Why is it called Virgin Mobile, the cell phone company?

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Why is it called Virgin Mobile, the cell phone company?

Answer 1

Well, the company is named Virgin.  And its an English company, where cell phones are called Mobile phones.  Thus, its called Virgin Mobile...

Answer 2

are an MVNO, we operate a virtual network providing a broad range of mobile communications services to our customers over T-Mobile's network under our non-exclusive, minimum ten year term, telecommunications supply agreement with T-Mobile, signed in January 2004.

Since our inception, we have achieved a number of significant milestones. Within a year of our launch we had over 500,000 customers, and by June 2001, we had over one million customers, making us the fastest major UK mobile communications provider to have achieved that milestone to date.

We market our services and products under the Virgin Mobile brand, which benefits from the strength of the Virgin brand. We believe the Virgin brand has a broad appeal among the UK population; in 2005 Virgin was the number one most admired brand in the UK (Source: HPI Research). The Virgin Mobile brand is now a distinct and established brand in the UK. Our overall customer proposition and market positioning are based on our brand values.

We offer a broad range of mobile communications products and services, including mobile voice and non-voice services, including SMS, MMS and 3G, and entertainment services over the Virgin Mobile Bites portal including games, information and music services, and international roaming. We offer our products and services through approximately 5,000 outlets in the UK, including Virgin Mobile Stores within Virgin Megastores, The Carphone Warehouse, The Link, Dixons, Phones 4u, Curry's, Comet, Tesco, Asda, John Lewis, Argos, TOMO, Woolworths, Toys R Us and Ryman plus hundreds of independents mobile phones dealers and available via Shop Direct, Littlewoods, Grattan and Empire home shopping channels. Virgin Mobile Pay Monthly (contract) is currently available in Virgin Mobile Stores, The Carphone Warehouse, The Link, Phones 4u and at concessions in WHSmith and at www.virginmobile.com.

Today, in 2006 we have more than 4 million customers* who are attracted by our simple, honest, good value proposition – whether they choose to Pay Monthly or Pay As You Go - high standards of customer service, and our compelling brand and humorous advertising.

Virgin Mobile employs approximately 1,400 staff at three sites, Trowbridge, London and Daventry, and has an outsourced customer service centre operated by approximately 200 staff in Middlesbrough.

Virgin Mobile's customers were found to be the most-satisfied mobile consumers in the pre-pay sector for two years running in 2005 and 2004, according to the surveys by J.D. Power and Associates. Virgin Mobile is also featured in `The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For’ list 2005 and is part of the FTSE4Good Index.

Virgin Mobile started life as a joint venture between Virgin and T-Mobile. In January 2004 in connection with the settlement of various disputes involving Virgin Mobile, T-Mobile and certain Virgin Group companies, Virgin purchased from T-Mobile all of the shares that T-Mobile owned in Virgin Mobile.

In July 2004 Virgin Group sold down some of this holding in Virgin Mobile, offering 62,500,000 shares through an Initial Public Offering priced at 200p. Virgin Mobile's shares were listed on the London Stock Exchange on 26 July 2004 and subsequently included in the FTSE 250 index.

In December 2005, Virgin Mobile's board received an approach from ntl Incorporated (the holding company of ntl:Telewest) with an offer to buy the company. Discussions led to a recommended cash bid of 372p a share and on July 4th 2006 ntl Incorporated completed its acquisition of Virgin Mobile.

The completion of this deal creates the first UK company able to offer a ‘quadruple play’ to customers. This new company will be able to offer mobile and fixed line telephony, broadband internet and television, putting it in an unrivalled position in the communications industry.

*on a 90 day activity basis

Answer 3

beacuase its related to sprint

Answer 4

because it's apart of Richard Branson bussiness empire - Virgin.

It's the same make as the record shops, the airline, cruisline etc

Plus cell phones are known as mobile's in Britain, which is where the company is from