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
- 1.5GB/$25
- 10GB/$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, all
- 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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