Following the discontinuation of the plan in 2018, it began to restore Android devices to its lineup. In January 2020, Virgin Mobile announced that it would shut down, and transfer its remaining customers to Boost Mobile the following month in preparation for the Sprint and T-Mobile merger.

Following Virgin Media and O2's merger in June 2021, we've moving all Virgin Mobile customers over to O2's range of plans.

A: Factory Unlocked means that the phone isn't attached to any cell phone service and can be used with any service that uses a SIM card. However - sometimes (in my experience especially in the US) you need to inform yourself wether or not the internet (3G, 4G, etc) will work with your carrier.

An unlocked smartphone is a phone that's not associated with a particular wireless carrier. One of the benefits of this is that you can switch service providers anytime you want – like when you find a plan that gives you all the bells and whistles the pricey wireless companies promise at half the price.