Virgin Mobile Launches Virgin Mobile Festival Edition WildCard Exclusive to Best Buy

Humberto Saabedra

In a press release today, Virgin Mobile has announced the official launch and current availability of a new variant of the Kyocera WildCard multimedia and messaging oriented handset limited to 15,000 units and exclusive to Best Buy/Best Buy Mobile locations and online through BestBuy.com.

The Virgin Mobile Festival Special Edition of the Kyocera WildCard features a new white color with special graphics wrapped around the internal display giving the appearance of a concert stage along with access to streaming music, Bluetooth, speakerphone, 1.3 megapixel camera, and QWERTY keyboard along with a free one year subscription to SPIN magazine, 50 free downloads from online music service eMusic, and access to a special guest area during the Virgin Mobile Festival at Pimlico RaceCourse in Baltimore, Maryland on August 9th and 10th.

The phone is now available from Best Buy online for $99.99 while supplies last.

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