Talk:Virgin Mobile USA

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[edit] Joint venture

Virgin Mobile USA is not a joint venture between Sprint Nextel and Virgin; the only connection they have with VMU is that they have purchased and are reselling services via the Sprint Nextel cellular network. Sprint has no input into VMU at all, as noted in VMU's 10K filing. [1] --Mhking 16:43, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

"Virgin Mobile USA’s service is powered by the nationwide Sprint PCS network, and the company, which launched in 2002, is a joint venture between Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Sprint Nextel."[2] It states on VMU's own website that the company is a joint-venture between Virgin and Sprint. Virgin Mobile USA, LLC is also clearly identified as being owned by the Virgin Group, Sprint, and minority investors in this SEC filing [3]. This will no doubt change after Virgin's IPO, which should be mentioned in the article, but even then the new Virgin Mobile USA, Inc will still " Virgin Mobile USA, Inc., directly and through Holdings, and Sprint Nextel will be the only partners of the Operating Partnership after the reorganization transactions and this offering." Sprint may not have any input with VMU but they still own part of it, so for now at least I am reverting the article to still reflect a joint-venture. As this develops it will no doubt be changed accordingly. heresthecasey | talk 19:31, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Moved content

This page was created from content moved from Virgin Mobile, per a re-organization of that article discussed at Talk:Virgin Mobile. The writers and history of this content can be found at that page. heresthecasey | talk 23:34, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What audio codec is used?

Which codec and at what bitrate is Virgin Mobile (or Sprint PCS) sending audio? IMHO it would be worthwhile to add that info to the article. - Theaveng 19:25, 24 September 2007 (UTC)