Virgin Mobile Wildcard Review
FeaturesLet's look at some of these features.
Bluetooth CapabilityLet's get this simple feature out of the way. If you want or need to use this phone with a USB headset, you can. It comes in handy when you don't want to hold on to the phone.
But seriously, it's a good feature. Dual LCD ScreensThe Wildcard has dual screens, a smaller external screen when using as a normal phone, and a larger internal screen for using when textings,IM'ing etc. The external screen measures 128 x 128 and the internal screen is 128 x 160.This is a necessary convenience due to the way it's made, but it's a shame really that the design require you to waste the use of one of the screens. For example, when surfing, if you had that extra little bit of extra screen real estate that screen would have measured 128 x 288 which would have provided a much nicer experience. Perhaps the large screen which could have been partially hidden as in those "Slider" style phones and the keyboard could have flipped out of the way. But then it wouldn't be a Wildcard! Still, the dual screens are handy. QWERTY KeyboardThe QWERTY keyboard is really the main physical feature of the phone. Text messages cost less under Virgin Mobile plans than most other prepaid provides. The keyboard itself does look fairly sturdy and looks to be able to withstand the force of those tapping fingers. You can add freely add captions or comments to you picture messages which does add to the fun quite a bit.1.3 Megapixel CameraThe Wildcard has a 1.3 megapixel camera which is good for relatively high quality shots for emailing and displaying on someone's laptop. You can probably make a not too bad wallet size or even 3 x 5 print.Virgin Mobile Wildcard SkinsThere are two official versions so far of the Wildcard. The black one pictured above and theVirgin Festival Special Edition Shown here. They were available until July 31st this year (2008). Along with the neat look, you also got a credit for 50 eMusic downloads, which is incredibly ironic since you can't even play those songs on your Wildcard.
Staying ConnectedBecause you can stay connected so many different ways using your Virgin Mobile Wildcard, it's probably useful to list them all in one place here.CallingDuh.Text Messaging and Picture MessagingDuh, as well. You can send SMS Text messages and picture messagesWebVirgin Mobile's web plans are pretty good and they don't restrict you to just their chosen websites. You can also check your web-based email or you can . . .Directly receive Mobile EmailReceive AOLMail,AIMMail and YahooMail directly on your Virgin Mobile Wildcard.IMYou can do instant messaging by way of AIM or Yahoo Messenger. And finally, if that's not enough, you can . . .Spend your time on Facebook!Yes! You can spend even more of your time on Facebook (get an unlimited plan) just like you do at home. Seriously, the site can be addictive.What's not to like?Not much. As long as you don't need a mp3 music player, either because you don't need another one or don't need one period, this Virgin Mobile Wildcard is a great prepaid cell phone at a not outrageous price.Thanks for reading this Virgin Mobile review. Already have a Virgin Mobile WildcardTell us about it!Your Virgin Mobile Wildcard ReviewTell us about your experience with this phone! What Other Visitors Have SaidClick below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...
Great phone and pay-as-you-go service plan!
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is a very nice new dual screen phone from Kyocera which features a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth capability, a full qwerty keyboard for text messaging, mobile IM, email and web. Of course, to do all these things you'll have to get the right 
A USB headset, while handy as a handsfree device really comes into its own as a replacement for a . . . telephone cord. Right, so you can talk on the phone while fiddling with the buttons and controls of the handset just like you could in the old days when the buttons where on the body of the phone and you held the earpiece!
