My boyfriend is arriving to visit me from Japan (I live in the USA) and he is going to need a phone. I wanted to order the Virgin Mobile Oyster since it’s cheap and it comes with a 20 dollar card. However, my boyfriend will only be here for a week and then he’s coming back in December to visit. How long are virgin mobile phones active? Will the phone expire come December and I need to buy a new one?

On another note, I aquired a brand new Motorola KRZR Unlocked blue GSM phone. I’m wondering if I should present this to my boyfriend along with a prepaid SIM instead of going the Virgin Mobile route.

Thank you all so much for any advice.

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