It isn’t very often that you won’t get any backlash when you are the self-proclaimed first at something. And after Sky claimed they were the first, and only, broadband provider to offer “truly unlimited” broadband, Virgin was none too happy.

An official Virgin spokesperson had this to say on the matter:

“We were the first ISP to provide unlimited broadband packages to our entire customer base, including both cable and ADSL, and have never imposed any form of ‘fair use’ policy.”

Hey guys? When one of you can offer me truly FREE, unlimited broadband, then we’ll talk.

Well here’s something I wasn’t really expecting. Virgin Mobile is offering a “Totally Unlimited” plan for just $79.99 starting with July 1st. And that’s not even it. Apparently this new plan will be the first unlimited nationwide calling plan with no contract and more importantly with no roaming charges. Ok, where’s the catch? The hidden clause? You know, where are we supposed to sign with blood?
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Virgin Mobile USA announced its first LG cell phone, the LG Aloha, available in a clamshell design and metallic finish. The Aloha is touted as an affordable phone featuring a metallic front and matte back finish. It offers a 65k color display, and useful features such as voice-activated dialing and speakerphone. There are a few bundled games on the LG Aloha, including ZooZoo Club and Battle Reversi. Customers can also choose other games, ringtones, screensavers and more.

Measuring 3.5″ x 1.9″ x 0.9″, the LG Aloha weighs in at 2.7 oz. There’s memory for about 199 contacts (each having up to 5 phone numbers, 3 email addresses and one URL). Talktime offered by the phone is around 180 minutes with about 150 hours of standby.

The LG Aloha carries a price tag of just US $34.99 and will be available both online and in retail locations starting September 2007.

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