Boost to get the Motorola i1

May 25, 2010/Joe Pawlikowski

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.

That’s the confirmation. As you can see, it’s a Best Buy exclusive, something we’ve grown used to in the prepaid world. There also appears to be no BlackBerry-like surcharge, so this will cost you just $50 per month. The handset itself, of course, will probably cost multiple hundreds. As MobileCrunch notes, the BlackBerry 8330 through Boost costs $250, so there’s no reason to expect the i1 to cost any less. ]]>

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  1. mike freeman on May 31, 2010 at 3:35 am

    The i1 is a better phone then the i9. $300 for a iden Razr, a five year old design with 2G/24kbps data speeds? PUHLEESE. At least the i1 has wifi to compensate for iden data.



  2. Joe Bagg on June 14, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    Boost Mobile stated on 6/14/2010 that the projected release of the i1 is being postponed with no anticipated release date.
    Walmart Corporation when called on 6/14/2010 stated their stores are no longer going to carry Boost Mobile products, apparently because of Sprints ownership of Common cent pre-paid services.
    Sprint also owns Virgin Mobile which it tends to sell off overseas.
    Currently Boost Mobile.com will NOT sell the i1 online itself, and with fewer retail locations selling it, getting one will be tough.



  3. BoostMobile8330 on June 22, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    To bad it is on the iDEN network & not the CDMA network.
    The iDEN network is to slow.
    Sent from my BlackBerry® by Boost Mobile