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		maxerickson on Nov 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mobile Carrier To Sell Service for $19/mo; Android... Sprint bought Virgin out of Virgin Mobile USA a couple of years ago, so more than using Sprint, Virgin Mobile is simply a Sprint brand. The "Sprint" Sprint brand has better coverage than the Virgin Mobile Sprint brand, presumably because of roaming agreements with Verizon.

LilValleyBigEgo on Nov 8, 2011 [–]

There's that and there's also the fact that Virgin is only allowed to use iDEN towers and not CDMA towers.

maxerickson on Nov 8, 2011 | [–]

Virgin Mobile USA is CDMA.

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