Is Virgin Mobile compatible with Sprint?
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Is Virgin Mobile compatible with Sprint?
Sprint is officially pulling the plug on its decaying Virgin Mobile prepaid service and will transfer current customers to its Boost Mobile brand starting in February.
What carriers work with Virgin Mobile?
Bringing Your Phone to Virgin Mobile Wireless Since it’s CDMA carrier, phones from Sprint and Verizon have the best chance of working on Virgin Mobile; AT, T-Mobile and other GSM phones may work on Virgin as well, depending on how new they are—later devices tend to be compatible on all U.S. carriers.
Does Sprint own Boost and Virgin Mobile?
Sprint is shutting down its prepaid Virgin Mobile USA phone business and moving customers over to sister brand Boost Mobile. As part of the merger with T-Mobile, Sprint agreed to sell off its subsidiaries Virgin and Boost to Dish Network. Combining the two brands simplifies that process.
Is Virgin Mobile and Verizon the same?
Virgin Mobile is a well-known MVNO brand that runs on Sprint’s network and is a subsidiary of the company. As such, the coverage you get on Sprint is the same as the coverage you get on Virgin Mobile….Sprint MVNOs.
| MVNO | Network(s) |
|---|---|
| Twigby | Verizon |
| Virgin Mobile | Sprint |
What network does Sprint work on?
Sprint uses a CDMA network, whereas T-Mobile uses GSM. Historically, that meant Sprint phones don’t play well on other wireless carriers, like AT and T-Mobile (with several exceptions).
Is Virgin Mobile shutting down?
As of April 2020, the Assurance Wireless brand is now under the T-Mobile family after the merger with Sprint was officially completed earlier this year and after Virgin Mobile was officially shut down and folded into Boost Mobile.
Are Sprint phones CDMA or GSM?
CDMA
Sprint uses a CDMA network, whereas T-Mobile uses GSM. Historically, that meant Sprint phones don’t play well on other wireless carriers, like AT and T-Mobile (with several exceptions). That’s still true for the time being—buying a phone from Sprint doesn’t mean it will be able to work on T-Mobile’s network.
What network does Sprint run on?
Now that Sprint is part of T-Mobile, our network is bigger and better than ever. We’ll continue to enhance our 5G network and together, we’ll build the best network around. Capable device req’d; coverage not available in some areas. Some uses may require certain plan or feature; see T-Mobile.com.
