{"id":5249,"date":"2013-05-30T07:30:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T12:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prepaidreviews.com\/blog\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2022-01-26T16:06:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T22:06:30","slug":"virgin-mobile-launches-kyocera-kona-for-paylo-36590","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/blog\/virgin-mobile\/virgin-mobile-launches-kyocera-kona-for-paylo-36590\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Mobile launches Kyocera Kona for payLo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/kyocerakona.jpg\"><\/center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/providers\/virgin-mobile\/\">Virgin Mobile<\/a> has released a new handset for the payLo brand that will prove affordable for almost all users. The Kyocera Kona, which <a href=\"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/providers\/cricket\/\">Cricket<\/a> launched <a href=\"https:\/\/prepaidreviews.com\/blog\/cricket\/cricket-will-launch-kyocera-kona-on-april-21-36574\/\">back in April<\/a>, is a basic flip phone with two color displays and, well, not much more. But at $19.99 it makes for a good temporary phone, or something you can use in a pinch. Virgin does offer payLo service from $20 per month, so you&#8217;re looking at laying out $260 for a year&#8217;s worth of service. Not bad, considering that you can&#8217;t get a decent smartphone, never mind service, for that much on prepaid. 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