Top Ten Facts

At Virgin Mobile, we do our very best to give people what they want. We concentrate on finding fresh ways to make our service better than everyone else's: more value, more honesty, more help, more fun.

Here are ten facts you might or might not already know about us.

1. Virgin Mobile is the UK’s most successful virtual network operator

Virgin Mobile is now established as the most successful virtual network operator in the UK, using T-Mobile's network.

2. More than 4 million customers

Since its launch in November 1999 Virgin Mobile has attracted more than 4 million customers (on a 90 day activity basis).

3. Virgin Mobile is one of the best places to work in the UK

Virgin Mobile was ranked 22nd in the Financial Times Top 50 Best Workplaces list, and was 72nd overall in 'The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to work for 2005'.

4. No hidden costs

With Virgin Mobile there's no peak rates, no hidden charges, and voicemail retrieval is free in the UK. What you see is what you get with Virgin Mobile.

5. Red is for rewards

Earn up to £100 off your next phone. Virgin Mobile makes it easy – for every £100 you spend on calls and messages we'll give you £10 off a new phone. That is up to a maximum of £100 on any new phone in our range.

6. Our bundles last longer

We've bundled together mixes of minutes, texts and picture messages. There are no daily limits or time of day restrictions and unused airtime can be carried over for another month if you buy another bundle.

7. Boredom sucks, Virgin Mobile Bites

This is why Virgin Mobile has come up with 'bite-sized boredom-busters' available on your mobile. Virgin Mobile Bites entertains our customers by offering exclusive content, including celebrity gossip, music news and reviews and quizzes to keep boredom at bay.

8. Pay any way you like

Virgin Mobile offers customers a range of flexible ways to pay, including Pay Monthly and Pay as You Go, and double value contracts when you buy direct from Virgin Mobile.

9. Enjoy great text

It costs just 3p to text another Virgin Mobile customer in the UK.

10. Great value roaming tariffs

Virgin Mobile makes roaming simple, offering good value, no-nonsense flat rate international charges, for both pre-pay and pay monthly customers.