OFFICIAL Virgin Mobile FREEFEST 2009 Q/A - Hype Thread! REVISED

Dojokoto wrote:
But I don't think it will affected as (if it is confirmed) that seth booked a headliner for the 2010 festival.

Are you slow or something? He scoffed at the prospect of that in this very thread.

Dojokoto wrote:
But Sprint needs to fix their service before they buy a mobile phone company.

huh?  not sure what you're getting at here.  not only is sprint already a mobile phone company, they've already bought one: nextel.

agreed that they need to improve their coverage - i'm on sprint, and when it works it's great with super-fast data speeds.  but i've got few to no bars in way too many places, like home.

Dojokoto wrote:
Actually on another note, that doesn't look bad. Sprint is helping with Virgin Mobile's economic downfall. But Sprint needs to fix their service before they buy a mobile phone company. I just wonder what it will mean for next years Virgin Mobile festival. But I don't think it will affected as (if it is confirmed) that seth booked a headliner for the 2010 festival.

It has no effect on anything festival related now or ever other than possibly the name.  The festival is a Virgin product.  They used the name to advertise the Virgin Mobile service. 

bkrome: with no real products to speak of in the US what will Virgin be advertising with the festival in future years?

Only in 2008 and 2009 was it known as Virgin Mobile Festival.  It was simply Virgin Festival in 2006 and 2007. 

bkrome wrote:
Only in 2008 and 2009 was it known as Virgin Mobile Festival.  It was simply Virgin Festival in 2006 and 2007. 

I got that but with no mobile phone presence, all the megastores closed, barely an airline…. what would Virgin be advertising here in the states?

Isn't sprint already the carrier for virgin mobile?
Seems to me they are only getting the existing customer base and brand…  And surely Seth can pull off a festival with lots of smaller sponsers lined up

kosmo wrote:
Isn't sprint already the carrier for virgin mobile?
Seems to me they are only getting the existing customer base and brand… 

Yes, Sprint was already the carrier for Virgin Mobile as well as Boost, which it already owns.  Sprint simply bought it's only competitor to Boost (though it was really a sharing arrangement since VM used Sprint's network).  Sprint now owns all of the Virtual Network Operators in America with Boost and Virgin Mobile, so this isn't really much of a big deal.

And don't forget about Virgin America, the greatest airline on the planet, when discussing Virgin products and services in America.

jb1677 wrote:
barely an airline….

I take offense to this. 

Los Angeles
Orange County
San Diego
San Francisco
Boston
Las Vegas
New York
Washington, D.C.
Seattle

As soon as they add Chicago and Austin, I'll never have to take another airline to fly in the States again.

plus wifi

hammer even sings the praises on twitter

Also, you can play old school Doom for free.

godsshoeshine wrote:
plus wifi

hammer even sings the praises on twitter

Alrighty then, I knew that Sprint purcahsed Nextel, I forgot!

I read the details on the article, looks like they are expanding their stock out of their 12B

nkotb wrote:
Also, you can play old school Doom for free.

the KMD stuff is really his best work

vansmack wrote:

I take offense to this. 

Did not intend to offend, I just meant with less than 40 planes in service they barely count as a major airline, they rank right up there with Allegiant Air,  and below major players like Air Wisconsin  :)

Their planes are outfitted well and are nice and new.  I wish the company all the best, I just cant see them sponsoring a music festival of any major size to increase awareness of the airline alone.

Was wondering if there are going to be any vendors at the Virgin Mobile fest at Merriweather?  Anyone know who to contact about that?  Looking to be a vendor there if they will be having them.  Thanks!

cekmom3 wrote:
Was wondering if there are going to be any vendors at the Virgin Mobile fest at Merriweather?  Anyone know who to contact about that?  Looking to be a vendor there if they will be having them.  Thanks!

everything you have better be free!

Sorry, no free merchandise….trying to make a living!  May have one or 2 giveaways, but still wondering about vendors?????

You will probably get a quicker answer if you post in the FAQ forum where people who will actually have the answer you seek post. Here you're going to be subjected to 40 joke answers before someone in-the-know actually gets here.

Thanks for the tip…I'll do that!

Julian, wrote:
You will probably get a quicker answer if you post in the FAQ forum where people who will actually have the answer you seek post. Here you're going to be subjected to 40 joke answers before someone in-the-know actually gets here.

but you defeated your own theory in just two posts.  good job, poopy pants.