Virgin Mobile

Boost Mobile announced today that it would begin carrying the iPhone 5s and 5c beginning on November 8. The Sprint-owned company is not the only prepaid carrier to offer Apple's newest handsets. Virgin Mobile is already selling both the iPhone 5s and 5c for $549 and $449, respectively. Cricket will begin selling both devices on October 25, and US Cellular announced it will also offer the 5s and 5c on the same day as Boost Mobile.

Boost offers its customers unlimited talk, text and data starting at $50/month, and Daily Unlimited plans starting at $2. Boost users can also reduce their monthly payments to as little as $35/month by making their payments on time.

Virgin Mobile is now offering the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c for a $100 cheaper than the normal SRP. The Sprint subsidiary launched the iPhone 5s today for $549, and the iPhone 5c for $449. The 16GB models are now available at Virgin Mobile retail stores or at VirginMobileUSA.com.

Virgin Mobile fans can also nab the 32GB iPhone 5c ($549), the 32GB iPhone 5s ($649) and the 64GB iPhone 5s ($749) at VirginMobileUSA.com. All 32GB models and up are only available online.

If you are planning to buy an iPhone 5 from Virgin Mobile tomorrow, you may want to check RadioShack first. The Shack is extending its $50 trade-in deal to Virgin Mobile iPhones. This means you could potentially nab an off-contract iPhone 5 for only $450, instead of $500. Virgin Mobile will be selling the 16GB iPhone 5 for $549.99 online and in stores starting June 28th. The 32GB and 64GB models will only be available through VirginMobileUSA.com for $650 and $750, respectively. This includes Virgin's no contract $30/month unlimited plans.

RadioShack is also offering deals on the iPhone for AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon customers. A lot of The Shack's iPhone deals are in store only, and the Virgin Mobile deal also only applies to "eligible trade-ins". Also don't forget, a lot of other retailers are currently offering trade-in deals in anticipation of the next-generation iPhone. You may want to shop around, or wait until this fall before locking yourself into any new two-year contracts.