Review of Virgin Mobile's Marble Phone

The Marble cell phone from Virgin Mobile is a quality buy. It can be bought at Wal-mart for under thirty dollars, but it is easily comparable to other quality cell phones. The Marble cell phone from Virgin Mobile is perfect for all members of the family, from a young teen to an elderly grandparent due to the wonderful features available. And since Virgin Mobile is everywhere that Sprint is, service is dependable.

To start with, the phone is fully customizable. Graphics can be used as wallpaper, screensavers and caller ID. Sounds, such as ringtones, alerts and other miscellaneous sound effects, can also be downloaded. A ringtone can be set to play when a particular person calls. Or the phone can be programmed by contact groups so that when a person from a set group calls a particular ringtone will play.

There is many dialing features programmed into the phone. There is voice dialing in which you say "dial" and a name. There is the frequently called list which places the ten most called numbers at the forefront of the contacts list. There is also speed dial.

When someone calls a Virgin Mobile Marble cell phone, they receive a nice treat. A song excerpt will play for them instead of the ordinary ringing sound. I was told that the song can be picked by the account holder, but so far, I have not found out how. Perhaps it is possible to do this from the Virgin Mobile website.

The phone is web capable, allowing the user to keep in touch with email accounts and read blogs or news articles. Other items that can be read off the web from the phone is jokes, horoscopes and weather. The phone has a built in feed reader, so it is possible to program exactly what feeds you receive. However, Virgin Mobile has pre-programmed a few feeds for you, most of which can be removed.

The Marble phone comes pre-programmed with two games, Race 21 and Brick Attack. Race 21 is a card game that is very similar to Blackjack. Brick Attack is a basic brick breaking game, which is very popular in pc gaming. Both games are of decent quality and has music introductions. The speakerphone feature also works to play the in-game sounds louder.