Staff Techdrunk Virgin Mobile has announced a new and sleek phone vSleek for Rs. 4799 targeted towards youths in India. Also on every purchase of the new vSleek mobile phone, users will now be offered a lifetime validity voucher, a starter user kit and 2000 minutes of free local calls to any network. The mobile phone and the offer itself is targeted towards the Indian youth, where mobile technology is most popular.
The availability of the 2000 free minutes will be distributed over a period of five months. In this process, 400 minutes will be credited into users’ accounts every month and will come with a validity of 30 days from the date of credit.
The Virgin vSleek has a weight of 66 gms and is 10 mm thin. It features a 1.77-inch screen with 65K (65,000) TFT display, supports 64K polyphonic ringtones and a phonebook memory that can store upto 250 contacts while the RUIM (SIM) can store up to 250 contacts. It also comes with 32MB of flash memory, 8MB of SRAM, 5MB of user memory, FM, camera, MP3 player, memory card support and is priced conveniently at Rs. 4,799 per set.
According to Deval Parikh (Chief Officer, Handsets, VAS and Procurement, Virgin Mobile India)_ said, “The vSleek offer is based on our finding that youth like to talk a lot. They want to stay connected with their peers and are always looking for the best deal. With this offer we want to surprise our users by clubbing a mid segment, stylish, functionality rich (with MP3 player, FM, micro data card, camera) and attractively priced CDMA handset with an unmatched deal of 2000 minutes of free local calls to any network.”
The Virgin vSleek can also be used as a data modem, with a speed of up to 153 Kbps. The 2 GB Micro SD provides you with more than enough space to store your favorite music and images and games. vSleek also has a one-touch access to Vbytes, Virgin Mobile’s VAS data portal, where users can get unlimited access to Virgin Mobile selected content and other applications for a charge of Rs. 5 per day.
The Virgin vSleek will be available across 15,000 outlets nationally and at retail outlets including The Mobile Store, RPG Cellucom, Univercell, Croma, Convergem and Mobile NXT.
