Boost Mobile is a subsidiary of Sprint, and operates as a prepaid option for both smartphones and mobile hotspots.
Boost Mobile is notorious for offering promos - both on plans, and port in deals, and device deals as well. Also note that Boost often extends their 'limited time deals' almost indefinitely.
Current Plans
- Tiered Phone Plans:include unlimited talk & text
- 3GB: $35
- Unlimited Phone Plans: All include unlimited talk, text, and on device data - available for phone devices only.
- Unlimited Gigs Plan: $50 per month - includes 12GB of hotspot data
- Unlimited Plus Plan: $60 per month - includes 30GB of hotspot data
- "Limited Time" Ultimate Unlimited Plan: $80 per month - includes 50GB of hotspot data
- Data Only Plans
- 50GB/$50
For Our Comparative Pricing Grid:
Guide to Cellular Data Plan Pricing
Testing Status:
We do not keep a Boost Mobile plan in our testing arsenal.
Policies & Perks:
- Carrier Networks Used: Sprint
- Carrier Relation: Prepaid Carrier Subsidiary
- Plan Types Available: Phone, Data Only
- Device Types Permitted: Phones, Hotspots, Tablets, iOT
- Device Purchase Required: No, but can purchase a device
- Mobile Hotspot Use:
- Tiered Data Phone Plans - yes, all
- Unlimited Phone Plans:
- Unlimited Gigs Plan: 12GB of hotspot data
- Unlimited Plus Plan: 30GB of hotspot data
- "Limited Time" Ultimate Unlimited Plan: 50GB of hotspot data
- Data Only Plans - yes
- Throttling: Data speeds will be slowed to 2G speeds after high-speed allowance is used.
- Network Management: 35GB
- International Roaming: No international coverage is included on Boost's plans. Mexico data services can be added to the plans at an additional cost.
- $5/Mo: Up to 8 GB of data roaming in Mexico. Customers on capped plans receive 1.5GB of data.
- Domestic Roaming: Plan & device dependent
- Plan Period: 30 days
- Data Roll Over: None
- Overage Charges: Taxes & fees included in pricing. Once you've used you high-speed data allowance you will continue to have data access but your data speeds will be slowed to 2G speeds for the remainder of your plan cycle. You can use the restart plan option and make your full monthly payment early to re-enable all your services immediately or you can purchase a Data Pack for an additional allotment of high-speed data.
- Streaming: Boost offers an 'add-on' called "Boost TV' which offers various networks to stream via your device for an additional cost per month.
- Unlimited Gigs Plan - 480p video streaming, 500Kbps music streaming, 2Mbps gaming.
- Unlimited Plus Plan- Up to 1080p video streaming, 500Kbps music streaming, 2Mbps gaming.
- Ultimate Unlimited Plan- Up to 1080p video streaming, 1.5Mbps music streaming, 8Mbps gaming. Tidal premium music streaming service subscription included in plan.
- Lines permitted per account: 5 - family plan pricing kicks in with additional lines, dependent on current promos and line types.
- Device Lock/Unlock Policy: The phone must have been used on Boost mobile for 12 months. Also, good luck. Their unlock policies are shifty and unclear.
- Extras:
- Boost offers an 'add-on' called "Boost TV' which offers various networks to stream via your device for an additional cost per month.
- Boost offers 'data free' music streaming via some platforms on some of its plans. Tidal music streaming service is packaged with some plans.
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Potential Alternatives to Consider:
For other featured cellular data plans ideal for RVers and Crusiers - here's some other options to consider:
Verizon postpaid native cellular phone & data plans, with "unlimited" plans offering 15-20GB of high speed mobile hotspot use.
Sprint's postpaid plans, some offering 50-100GB of high speed mobile hotspot use from phones and data devices.
Verizon's prepaid Jetpack data plan - currently offering a double data promo of 30GB of high-speed data for $65/month.
T-Mobile's offers the Global Plus 15GB add-on to their Magenta plans - which allows for unlimited high speed mobile hotspot from a smartphone for $120/month.
AT&T's data plans available with select RV-specific mobile internet gear. Including $360/year for unlimited data.
FMCA offers a Sprint based unlimited data plan to their members on a month to month basis for $49.99/mo.
AT&T's cellular data plans & mobile router intended for homes. They offer a 100GB data plan for $100/month that is suitable on the road.
AT&T's DataConnect prepaid unlimited plan for tablets starting at $34.99/month. While intended for tablets only, the SIM cards currently just work when placed in hotspots.
3rd party rental vendors offer AT&T based unlimited data plans ranging in price from $60-$200/month - on a month-to-month no contract basis.
3rd party rental vendors offer T-Mobile based unlimited data plans ranging in price from $60-$150/month - on a month-to-month, no contract basis.
A clause in the Sprint Clear WiMax purchase allows for non-profits to offer low cost unlimited data plans to their members, starting at $10-33/month.
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