Virgin Mobile's new TNT isn't exactly dynamite

Virgin Mobile TNT!

(Credit: Virgin Mobile)

Barely a week after Virgin Mobile launched its new Arc, the prepaid carrier is now showing the new TNT! handset on a Beta page on its Web site. Though it is billed as a "dynamite flip phone," the TNT! hardly packs an explosion. In fact, it is as basic a cell phone comes. Inside the simple design you'll find a color display, text messaging, a Web browser, and a speakerphone. The TNT! (is the exclamation point really necessary?) is made by Kyocera and is a variant of the company's Adreno S2400, though with a stripped-down feature set. It will be just $19.99 when it goes on sale in August.

[tosandrew]

Virgin Mobile needs to release better phones than this! They need to release a Multimedia phone like the LG enV(2) or a music phone like the ones T-Mobile has.

[solitare_pax]

If you need a simple phone service that doesn't cost a lot, Virgin Mobile is the way to go. Granted, I only use it for the rare emergency pizza order on the way home, but hey - it works and it cost much less than the overhyped expensive multimedia phones out there. After all, I have a life off the phone.

[orki1960a]

I just bought this phone on Thanksgiving at KMart for $9.99. I went through all the steps to activate it but virgin mobile won't complete the task. The said they couldn't help me via email since it would require troubleshooting and the phone number they gave me takes me only to Alex the robot. Even when I requested live help, Alex said I would get but he lied. Al I got were the same instructions to activate the phone. Now neither my original virgin mobile phone or the TNT is receiving service. I think I will be switching to Magic Jack if virgin mobile can't be any better help than what they are.

[raventhewicked1]

Ha,
So the phone may be cheap, and you might think the service is too.

But it adds up after a while.

Not very cheap.
They try to get every nickel and every dime from you.

Oh and, I have this phone, and money keeps disappearing from it.
There is absolutely no reason why, but it does.
It's just a few cents at a time though.

I have a messaging pack, and that's all I do is text.
I check how many messages I have left often so I'm sure that i don't run out.
I don't make any calls, get on the web, anything.

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