Further details on the Boost Mobile unlimited plan

Boost Mobile’s new unlimited plan. Everything about it looked rather attractive, right down to the $50 price tag. Since then, we’ve had a few details emerge which make the offering look even better. John Votava, manager of corporate communications at Boost and a recent guest on the Prepaid Podcast, emailed to let me know about the plan in official terms. After the jump we’ll get into the specifics. I think you guys are going to like this. Here’s what most people are going to want to know. This plan costs $50 per month. Yes, $50, as in five $10 bills, as in two $20 bills and a $10. This includes taxes and fees. So when you pay your balance each month, you will be debited only $50. You’ll have to have $55 in your account, though, as you’ll need that $5 after the transaction. Why, I’m not exactly sure. Sounds like a good-faith balance, I suppose. The service is nationwide, so there are no worries about roaming. If you’re not in network, the phone won’t work. This is big for people who travel. The regional nature of other unlimited carriers means that you can face steep roaming charges if you’re not sure of your calling area. Boost’s coverage area includes 15,800 cities nationwide. Yes, texting and Web access are included in this unlimited deal, plus unlimited walkie-talkie. So it essentially becomes the same as the $50 offerings from Cricket and MetroPCS. Yet with a greater coverage area. I don’t want to sound like I’m geeking out, though I am. This is one of the best new plans to hit the market in quite some time. Anyone planning to sign up on January 22?]]>

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  1. Rebecca on January 21, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Im buying a phone and getting on this plan! But what im wondering is can I use it here nextel and boost works where I am you dont have to have a special area to get this service do you?? cuz there one unlimited plan you have to be in a special place and special phone! I think its the best plan yet to come I wonder if you will get to use pic txt and video for free to??



  2. derrian brown on January 29, 2009 at 10:07 am

    whats going on with boost unlimited



  3. Guillermo on February 3, 2009 at 12:44 am

    I just got mine today and I’m pretty pleased. I purchased the i776 from Best Buy for $80. This is their top of the line phone at the moment and hopefully newer ones will come out. The call quality is good and you can’t beat unlimited text, pic mail, video mail, internet, calling and no roaming on the Nextel network.



  4. Denise on February 10, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    I bought the i776 from boost mobile at the end of January and I love the plan, however, there is no call waiting. If i am on the phone and someone calls, it goes straight to voicemail. Also, I can’t read my text msgs. while I am on the phone like you can with metro phone (i live in GA).



  5. teresa adams on February 16, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    i already have boost mobile and am signed up for the 50unld starting february 18, 2009…cant wait..this is one of their best idea yet…there is , hands down, no other wireless carrier that offers what boost offers…now i can chirp my friends ALL DAY LONG AND IT DOESNT COST ME A CENT!!!!..U DONT EVEN NEED TO CALL PEOPLE ANYMORE!!!EVERYONE SHOULD GO “BOOST MOBILE”!!!



  6. hd on March 18, 2009 at 10:37 am

    I’m a text kind of guy. I don’t even talk on the phone anymore, it’s all about texting. What I’ve heard is that boost has a delay on text response. That you don’t get your text till about an hour or two after it was sent. Has anyone else had this problem??



  7. Dashuri on March 23, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    I recently signed up for this unlimited plan and have been greatly disappointed. The texts do take quite a while to get to the receiver. The calls do get dropped and the reception is very unpredictable. The chirping doesn’t always work either. I definitely regret signing up with Boost as their service is hardly worth my $50.00, their is a company called Cricket that is growing rapidly and I am going to give them a try as they have inexpensive prepaid plans as well!



  8. Tracy on March 24, 2009 at 11:31 am

    I just got the unlimited plan last week. No issues so far at all. The only weird part is when a text comes in, it doesn’t always show you who it’s from. That is really strange. Also, if you sign into the website, you cannot view your call details – meaning, who was called or who texted etc. that is a feature they really need!



  9. leo on May 15, 2009 at 8:24 pm

    at first this plan was awesome for me but now you i have a problem with the texting it delays too much so i think im changing company im tired of calling the company about this problem someone sends me a text message and i would get it like 1 or 2 hours later once my friend send me one like a 6 pm and i got it the next day like a 9 am i mean who likes that???



  10. chris on May 27, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    umm is there any phone that come with the plan?????



  11. Alison on June 19, 2009 at 10:04 am

    I saw somewhere online that the delayed texting was suppose to be fixed like mid May or something. Is it fixed yet? I’m thinking about getting on this but not if the texting is that rediculous.



  12. jason on July 11, 2009 at 7:42 am

    boost is not unl. if you go to the website and look under disclaimer it says unl service is limited to reasonable use. you might ask what that means a little research showed that 7000 minutes incoming and outgoing and text incoming and outgoing that add up to 7000 your service with boost will be cut off. not only that have you looked at the coverage map on the website. zoom in to a particular state, coverage is ok as long as you live and drive along the interstate. if you live or dive through a rural area around the country good luck on getting service, 911 does not even work in areas were coverage is lacking. i guess that what you get when using nextels older towers that sprint took over. 50$ a month you get want you pay for.



  13. meh on May 28, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    I just got mine. I’m having issues as I threw 100 dollars into the account; website said it would be about four hours, and it has been five. It’s as if my money disappeared into the ether. It is gone from my bank account. Obviously I cannot call customer service without a phone so I must wait till tomorrow. It is aggravating but the new rumor, as in phone, is pretty sweet.



  14. Dave on November 13, 2010 at 9:09 pm

    I just found out that the free roaming is only if you are on their network. How dumb is that? I mean if you are on their network you are NOT roaming. I agree with the poster above who said if you are traveling interstate (and even this is limited to east coast mostly) you might get service. No roaming fee to me means nationwide not only when you are on their network.
    I travel and have no service in many areas and thought free roaming meant on other networks. Tonight the Boost customer service girl called me and informed me this is not the case. If you are out of range of their towers, you are out of luck. In plain English there is no roaming and therefore I guess it IS free. No roaming therefore no roaming fees?
    I am extremely disappointed in this as I believe their claim of no roaming fees is a joke and very misleading. What they should tell you is no sevice if not on their network PERIOD!!!