Internet on your phone FAQs

That really depends on you. If you plan to check your email once or twice a day the 50MB plan will probably work for you. If you're always looking for something to do on your phone, think about the 300MB plan and if you like to be always connected you may want to go for the 1GB offer. Take a look at Data Subscription rates.

Mobile browsing is measured for everyone who surfs the web via their handset - so that's both 2G and 3G customers. All Virgin Mobile customers can check their data usage via the MyAccount section of this site. For more info take a look at Mobile Browsing Usage Reports.

We measure the number of kilobytes (KB) of data you either upload or download via our network.

It's just like browsing the internet on your computer except you use your phone so the big difference is the size of the screen.

You need a 2G or 3G phone with Internet Access set up. If you have one and you can't see the Virgin Vibe logo on the screen, we've got some instructions on how to set up your internet access.

3G stands for 'Third Generation'. It's the latest in telco technology, providing the fastest data transfers.

If you've got a 3G phone, you get fast, dynamic web browsing, extra-speedy downloads and access to lots of cool content, such as full length music and video tracks. We like that.