Virgin Mobile offers Samsung Intercept Android smartphone, $249 contract-free

If you prefer your smartphone service to be void of contracts, Virgin Mobile has some news for you. Today, the prepaid wireless carrier officially announced that it was adding the Samsung Intercept to its smartphone lineup. The Intercept, which will be available in mid-October, packs an 800 MHz processor, 3.2-inch touchscreen display, full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 megapixel camera, and Android 2.1. The device will retail for $249.99 contract-free and can be added to one of Virgin Mobile’s very reasonable plans ($25, $40, $60).

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