New Ocean 2, First non contract 3G from Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile USA has announced the first 3G handset in its 2009 line-up, the long-awaited Helio Ocean 2 . A sleek, soft-edge dual slider, the new Ocean 2 boasts slimmer lines and a larger screen than its predecessor. With easy access to popular messaging and social networks and sites, the Ocean 2 by Virgin Mobile will be on sale for $149 at www.virginmobileusa.com beginning February 12, 2009. 
The handset will also be available at select retailers. The Helio Ocean 2 is produced exclusively for Virgin Mobile USA by Personal Communications Devices, LLC (PCD).
Virgin Mobile USA is also taking this opportunity to introduce two new benefits to its contract voice plans that align with the carrier’s no annual contract offerings:
- Beginning February 12, all contract customers will have Unlimited Nights & Weekend calling starting at 7 PM, which is two hours earlier than many other carriers. Virgin Mobile USA no annual contract customers already enjoy 7 PM Nights & Weekends.
- In addition, Virgin Mobile is eliminating the $5 charge for unlimited mobile to mobile calling.
"The original Ocean was one of the first high-end, 3G mobile phones that consumers could afford. With the sequel, we are expanding Virgin Mobile USA’s offerings to include contract plans and delivering a fully connected device packed with everything you could ask for," said Jonathan Marchbank, Chief Operations Officer, Virgin Mobile USA. "The Ocean 2 is a powerful combination of voice, features and data at a great price."
Virgin Mobile USA’s contract voice and data plans offer some of the best value in the industry, and are customized for consumers who want a top-notch mobile experience without breaking the bank. Contract customers can chose from three different monthly voice plans that best suit their needs:
- $65 per month includes 500 daytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited mobile to mobile calling, unlimited messaging and unlimited data usage
- $85 monthly plan includes 1000 daytime minutes, unlimited nights and weekends, unlimited mobile to mobile calling, unlimited messaging and unlimited data
- For $99, unlimited voice, messaging and data
The Best of What’s New: How the Ocean 2 Stacks Up Against the Ocean The Helio Ocean 2 is a sleek dual-slider QWERTY handset with an impressive list of upgraded features:
- A larger landscape mode 2.6" QVGA screen designed to deliver an enhanced mobile browsing experience at 3G speed.
- One-click access to the new Connect social networking dashboard solution.
- The Ultimate Inbox instant messaging suite has expanded to include Google TalkTM.
- The Media Player now provides background mode playback allowing the user to multi-task while listening to music.
- Mail for Microsoft Exchange(R) is included in data plans, eliminating the premium monthly fee.
- The HTML browser now allows members to quickly text or email a URL, and has tabs to surf multiple web pages with ease.
- File Viewer now allows for the editing of Microsoft(R) Works, Excel and PowerPoint files right from the device.
- A new optical sensor directional/navigational pad provides analog scroll input capability.
- The new keyboard offers an improved typing experience with a new enlarged, rubberized keypad.
- The 2MP camera with video recording includes "night shot" and location tagging.
- Memory upgraded to include a 512MB external MicroSD card.
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