Talk Like A Pirate Day. Virgin Mobile

[Piesang]

Did any of you see this: http://www.talklikeapirate.co.za/

Virgin to Virgin SMS is only 1c per sms on the 19th of September and 1c per second for calls.

[noxibox]

Is this genuine? I don't mean talk like a pirate day itself. Is it linked from the main Virgin site?

[EchoZA]

Yes it is genuine!

[Scooby_Doo]

Thats pretty c00

[Piesang]

Is this genuine? I don't mean talk like a pirate day itself. Is it linked from the main Virgin site?

It was a link on VM's website.

I see it is down now.

[Piesang]

I found the link on VM's website. But I don't see it there anymore. Don't know why they took it off. I think the people/person working on the website doesn't always know what he/she/they are doing.:rolleyes:

Same with the View bill. It was on for a while now it is off again.

[Sony_3G]

Well i guess it is geniune as its been all over 5fm radio this last few days... 1c/min for phone calls

[Piesang]

Well i guess it is geniune as its been all over 5fm radio this last few days... 1c/min for phone calls

You say "1c/min for phone calls". Is that just Virgin Mobile? Isn't it 1c/sec??

[victorlebza]

It can't be 1 cent per min. He must have made a mistake.

[freeek]

probably 1c a sec

[AirWolf]

That's really gonna get other networks a little concerned I should think:D

[victorlebza]

By the way, the MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY is kicking in on the 19th.
i think it's probably why.

[victorlebza]

This sucks, it's only Virgin to Virgin, and to think that i don't have anyone with a Virgin number in my phone books. 1c per SMS as well.

http://www.virginmobile.co.za/virgin-portal-customer/virginDiffCharges.do



Anyone1 wanna receive a call from me tomorrow (Vrigin Only), PM me. lol

[Piesang]

By the way, the MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY is kicking in on the 19th.
i think it's probably why.

No, its not. It has been posponed to somewhere in October. Maybe even November.

[victorlebza]

No, its not. It has been posponed to somewhere in October. Maybe even November.


Ya, but don't you think Virgin is trying to make some form of statement. Why the 19th of September. Afterall they were prepared to go to court for the MNP to be effective on the 19th of September.

What do you think.

[Piesang]

Ya, but don't you think Virgin is trying to make some form of statement. Why the 19th of September. Afterall they were prepared to go to court for the MNP to be effective on the 19th of September.

What do you think.

Don't know really. Talk like a Pirate day is something that started overseas. It's not something that Virgin Mobile started here.

[nGAGEd55]

No, its not. It has been posponed to somewhere in October. Maybe even November.

according to this: http://www.vodacom.co.za/mccrdetail.do?id=520&action=detail it's postponed till 10 November

[victorlebza]

Don't know really. Talk like a Pirate day is something that started overseas. It's not something that Virgin Mobile started here.


I get what you're saying, but i don't think it's pure coincidence that the Talk Like A Pirate Day conveniently happens to be on the same day as the proposed NMP.
Talk of serious markerting. I say they must reduce my calls permanently instead of just one day.

[Debbie]

And I wish MY network would offer something like this.

[AirWolf]

And I wish MY network would offer something like this.

I ll second that any day:D

[AirWolf]

By the way Debbie2, how come you are an "Intergalactic Pirate"?:)

[victorlebza]

And I wish MY network would offer something like this.

I have R75 worth of airtime on my VM sim, problem is, i don't have friend or family who use Virgin. So i guess 2day is just like any other day on the Virgin Network for me. How sad. I sent myself an SMS this morning, just see how much it would cost. Lol