I said above ask Apple.

Still not a monopoly.. Virgin Media is closer to being a monopoly than Apple.

Think about that. If you want Cable TV, or digital TV and can't have Freeview or anything satellite based, you pretty much have to go to Virgin. There are only a couple of competitors, and they aren't available in 99% of the areas covered by Virgin.

If you want a smartphone, the iPhone is not the only one. Even if you want an iPhone, as Matt says, you can get it from most of the major networks.

Don't get me wrong, I am not attacking Virgin. Just pointing out that Apple is actually pretty far from being a monopoly.

[weesteev]

Would rather they invested in the new Blackberry Range and keeping stock of top end Android phones... not a lover of Apple products myself so no loss to me if Virgin never stock them. I they do then I cant see it until the iPhone 5 though.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by weesteev

Would rather they invested in the new Blackberry Range and keeping stock of top end Android phones... not a lover of Apple products myself so no loss to me if Virgin never stock them. I they do then I cant see it until the iPhone 5 though.

you mean the crapberry. I am not a lover of the crapberry and would never have one. Give me a real smart phone like the android or iphone.

[jb66]

I don't know why folk like blackberry, even the torch feels like my old motarola pda

[andrew.shearman]

I would love to see Virgin mobile selling the iphone and ipad I have a ipod touch and think apple are great so yes to Virgin selling the iphone/ipad

Andrew

[andy_m]

I have a blackberry for work and have just joined virgin mobile to buy my first ever smart phone for personal use. I cannot now understand how blackberry sell any units!

[weesteev]

Blackberry sell units because their premium phone range is excellent. The Bold in particular is superb and coupled with a Playbook makes it a great companion. If you need it for work and rely on email then theres nothing like a Blackberry.

Its horses for courses though... a Blackberry does everything I need, has great battery life, amazing camera, tethers for free 3g on the move, has all the apps I need etc.

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Originally Posted by Sirius

you mean the crapberry. I am not a lover of the crapberry and would never have one. Give me a real smart phone like the android or iphone.

No i mean the Blackberry

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by weesteev

Blackberry sell units because their premium phone range is excellent. The Bold in particular is superb and coupled with a Playbook makes it a great companion. If you need it for work and rely on email then theres nothing like a Blackberry.

Its horses for courses though... a Blackberry does everything I need, has great battery life, amazing camera, tethers for free 3g on the move, has all the apps I need etc.

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No i mean the Blackberry

And i call them crapberry

[StuN]

What people need to understand is, Virgin mobile are not a premium handset provider. They will only ever have one, maybe 2 top of the range handsets. Their focus & strategy is not aimed at that end of the market

[Lord Nikon]

I think Disney are blocking the Virgin Media / iPhone deal. Apparently not only do they have a monopoly on involving Virgins and Apples, but Apple take at least 6 months extra to produce a Snow White product with a decent sleep time.

[Ignitionnet]

I suspect that one was much funnier in your head / spoken out loud

[Lord Nikon]

Pretty much.

[XxAmazingStarxX]

Yes they would be selling the best phones then;-)