Finally there has been someone who had a chance to take a closer look at the Virgin Mobile Shuttle. Engadgetmobile.com reported that “it’s definitely the best-looking and feeling handset in Virgin’s lineup, and at the same time, it doesn’t come close to encroaching on Helio’s higher-end territory“. Though, the screen is just 2in, it is not a handicap to function its 3g service. Virgin Mobile USA’s first 3G phone was the Shuttle, launched  with a sly bit of cross-promotion to Branson’s much-hyped Virgin Galactic space tourist service. As you might recall, the Shuttle is Virgin Mobile’s first ever 3G handset with EV-DO. It also has GPS functionality, and borrows a couple of Helio location-based services such as Buddy Beacon, a friend-finder application, and Where, which lets you find nearby restaurants or gas stations. The Virgin Mobile USA Shuttle is of a slider configuration and  features a 1.3 megapixel camera, 2 inch screen, video capture/playback, stereo Bluetooth, expandable memory and media player.
June 14th, 2009 at 12:05 am
I love the shuttle i think its the best virgin mobile phone out there! A phone like that makes me glad im a virgin mobile user who needs a contract phone when you have a great virgin mobile phone like that!
July 15th, 2009 at 2:28 am
As of today (7/14/09) a Virgin rep says that this phone DOES NOT have GPS ability. That’s the main reason I upgraded to it from my other phone. WIsh they’d get their information correct.