Latest reviews about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

like2write says "drives me crazy" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

like2write — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:39:22 GMT

I am always purchasing more minutes - cash cow....

ThereseS says "This phone is around $20 and has lasted me for 2 years." about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

ThereseS — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:25:37 GMT

I have bought many expensive phones over the years and by far the Oyster is the best. Clear and picks up signals where Verizon can't....

BlowoutBargains says "Okay, But Stopped Working Under Normal Use!!!!!" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

BlowoutBargains — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:36:40 GMT

This was a Kroycera Oyster Phone, it was under the Virgin Moblie Network, it was of clamshell design colored pearled. The phone working for a couple of months between six and ten months however it stopped working all of a sudden. I just had it in my pocket and was painting a poster on the floor like I had done many times before. And the screen didn't want to display, the numbers would turn on. Charged it to make sure it wasn't the battery however it never work, had to buy new phone. Before it stopped working it was a great phone for first time users. It had voice calling, texting, internet access, gaming options, and although a camera was not installed on the phone it did have picture messaging, and has no bluetooth installed. It was kind of bulky because it didn't have a slim design the battery life was go it last for a day or two under normal use. It had kind of general default designs included but had the option for download. Overall great phone for first time users, but did stop working...

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rocha344 says "not too cute,makes good calls, & does everything the more $ do!" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

rocha344 — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:08:15 GMT

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oneforthemoney says "Nice size, short battery life, died after 2.5 years" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

oneforthemoney — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:38:04 GMT

I had the Oystr cell phone from Virgin Mobile until it dies on me. While I generally liked the size and features on it, I felt that the battery died pretty quick on it. I had to recharge it every 3 or 4 days, and it was even turned off from 9-5. The phone also stopped working after I'd had it about 2.5 years. It was a cheap phone (and is even cheaper now), so I would still recommend it from that aspect, though the newer ones I feel have a longer battery life....

CloudNine says "Disposable" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

CloudNine — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:58:06 GMT

My husband used this phone for a year, and was pleased with it's performance. He got it because it was $20, and he wanted a flip phone.

We replaced it once early on because the battery failed, we had replaced the battery, but the phone wouldn't hold a charge. No idea why, as Radio Shack was pretty un-helpful with this situation. They basically said "we did what we're willing to do. Buy a new phone"

Ok. so we went to K-mart and got a new Oystr. He liked it, and we were hoping we'd just gotten a lemon the first time. We thought we had, but here we are 8 months later, replacing it again. This time it's the microphone. Sounds like he's wrapped the phone in a towel. I tried cleaning it, but I'm over it now.

Now I know it's a twenty dollar phone. That explains the cheap menus and the lack of features. It has no camera and can't recieve picture messages. It's a bare bones phone, but it can also text. although I can't imagine how he put up with that txt interface. Blech!

Bottom Line: It's worth twenty......

aliciamoesha says "The Oyster was good if you dont call people that often" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

aliciamoesha — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:31:26 GMT

The Oyster was a good phone. It was a little slow but that was ok if you didn't call people that often. It had a fun game already on it. I loved playing it (Race 21). I would continue to use it but I needed a plan with more minutes at a lower price. Pre paid can get expense....

brighteyes74 says "they have terrible reception" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

brighteyes74 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:26:23 GMT

I am reviewing the virgin mobile phone. the white flip phone. Each of my children had until recently i let them deactivate and bought them verizon phones. they always had terrible reception and half the time i could never get a hold of them. i think those phones are fine for younger kids but other than that they work like shit.

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Dreamr says "Virgin Mobile Oyster Cell phone is a great way to go prepaid" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

Dreamr — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:23:37 GMT

I recomend ANY Virgin Mobile phone prepaid for great package prices for the most Minuntes & rates. So I say YES to the Virgin Mobile Oyster...

liruax says "terrible plan" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

liruax — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:31:32 GMT

The phone itself is great to look at and seems pretty durable. The size is handy and the ringtones are okay. But the pre pay plan itself, where it is charged by money instead of minutes and it is very expensive and the time goes by very quickly. It is hard to judge how much time you have left. I would definetly not recommend this phone to anyone....

catfish says "Low cost phone for those who think phones are just for calls." about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

catfish — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:33:51 GMT

This is a phone for someone who does not make a lot of calls and only wants to avoid having to search for payphones. The keypad is reasonably sized, even for those who have large fingers and the font on the screens is large enough to be used by those with less than perfect vision. The voice quality is decent for an inexpensive device.

Some negatives about the phone especially for those who are budget conscious:

The built-in ring tones are very annoying and to get different ones you need to pay for them.
The icons are small and hard to distinguish.
You will get voice and text messages and only way to get rid of them is to spend time and money listening to them; there is no clear all capability.

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jeandiorio says "cool,easy, dependable" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

jeandiorio — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:49:13 GMT

this phone out performs many expensive phones ,i have had many many phones from different makers but this one is top on my list of dependable phones,virgin also has free weekends and free night for as low as 50 bucks a month including minute's cant beat it any way ya slice it really good ,easy to use great graphics....

coinboy says "Great Proce and Excellent Layout" about Virgin Moblie - Oyster Cell Phone

coinboy — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:27:28 GMT

This is a fantastic little phone that works great and is easy to use. It's clamshell design prevents it from dialing by accident. It includes a large full color display with cool free screensavers, fun ringtones and fun games. Even allows for full music ringtones. Has nice big buttons so you never misdial and also allows for voice dialing. I use it every day and it's got the best sound of any cellphone I have every used. You can get it FREE on the Virgin Mobile website. You just sign up for a plan or buy a $20 phone card and the phone is FREE. Even the shipping is FREE. They even have a program where you get free minutes fo checking out ads. I totally recommend this phone and Virgin Mobile.

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