Virgin Mobile Kyocera K9 Pay-As-You-Go Wireless Phone
Good Phone
I have had this phone for about two months and have not had many problems. One problem I did have was that when I bought a phone the battery would only last a day and require charging and the phone had only been setting in my bedroom doing nothing with a decent signal. Anyway, I brought it back to Wal-Mart and exchanged it and ended up getting $10 back because it had just gone on sale, so I guess it wasn't an inconvenience. <br /> Like a few previous reviewers have said the VirginXtras is a bit of a joke because you can't really do anything without paying but I did not buy the phone for that. I bought the phone so that I could contact my parents in case of emergency and if I am somewhere with my dad (he is not a fan of cell phones at all) and we need to contact someone. This purpose has been served well. I have only found a couple of areas where I don't get a signal but other than that coverage has been great. Something interesting I have discovered is that out in the middle of the woods I can get three bars and even full service but at my school which is on a main road in my city I can't get service.  <br /> This has been my first phone that I have had and I am 14 and I would recommend it to anyone wanting a cheap decent phone.  <br /> Also, my mom and sister use Tracfone and one day I did the math of the rates versus the ones I get with Virgin Mobile:  <br />  40 minutes for Tracfone is close to $20 and you must redeem a card every 60 days. This equals out for each minute to be around 50 cents! <br /> A $20 Top-up card is $20 and you have to top-up every 90 days. If you talk under 10 minutes a day and get the 25 cents a minute rate, divide $20 by .25 and you get 80 minutes with $20.  <br /> <br />Which is a better deal? <br />