Comments on: Boost Mobile adds ‘tax-free’ $50/month unlimited plan

By: holly

holly — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:34:51 +0000

umm.. in the store they don’t chrge tax, y buh it on the net why dont u just go to the store and get it? everything on the net has tax

By: BILL

BILL — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:14:09 +0000

YOUR INFORMATION IS INACCURATE, BOOSTMOBILE DOES NOT HAVE A TAX FREE PLAN, THEY ADD THE TAX CHARGE TO WHAT THEY CHARGE THEIR CUSTOMERS CREDIT CARD BUT TO KEEP THE CUSTOMER IN THE DARK, THEY ONLY SHOW A $50.00 CHARGE ON THE BOOSTMOBILE ONLINE STATEMENT. YOU SEE THE EXTRA CHARGES ON YOUR CREDIT CARD STATEMENT.

By: Gadgetress

Gadgetress — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:46:45 +0000

Nationwide roaming is free. Check Boost's Unlimited page for details.

By: Jack Clark

Jack Clark — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:01:51 +0000

Does this new Boost Phone have nationwide roaming????

By: Marco

Marco — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:57:44 +0000

Well considering I just swithced to Boostmobile from my old T-mobile account, I’m amazingly satisfied with the new Boostmobile. T-mobile is not a bad company at all but if another well regarded company offers you a plan that is basically unlimited for 50$ U.S. you would be stupid to not take it. I had the 600 anytime minute plan with T-mobile and due to being in college I was not able to pay all my bills on time. My new Boost mobile phone has a very good signal. I do live in the Tri-state area. Its just like getting much more for your money and still not being held down by a contract….. I’m sure that other phone companies will try to follow in Boostmobile footsteps but not all will because there is still a risk of users not paying for their service monthly….. Anyone care to look at Amp’d mobile… Any way, I’m sure boost is going to do well. They’re backed by sprint and nextel both will always have money because their both one company and provide government phone service. A V Rabinowitz you hit the nail on the head with your entry… My overall view is if you live in a area with good coverage and don’t want a contract go with boost mobile or metro pcs.

By: David

David — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:57:22 +0000

To the cheap guy with the $35 T-mobile plan. You have a 300 minute plan. You obviously don’t talk much so you don’t need a $50 unlimited plan. My T-mobile is $65 a month plus taxes and fees. I have 600 minutes and my faves. That is $50. Then i pay another $15 for unlimited messaging. I would be glad to pay a flat cheap $50 for unlimited everything! So for you it is “expensive”, but for me it is cheap. Bottom line is that it depends on how much you talk and how much you pay for for your current plan. Some will benefit and some won’t. You won’t.

By: A V Rabinowitz

A V Rabinowitz — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:12:50 +0000

Kudos to the Gadgetress for explaining that this flavor of unlimited will not work on Sprint’s CDMA network, only Nextel’s footprint which has less coverage (Sprint can spin this anyway they chosse, the fact is Nextel has less coverage than Sprint CDMA).

It’s sad that many writers who have covered the “new” Boost Mobile unlimited plans have failed to note that (as you have) that Boost already offered unlimited plans in a few markets within the United States.

Last year (during the summer if my memory serves me correct) Sprint raised the price on the various Boost Mobile unlimited plans.

Now for those who live in large population centers, Nextel has a reasonable coverage. If comparing to Cricket and Metro PCS and you travel to different areas, this may be a deciding factor.

If you don’t travel out of your local market and don’t text or use long distance, both Cricket and Metro PCS have unlimited plans for $30.00 per month.

My analysis, compared to Sprint’s CDMA coverage, the new Boost Mobile coverage is worse than those who currently have a Boost Mobile unlimited plan. If you don’t travel too often, Metro PCS and/or Cricket (depending on where you live) are a much less expensive option.

Now that Sprint (for now) is not selling Nextel, with the serious problems Sprint had digesting Nextel, many Nextel customers (who spent more per month on average) fled in droves. So, I have to assume, Sprint now has plenty of airtime available on the Nextel side of the house to handle these unlimited plans.

I do give Sprint credit for trying something to add back customers, even if not on CDMA. I guess you could look at it from the point of not cannonabolizing the Sprint $99 all you can eat plans, or $79.99 on Sprint’s half-owned, Virgin Mobile.

By: Dude75

Dude75 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:58:00 +0000

Well the difference is T-Mobile sucks

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:44:23 +0000

The T-mobile plan referenced below is not an unlimitted plan. Boost’s plan is unlimited talk, text, web, and walkie-talkie for $50, that’s a heck of a deal!

By: Crumpet

Crumpet — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:12:39 +0000

My T mobile phone is only 35.00 a months and that is after taxes.
$50.00 seems expensive……….