this would greatly depend on the usage... the virginmobileusa.com website will give you the specifics to the service fees.. but suffice it to say.. for my daughter I fill up her phone with minute usage about once every (2) months. Nights & Weekends are free, text messages inbound are free, but $.10 outbound, there are net charges for downloads and ring tones (my suggestion is that you CLEARLY state the house rules on usage for the phone... say $30 a month and if it goes over, then the phone stays off until the next month) Virignmobile will retain the number for about a month before disconnecting services entirely... again.. check the website for specific details, but I greatly recommend it... p.s. it operates off the Sprint CDMA network...

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