Tips for Your Virgin Mobile Cell Phone

Virgin Mobile quickly became one of the largest pre-paid phone companies in the United States. It is strange, though, that most of the thousands of people in the Virgin Mobile network do not know certain, "secrets," about the system.

1. Getting Free Minutes

If you log into your Virgin Mobile account online, you will see a menu bar on the side. About halfway down, you will see a selection that is called, "Bonuses." If you select this item, you will find two ways of earning extra minutes.

The first is a kickback that you get from referring a new customer to Virgin Mobile. You will gain 60 extra minutes as long as they type your referral number in the appropriate spot when they sign up.

The second bonus is given to you by taking surveys through your Virgin Mobile phone, or through the Virgin Mobile website. You will gain one or five minutes to complete these surveys. While this is not much, in a few hours, you can rack up a month's worth of talk time.

2. Monthly Packs Can Save Money

When you, "Top-Up," your Virgin Mobile phone with more money, you will usually be paying $0.20 a minute for talk time. You can purchase monthly pack without obligation through the Virgin Mobile website.

For $20, you receive 200 minutes at $0.10 a minute. $30 will give you 400 minutes at a low price of $0.075 a minute. The best deal comes when you pay $50 a month which will give you 1000 minutes, and a unbelievable price of only $0.05 a minute.

3. Unlimited Talk

Just like the regular monthly packs, you can also receive unlimited talk for only $79.99 for one month. If you add an extra $10 to your Virgin Mobile phone, you will also receive unlimited texting.

4. Talking To Living People at Customer Service

If you need to call customer service for any reason, you do not have to listen to, "Simone." "She," is Virgin Mobile's animated voice that walks you through all of the menu selection while advertising other areas of service. All you have to do is press, "0," when she starts talking. Keep pressing this until it asks you to type in your Virgin Mobile account phone number. Press it one more time, and you will talk to a person.