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Virgin Mobile Launches Its First 3G Phone

Sep 10, 2008, 10:48 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Today Virgin Mobile USA announced that it is launching the Shuttle, made by PCD. The Shuttle is the first device offered by Virgin Mobile to take advantage of 3G data speeds. It will be added to the roster of phones that can use Helio's services, such as Buddy Beacon. The Shuttle is a slider and comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture, music playback, stereo Bluetooth and support for microSD cards. The Shuttle will be available at Best Buy starting on September 28.

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chocolateman85006

Oct 4, 2008, 4:27 PM

Long overdue!

It's about time that Virgin Mobile USA actually started getting phones with features on them, don't you agree?

Slammer

Sep 11, 2008, 1:22 PM

Does anyone know....

who the woman is on the screen of this phone and if she's available?

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