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Spring finally phasing out iDEN, starting in April

January 31st, 2012   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

The writing has been on the wall for quite some time now. Sprint even admitted that they’d eventually phase out the Nextel iDEN network in favor of CDMA, and eventually LTE networks. In late 2010 we heard that the iDEN phase-out would begin in 2013. Now it appears those plans have moved up on the priority list. The process will indeed end in 2013, but it will start in April of this year. The shift will be gradual, though, allowing users time to migrate over to the CDMA side. Yet one issue remains unclear.

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Boost gets slim LG Marquee Android smartphone

January 16th, 2012   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

What you see above is the LG Marquee, the latest Android handset from Boost Mobile. It was previously available from Sprint, but as with many of their Android handsets, it has made its way to the prepaid arm. It’s key is its thinness, just 0.36 inches thick. It also has a quality 1GHz processor and 4GB of storage — plus microSD expansion. The 4-inch screen is another plus. With a 2MP front-facing camera it’s also ideal for video chatting. The Marquee is a bit more expensive on Boost, $279, but it doesn’t require a contract. You can get it on January 23rd at Boost Mobile stores and at other outlets a bit later than that.

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Boost Mobile adds cheap Samsung Replenish

January 6th, 2012   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

Finally, Boost Mobile adds a low-cost Android handset. Their current lineup features three Androids, priced at $150, $200, and $230. Now they’ve picked up the Samsung Replenish, which will cost just $100. It’s a full QWERTY candybar, dividing the front between the screen and the keyboard. Heavy texters will appreciate that. It also runs Android 2.3, which is about the best anyone could have expected it to run. All in all it looks like a pretty low- to mid-range Android handset, which fits with the price. It does have another benefit as well: it’s made from 82 percent recyclable materials. Hence the name. Get it? You can get the Replenish on January 16th.

Via CNET.

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Boost Mobile getting 2 new Android handsets

December 20th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

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Pictured above are two Android handsets headed for Boost Mobile in the near future. On the left is the full-touchscreen LG Optimus Black. We’ve seen this on a few carriers before. It’s a solidly mid-level Android handset that will likely come in at an affordable price. The other, the Samsung Replenish, is yet another attempt to make a BlackBerry-like Android. It’s going to be a quality handset for heavy messagers, but the small screen won’t play well with multimedia users. In any case, the source, PocketNow, has only “first half of 2012″ as an estimated release time frame. I’d expect first quarter, considering these are already dated handsets.
 
Via PocketNow.

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Boost Mobile adds Re-Boost Facebook app

December 7th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

The more ways you can refill your prepaid wireless account, the better. Boost Mobile has now added another way for their customers to pay for service. Even better, they can ask others for a gift, or can gift minutes themselves. The Re-Boost App, available through Boost’s Facebook page, allows users to refill their own accounts, send a request to friends via Facebook or email, or gift a Re-Boost to a friend. Again, the app is available through Boost’s Facebook page, so subscribers should head there and check it out. It seems there’s little downside to giving it a whirl. And hey, maybe someone will give you a free month.

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Boost knocks $50 off ZTE Warp

November 4th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

It just came out a few days ago, and already Boost Mobile has dropped the price of the ZTE Warp. They released it earlier in the week at $249.99, but are now offering it for $199.99. That’s a pretty standard price for a new high-end smartphone on a postpaid carrier. While the Warp isn’t state of the art, it does rank among the most powerful Android handsets that any prepaid carrier offers. You can get yours now at Boost Mobile’s website.

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Boost Mobile to add ZTE Warp Android phone

October 19th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    1 Comment

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Boost Mobile is at it again. They’ve announced yet another Android handset for their lineup. This is the ZTE Warp, and you can see many of its most prominent features in the screenshot. But really, it leaves out some of the doozies, including a nice, big 4.3-inch display and a 1GHz processor. Top of the line Android handsets are a bit faster, but not by too much. It does run Android 2.3 and could get a 4.0 upgrade eventually. It will drop on November 2nd and will cost $249.99.
 
Via Phone Scoop.

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Samsung Transform Ultra now available at Boost Mobile

October 10th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

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That Coming Soon circle you see in the above screenshot? Outdated. Over the weekend Boost Mobile released the Samsung Transform Ultra, a high-end Android handset that is now the darling of Boost’s lineup. It’s blazing fast at 1GHz, and it runs the latest version of the Android software. It’s also at a good price for a no-contract, high-end device: $229.99. You can get yours at Boost Mobile’s website. Remember, there’s now a $5 monthly surcharge for Android devices, so you’ll have to put down $55 per month rather than the standard $50. But if you’ve paid your bill on time for 18 straight months, it’ll cost you only $40 per month.

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Another iDEN Android for Boost?

September 27th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

Here we have the Motorola i940, an iDEN handset that recently made an appearance at the FCC. It’s an Android handset for sure, featuring a 5 megapixel camera but not much else. That is, we don’t know how fast it runs or the actual screen size. This one could easily be coming to Boost Mobile — in fact, I recently noticed that the i1 is no longer available on Boost Mobile’s website, so this could be the replacement. Expect to hear a bit more about this in the next month or so.

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Boost Mobile to raise pay-as-you-go rates

September 26th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    2 Comments

Last week Boost Mobile sent out text messages to its pay-as-you-go customers informing them of a coming rate increase. According to the company’s Facebook page, calls will go from 10 cents per minute to 20 cents, as will text messages. Wireless web will increase 15 cents, from 35 to 50 cents per day. The rate increase will apply to new customers only; current customers will remain at the former rate until their accounts go inactive or they change their plans.

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Samsung Tranform Ultra Android phone to Boost Mobile

September 16th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

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In late July word dropped that Boost Mobile had an Android slider on the horizon. Yesterday that became a reality when they announced the Samsung Transform Ultra. It’s a full QWERTY slider and is on the higher end of Android devices. That is, it has a 3.5-inch screen, 1GHz processor, front-facing camera, and it runs Android 2.3. That is, it’ll be on the same level as many of the new Androids dropping on major carriers, including Boost’s parent Sprint. It’ll cost $229.99 and will hit Boost on October 7th. You can get more information at Boost Mobile’s website.
 
One bit of bad news, though: Boost will now add a surcharge for Android users, amounting to $5 per month. Even still, $55 for unlimited everything is a pretty good deal.
 
Via Phone Scoop.

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Boost picking up a Samsung Android slider

July 26th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    1 Comment

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It looks like Boost Mobile is getting ready to pick up a new Android device. The blog PocketNow has images of a slider device that will run Android 2.3, the latest version of the software. It will also rock a high-res display and run a 1GHz processor, which means it’ll be quite fast enough to handle all the games and apps you want to throw on there. As PocketNow notes, it hasn’t gone through the FCC yet, so it could be a little ways off. But usually these things come about pretty quickly after they leak to us internet folks.

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Boost adds BlackBerry, Virgin revamps payLo plan

July 20th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

We learned earlier in the month that Boost Mobile would get the BlackBerry Style flip phone. Boost actually made the official announcement last week, but today is the official launch. If you’re looking to upgrade your Boost handset, you can get the BlackBerry Style for $199.99 at Boost Mobile’s website.

At the same time we heard about the Style, we also heard about changes at Virgin Mobile. The changes to their Beyond Talk plans have already taken effect, and now we hear, via Phone Scoop, that they’re in place. The $30 plan now includes 1,500 messages, up from 500, and 30MB of data, up from 10MB. The same 1,500 voice minutes still come with the plan as well. You can sign up for a new payLo plan at Virgin Mobile’s website.

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Boost adds calling plan to Mexico

July 8th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

Boost Mobile announced a new promotion yesterday that will allow customers to make unlimited calls to landlines in Mexico. This is part of the International Connect plan, which previously included unlimited calls to 150 cities in Mexico. The $5 International Connect plan also includes unlimited calls to Canada (save for the 867 area code) and unlimited international text messaging. This promotion will run through August 31, and those who sign up will continue getting the unlimited calling to all of Mexico for as long as their line remains active and they keep the International Connect plan. You can sign up at Boost Mobile’s website.

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Boost Mobile getting Blackberry Style 9670 flip phone

July 7th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    2 Comments

Yesterday we talked about pricing changes that are coming to Virgin Mobile. The information came from a PDF sent to dealers and obtained by PhoneNews.com. Also contained in that PDF was a bit of news on another Sprint prepaid brand, Boost Mobile. No, their plans aren’t changing, but they’re soon getting the BlackBerry Style flip phone, pictured above. It’s fairly standard for the older generation BlackBerry models, though the external screen is nice for previewing messages. It’ll drop at $199.99 plus tax, and is compatible with Boost’s $60 monthly unlimited BlackBerry plan, as well as its $3 daily plan.

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Boost Mobile releases Sanyo Innuendo

May 19th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    2 Comments

Boost Mobile has been on a roll lately. Last week they announced three new Motorola handsets. Earlier in the week they rolled out the Samsung Galaxy Prevail nationally. Yesterday they added yet another handset to their refreshed lineup. Pictured above is the Sanyo Innuendo, a device that hit parent company Sprint last September. It’s an interesting-looking phone that somewhat resembles the LG enV series. That is, it has a normal-looking candy bar face, but flips open to reveal a 2.8-inch screen and full QWERTY keyboard. It also contains a 3.2 megapixel camera and a media player. The device costs $129.99, and is available at Boost outlets or at Boost Mobile’s website.

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Boost Mobile puts Galaxy Prevail out nationally

May 16th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    2 Comments

Last month Boost Mobile announced the Samsung Galaxy Prevail as part of its growing smartphone lineup. The Galaxy S family member is certainly the best Boost has to offer right now, and it comes at an attractive price point: $179.99. Previously it was available at select outlets, but now you can get it nationwide. In fact, if you get it at Best Buy you can get a $50 prepaid card, which will cover a month of service. Or you could always head to Boost Mobile’s website to order it.

Via PhoneNews.com.

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Motorola announces three new phones for Boost Mobile

May 13th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    1 Comment

What better way to end the week than with three new phone announcements? They’re all from Motorola, and they’re all headed for Boost Mobile. The first is the i475, the successor to the Clutch. It’s a full QWERTY device that closely mirrors the Clutch, featuring a VGA camera, a web browser, and, really not much more. It’s meant for messaging and talking, which Boost covers with both its $50 unlimited plan and its pay-as-you-go rates. The device will cost $99.99.

The other handsets, after the jump.

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Boost Mobile announces new International Connect tiers

April 11th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

Just when we thought that Boost Mobile‘s International Connect plan was going back up to its original $10 per month price, from the promotional $5, they’ve jumped in with new options. It now includes two tiers, one at $5 and one at, yes, $10. The $5 plan includes unlimited calling to landlines in 150 Mexican cities, plus unlimited calling to Canada. CDMA handsets get unlimited international text messaging, while iDEN get unlimited walkie-talkie to “select areas in Baja California, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Chile.” The $10 plan adds unlimited calls to landlines in Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru, plus unlimited calls to China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and other destinations. There’s a nifty graphic after the jump. For more information about specific rates and limitations, you can visit Boost Mobile’s website.

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Boost Mobile tops satisfaction survey

April 6th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    4 Comments

Yesterday we covered the most important issue in the latest J.D. Power and Associates survey. People are turning to monthly prepaid plans more and more frequently. Not only that, but they’re also utilizing them more, using 270 percent more minutes per month than pay-as-you-go customers. Here’s one part of the survey on which we did not report: Boost Mobile ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction. The other carriers who ranked highly: MetroPCS, Tracfone, Net10, Virgin Mobile, and T-Mobile.

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Samsung Galaxy Prevail hits Boost Mobile website

April 5th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    4 Comments

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We learned last week what we had assumed all along: Boost Mobile will unveil the Samsung Galaxy S Prevail at its event in New York City this evening. As though you need any more proof, the device now appears with the other phones on Boost’s site. The best news, of course, is the price: $179.99, which is what some Galaxy S phones have sold for with subsidized pricing. You will eventually get it at Boost Mobile’s website, and I suppose they’ll announce a release date this evening.

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Boost Mobile appears to be preparing Samsung Galaxy Prevail

April 1st, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    3 Comments

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Three weeks ago, we learned that Boost Mobile and Samsung had an announcement coming on April 5. We also know that these types of things tend to get leaked ahead of time. So it came as no surprise when, earlier this week, Pocket Now found the phone they’ll be introducing: The Samsung Galaxy Prevail, listed above. It’s much like the other Galaxy S units, featuring Android 2.2. We don’t know whether it will feature a QWERTY keyboard, a la the Epic 4G, but it will certainly be Boost’s best smartphone once it is announced. That will come on Tuesday.

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Boost Mobile and Samsung have an announcement

March 18th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    1 Comment

Via Phandroid we learn that Boost Mobile and Samsung are hosting an event in New York City on April 5. These types of engagements typically involve the release of a new device. Samsung has been heavily involved in Android lately, so it stands to reason that Boost should soon see an expansion of its Android lineup beyond the current model, the Motorola i1. We’ll have to wait and see, but this could be Boost’s own version of the Galaxy S. Though, considering they’re holding a media event, it might be something new altogether.

In other possibly Boost-related Android news, earlier this week PhoneNews.com noted that the successor to the i1 recently passed through the FCC. Considering the i1 has, to be kind, flopped, I can only hope that this heads to Boost as well as Nextel.

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Boost Mobile picks up the Samsung Factor

March 9th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

The phone pictured above is the Samsung Factor, and it is on its way to Boost Mobile. There’s nothing to brag about, as it features a VGA camera, Bluetooth, web and email access, instant messaging, and all the other basics we take for granted these days. It will costs $49.99 and is currently available at Boost Mobile’s website. It is also rolling out at retail outlets, and should be available on a widespread basis by the end of April. But that’s a long way off.

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Boost Mobile to raise International Connect rate

January 25th, 2011   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

Five months after it reduced its International Connect plan from $10 to $5, Boost Mobile is set to raise it back. As a prepaid carrier they could conceivably just raise the rate for everyone, since there is no contract binding them to the $5 rate. But they will allow current customers to keep the $5 monthly rate. Customers signing up for International Connect after March 31, 2011 will have to pay the $10 fee. This includes customers who remove and re-add the feature after March 31. International Connect adds unlimited international text messaging, plus unlimited calling to certain international markets. You can get more information about the program at Boost Mobile’s website.

Via PhoneNews.com.

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Boost Mobile reduces price of BlackBerry Curve 8530

November 23rd, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

The BlackBerry Curve hs only been with Boost Mobile for a little more than a month, and already the price is coming down. When it was released in October you could purchase it for $250, which is a decent price for a non-contract smartphone. Now it’s an even better deal. Boost has reduced the price to $199.99, which puts this in line with new, on-contract BlackBerry devices. Of course, the Curve isn’t the top of the line, but for an off-contract BlackBerry it’s tough to find a better deal. The service costs $60 per month for unlimited everything, and every six consecutive on-time payments gets you a $5 per month discount. You can get the Curve and an unlimited plan at Boost Mobile’s website.

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Boost Mobile releases Samsung Seek in red

October 26th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    1 Comment

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When Boost Mobile released the Samsung Seek in August, it came in just one color, black (though they tell me that it’s blue). That’s usually fine and good; by pure observation I can state that it’s the most common cell phone color. Yesterday Boost announced the same phone, but this time in red. It’s still the same touchscreen slider with a full QWERTY keyboard, web browser, and microSD expansion up to 32GB. And yes, it still costs $149.99. You can get one exclusively at Best Buy.

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Boost Mobile offers discount to loyal customers

October 14th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

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Loyalty programs aren’t exactly common with prepaid carriers. Whether you’ve been with the company for six months or six years, you’re probably getting the same deal. Boost Mobile is looking to change that. They recently introduced a loyalty program, dubbed Monthly Unlimited with Shrinkage — as in bill shrinkage. For every six on-time payments Boost reduces a users’ monthly unlimited bill by $5, with a maximum savings of $15. So after 18 months with the company — less time than with a two-year contract, you’ll be paying just $35 per month, $45 for BlackBerry users, for unlimited voice, messaging, and data. Even if you make a late payment, you’ll continue to realize the discount, though you won’t receive a month’s credit for the late payment.

Via Boy Genius Report.

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Boost Mobile launches BlackBerry Curve 8530

October 6th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    1 Comment

A few months after Virgin Mobile offered it, and right around the time parent company Sprint will release the Curve 9330, Boost Mobile announced that it will make available the BlackBerry Curve 8530. It will hit stores and Boost Mobile’s website on October 14 for $250. If you want a breakdown of the 8530, check out a post I wrote about the new Curves at BBGeeks.com.

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Motorola i886 is an iDEN Android without touchscreen

October 4th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    5 Comments

This…this is just odd. Every Android device we’ve seen to date has a touchscreen. It appears as though an upcoming handset might break that mold. Via Engadget, the Motorola i886 is an Android device that features an alphanumeric keypad and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. But the screen does not support touch functions, which really makes it stand out from other Android models — and not necessarily in a good way. It features GPS, a 2 megapixel camera, microSD memory expansion, and an accelerometer. Endgadget doesn’t think that you’ll be able to run Android apps on this, presumably because it lacks touch. That will certainly exclude some apps. But on my Nexus One I can run some apps using just the trackball, so perhaps the i886 will have some of the Android Market available to it. In any case, this one could definitely launch on Boost Mobile.

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Sprint looking to ditch iDEN for CDMA

October 1st, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    2 Comments

It sounds like Sprint might be ready to declare iDEN dead. Phil Goldstein of FierceWireless passes along a report in which Bob Azzi, senior VP of networks at Sprint, discussed a number of issues related to the company’s future. Among the items discussed were upgrading cell towers, a possible move to LTE, and, much to the chagrin of Boost Mobile subscribers, the end of iDEN. It won’t be in the immediate future, and Sprint wouldn’t provide further clarification, but it does sound like they plan to allow push-to-talk over their CDMA network and discontinue iDEN at some point.

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Boost Mobile offers handset insurance

September 7th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    5 Comments

For the most part, we don’t see many prepaid carriers offer insurance on their handsets. This is for a number of reasons, not least of which being the general quality of the handsets. If a phone costs $40 there’s little reason to buy insurance on it. Hence, no insurance offering from carriers like Tracfone that specialize in the lowest of the low-end handsets. But we’ve seen a few expensive options hit prepaid in the past year or so. For the most part if you break the phone outside of the warranty period there’s not much you can do other than buy a new handset. That’s something Boost Mobile has addressed. I’m not sure when this was introduced, but a Howard Forums user points to a Boost insurance plan that can protect your device.

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Boost Mobile adds $2/day unlimited plan

September 2nd, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    9 Comments

Boost Mobile announced a new version of its unlimited plan, a $2 per day option that allows users to truly pay as they go. At midnight each day the customer will have the $2 deducted from her account, after which she can take advantage of unlimited voice, messaging, and web for 24 hours. The cycle then repeats. Boost is billing this $2 charge as “regardless of usage,” so it will apply even if you don’t use the phone. So what might be the advantage to this type of plan, which will cost between $10 and $12 more than the $50 unlimited plan?

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Boost reduces International Connect offer to $5

August 26th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    1 Comment

During the past year Boost Mobile has made many improvements to its International Connect plan. While it included just a few destinations at the beginning it now reaches far. Yesterday, Boost announced that customers could make calls and send text messages to these destinations for just $5 per month, down from their normal $10 price. This includes unlimited calls to landlines in over 150 cities in Mexico and Asia, plus unlimited text messaging to Canada. Customers who have iDEN handsets can also take advantage of unlimited walkie talkie services to Mexico and select South American countries. You can find out more information about the plan, and sign up, at Boost Mobile’s website.

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Sprint-Nextel a poor merger? At least Boost helped

August 19th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    2 Comments

Bloomberg takes a look at the 100 biggest mergers and acquisitions during the last boom, and rates the Sprint-Nextel one among the worst. They noted that the merger “led hundreds of thousands of customers to defect to competitors,” but can we really pin the cause of said defection on the merger? Sprint could have done that, perhaps, even without Nextel. What Nextel did bring to the table, though, was Boost Mobile, which has saved the company’s bacon subscriber-wise while it went through its nearly three-year tizzy.

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Boost Mobile now offering the Samsung Seek

August 12th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    4 Comments

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Since it announced that it would use Sprint’s CDMA service for its $50 unlimited plan, Boost Mobile has gone to work adding CDMA devices to its lineup. We saw two of them not too long ago in the Bali and Rambler. The latest addition is the Samsung Seek, a touchscreen device that features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It provides access to instant messaging and email services, plus a full web browser. It’s also a multimedia device, featuring a media player and microSD expansion up to 32GB. The Seek will be available on August 25 for $149.99 at Boost Mobile’s website.

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Boost Mobile releases Bali and Rambler handsets

July 29th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    1 Comment

Last week we got word that Motorola would release the Rambler on Boost Mobile. It’s a rare QWERTY flip phone, so it should be interesting, at least. Yesterday Boost announced the release of the handset, along with another, the Bali. The Rambler features a 1.3 megapixel camera adn many messaging options, including email, instant messaging, SMS, and MMS. The Bali is a basic flip phone with music capabilities. It too features a 1.3 megapixel camera.

The Rambler, left above, costs $99.99 while the Bali, right above, costs $149.99. Both are available at Boost Mobile’s website.

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Motorola readying clamshell QWERTY Rambler

July 23rd, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    3 Comments

Unfortunately, that’s the best we have in terms of a picture for this one, but you can kind of make out some details of the upcoming Motorola Rambler. It’s an iDEN device that’s slated to hit Boost Mobile at some point in the future. Details are slim, but we know it has a 1.3 megapixel camera with video capabilities, Bluetooth, GPS, and of course the QWERTY keyboard. Which is odd, of course, seeing as it’s a clamshell device. More to come as pricing and release date are revealed.

Via Engadget.

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Boost expands International Connect plan

July 15th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

In December Boost Mobile strengthened its International Connect plan. Previously a $10 international texting plan, Boost added unlimited calling to Canadian cell phones and landlines, plus unlimited calling to landlines to select cities in Mexico. Now they have expanded the program even further. Calls to landlines in Mexico have been expanded to cover 150 cities. Boost has also add unlimited landline calling to certain Asian countries, including China, Malaysia, Hong Kong (not a country, I know), South Korea, and Singapore. iDEN customers will also get unlimited walkie talkie to Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Chile. It still costs $10. You can find out more at Boost Mobile’s website.

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Motorola WX415 heading for Boost Mobile

July 13th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

It looks like another CDMA handset is headed for the Boost Mobile website. Via Unwired View, the Motorola WX415 has hit the FCC, which means that the next step is launch by Boost. We don’t know when, yet, but it can’t be too far away. It’s a pretty basic clamshell, complete with external music controls, Bluetooth, and a camera, though it sounds like only a VGA model (but I could be wrong). Look for it as a low-end option for Boost CDMA users.

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Boost introduces Motorola i296

June 10th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

It’s not much special, but it’s a new handset from Boost Mobile. The Motorola i296 kind of resembles the i335, a handset I enjoyed very much even though it was short on features. The i296 is similarly short, featuring just Bluetooth, push-to-talk, and GPS. The web browser appears functional, so you can take as much advantage of the $50 unlimited plan as you can. The phone is available for $60 at retailers or Boost Mobile’s website.

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Boost to launch i1 on June 20

June 4th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    2 Comments

Last week we learned that Boost Mobile would certainly launch the Motorola i1, an Android device that runs on the iDEN network. As we learned at the time, it will launch at Best Buy outlets. Now we have an official announcement. Look for it on June 20. Price tag: $350. So that’s a big up-front cost, but on what other carrier can you get unlimited voice, messaging, and data for $50 per month? Users might lament iDEN’s slow data speeds, but again, considering the price it’s still a pretty good deal.

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Boost could also get Kyocera Zio Android device

May 27th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    6 Comments

We just learned the other day that Boost Mobile would get the Motorola i1 Android device. Now comes a rumor, courtesy of Android Guys, that Boost could also get the Kyocera Rio. It’s already headed for parent company Sprint and also Cricket. The Android Guys call it “unremarkable,” but it still might fit the bill for Boost. It features a 480×800 pixel touchscreen, a 600 MHz processor, 512MB internal storage, and a 3.2 megapixel camera. We’re not sure when this will hit Boost, but it should cost between $170 and $220 unsubsidized.

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Boost to get the Motorola i1

May 25th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    6 Comments

In early March we heard a rumor that Boost Mobile might get the Motorola i1, an Android handset that runs on the iDEN network. Later in the month Sprint announced that it would release the i1, but it appeared ticketed for Nextel’s postpaid service. I ended the paragraph with, “There’s hope yet for an Android handset.” That hope has come through, as MobileCrunch has received marketing materials that indicate the i1′s imminent release on Boost.

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Boost adds 411, messaging to unlimited plan

May 5th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

The Boost Mobile $50 unlimited plan just got a bit better. Like many of their rivals, they’ll now offer unlimited 411 service. They’ve also added instant messaging and email to the package, though that should have already been covered under data. As Chris Ziegler from Engadget correctly says, “it seems like we’re past the point where carriers should be differentiating between types of data.” It looks, though, as if Boost has everything covered now.

In the same announcement, Boost introduced the Samsung Rant, which we’ll feature after the jump.

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Sanyo Juno headed to Boost Mobile

April 23rd, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    9 Comments

We haven’t seen any new CDMA phones from Boost Mobile since they introduced the original three handsets earlier this year. That will soon end, as the Sanyo Juno has appeared on the company’s website. Sprint actually sells this as the Sanyo SCP-2700, so it’s not exactly a new handset, but it’s newly available for Boost users. It features an on-board camera and multimedia capabilities, but it appears that Boost is marketing this QWERTY device mainly as a messaging phone. It should be available soon for $99.99.

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Boost Mobile getting Motorola Gallo i296

April 2nd, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    No Comments

Yesterday Unwired View gave us previews of two upcoming handsets. The first one is for Boost Mobile, the Motorola Gallo i296. It looks pretty basic, as you can see in the picture. The Bluetooth SIG page doesn’t reveal much, so we’ll be left wondering about this device until we get an announcement. Hopefully Boost sets the price point on this nice and low. It doesn’t look like anything special. In the next post, a phone for MetroPCS.

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Sprint and Motorola announce i1, but no word on Boost

March 23rd, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    5 Comments

A few weeks ago we heard rumors that the Motorola i1 would become the first Android-powered iDEN handset. That announcement came yesterday, and plans are to release the phone this summer. While we got our hopes up that the handset would be available on Boost Mobile, we’ve heard no such word yet. In fact, the Sprint page makes mention of Nextel but not Boost. It looks like, at least at first, this won’t make its way to prepaid. A few years ago, though, we wouldn’t have even considered the possibility, so that indicates how things have changed in prepaid. There’s hope yet for an Android handset.

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Boost Mobile issues firmware update for Sanyo Incognito

March 19th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    5 Comments

Via PhoneNews.com, we learn about an update Boost Mobile has issued for the Sanyo Incognito, one of its new CDMA phones. The firmware update allows users to play full screen video, including streaming from sites like YouTube. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it makes the device a bit more restrictive when saving and uploading files. You can make the upgrade by going to Settings – Tools – Update Phone – Software Version.

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Boost Mobile to add Android-powered Motorola i1?

March 9th, 2010   |    Boost Mobile   |    20 Comments

I was just a guest on a podcast, and one major topic of discussion was prepaid mobile data. We’ve seen a number of companies add WAP browsing, but few have robust data options. Earlier this year, though, we saw Boost Mobile add a a CDMA BlackBerry device. Was that just the start? It appears that could be the case. We learned late last week that Motorola plans to release an iDEN Android handset, and of course Boost is a possible carrier. The handset features a 3.1 inch, 320×480 capacitive touch screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a 3 megapixel camera, and plenty more. It also features MOTOBLUR, which is just awesome.

No word on availability, but speculative word is that the announcement could come at CTIA later this month.

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