The messaging phone is available $80 (58 EUR) outright

Oct 25, 2011 23:01 GMT  ·  By

Virgin Mobile has just announced the availability of Samsung M575 with payLo plans exclusively via Best Buy.

Customers looking for a reliable messaging feature-phone can order the M575 for $79.99 (58 EUR) (excluding taxes) starting today at all Best Buy stores.

Aimed at users who mainly talk and text, Samsung M575 offered with payLo by Virgin Mobile is the perfect solution for those who want to keep it simple.

The feature-phone comes with medium size 2.4-inch LCD display with both portrait and landscape orientation and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, allowing for fast and accurate typing.

In addition, the Samsung M575 sports a sub-par a 2.0-megapixel camera with video recording capabilities, as well as microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).

There are millions of people who don't want to spend money for higher-end handsets and expensive data plans that they don't need. The Samsung M575 offers payLo customers cutting-edge design, quality service and reliability that is a perfect value solution for customers,” said Mark Lederman, Business Line director, Virgin Mobile brands

Other highlights of the phone include Bluetooth capability, threaded text messaging, email support, and integrated mobile web browser.

Virgin Mobile suggests that the Samsung M575 should be paired with its payLo plan designed to make it easier for those with low budgets customers to talk and text, and save money at the same time.

Samsung M575 is offered with the $30/month Talk & Text plan that offers customers 1,500 domestic voice minutes, 1,500 messages (text, picture, email and/or IM), and Web access allotment of 30MB per month.

Obviously, payLo by Virgin Mobile does not require any activation fees or long-term contracts, so customers only need to opt for one of payLo by Virgin Mobile's $10, $20 or $30 Top-Up cards, which can be used to purchase monthly service and additional items, including ringtones and downloads.