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Boost Mobile offers prepaid wireless services. It provides flexible, no-contract plans that include unlimited talk, text and data options. Operating on a nationwide network, Boost Mobile offers various devices and mobile plans to suit different user needs.

Pros
  • Affordable monthly plans
  • Good customer support experience
  • Flexible payment options
Cons
  • Inconsistent network coverage
  • Slow internet speeds

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2017

    I've been with Boost Mobile for at least 3 or 4 years now. Recently my Galaxy j3 6 screen broke, and I had to switch back to my Prevail LTE which is junk. I saw a Boost Up program in store, $1 down and 8 a month for a phone I wanted. So I asked the representative in the store, who wasn't sure why I wasn't qualified. So I called the service #, and got some terrible English-speaking person as usual. They told me that I didn't qualify because I didn't make 12 on time payments, which is a joke. I have a 14 day grace period for billing, and I haven’t missed one payment since I got the phone.

    So they refused to give me the reboost after THREE YEARS of being a LOYAL customer! What the hell? Really? I responded that I have been with them and have not been disconnected in two years, but they still refused. I'm done, I've had it. I have been with them for 3 years at least, and this is how they treat me as a customer? Yeah no. Unless I get this damn upgrade, I'm done. This is the SECOND time I had to fight with them. Last time was over refer a friend, I had to fight for THREE MONTHS to get my discount, and I had to report them to the BBB. I've absolutely HAD it with this crappy company, and will be looking into AT&T once Christmas hits.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2017

    The first time I bought this phone (2016)... Was when everything was all good. But lately I just paid my bill ($69.00). For unlimited as always when I pay. But now my phone keeps saying I don't have enough space on my phone to download apps. And I've deleted every pics that was on my phone. (Even my kids) pictures... just to see if it was gonna let me download them. But to no luck. Only to download one app at a time. INSTEAD of a FEW APPS... When I have all the space to download. Why am I paying for unlimited data and unlimited everything when I can't even download games and other apps?? Screw Boost Mobile. I'm about to switch phone service... cause this ** is blowing me with the lies they tell... I recommend for ppl to NOT GO with BOOST MOBILE for YOUR PHONE SERVICE... THANK YOU.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2017

    All phone company only want the customer money, don't give the service promise. We feeling sad because they never have a solution for any problem, and the customer service don't do nothing.

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    CoverageSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2017

    I had unfortunately left Metro PCS in order to get a supposed better deal with Boost Mobile, but that was a BIG mistake!! I bought an iPhone 6 thru Boost Mobile and according to their map it should have covered my area but in reality it didn't. I was able to use it sometimes depending on the area I was in. I told them about it, thinking they would help me but they didn't. I switched companies due to the lack of service in my area and Boost Mobile refused to unlock my iPhone that I paid for because I didn't stay with them for 12 months.

    They didn't seem to understand that it would be pointless for me to pay for a service that doesn't work in my area. I understand that they have a policy but they are falsely advertising with their coverage map! I will never do business with them again. It is sad that they lie to people in order to get business. I almost forgot to mention that I had also bought 3 other phones that same day for my family. The whole thing was a waste of time and money.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2017

    Paid insurance on my son's phone for over a year until his backpack was stolen (with his phone inside) the same evening that his bill was due. I got to work the next day and tried to file a claim online and Brightstar denied it. Called customer service on the 24th and they escalated it to Boost's corporate for permission to replace it. Told me to call back on the 27th. Well, I just got off the phone with them and Boost has decided that our claim would be denied indefinitely because I called to file the initial claim a day after his bill was due.

    The funny part is that they REALLY think that I'm going buy a phone from them for FULL PRICE and then turn around and get his service turned back on. LMAOO! Not gonna happen. Not only did they just lose a customer, but they've lost an entire family of customers because I'm switching my entire family over to Verizon. Boost is just another name for SPRINT so I wasn't surprised by the lack of customer service and their willingness to lose a customer at all.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2017

    I have a great representative at Boost Mobile. He's very competent at his job, great salesmanship (Not too pushy)! I like the fact that I can still receive incoming calls with limited phone service due to making a late payment! Great deals with first purchase, (free phone, etc)!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2017

    Very spotty for actual voice conversations, otherwise text, Google, other features are great. Customer service has improved over time, but honestly rarely need to use it. Price I pay for service beats all others hands down.

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    CoveragePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017

    Boost Mobile is awesome for tight budgets. Not overpriced. Coverage is great. And there are deals for acct credit always available. Thank you very much and good day.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2017

    I switched to Boost from Metro PCS and got an iPhone 6 32gb which I was really really wanting and with unlimited data at $50 which is what I was paying at Metro. It was perfect. The salesperson who sold me the phone told me that I would have amazing coverage at my home which made it more perfect. I was lied to. I live pretty much in the middle of town and my service is so slow it's ridiculous. I go to other parts of town and I either have no service at all or I have great service. I almost wanna move to the great service part of town and I would if I could afford it. I can't do anything while I'm in my home; I can’t get on Facebook, I can't play any of the games I have on my phone, I can't access internet. Sometimes texts and calls won't go through because my signal is so poor. I'm mostly mad because I was lied to just to make a sale. Looks like I'm just gonna go back to Metro where the service was always excellent.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2017

    What a nightmare! About a month ago my phone fell and the screen cracked. I was thankful that I had purchased and paid monthly for phone protection plan. (Now on side note, the Star Insurance company is horrible and that's a different complaint). Now a month later I decided I wanted to leave and return to Metro PCS. And here is when I learned that since my phone had been in my possession for only a month my phone was lock for good. I couldn't transfer my phone. The phone would be lock for one year.

    This company enslaves its customers into its business even when you're dissatisfied. I was told if I wanted to leave I must either wait 11 months or sell my phone to a Boost mobile store. This company's policy is disgraceful. I recommend people to stay away. Don't buy their phone or give your money to insurance plan. STAY AWAY. You will regret doing business with this company. I know I do. Sincerely locked in a service plan with a disgraceful company.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2017

    I first joined Boost, when it was one of the few pre-paid wireless providers that made it easy. I've had service with them for 7 years, no problem. I am currently on the West Coast, but when traveling to the East Coast, service is non-existent. My one and only complaint is that after being with them for this long that there are no concessions. The 'preferred' plan is very helpful. You can still receive calls and texts, but cannot call-out or reply back. Once you re-boost, that time that you couldn't actually use your phone is still part of that extra time.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2017

    Boost Mobile service just sucks. I had them for years in December. I switched to Metro but ended up switching back because Metro didn't have any service on my drive to work. I purchased the iPhone 6s Plus in March. For the last 4/5 months I've been calling about an issue that has yet to be resolved. I called them to have my phone unlocked so that I could switch to Verizon prepaid. They first told me that the phone had to be on the account for at least six months before that could be done.

    Once they saw I met the criteria I was then told I had to wait until March of next year. If I'm not connected to WiFi no internet. The last CSR told me it was due to so many lines hitting the same tower at the same time. Needless to say they refused to unlock and told me I should sell it to someone who has a Boost service. The phone is paid for. I should be able to do with it as I please. I am not happy with Boost Mobile. The service sucks. If you're thinking of trying them you should reconsider.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2017

    WORST SERVICE BOTH in each Boost office & staff & horrible in private use. Boost office staff are incompetent, not able to answer all questions/interest well or don't want to & are VERY argumentative. Went to TWO (2) different offices, both the same. TERRIBLE!! Went back to cancel service the next day & this guy refused to allow us to cancel nor refund our money THOUGH the service didn't function for us at all in our areas.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2017

    Just wanting to let everyone know that if you have a Sprint account, you should not try to change to Boost Mobile. Since Sprint is a mother company of Boost, The transfer is a nightmare. If you purchase a phone online, you can not get it activated since you have a account with Sprint. When you try to contact their customer service, you can't because you don't have a Boost account. It took me almost 2 months trying to get a refund for a purchase online. Also if you do migrate your number over to Boost, they will not give you any promotions and possible you will have to get a new number.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2017

    In anticipation of Hurricane Irma on 9/6/17 I went into a local Boost Mobile store here in New Port Richey & purchased an iPhone & Boost Mobile monthly coverage for $57.00 a month. I picked the iPhone since it is a brand name. On 9/8/17, I left my apartment in New Port Richey & went up to Ocala to stay with friends during the hurricane since I am elderly & didn't want to be alone for this hurricane. For some reason this hurricane scared me. Well wasn't I surprised when my cell phone didn't get any coverage while I was up there. I tried getting a signal by plugging the phone into the USB port in my car but then it meant I would have to turn my car on to get it to work & gas was a precious commodity at that time. My friends whom I was staying with had cell phone service at all times but they use Verizon (shame on me).

    Since we were cautioned not to go on the road directly after the hurricane hit & gas was still hard to come by I had to sit & wait for a couple of days with no cell service of my own. On 9/13/17, I headed back to New Port Richey since I felt it was safe to do so. Although I did rent a motel room in Pasco County just in case. On 9/14/17 I went directly to the Boost Mobile store where I spent the $323.13 for the phone & service to complain about this no cell service etc and all I got was "oh well you're past the 7 days return policy". HUH. Well sorry about that I was stopped by a hurricane & the aftermath. Couldn't get here sooner.

    Not being able to do a return & get my money back to go to Verizon who offers the same deal on prepaid phone service I sent a complaint to Boost Mobile via their website asking to unlock the phone so I could go to Verizon using the same phone since in addition to paying for the iPhone at Boost I also bought Apple insurance via Apple for an additional $106.00 (approximately), so now I'm out $429.13+. I received NO answer or contact from Boost Mobile via the website complaint so I complained on Twitter also & gave them all the info plus my home number & have heard nothing from them either. Complaining at the store definitely got me nowhere. The clerk thinks this is funny.

    In addition on the day I did the original purchase I had also purchased a travel charger & when I got out to my car I realized I had a USB port in my car (senior moment) & didn't need the charger so I went right back & the clerk issued me a credit for the $16.04 which I am still waiting to hit my credit card so I reported that missing credit to my credit card company. So once again a Florida company has taken me over for my money. I would like a return of my money so I can go elsewhere & get a phone & coverage that works.

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    Price

    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2017

    The service is ok but charging me way I go into pay cash. They charge me 3 dollars to pay cash. Otherwise the service is decent but the charging when I pay cash is stupid.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2017

    I've never had a problem and their service is great. Gives me just what I need nothing more nothing less and a great price. I think people would find them to be very satisfactory for their cell phone service.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2017

    I was on Sprint many years, I was dumped, he finally released my number to me. That's why to save money I went to Boost Mobile, prepaid spend down. Works very well for me. I enjoy my phone and texting very much.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2017

    Not honoring their ads - I bought a 35 plan at 6 gbs... They would not honor it because I was on the 3gbs plan before, but it's a prepaid service not a contract phone... Very disappointed with Boost and would not recommend them to anyone.

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    Price

    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2017

    Boost is a good company but if you pay in cash, the people who run the individual stores, they are allowed to charge a extra fee for their own pockets! If you use a credit card, they won't charge you. This is wrong!!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2017

    I've been a customer of Boost for over 5 yrs. I bought a new phone Jul. 2016 tried to get the unlock code in Aug. 2017. They wouldn't do it because they said I didn't have the phone for a year after the store I bought proved to them that I did. As of today my phone is still locked.

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    Installation & Setup

    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2017

    My experience with Boost has been satisfactory. Their smartphone has good enough reception and all app updates download and install easily. Admittedly, I want ringtones, though, and they have none. But I don't know if anyone does.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2017

    I've had Boost Mobile for over 14 years and the customer service gets worst by the year... The customer appreciation has never even existed with them. I've paid 60 for a unlimited plan for 7 years. Never informed of the plan dropping to 50. Couldn't tell me why I was still and currently pay 60. Bought my kid the same plan at 50. Couldn't add a line so I two separate lines which is so stupid because I should be on the family plan. Tried to do that. Interrupted on line. Said I need more money. I hate this phone company.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2017

    I wouldn't trade companies for anything. I've been with them for almost 10 years!!! I've gone through more phones than anyone I know!!! Customer service will take time and get me through my oops and back.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2017

    The Boost Mobile website is user friendly. I go there to update my information or add money for payment. I usually add money via the phone. The recording says Boost will text you a payment confirmation but I never receive a text confirmation. That is my only complaint, but otherwise I highly recommend Boost.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2017

    I have had times where changes in my auto pay had to be changed and was left with no service. As well add data. I am on a family plan and my phone also won't stay charged due to the charging dock. On my receipt it say that I have insurance but when I went to the store I bought it from they said I didn't buy insurance to cover my phone and my daughter also reminded me that I got it the day she was with me.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2017

    Boost Mobile is pretty good. I've been with them over 8 years but I have had problems with dropped calls, and reception issues. However, reception has improved over the past 4 years I must say. Also, their service is not as good as it was 6 years ago.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2017

    I really love Boost and I never have a problem with service. They are very helpful and I am always a satisfied customer whenever I need help.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2017

    Boost Mobile has been a wonderful company! I switched from Metro PCS because after years of being a customer, they began to treat me like another number. Boost Mobile was not only happy to have my business, they still treat you as a human and give great shrinkage plans that saves you a lot of money. Only reason I'd change, is if Boost was no longer available.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2017

    Switching from Sprint to Boost has saved me a lot of money on my monthly bill. I have unlimited everything, which is great. I was reluctant at first, but over the last few years, my experience has been smooth, with no problems at all.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2017

    This was the straw that broke the Boost Mobiles back. I have been with them for some time and had automatic billing to my bank card. This month (August 2017) they charged my account the regular $58.98 per month that I have been paying. All of a sudden I noticed a total of 4 pre-authorizations to my card for the $58.98 after the regular $58.98 was already deducted by them.

    I contacted customer service which was a joke in itself. The person on the other end of the phone barely spoke English and I explained what had happened. They told me not to worry that they received their $58.98. I asked why my account was then charged $58.98, 3 more times. They said not to worry as it would not affect my account, WRONG, each $58.98 was taken from my balance and they would do nothing to correct the problem, only gave me grief.

    I contacted the bank and showed them what happened. They can't do anything for me until all 3 payments clear and then they may be able to file a fraud complaint against Boost. So now I'm out $176.94 not including the overdraft charges I incurred as that put my account in the red. Do not trust these people! And do not sign up for auto pay unless you have money to burn... I never had this occur before with them and then all of a sudden WHAM!!! I'm now looking for a better carrier that won't take more than they suppose to...

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2017

    Good service. Cheap plans. Free phones are good. Reliable and fast. Good place for people who do not need the latest phone to come out every year. Very helpful. I have 3 phones with 10 gigs data each with unlimited phone call and texts for less than $100 a month.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2017

    Have had good experience with customer service, however some locations only have one worker and less coverage area. Had good selection of phones, offered free phone with higher $45/mo plan.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2017

    Service is actually good. The phones however stink. I have gone through 5 phones since 2014. If there was another prepaid provider for this monthly price and the data and all. I would change it.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2017

    I went to Boost to have my Galaxy S7 unlocked. I have had the phone for over 14 months and always had it turned on with Boost. I am eligible to do the unlocking by their own terms. I've tried 5 times to get my phone unlocked. First time I went to the Boost store, after some discussion with Boost help I was told that my phone was unlocked. I went to a trusted cell repair establishment. They tried a SIM card. It didn't work. I went back to the same Boost store the second day. After discussions with Boost help I was given a six digit code to unlock my phone. Nothing else. I went to my trusted repair place. We couldn't unlock the phone again. I have spoken to Boost customer care and their technical department on two more occasions for a total of 3 hours. I'm told that it will be unlocked in two days. I don't believe it. Don't buy Boost. They lie to you and they won't honor their own contract terms. Where is Justice and the correct solution?

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2017

    Salesperson sold me phone and plan, said unlimited everything, no data cap. I asked three times, they lied. Worst cell service ever. Hands down, very deceptive and dishonest. Would not recommend to anyone, waste of hard earned money. Will switch carries asap!! Don't purchase from them!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2017

    I've been a customer for over 5 yrs. Never any major issues until I tried to change to a family plan & add my wife's phone. I was told they couldn't add her phone because it wasn't one they carried/sold. So we went to another company to check out their family plans & even though they were willing to activate both phones, they couldn't do mine because it was locked. I was told by Boost I had to have been using my phone for a minimum of 1 year b4 they would unlock it.

    The phone I have right now is a replacement phone for one I had been using for over 2 yrs which was stolen. But since I've only had the replacement phone for a little over 3 months they wouldn't unlock it. We are low income seniors & cannot afford to buy another phone & we cannot afford to have 2 separate single plans so my wife is without a phone now until we can save money to buy a new one for myself from another company as I will not be staying with Boost Mobile. I do not recommend a company that dictates what you can & can't do with the products you purchase from them.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2017

    I originally switched to Boost because they promised better service. I messed up big time. They had to send me a sim card for my current phone twice so I had no phone for a month. I paid the money for the service and they demanded more and more then put 10 on my account as courtesy for the issues. When I checked my account 0 balance. Now everything I say or do on my phone is being seen by street thugs because Boost has no security and I called customer service and they say the technical department can't do anything to stop it. As for the one talking about a class action I would love to.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2017

    The fact that Boost Mobile has me writing this review is sickening in itself since I left the last phone company for not giving me the freedom to make choices on my account as well as the upgrade policies. When purchasing my 1st phone with Boost after having been a faithful customer in the "Chirp days" I am highly disappointed. I wasn't informed when purchasing the phone that I would have a 120 day wait before I could purchase another prepaid phone. Being that the iPhone went on sale I wanted to upgrade and wasn't allowed to as if I was with one of the network phone companies.

    After the 1 million day wait (that's how long it felt ) I was told when purchasing an upgrade that I would have to pay an activation fee and approx 30 in taxes bring the grand total for a 199.00 phone to 275.00??? I wouldn't recommend Boost Mobile if you're looking for freedom from one of the bigger companies because it's a lot of small print. Although the bill is cheaper you get what you pay for. It feels like "You're here now, we know you're the customer but pleasing you is not our problem."

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed July 16, 2017

    I bought a prepaid phone from Boost back in November 2016, I needed a prepaid phone because I was moving back to Europe during the summer and I needed to be able to use a sim card from a different country. When my phone arrived it worked well, however the Boost contract was overpriced compared to other contracts that you can find elsewhere.

    When I moved back to Europe I told boost that I wanted to end my contract and I asked if I could use my phone with another sim card, they told me that I could easily use another sim card. However when I put a different sim card in it did not work, BOOST SOLD ME A LOCKED PREPAID PHONE, I contacted them again asking how I could unlock it, they said that I had to stay with them for 12 months and that there is no other way of them unlocking it. This was not specified when I bought the phone, so now I am stuck with a locked phone that I cannot fully use because of Boost. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING OFF THEM, THEY ARE OVERPRICED, THEY WILL NOT TRY AND HELP YOU, STAY AWAY FROM BOOST, I RECOMMEND GOING TO ANY OTHER MOBILE COMPANY.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2017

    I was a customer of Boost Mobile for a while because they had great prices and they had promotions around the time I got my plan. I use to pay with debit cards or cash no issue. Everything was going great until I was paying for my unlimited service and data and my data usage would be up in 2 weeks and then my internet wouldn't work or be slow. Which makes no sense. Then I paid my unlimited bill for this month with a debit card and they took the money back 2 weeks after I paid. No answers and no repayment. I will never recommend this service to anyone. Not even my worst enemy.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 12, 2017

    I am, I believe, a valued customer since 2014 with my two lines. Over two weeks ago I called for my broken iPhone 6 plus. They told me I have to go through a third party. They accepted my phone in the warranty period. Sent me a label and I shipped it. When they received it they claimed the phone is damaged and they asked me to file a report with UPS since THE phone was not damaged before I sent it.

    It's been two weeks and I am between Brightstar and UPS and Boost Mobile customer service. No company is doing a good job. They wasted hours and hours of frustration on the phone with all of them and all what I need is a good phone!!! I also want to report an abuse and rudeness of a supervisor whose name is WALI

    who I spoke with yesterday July 11, he simply refused to listen to me and harshly disbelieve everything I tell him. Now I thinking to move on to other company. Nothing would compensate for the frustration and pain I am experiencing. I will drop an honest review everywhere I can about Boost Mobile.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed July 7, 2017

    My data speed increases once I call & complain. Two days later my Samsung Galaxy downloads at a rate of 51-99 KBS when it should be MBS. A 15 Meg file takes 10 minutes. More & more companies are being taken to court. I plan on filing a lawsuit. Anyone Interested in joining? Will probably go to a Class Action. Thanks for reading.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2017

    We moved, so our land-based ISP would be unavailable for a few days while they switched us over. As my phone is Sprint and I don't have the tethering service (which is another rant in and of itself), I decided to buy a mobile hotspot to tide us over - plus, it's good to have backups. Saw the Boost Mobile R850 unit, so I bought it and a 50-dollar recharge card from Walmart. Got home, tried to activate it through my phone's browser, and... nothing. Webpage times out, no activation, no confirmation number, nothing. Okay. I stuff it aside and deal with the rest of the move. No biggie, I have larger issues to deal with.

    It catches my eye a few months later, so I go through my PC's browser and try to fire the hotspot up. Oh... there's a 10-dollar fee since I've apparently activated it once before. No matter, let's slog through this activation thing again. Punch in the MEID numbers, the serial, all that jazz. Hit the "activate" button and... nothing. Try it again, and there's an error code now. Fire off an email to customer support and get back a canned reply about a day later, which was not helpful at all. Back in the junk drawer it goes.

    I try it again, today, seven months after the last attempt. Another notice of a 10-dollar activation fee, as it's been activated once before (or has it been twice? Who can know?) and I slog through their webpage again (looks nicer now, though). Aaannnd nothing. Hangs up at the usual spot. So I'm out the 100 dollars from paying for it way back in September (along with the recharge card), but have yet to even get one bit of data received from the hotspot, all because I can't even properly activate the thing.

    In summary, I can't even get the juicy crap customer service that I see other reviewers here have gotten - no, I'm denied even that much, as I can't properly become a customer of Boost Mobile to begin with. Did I dodge a bullet on this one...? About to hit up Sprint and pay them for the privilege of tethering data from my phone (at least it's unlimited LTE, which is decently quick where I live).

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 26, 2017

    Purchased a new cell phone from their website. Everything went smooth and product arrived as described. No issues at all. However, I have decided to return the product as it is not a right fit for me. Per their return policy I must call 1-866-402-7366 to start a return by getting a "Return Authorization Number". This is where you get walled. As by calling that #, which is the only one they provide, you can not get a live person or even navigate the options. Never does an option for "Return Authorization Number" present itself. This company intentionally makes it difficult to make a legitimate return. At this moment I had to create an account on Boost's "community" forum in attempt to get an "agent" to respond there. It has been 4 hours and no reply despite seeing agents being online. My forum post has been at the top of the board for 4+ hours. Non-existent customer service.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 25, 2017

    I have been on the phone being lied to all day. They told me the phone was unlocked when I purchased them. I have been reading everyone complaints and we all have the same complaints. We need to stop these people and file a lawsuit because they will keep doing this as long as we allow them. We all work hard for our money and this is not fair. Class action lawsuit who is with me?

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    Reviewed June 24, 2017

    I recently went shopping for a new cell phone. Boost Mobile on 19th Avenue and Northern in North Phoenix I purchased a Galaxy J-3 Emerge. I took the phone on for the first couple of days. Was working fine then after the third day it started going haywire like I mean Haywire. it would show me pictures and it would turn off and on and would do all kinds of goofy stuff. So I took it into Boost Mobile where I bought it. The management was very rude they said they could not fix the problem. They couldn't even troubleshoot it. They were not willing to help me at all. They just shoved me to the side and went to the next customer to attend them so I came back home and decided to call it was headquarters myself.

    So I called Boost Mobile headquarters and I got to talking to a lady and she said that I had insurance for the first 7 days after telephone which this was already the 8th or 9th day so I couldn't take the phone back. When I did try to ask them about the phone they said they would fix it for $45. So I got a lemon telephone is what I got, something you couldn't squeeze the juice out of but you can squeeze the money out of me. So I called Headquarters again and again was told that I had insurance on the phone which is the insurance that they give you for the first 7 days.

    I know that Boost ain't going to be my next telephone carrier. They are very rude, very unprofessional. They sold me a lemon phone which was probably used and broke down. On less of me one week and they do not want to return my money I paid for the whole month of service and all I got was 6 days of service that I was able to speak and to work with my phone. The rest of the time my phone is broke, no good. They want to charge me $45 to fix. That is unheard of in the phone industry nowadays. Any other company would have gave you another brand new phone to keep the customer happy.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2017

    Although they falsely advertise unlimited data, EVERY SINGLE MONTH and always around the 15th of the month (my bill is due on the 2nd), I receive a text from Boost informing that I have used all my data. My phone then goes into SLOW mode and is virtually useless except for calling for HALF A MONTH EVERY MONTH. It is virtually impossible to get a live person if you call customer service and ALL CALLS are transferred to an overseas call center where you are connected with some of the rudest people you will ever speak with. Their service is the absolute worst. I would never recommend them to anyone and am leaving this company to switch over to a more reputable company.

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    Reviewed June 21, 2017

    I've owned a 10 GB Netgear hotspot for almost two years and never experienced an issue with data usage until recently. My Netgear displayed a usage of 6.18 GB which I found strange due to not ever going over 6 gigs. I proceeded with trying to connect my laptop to the internet, I was unable to. When contacting Boost Mobile customer service, I was advised of exceeding my 10 GB and my service was interrupted. I explained my data history (consistent each month) as well as advising the device shows 6.18 GB used which means I still had over 3 GB remaining. The rep was unable to resolve the problem. However, she restored my device with 2 GB and assured a supervisor will contact me in 48 hrs with a resolution. No one called.

    After using a few megabytes of the 2 GB, went out of town leaving the device unplugged, I came home noticing my device displayed 2.18 GB used and service was interrupted. Of course I recalled Boost Mobile, the rep escalated my inquiry to a supervisor. No one called. While waiting for a call, my due date approached; I restored my device with 10 GB. Today, my Netgear displayed 2 devices were connected (should only be 1). Once again, I called. The rep stated, "There's no way we can tell what devices are connected to your Netgear because we cannot look into your account. You will need to contact the manufacturer." WHAT??? When I asked for a supervisor, the call was placed on hold for 17 min then disconnected.

    When I recalled, a rep stated, "You need to go online; type in httpmyhotspot and change your password because we do not have any control nor can see what other device is connected. People are hacking devices even if it's locked." I told her the web address is not accurate/complete. She replied, "That's all I have." What's the point of having a customer service dept if an issue cannot be resolved or if you're being told no one can review a customer's account; most importantly, who calls the manufacturer to resolve an issue??? Seeking another hotspot carrier.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2017

    I switched my cell service to Boost May 3, 2017, my plan was $50.00 monthly. It was an easy switch. The LG phone was free. It cost me over $60 to switch. The biggest mistake I ever made. Started having problems with the phone right away, it would randomly say no sim, no service without warning or notice. I wouldn't know it was off and missed a lot of calls, people were panicked and sent police to do a wellness check. Finally I went to the place I got it to get help, what I got was rude to bad for you attitude. They took the phone, opened it up and came back with the sim card and told me "See this red? That means water damage." Shocked and could barely see the red, I said, "Water? No way! I just got the phone." They said "No insurance you'll have to buy a phone." I'm a senior on a fixed income no way could I buy a phone. I left angry and frustrated. The phone was fine for a minute then started doing the same thing.

    I went back to have them put the service in my old phone. I was told it wasn't a Boost phone so I couldn't. They said "Get a Boost phone and we'll transfer it." My friend had an old Boost phone so I took it to them to move my service. Then they tell me I can't because the sim card was not in the Boost phone. "I have a sim card in this one" I said. No again original sim has to be with phone. What?! I asked why was I finding all this out now, I should have been informed. He said "Go online read our contract!" I said "This is not right", he said "I know, you've been here 3 times." I said "Yeah! Clue! I left and used my phone when it wanted to work. I have to have service." I went online June 3, to pay my service and it got some weird error and I couldn't get online to pay. I went to another Boost store told her about the error and the code. She said it would stop after I paid and it was $3.00 more to pay at the store.

    Second BIG mistake. I paid $53.00 June 5, 2017. Error still there. I called tech support all he could say was we had to factory reset. So I followed his instructions! The phone wouldn't come back! He transferred me to LG without telling me. Now I have no phone, no service and no money! Out $53.00. I called back and told C.S. I wanted a refund. The tech messed up the phone it doesn't work at all. She said OK someone would contact me in 7 to 10 days for my refund. How were they gonna contact me??? I went back to my previous carrier Metro PCS and was treated very well, got another phone and service. They knew just how to deal with Boost.

    Updated on 07/02/2017: This is an update on my Boost Mobile complaint/review. After I was told by C.S. that I had to have my receipt for my refund I got my bank statement showing the payment so on the 24th of June I called back C.S. I informed them I had my receipt and wanted my refund, again I was put on hold. When the rep. returned to the phone he informed me that the account had been closed out and they could not give me my refund. My response was, "Really go figure!" Called them thieves and hung up. I filed with my bank to get my money back.

    Well no call and NO refund. I called today to ask about it and was told I needed my receipt. I said, "Why, you can see I made the payment and that I don't have your service." She told me "Yes I see you paid on the 5th but we require you have the receipt for a refund." Some more bull! What? were they gonna come to my house to see it??? It's always some kinda crap with them, this can't be legal! I'm way past pissed and so done! I want my money back! They owe me! Don't use Boost Mobile! Nightmare!

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    Reviewed June 14, 2017

    I went to a Boost Mobile store for the very 1st time ever to purchase a phone. I picked out the same phone that was recommended by the clerk. The clerk rung up my purchase and I paid for it. Well it turns out that she rung up the wrong phone. I was supposed to be buying a ZTE phone but instead she charged me for a Samsung phone. I informed her about the mishap and she would not accommodate me. She refused to allow me to discuss it with a manager. She also refused to accept responsibility.

    She called the police on me because I was upset. The police could not do anything because they said that it was an civil matter! She never apologized nor admitted to doing anything wrong. She was extremely rude and a complete waste of time. I talked to many supervisors and they could not help me. I am really upset because I wasted my money. Nobody has helped! I am being punished for the clerk's mistake! I was told to go back to my previous phone company, but the problem is that they would charge me to return back to them. Boost suck in a major way!

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    Reviewed June 11, 2017

    Deserves 0 stars, By far the worst phone service I've ever had. They will change your plan without your permission and slow down or stop internet connection. You can never get someone on phone that can speak clear English. Sounds like they have a mouth full of marshmallows. You never know what you're paying due to them changing the plan without permission. You go without phone service cause you can't speak to someone who can take care of your call. When asked to speak with a supervisor you get the same broken english. I WOULDN'T WASTE MONEY HERE, and that's basically what you do, cause you don't get the service you pay for.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2017

    When I called customer service to cancel my service it was because I no longer had a working phone. My phone went nuts and I could no longer access the home screen and I also couldn't turn it off except to pull the battery out. I tried over and over again but to no avail. Only the Boost Mobile logo and yellow and orange diagonal lines would take over the screen. A couple of weeks before this incident the service was offline for about 4 days because of some upgrade which they never informed me of until they reset my phone 2 times and then they told me "oh but there's no service in your area because of upgrades taking place." I asked him at that time if they would give me some kind of break on my bill for not having a phone for 4 days especially since I am disabled. They said "no" but they would see about something that they could do. I never heard nothing back from them.

    Then 2 weeks later my phone went on the blitz. I called them and told them that my phone was no longer working and that I was changing my service with another company that my daughter had put me on her service. I also asked them for a refund of most of the money that I had paid for that month because I could only have service for 5 days before the phone went out period. She said "No we are unable to do that. We don't have the resources for that" but that I could upgrade my phone and continue my service with them and then call them before the first of the month begins and then they would just continue my service if I like to do it that way. I told them that I've only had service for 5 days and could no longer use their service so I'd like them to prorate and return the amount that was unused.

    She said no they can't do that, that I have used too many minutes and I told her "what do you mean?" I have unlimited service, unlimited text, unlimited calls, unlimited data but I don't hardly use any texts or data on their base because I have Wi-Fi and that covers it so what does she mean that I used too much high after. "What do you mean by too much", she says "well you used too much phone calls". I said "What? How can that be?" She said "what you've used more than your limit for that amount of time." I said "I told you I have unlimited service and then I want a refund for that prorated amount", she kept arguing that I should upgrade my service and then I can get my bank to file a grievance to see if I could get the money back so I commanded to talk to her supervisor or her superior so she put me on hold for about 5 minutes and then she pretended to be another person and started up with the same felony.

    Kept repeating herself and I told her "I want to talk to your superior. Somebody who can speak English that can understand me and I can understand them" so she put me on hold again and she came back to the phone about 5 more minutes or ten minutes and pretended that she had to make me wait for she didn't know how long to talk to somebody else. So I demanded that she put somebody on right now because I was tired of this nonsense so about 5 minutes later a different voice finally came onto the phone. Anyways she still argue that they could not give me a refund because I used too much service in that five days of service and did I could not have any kind of refund but she'd be glad to go ahead and discontinue my service and take my bank information off of the account.

    For one thing I would really like to have that money back just because of what she put me through for a half an hour on my daughter's phone and then pretending to be somebody else when it's in fact the same person over and over and they know that the phone that you buy from them is updated all the time which I did not know and I'm realizing that the updating continuously uses more and more memory of the phone until it goes nuts because of lack of space. I've tried to delete updates over and over. I've done that but pretty soon it wouldn't even let me use space for my pictures or other things. In fact when it went out or on the blank I could not get any of my important things that I had put in my memo and I couldn't get all my pictures. I can't get them and I'm really disappointed. I'd like to file a grievance against Boost Mobile for not keeping resources in an account for people who go through what I have gone through.

    I am just so upset. I will not tell anybody to go through Boost Mobile in which I have done in the past. I have told people that Boost Mobile was great and now I regret it. Basically it looks like I'm some kind of nut advising people to go through Boost Mobile phone service. Is there some way that I can get a refund from them? Well I just want to say beware of Boost Mobile. It is a scam to get your money and all you people on fixed-income don't rely on service from them. Also you people who are disabled you don't want to be without a phone so don't go to Boost Mobile.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2017

    I have had several companies cell service over the years of my wireless network use and Boost Mobile has outshined them all. Best customer service and support and the most user friendly customer app for paying monthly bill, finding a new phone and making changes in my service. Best value by far.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2017

    I have a Samsung J3 although I cracked the screen because the store didn't have any and I couldn't find one. So I went to a Boost store in La Puente, Ca on Sunset Ave & Francisquito Blvd. I was sold a phone for what was said to be $67.00 and came to $167.00 with a monthly charge of $60.00 what was $37.00 with the previous phone Samsung J3, which they said I could not purchase for whatever reasons they made up.

    So I go home trying to start up this phone with their booklet to no avail. My Samsung was still working, yes they had me purchase new service. I used my Samsung till it turned off. My LG didn't work so I had to go back to the store. Mind you, I am a disabled veteran 100% with mobility issues, TBI and aphasia. So this is a challenge. When I arrived at the store I could already hear and sense their lies. I got nothing accomplished where now if something were to happen I have no way of letting anyone know that understands me. Sad thing is, corporate also knows this. Boost was decent some years back but now they are literally **.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2017

    Boost Mobile sells locked phones and will not allow you to unlock them for 1 year. How does this company get away selling locked phones with no contract involved. Also, you can not view your account number. I find this strange. I am paying for service that I can't view the number. I wanted to switch carriers due to Boost mobile has bad reception such as dropped calls, text messages not coming through. I was upset that I found out today my phone was locked. In which they did not tell me when I purchased my iPhone 7 and paid cash. So, I am stuck with only two choices. One pay for service I can't receive or switch carriers and purchase another phone. I should be able to take my phone to any carrier and not have to wait for the phone to be unlocked. If they are going to force customers to stay with them with a locked phone. They need to set up a contract to lock you in. I would not recommend this company to anyone.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2017

    Do not go to Boost mobile. The service suck!!! I'm on an unlimited plan paying $50 monthly to still run out of high speed data. They say it's unlimited but once you reach 23g your service slows down tremendously!!! I would not recommend them if they were the last ** phone carrier on earth. Not to mention they tax you a little over $10 when you pay your bill. Called customer service. Made a complaint numerous of times. Even spoke with supervisor for all them to tell me they don't know what they want me to do. Don't even have the decency to credit your account. I've only been with them a 30 days. Today worst service ever. Please find a different carrier because Boost Mobile sucks!!!

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    Reviewed May 21, 2017

    First of all, I know location matters. I am in South Phoenix. I made the mistake of switching to Boost because they claimed a 2 line service, unlimited text and data (with auto-pay) for $75 a month. Cool. But not so much. I get reception only 45% of the time. My calls get disconnected. I can't make any calls from my house. They told me I would get my first month free then proceeded to charge me $82 before my first month was even up! Oh, and don't even TRY talking to a REAL person about all this... Apparently, they are so notorious for being unreachable (cell phone service RED FLAG) there are numerous CODES online to work your way through their maze of automated options. I cannot get away from these guys quick enough. BOOST SUCKS.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2017

    Have had my phone only a month and I don't get any more than 3 bars. Have called customer service over and over and over again and all they want me to do is dial #772786#. It doesn't work... Boost Mobile has the worst coverage I have ever seen with a prepaid phone and I would never recommend them to anyone. Also their customer service reps are rude and have no idea how to fix any type of problem. Please read this and recommend switching from Boost to a different carrier.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2017

    My wife and I were on a family plan and we decided to cancel my line (because we planned on not using it). Well we decided at the last minute to put the line back on the family plan (before it was completely canceled). Well we called to confirmed that my line would be placed back on the family account and the guy said it wasn't a problem. Then asked which plan we'd like and went over the plans and prices. He (the Boost customer service employee) told us about a plan that was $50 unlimited everything for two people, it sounded too good to be true so we asked again just to verify and he confirmed everything he said was true and all we needed was a $50 Reboost card to reactivate our service (once it was interrupted). We got off the phone and a notification came through a text. Saying all we needed was a $70 dollar boost card to activate our accounts.

    So we called back, and a lady answered this time. So we brought it to her attention and she said "disregard that last message. Its only $50 dollars". We bought the $50 dollar card and long story short we didn't get our "family plan" and when we called back they told us to call back in 4 days then after the 4 days they said it was nothing they could do because the employee was in training. And even though they told us (my wife and I) that if the employee in fact said it then they will honor it and they verified that the employee did say it. But it was not honored.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2017

    I purchased iPhone with this suck company. As soon I charged the phone and gave it to my son the phone was burning hot. I called Boost Mobile on Amb Caffery Lafayette Louisiana and ask for a return. I was told no returns. Internet is crappy and goes out fast. If you are on internet you cannot make a call. Cannot even add top up. I advise anyone not to go with Boost.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2017

    Been loyal customer for 5 years. Right after paying $55 data get throttled every time. I'm just fed up. I am going to another carrier. I'm tired of paying for high speed 4G LTE that's really 3G. Stupid.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2017

    Advertise ZTE Warp 7 as a GMS phone which it is not! They will not unlock phones... Purchased new phone from retailer and no longer walked out of store and owner wanted a 10% restocking fee... Used phone for 12 days and determined that it was no good for my app development as boot-loader was not accessible.

    Contacted Boost customer care and was told phone had to be active for 12 months before they would unlock. Old handset they also declined to unlock. Contact ZTE and was told unlocking is not supported and they would not give out unlock codes. Applied with Boost for buyback and was told "ZTE Warp 7 is not a buyback phone." Trying to sell on eBay for going rate of new phone. With extras I have no takers! Feel Boost should make it clear "ALL" phones they sell are "LOCKED". Like a cigarette warning!

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    Reviewed April 24, 2017

    Hands down the absolute worst data speeds I have ever seen. You want to watch a 5 min video on YouTube, prepare to buffer like it's 2003. 30-40 mins to load, roughly 40% of video in glorious 144p. If you elect to watch the video without waiting half an hour to an hour prepare to go back ten seconds every 3 seconds. My average speed is 2-3.2 Kbps. If you enjoyed web surfing back in the 90s text only webpages or if Sega CD full motion videos are your thing with lower image quality and speed Boost Mobile is the network for you.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2017

    I purchased a phone and October 2016 views International and abroad. When I left for the island of Bahamas I was informed before leaving that my phone would work for $5 additional when I go to the islands by the person selling me the cell phone. Upon arriving to the Bahamas my phone had no service. When I came back I called Boost customer service and they informed me that to unlock my device because I had already spent $200 on the phone which was no use to me but at least I thought I could sell the phone. They inform me that I must keep service for 12 months before unlocking the phone.

    I once again contacted Boost Mobile again and again and again and every time it was the same thing, "You must be an active customer for 12 months." I explained to them over and over again that the girl that sold me the phone lied to me and told me that I can use my phone in the Bahamas not calling the Bahamas but using my phone in the Bahamas. They told me to contact customer relations to follow up and see if they would be able to help me but over and over and over again it is like a repeat of the same thing and then I went back to the store at 320 North Dysart in Goodyear Arizona 85338 and they told me if I gave them $50 they would unlock my phone. I was appalled.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2017

    I've been trying this company out for over seven years and probably been a active customer for a least ten with them. I've been buying phones periodically. I'll say a least ten or more phones and only one or two was through them so-called insurance which is a joke. I've went through their procedures twice. I waited a week. For sure my phone and it was the same problem I have with my other phone. So ever since then I'll purchase a new phone, I'll pay over 140 or more for phone and activation fee and so on and so on.

    I've done this over seven times or more simply because they would not let me get a better phone through my insurance I pay every month for. It's like I didn't have any. So now I'm in that same problem again but I can't do another time. I've had enough of their bull. I need answers and my answer is I've have spent 2000 thousands or more. I say more. Damn. I should have been left too upset to continue. Oh by the way, I've have had about five phone numbers from this organize kiosk.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2017

    THIS IS A REVIEW OF A BOOST MOBILE STORE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, CALLED TRIO WIRELESS, LOCATED ON 7122 SAN PEDRO AVE. This is a den of thieves. They charged me $50 more for a phone that other Boost stores would have; they did not apply a national special that should have been applied. Additionally, most Boost stores allow you to return the phone in 7 days. This store only gives you 3 days and they reduce it to 2 days because they count the day of purchase. And the worst, while other Boost stores apply a $25 re-stocking fee, this store charges a 25% re-stocking fee. If you want to get shafted, go to this store. If you don't, go somewhere else. I would NEVER go to this store again! They are just a bunch of thieves preying on customers that believe that Boost stores apply more or less the same policies. These guys are out to screw you.

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    Price

    Reviewed April 7, 2017

    Boost uses the Sprint network and is much cheaper than competitors. It has a good selection of phones including recent Samsungs and iPhones.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2017

    I have been a Boost Mobile customer for over 20 years. I experienced customer support organization and they support the customers wholeheartedly.

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    Reviewed April 2, 2017

    I've had this service for a number of years & find it low priced & relatively reliable. Boost Mobile uses the Sprint network. Sometimes there are areas of no service as would be the case with Sprint in extreme Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania.

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    Reviewed April 1, 2017

    I went to Boost Mobile and switched my phone number and my daughter's. After filling out all the needed information (address check for service verification) everything was processed and good to go. I drove 40 minutes back home to see my new service was roaming? I called Boost Mobile service number and was told that they don't have towers in my area and they couldnt provide me service. I drove back to the store and was told there is a no refund policy for activation of phones (in fine print at the bottom of my receipt for payment not told to me until after I had a problem) and I couldn't get my phone numbers put back on my old phones.

    I was told they would send a refund for $94 for the month service and the store refunded $50 for the phone but the $52.50 for activation was nonrefundable. I was also told that the $94 would be sent as a check even though I paid with a credit card and it would take up to 8 weeks. I had to go spend $135 to get new sim cards and month plans for old phones through StraightTalk.

    I called customer service again and was told by the financial department to cancel the charge through my bank to get money back but when I called bank it had already been processed and I called customer service back and they said there was nothing they could do to refund the money. So I lost the $52.50 activation fees and had to buy all new sim cards and numbers through original phone provider that I switched from. I feel that since it was a computer error on their end they should refund the full amount of purchase and their no refund policy should be void because they should have not processed the transfer because of my location being out of their services area.

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    Reviewed March 31, 2017

    This is the worst company with the worst customer service and the representatives are rude and hang up on you. Not compassionate and don't care what you are going through and tell you anything to get you off the phone. I have been told lies. I have been given just bogus statements on issues that's going on and why they're happening. You hear recording said your due date never change and mine have changed by itself just by adding on an add-on for one month. They changed the site. You cannot see your payment history which is crazy but you won't have no record and they can tell you anything. They tell you that you were lying when you have proof that you're not and it's them. They will not accept the truth even though it's sitting right in their face.

    They'll find some kind of excuse to tell you that they want to contact you back. They never do until you going to credit your account. But you investigated. Will call you back and you hear nothing from them and they only care about taking your money. They tell you that your call is being recorded. They don't ask you if it's to be called you so when you go and record their conversation then they have a problem. Why do I need to ask them can I record you? They don't ask us.

    So I am going to blog about it. I'm going to try to all of the sites and I will continue post about their company's Behavior since I can't get a response but they want my money. My calls get dropped my voicemail just go away. I receive once a month and they tell me it's not an inconvenience and they tell me that nobody else is complaining about money. I care about my service and I'm looking for respond and respect me as a customer. I should be getting good service and satisfied with spending my money. And they turned my phone off on the 28th of March then debit my card on the 31st. Didn't offer me any compensation for server problems.

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    Reviewed March 31, 2017

    I bought a new phone from the local Boost Mobile store 2 days ago. After I got home I noticed a hairline fracture in the corner. It's literally almost impossible to see. I tried returning it to the store and they told me it wasn't their problem. I tried calling Boost support and they told me the same thing. The phone is in pristine condition and you can tell it wasn't dropped. I'm still pursuing this but I doubt anyone will help me resolve this. I am very disappointed in the way they chose to handle this and if it is not resolved I will be switching to another carrier.

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    Reviewed March 27, 2017

    I just recently discovered that my husband's Boost Mobile has been taking double payments out of our bank account for over a year! Getting past my lecture (ahem) to him of how he should have been checking statements on a consistent basis... We have tried to talk to Boost at their store here in Clearwater, FL. We have called, we have sent emails, and been to our bank, then called Boost again. We have gotten NOWHERE. We haven't given up yet. I read a lot of complaints on them. If someone can tell us how to go about this action suit that has been discussed we would appreciate it. This is terrible. And they won't give us their address. Help!

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    Reviewed March 25, 2017

    I've had Boost for 6 yrs now & never had a problem. Their customer service is awesome. Twice a yr they credit my account on half my monthly bill. They’re better than any other service out there.

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    Reviewed March 24, 2017

    This company is awful when it comes to coverage and customer service. There's always drop calls and messages/emails never arrive on time. And when you call customer service they put you on hold for a long time just to come back to tell you they're upgrading the towers. This happens at least 20-25 times a month... Boost Mobile is a horrible Company!

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    Reviewed March 21, 2017

    I recently switched to Boost Mobile and brought 2 numbers with me from MetroPCS. I paid for the unlimited high-speed internet! For both phones. Neither the Samsung J3 nor the J7, 2 brand new phone I had to purchase from them for 300 dollars, works. Worth a crap. Internet speeds are below most providers. Slow speed! And a Sprint technician is the one who told me to download Ookla Speedtest app to check it! Always well below 1 mbps! Always! Unless you are on the phone with them complaining! It's a ripoff company! I flat out asked one person from their call in line was they (Boost) just scamming everyone! I couldn't believe the answer I received! "YES," he said! At that point which if he was being recorded as they say! He was probably fired! And I decided to do everything in my power to stop this from happening to anyone anymore!

    I am joining every class action lawsuit I possibly can! Against Boost, and Nextel, and Sprint! Also spreading the word as much as I can! I have also decided to take my losses and switch services at the end of this month! Being my first and last time I will ever deal with this company unless it's them paying me back from one of the lawsuits! This is a disgusting business practice! Also the people at the stores will lie and tell you that unlimited data never slows down like other providers do at 25 gigs. By the way I've only used 2 gigs with both phones together! Liars! Awful! Thieves! Someone should shut this company down and put the people in charge in prison! Big corporations will never learn with fines! This is absolutely the worst company I've ever dealt with!

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    Reviewed March 19, 2017

    So 3/17/2017 I went to Boost Store Mobile the O'Fallon, IL (1556 US-50, O'Fallon, IL 62269) right next to Wal-Mart location to purchase the new LG Stylo 3 LS777. The girl at the front desk told me that even if she do not let them activate my phone I have to pay an activation fee of $15 and I also I have an upgrade fee of $15 dollars as well. Plus the promo deal offers a 32 gig SD card. She told me she could only give me the 16 gig card. I'm explaining to her I will activate my own device and I just upgraded my daughter phone not even a month ago and there was none of these extra charges. I did not pay an upgrade fee nor did I pay an activation fee for a phone I can activate myself. To top it off, she had the nerve to be somewhat ** acting.

    I was so pissed at the girl until I wanted to scream and I know she is scamming me. I know why she wanted the fee but still don't play games with me. I'm a paying loyal customer. I guess I will never buy another phone from Boost local stores. They lost a very loyal customer. Well 5 because my entire family shopped with Boost.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2017

    I recently purchased my third and thinking about purchasing a fourth ZTE Warp 7 phone from Boost (BIG MAYBE). I love the phone. The only reason I had to get so many is because my EX boyfriend destroyed the first in a drunken jealous rage, so I tried to buy another but the store wanted TWICE AS MUCH as what I had originally paid for the first phone. So I called Boost Mobile and told them I had to cancel my Boost account because they just didn't offer the kind of phone I wanted at the price I could afford but Cricket did. So Boost gave me a promo code for 50% off an online purchase and I ordered the same exact phone again from their online store because I really do love this phone. I researched a lot of phones and decided I wanted THIS phone for very specific reasons. That's why I keep buying the same phone.

    Then the second phone was stolen, so I reported it stolen and asked if I could have another promo code but they said no, which I understand. So I ordered one at full price anyway because I LOVE this phone. But I DON'T understand why now that I have ordered my THIRD phone and discovered it was defective the day after I received it in the mail (the selfie snapper camera is having a server issue)... and have to pay to return a defective device and Boost won't even do an exchange or anything helpful at all for their customer??? THEY sent ME a defective phone. I didn't ask for or expect to receive a broken phone. So why am I now responsible for returning it to them and can't even just exchange it for a PHONE THAT WORKS!?

    So now these people are telling me that I have to spend MORE money to return it, plus go without a phone for however long it takes to return it and receive a refund and then wait for a new one to be sent to me once I get the refund back from them. I don't have the money to just buy a new phone while these people diddle around with getting me my refund. Total **. I spoke to two people from Boost's customer service and tech support departments yesterday morning and one was completely clueless and the other was rude as heck. I sent an email and the only response I got was something about being a global company and respecting people of all cultures as though I had mentioned something derogatory, which I did not. And at the end of that bizarre email about race relations was a short explanation of how I needed to return the phone at my own expense and wait two-three weeks for a refund and pretty much "oh well sucks for you".

    I sent back a return email asking how I go about returning it but never got a response to that one at all. So both my boss and I called them again today since I did not find any resolution yesterday. My boss was calling as well because he actually purchased the phone on his Amex and took that amount out of my paycheck because I needed a phone asap. We both spent over two hours on the phone ONLY TRYING TO GET AN ADDRESS TO SEND THE BUSTED PHONE BACK TO THEM! One CSR even hung up on him because he told her the phone call was being recorded (we record all calls coming in and out of our office). I think he spoke to five people before someone would even give us an address.

    And then shortly after we had gone to the post office we got a call from them telling us they had forgotten to give us a code which was supposed to be included on the address label, So we had to go back to the post office, have them dig our package out of whatever bin it had been put in and add the code to the mailing label or we wouldn't ever have gotten a refund at all. I would have expected more from this company in regards to customer service than how I've been treated and what I've been told so far. I've been a customer with them for more than a few years and have loved their phones and service but their customer service department and training of their customer service people SUCKS ** and I'm sick and tired of dealing with their ** customer service people and questionable business practices.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2017

    I have been with Boost now for maybe 2 years now. It was myself and my husband at first then I added one of my sons. Long story short I ended up adding 2 additional lines that were originally from a different carrier. I had a friend with me when I went into the Boost store. Well my daughter had her purse stolen and apparently she had her little brother’s phone as well as hers in her purse. I immediately reported them as lost or stolen. We weren't sure at that time if she had maybe left her purse in her dad’s vehicle. Everything was OK although I didn't have the funds to purchase 2 new phones yet. Then one day I received an email stating a payment was made and it was for one of the devices that I had reported. Then an email stating my PIN had been changed.

    I was baffled and immediately called Boost. They informed me that they canceled my devices and that nobody could activate them again. Well... let’s just say I called Boost probably 20 times in 3 days and was on phone with them for about a total of 12 hours. I eventually found out who had taken my devices because they were able to continue to activate device because they knew the date of purchase. In my opinion it's absurd because I asked if they would please require proof of identity prior to activating or changing PIN on those accounts and every time they would "reassure" me that it wouldn't happen again. I ended up giving up. I don't understand how a person that stole a phone is able to use the phone even after all the reassurance I was given. There is sooo much more to this story. But it is too much to type. They also would change the numbers.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2017

    I've been with Boost Mobile for 15 years. I have had the worst signal ever just in the last 7 years. I have reported this issue several times for them to say "they are working on a tower in my area". Ok so I gave them the benefit of the doubt but still the same. I bought a new phone and still the same. I called in to get my account number so I could switch to another company and keep the same phone number. They offered me a deal of unlimited gb 50.00 month and free phone service for a month. For only 30.00 per month. So me like a sucker I did it. Just for them on the 2nd month start charging me 50.00.

    "Hold up," I said to them. Oh by the way, they didn't know what I was talking about. Lol. I keep getting dropped calls and straight to vm when people call me most of the time. Smh. My 4g phone stays on 3g most of the time so I have to go to network on my boost app and then press update profile wait then press ok. That helps for about 5 to 10 minutes. Then it starts back over again. I'm so disgusted with Boost mobile. Ready to switch to another company that isn't an offspring of Sprint.

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    Reviewed March 14, 2017

    I'm writing this review because Boost Mobile sucks. Month after month always a problem. Boost Dealz is a joke. They don't apply nothing to your account. What a waste of time. We are changing services. First month they charged us right on Auto Re-Boost then after that no more Re-Boost, no explanation. I call, said it fixed then again next month same thing. Call back said it fixed which it was but charged us $5 extra dollars to charge our card and it was their fault. Always talking around the issue, nothing ever solved. They don't care about their customers. Crooked company. Hope they go out of business but they won't because people put up with what they do. Take time to care because they won't. They only care about their pockets.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2017

    Can't Order!! I have been trying to purchase an iPhone for $99.99 from the boostmobile.com site for 8 hours now. I've tried refreshing the page and re-entering my information continuously to try my order again. Very very very frustrating!!!

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    Reviewed March 8, 2017

    Since 2015 I've been a customer, since that time immediately I noticed no text, applications close after 10 seconds, missed emails and text. I of course called to complain, found out I was sold a refurbished, four year old phone. I received a discount rate for 6 months and an option to spend more money to upgrade my default phone. They knowingly sold this to me and tried to sweeten the deal.

    In March 2017, my monthly went up to 48.00, I call and no one was able to able and I'm told my period of discount is over due to the phone purchase from 2015. I explained to the woman, who was very difficult to interact with, that all of this is in notes. There was nothing they could do but change my plan which means less service on an already terrible service plan or buy a new phone around 120.00. This is fraud and they hide behind Asia laws to not be liable to United States customers. No manager or service person was able to or will help. Anyone want to class action lawsuit with me?

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    Reviewed March 5, 2017

    I was with Boost Mobile for 5 years because of their low cost of $40 per month. I hated to contact them because is really a challenge to talk to someone alive and resourceful. When I was offered to upgrade my services with another Company, I immediately canceled my Boost Mobile services. At that moment I had a credit of $40 which I requested to be refunded. After a dispute through my credit card company I found out that their Pre-pay credits are non-refundable and non-transferable!!! They kept my $40 in other words, they stole $40 from me claiming that they are entitled... Is that legal? Stay away from this Company!

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    Reviewed March 2, 2017

    I purchased an iPhone on their website. It was a sale. Got the confirmation email etc. When I didn't hear anything further about my order shipping, I looked up the order on the website to find that they canceled my order. Never sent an email explaining same and even now, they have yet to send me an email stating that I will get my money back or anything. Tried calling their CS # to get some answers but you can't get a live person on there unless you have an account with them. I would have been a new customer so I had no # to reference other than the order #.

    So then I went on Twitter. Got a response. Gave them all the info including screen caps. I gave them my number via dm and they proceeded to tell me the order was not canceled and just wait. Hung up with them and 10 mins later it's the same guy calling me back saying, "Oh yes, your order WAS canceled." No one could say why "Computer problem" was all I got. I'd have to reorder and they would honor my sale price. Ok. Tried to purchase the phone again, it won't take the discount code. It was now expired. Tell the rep this and now all of the sudden, they won't honor the original sale price. "You can order it again but not at the sale price. We can't give you that."

    Went round and round with a couple different reps, one more useless than the next. Couldn't explain anything and couldn't care less. I've never dealt with a company so incompetent and lacking basic customer service skills. The fact that I was a new customer didn't even phase them. Oh well was their attitude. Now that I've seen this site, I see I dodged a bullet for sure. I'll stick with Virgin Mobile.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2017

    New to Boost. I purchased an iPhone SE. I was charged for 3 iPhones and got 0 phones! When I called to dispute this, I was on hold for 3 hours. Calling again today. Hopefully they will speak English because I'm not in the mood.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2017

    Not being able to make/receive calls, text or any kind of activity on my cell for 4 days now. I have been calling for 4 days. Customer service to try to resolve the issue, but it was in vain and my cell is useless!! I was told that I was going to be accredited money to my account but that was not true. They are claiming that they added the money to my international calls. How? I do pay $10 extra for my international calls every month. Nothing was accredited and the experience I had was very stressful.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2017

    Ive been with Boost 5 years. When they became a 4G network I thought it a great thing compared to their former 3G. However, I have learned the new plans supposedly reduces your speed to 2G. Haaa. All I ever get is 9kbs. And after 4 calls, nothing has been done. It's every excuse and none legitimate.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2017

    Boost has REPEATEDLY double billed me. I was supposed to receive $15 per month in complimentary credit. I'VE NEVER RECEIVED A CENT OF THIS. I have had Boost service for 5 years. It is a nightmare & and I am switching to Cricket/AT&T when my next Boost payment is due. Nobody in customer service speaks ENGLISH as their 1st language. I would strongly advise you against becoming a customer of Boost/Sprint. You'll find the experience nothing short of horribly aggravating. Using Boost w/o WiFi is another nightmare altogether. GPS goes out constantly. NO BOOST!

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017

    I have had Boost Mobile for a little over a year. First of all, I don't think they should be able to advertise an "unlimited data" plan when obviously every plan has a data cap. I rarely surf the web, use my data mainly for maps and occasionally videos and gaming. And yet they consistently lower my data speeds halfway through the month. There is no way I'm using all the data they claim. I'm switching from them to US Mobile, will see if that is any better.

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017

    There was an issue with one of my payments. I made a double payment in October of 2016. I disputed one of them. BM thought that I disputed them both and had received service for free. So they suspended my account in December after I paid for next month's service. I then disputed that transaction. They asked me to contact my bank and fax them my bank statement to resolve but the issue would never get resolved. They wanted me to pay them an extra $45 to reinstate my service. I would not. So I'm moving on. I was with them for a year and half with no issues until then and they accuse me of not paying.

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2017

    Been a subscriber of Boost Mobile (via Re-Boost cards), won't give Boost/Sprint my credit card, roughly two years, my mistake. Had absolutely poor to zero bars for internet connections, loss of connections, moved to different homes in my state of Michigan and no 4G and/or even two bars. I'm always running a 3G with no bars almost all day, every day. I guess I should have not expected much from low-income phones, I'll call Boost phones the Obama phone, service is the same lousy throughout. Get some better cell tower's erected in Michigan and quit padding your pockets Boost execs, y'all stink just like your phones. And don't expect to download an app and open a webpage LOL, I get the classic, "WEBPAGE NOT AVAILABLE" loss of connections all day, every day, have I mentioned this prior? So let's give Boost the boot! Pathetic company doesn't improve their services and the customers.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2017

    I received my refurbished iPhone 6 on 2/04/17 at 7pm. The screen occasionally blacks out, can't turn it off to reboot... Nothing. Happened 4 times in less than ten days. Called 2/14/17 at 2pm to find out you only have 7 days to fix, make sure the phone works. They won't help and cust Ava manager said he understands the issue but they won't do anything to fix the issues. Told me to take it to an Apple Store. Actually told me it's too bad! I asked if they actually refurbish units or just do factory resets. He didn't answer even though I asked a couple of times. Unfortunate for me, I'm disabled and don't utilize the phone much other than keep busy while lying in bed... Getting to an Apple Store isn't the easiest either.

    My suggestion to anybody looking at buying a phone. Go to the Apple Store, spend the extra money, buy a new phone, don't take another man's trash and trust Boost Mobile actually is refurbishing the phones. My experience tells me, they just factory reset phones and don't actually check that the phones are working as new. Funny thing, I was actually going to jump up to a 6 with 32 GB where they could have made better profit, all because I got a bad unit. Not now! I'll make my trip to Apple and hope they have better service than Boost Mobile. DO NOT BUY (REFURBISHED) FROM BOOST MOBILE! Just an FYI- their coverage and everything else seems to be good. It's a shame they would let the Refurbished division get off with such poor customer service!

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2017

    Boost offers 10 GBS of data, when that is reached you get throttled. Boost offers a restart program to buy more data or restart your plan. When you apply for a restart Boost or to buy more data Boost applies the money to next month's bill. You get no restart or data until next months bill is due. I think I'll switch carriers... Sprint is offering unlimited data up to 24 GBS. Bye bye Boost! & your 2 million $ CEO.

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    Reviewed Feb. 2, 2017

    Overall I'm not UNsatisfied with Boost, especially their in-store service. One guy there, named Juneau, is really an amazing rep. My primary complaint is that their 4G signal fades in and out on a fairly regular basis. And even when my phone indicates I have the 4G signal, it's extremely slow for downloads and videos are buffering often. It reminds me of my 90's Gateway desktop! I'm very frustrated with their poor 4G performance.

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    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2017

    Boost Mobile needs to be investigated by the FTC. I have had multiple instances where Boost has cited an inordinate amount of data usage which was impossible. I have called and written Boost about this several times, but no one tries to do anything about it. They have made many asinine excuses, and try to maintain that it's my computer, or I left my device on, etc. None of these things are true, and I find this a little too much to swallow.

    Once again, I had an astronomical leap in data usage from one evening to the next of approximately 2.3 GB, and - I had not been on the computer since the day before. I decided to do a test, and logged into my Boost Mobile account page, which falsely reflected I had used a little over 4,600 MB - which was impossible (that would require 2 GB when I was not online, and the hotspot was off). I noticed just after checking a few web pages, the counter would leap 100 MB at a time - not 76 or 89 mind you -100 MB.

    So starting at 5,416 MB, I looked at about 6-8 web pages; one being my email, and others being random sites. I watched no videos or music. I refreshed my Boost Mobile Account page again. The data usage after toggling between the 6-8 webpages was now at 5,516 total usage. Again I toggled between another 6-8 pages, and lo and behold, it climbed now to 5,616. Surfed another 6 to 8 pages again, refreshed now up 5,716 MB. Again repeat the process, 5,816. What are the odds, that the few pages I looked not only reflected an astronomical leap of 100 MB, but was EXACTLY 100 MB each time. All of this transpired in 40 minutes time, with a usage of well over 1 GB.

    This is fraud and I believe Boost Mobile is deliberately setting their system to generate false data usage in 100 MB increments. I witness this with my own eyes, and I deliberately tested them. I have attempted several screen prints showing the 100 MB incremental data usage, but I think I hit the wrong key and most didn't take. I just have the 5,416 MB and 5,816 MB shots that I was able to save. I believe this is fraudulent activity on Boost Mobile's part - I do not believe this is a fluke or problem with their system. I can not see this happening every month, and they are taking advantage of their customers.

    The month before, I had in one evening's times, 2.3 GB disappeared from my account summary page. I had checked a few websites and my email. I watched no movies or play music. Ever since they started offering where you can add additional data packages, my data use according to them has been literally melting away like quicksand. I've called multiple times and sent support emails, but they won't do anything about it. My computer data calculator reflects about half the GBs less a month than what they are asserting.

    Initially, during my first 5 months with Boost, I would have like 2-4 GB left over at the end of each month. Now, there is a night and day difference with them. Even AT&T who has lied and paid millions in fines about lying about data usage, does not even come close to the incredulous amount of false data usage asserted by Boost Mobile. I strongly recommend if you're in area with several internet choices, and just need a data plan, I would strongly recommend NOT choosing Boost Mobile - they will fabricate your data usage, and insist you're the culprit. I'm not a computer expert, but I'm no novice when it comes to them either, and I have no doubt that Boost Mobile is manipulating the data usage on my account. Absolutely outrageous.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2017

    Today 1/24/2017 I call Boost Mobile to review my account for both lines to only found out that we are being cheated out of our billing cycle. We have 30 until our bill is due. Therefore we are getting a disconnecting service a day before if we are purchasing a monthly (30) usage. This should follow through actually 30 day not 29. Last month I purchase a re-boost card 12/24/2016 at 6:17pm. Which mean my next payment should be due on the 24th by the end of business day 5pm or night 12am. Absolutely not the day before on the 23rd at 12am. This is very misleading and unfair. We ask to speak to a mgr the rep said "no because we are on a recorded line". Plus corporate do not have a contact number. I'm saying to myself they are really getting over. Unlimited data and service are a failure. They really do not care. We will be switching service providers.

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2017

    "Boost mobile service is top notch for over 5 years I have had it and I never had a problem. The price has never changed, $30.00 for unlimited use of everything."

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2017

    Can't get a very good signal. Suppose to be getting 4G but only get 2G most of the time. I've had two phones go bad on me while still under warranty and couldn't get anyone to help me get them replaced. At one time had my service cut off for nonpayment when I paid two weeks earlier and the clerk in the store just forgot to give me credit thank goodness. Also, I had my receipt but they would not give me credit for the two days I was without service. All in all they are a lousy phone company.

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2017

    Boost/Sprint is withdrawing funds monthly from my bank account. I was supposedly on auto debt for over a year and made the mistake of giving them my account information. Recently I have been monitoring my account, and noticed that they have been taking money every month for the last three months $47.00 for one phone $79.00 for the other. We are supposedly on family plan which is just supposed to be $79.00 plus insurance. A supervisor from Boost stated to me that they cannot do nothing about it, and that I must go to my bank and file a fraud complaint there. I gave them my account information because they said it would save me money.

    We were charged on August 6, 9, 27, September 7, 26, 2,8 October 7, 27, November 7, 16, 26. Then on Dec 7 we went into Magna store because they said they couldn't process payment Then we get a TeX this was paid $62.00. Then we get a TeX saying automatic debit has been added. Then on Jan 6 it was removed not by us Then they threaten on the other phone disruption twice on Jan 6. They're saying next payment 2/6. Then it said auto debit was added again Jan 6 on Jan 10 no internet at all. Then I called Boost WVC 5600 store. They refuse to give ownership name. I let them know I would be pressing fraud charges. So I called around to other stores to find this information. The manager calls back and states I got her in trouble with her boss. Manager yelling at me. If they would have followed through I wouldn't have had to go this far.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2017

    My 4G service went out 20 mins after I paid my bill. Boost Mobile has horrible 4G in Toledo, Ohio. This month Internet connection has been going out 3-4 times day bad gateway. I had $28 come up missing from account. Customer service is a joke.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2017

    I bought an iPhone for Christmas for my sister from the Boost website. It had scratches and it had a dent where the screen would pop up randomly which I looked passed because I did purchase a refurbished cellphone but now the phone doesn't work at all. The bottom is frozen. She cannot take pictures, cannot touch anything from the bottom screen. I understand that the phone is refurbished however if I am paying 240 dollars for an iPhone I'm expecting it to AT MINIMAL function properly. Battery dies in 30 mins. For all that WHY suggest a refurbished cellphone when I could have bought a brand new cellphone. I've been calling Boost Mobile even stepped into one and they have been nothing but unhelpful. Do not buy your phones from Boost Mobile! I hate to say this but it is a waste of money.

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    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2017

    The system has always been reliable except for one small area in Delaware. It is the best plan for the money and is probably better than those I've had like Verizon. Personal service has never been a problem and their help has always been accurate.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2017

    They offer a great value and customer service has not been too frustrating. Boost mobile uses the Sprint Network which has good coverage in my city. If I go to rural areas not near a major interstate highway, there is no coverage. But I am only paying $30 per month for unlimited talk and text and 3.5 G high speed data, which grows with every three months of on time payments to a maximum of 5G. A good deal, IMO.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2017

    My name is Donald ** and I'm contacting you because of the Company Boost Mobile mistreatment of their Customers. I have been without service due to no fault of my own. As of 12/31/16 a little after 2pm my phone just started saying no service and upon restarting my phone it would say Network Error, no Network Connection. I contacted Boost the next day and was told that there was an upgrade being done on the Towers in my area and that the issue should be corrected within 24 hours. So on 1/2/17 I rebooted my phone, same issue, no Network Connection and after 2 hrs of going back and forth with different agents going through the same checks of my phone I got an agent in the supposed escalated tech support department who had me do a hard reboot losing all of my information on my phone.

    Once this did not work the agent told me that there was still work being done on the Towers in my zip code and if it was not working still in 48 hrs to call again. To try to keep this short obviously since I'm contacting you my phone service is still not connected to their network and all they keep saying to me is that they are still working on the Towers and before I contacted Boost on 1/4/17 the 48 hrs that they had given to me to call back I went to their company website and found hundreds of people that had gone through the same ordeal without compensation of a new phone or anything. I'm not looking for anything out of this except for a Public warning about this Company. I have worked in Customer Service and one thing I know is that this is not how Customers should be treated. Thank You for your time. I'm using my WiFi to send this.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2017

    I paid my phone bill $50 on January 4th, 2017 and added a line $37 total $87. It's 1/6/17 and Boost Mobile is saying I need to go pay my phone bill. This is a mess. Data slow & everything. I want a refund. I don't recommend Boost. They just a rip off and the lady took 2 hours just to add 1 line to my service and said because she was on her lunch break. This is ridiculous. I'm going down there 1st thing tomorrow morning. I want my money back .

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2017

    Phone plans: Misleading. Very unhelpful... Auto reboost has a plan where you are supposed to get $5 off a month for enrolling. That only happened the month I enrolled. Then the plan states that after 3 months of on-time payments you receive free service for a month. When I couldn't do it online I called. I was told some gibberish about how I had reached the first goal for that but had to increase data etc. Increasing data would involve another higher plan.

    I asked for a supervisor and was disconnected. I went through the whole process once more. Finally got a supervisor who told me I HAD misunderstood the plan. I told him no and gave him the information. Then he said that I wasn't enrolled. I confirmed that. Then I was told that I, myself, was enrolled but my card wasn't!?! I confirmed that. I finally told him to take me out of the plan. He said I could "easily" do that online. Since it kicks you out when you try online... NO I can't! He started to tell me how I was going to lose this invisible data I had accumulated. I stopped him. His last try was that I would have to pay a $3 fee for the TECHNICAL SUPPORT used to change my plan. I told him I absolutely wanted to speak to management and NOT to disconnect me. He put me on hold for 5 seconds. Came back on and said because I was such a good customer etc he was allowed to waive the fee.

    My point is that besides everything Boost put me through just during the phone call, besides the fact I was really happy about my supposed free month is this Really Worth it to the company? To be on the phone as long as they were? To know I was going to drop their company totally? To be told I was putting it on Facebook and submitting a report to Consumer Affairs? If I was Corporate I would say absolutely not! The last thing is that I'm poor. To get another phone and to change plans will cost me more money. However in the long run it will pay off... I hope. Thank you.

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    PriceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2017

    Boost/Sprint is withdrawing funds monthly from my bank account. I was a Boost mobile customer years ago and made the mistake of giving them my account information. I canceled my account with them because I moved to a new area where they don't provide service. Please keep in mind, this has been over two years ago. Recently I have been monitoring my account, and noticed that they have been taking money every month for the last three months. A supervisor from Boost stated to me that they will do nothing about it, and that I must go to my bank and file a fraud complaint there. I gave them my account information because they said it would save me money. They did not say that they would store my credit card info and charge me years later for a non existing account. This in my opinion is theft. How many others have fallen victim to this fraudulent business tactic.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2017

    I was so excited about trying Boost Mobile out, but I quickly learned I should have followed my first judgment of the company and AVOIDED this nightmare of a experience. It all started when I ordered a refurbished iPhone 6 on 12/23/16 and paid for overnight shipping. With Christmas being a couple of days away I expected to receive the phone on the following Tuesday. WRONG. The phone did not come until Wednesday (12/27/16). I was not as upset about that because I was so excited to have my phone!

    Well, the same night on the 27th I tried to program my phone to the Boost network and for some reason the phone was not connecting. So I called Boost customer care on Thursday (12/28/16) sat on the phone with them for almost two hours and was subsequently transferred to Apple. I sat on the phone another two hours with Apple and they concluded that the phone was having a hardware issue. By this time I already paid for the $55 dollar plan in which I had to pay a $10 activation fee. So in total it came up to $66.87.

    I checked my bank account and noticed that Boost took $66.87 TWICE equaling up to or around $141. So on Friday (12/29/16) I called boost to exchange the phone and get my money back that they took for the plan. Every time I spoke with a customer service rep about the issue or asked to talk with a supervisor they would put me on hold and transfer me either to apple or the insurance department.

    When I called them back a fourth time I am understandably irritated. So I spoke to the rep and demanded not to be put in hold. I finally got through to the department that takes the phones back and I just sent it off yesterday (12/29/16), so that I can get my FULL refund of $341.00 I refuse to do any more business with this unprofessional company. Don't recommend!

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    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2016

    I have been with Boost Mobile for 4 months now and have had issues with my high speed data since day one. My phone will show 4G LTE service but my data runs super slow. I have contacted Boost a minimum of 25 times about the issue and every time I call in they blame it on something else to the point I am leaving Boost and my advice is please don't waste your money on this service because they do not value their customers.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2016

    Boost Mobile sent me a text. It said "pay your bill today and receive 2 months free high speed data." Now I've called twice to try to straighten this out and now they're telling me they need $45 to receive the 2 months high speed data that's not free. I want everybody to know how Boost rips people off by not explaining themselves clearly and I consider this lying to their customers and I will be looking for a new carrier.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2016

    Had Boost for over 3 years. Finally got tired of their lousy service. My LG Stylo phone was also a lemon. Was such a hassle to port the number to Verizon, MARC, one of the reps, purposefully gave me the wrong account number. They do everything they can to stop you from changing carriers. If that's the type of people they hire, I want nothing to do with them. Verizon prepaid is just a few dollars more, and a huge upgrade. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2016

    Was on automatic reboost with a credit card. Someone attempts to use my card info to steal, have to cancel the card and get a new one. Forget that my automatic reboost was on this card. So boost sends me an e-mail the day after my balance expires that my balance is $0.00 and I need to reboost. Other companies e-mail that my card did not go through and call their customer service to get fixed. Not Boost. Call them up. After a lot of back and forth they restore part of my balance, but keep $25.00 for themselves. These guys are corporate thieves hiding behind a call center.

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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2016

    I have been with Boost a while but I'm leaving them soon. This company is a joke. Every month drop my internet speed from a 3g speed to a 1g. Thankfully I stop 2 family members from getting services from Boost. If I were you I would go with another company not Boost. They are garbage.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2016

    I have never been so irritated, and unsatisfied with a cellphone company in my life and I have had my fair share of phones. I received the Kyocera waterproof phone for a birthday present and I was really excited because it seemed to be a really nice phone. The phone would actually be pretty awesome if it worked properly. About 90 percent of the time my text messages don't get sent. They just sit in text message limbo and are in sending mode forever. If I go ten miles in any direction from my house my phone goes into roaming mode and I can't use it at all. No calls, no texts, no internet. It's totally useless unless I am sitting home, where I have access to a land line a computer and internet. My calls are constantly dropped if in fact they do go through. And if by some miracle my text messages go through it takes about 10 minutes a text and I have to resend about 3 times.

    It took me about an hour of listening to recorded messages and searching on the net to talk to an actual live person to discuss my issues I was having with the phone and since I was home, where my phone actually halfway works, they couldn't troubleshoot it. Their advice to me was to go out of my way to find a location where my phone starts roaming and call them back. Which I thought was an excellent idea seeing as when my phone is roaming IT DOESN'T WORK! So I have to make sure I have a different working phone with me and I have to wait until I am away from my home and my phone starts malfunctioning and call them back. I can't wait for this call. I wish I could give this company less than one star. I am just disgusted with the entire thing. My advice if you see a Boost Mobile sign advertised anywhere, run!! Run away screaming!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2016

    I have used this carrier for years and have had no problems. I can add money to the account once every 3 months and it can be as little as $5. What I don't use is carried over as long as I re-Boost on time. Admittedly there have been a couple of times I was late and lost what I had on the account. It's easy to add money by phone or website.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2016

    I've been using Boost Mobile for years, primarily in the Tampa, Florida area and their service (cell) is great (clear, no dropped calls, etc.). I find navigating their website challenging even after all these years. I've always been able to get any service I need from one of their stores but those stores seem to open and close frequently but there's usually one within shooting distance.

    I do not like their selection of phones which seems to me to be mostly low end. I plan to purchase a new, unlocked Pixel (il?) phone in the near future, we'll see how that works out. I'm paying less than $35.00 a month. I had their unlimited plan for years but don't use that much data so I reduced it. If you pay with auto-reboost they increase your data limits regularly so it's all the same to me.

    I changed my payment method recently (website) and received a couple of confusing texts. That seems to have worked (the change) but I won't be sure until the next payment goes through? Trying to locate a live person makes the website look easy! But as I've said I've had very few concerns and the service is consistent not requiring much interaction (sometimes for as long as years) so that doesn't make any of my gripes a deal breaker. I do my part (pay) and they do theirs (provide service), no hassles, no advertising, works for me! Satisfied!

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2016

    The service is has frequent intermittent interruptions in service, however if you complain strong enough they will credit your account. I started this service because they offered what they call 'a shrinkage plan', after being on the plan for several months, they abruptly stopped the plan, I only keep Boost Mobile because I get 'unlimited' service for $45 per mo. plus tax.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2016

    It seems to me Boost Mobile wanted to get rid off of all the refurbished inventory they have by selling them as a new on Black Friday. Especially to certain race of people which they consider too stupid to recognize a refurbished from a new phone. The phone in question that I bought, not only didn't come with a Samsung original sealed box but it didn't even have instructions or worse: no warranties! etc. On top of that I have to pay for the return of the "refurbished" phone in order to get a refund. And that's your Black Friday. Is the phone working? Yeah! But the point is not whether the phone works or not, is the fact that you are paying for something that is supposedly spiffy brand new. I called Boost Mobile to complaint about the phone and 3 times I got 3 different versions on returning the said phone. Thanks Boost Mobile for making a happy go lovely xmas gift into a distasteful nightmare.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2016

    Ordered TWO NEW Samsung 5S; one was new. The other used. Sent used one back. Could not get insurance on it. They received it and still have not received. Refunded the $411.00 plus the $41.00 to ship it back. Called 11-28-2016 and have got the runaround. Told STEVEN that I'd wait until the 30th to see if the money was put back. Have had Boost for two years, with no problems. Now, all of a sudden it's instant poop. Did they change hands or what. Going to have to shop around it looks like.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2016

    I Bought a Samsung Galaxy J7 and it's horrible. I didn't notice at first but people tell me they can't hear me when I'm speaking. I never dropped the phone or anything so when I call Boost Mobile customer support they tell me they are aware that this phone is horrible and there is nothing I can do. Just letting people know stay away from their Galaxys, this phone and service ** sucks.

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    After a positive interaction with Boost Mobile, P. increased their star rating on Dec. 4, 2016.

    Updated review: Dec. 4, 2016

    I called boost and they told me to call customer service cause it didn't have anything to do with them. I did and they gave me a reimbursement and told me the issue was that I didn't change my address for my card. They changed it for me and the $50 finally went through.

    Original Review: Nov. 27, 2016

    Today I just changed my phone payment plan from the $30 monthly to $50 monthly. It said my payment was declined and to try again, but it already took the $50 off. My bill is due on 11/30. Can I get my money back or will the plan go through on the 30th? What is going on?

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016

    This is the WORST cell phone company ever!! I've had issues since day one & that was before I even received the phone. I first called in to purchase a phone but the rep tells me if I buy it online I will not have to pay for my first month of service. Well that was a lie!! When I received the phone I called to activate it & they told I would have to pay $50 for the first month & they're not sure why the rep told me that. Of course right?! So I pay the $50. In all honesty that should have been a red flag. Well now fast forward a month & I can't use internet on this phone. The internet is terribly slow. It continuously loads & buffers videos. Social media will not load or anything. I try to connect the phone to wifi & it doesn't work at all.

    I've called multiple times regarding this issue. The first time the guy tells me, "There's nothing we can do but we can credit your account since you've been paying for unlimited data but haven't been able to use it". The second time they do some troubleshooting, transfer me around multiple times. No one can find the issue so they transfer me to Apple (I have an iPhone) because they say it's a problem with the device itself. Stay on hold forever with Apple to find out nothing is wrong & to call the company back.

    I call Boost Mobile back today & ask about the issue with the phone & the credit they were suppose to be giving me. He tells me they're only allowed to give credits when there is a problem on their end & since they show that the towers are working in my area they will not credit me. I ask to speak to a supervisor. He puts me on hold & comes back to say his supervisor advised there is nothing they can do. Again, I ask to speak with a supervisor. He puts him on the phone. The supervisor proceeds to tell me that all the test came back & my phone shows it's in good standing on their end so they do not believe it's not working.

    After some back & forth he tells me I need to call the manufacturer. I tell him I've already done that & the problem is on their end. He then tells me if that's the case then I need to buy a new phone. I JUST bought this phone at the end of October. I tell him that they need to refund me so I can purchase a new phone. He tells me that they aren't refunding me & it's my fault that I purchased it. I ask to speak to his supervisor & he tells me that he's the highest person I can speak to. I tell him I'm going to call corporate & he tells me to have a good day & then hung up on me. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CELLPHONE COMPANY TO MY WORST ENEMY!! IT'S A SCAM! I wish I could leave less than one star!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2016

    I think this phone company is Greedy. I don't recall ever order service and my speed drops so much that it's worst than dial up and that was back in the stone ages. You should have to keep going back and forth wondering why buy the $60 unlimited when I gave Wi-Fi here and at work. Yet within two weeks I'm warned my data will be gone down to irritable, ridiculous, insulting speed. It allows you to hate the company that has the audacity to do this. I'm sitting here in a parking waiting for my bank information to come up, after 4 mins, I gave up.

    When phones first came out, they weren't this slow, so why now? I think this company does this to push the average user, the hard working class to the highest plan. I mean why wouldn't them. If $35 was enough to last a month then no need to spend more. So why not make us buy more data if you slow us down. In the beginning who heard of buying data. Who heard of the phone company slowing you down to a winding halt! It's enough to say "Nonsense. It's bullhorn. My fast speed internet at home and at the Hotel I work at should be enough!" Wi-Fi fortunately handled this sudden adjustment in data. That being said. $45 should be enough data. I don't need it at home and work, and that's all I do.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePrice

    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2016

    My sisters had gotten me to get a phone and a cell phone plan through Boost mobile back in 2012 but it was closer to 2013 when I got with the company for my cell phone. I originally thought it was great. A smart touch screen phone with a pay as you go phone plan. And for a little while it was great. I got a nice zte phone for a good price and only paid $50.00 a month with the shrinkage program. I had phone service and if I couldn't pay my bill it was shut off until I could pay it again and I wasn't charged for something I couldn't use and it didn't keep charging me and then end up on my credit when I couldn't pay it.

    I didn't need any more help with that I already had bad credit because when I turned 18 I piled on the debt without even knowing what it was and what the consequences were from having bad credit. No one explained that to me. So I harmed myself before I could know. But anyway, I needed to have a phone In case anyone needed to get a hold of me from work or if my kids needed to call and talk to me or in case of emergencies. And like I said it was great until I dropped my zte smart phone and the phone cracked and the crack spider webbed the entire phone screen. It worked for a little while after I dropped it. But one day the sound just quit working and it wouldn't ring or anything that needed speakers for. So I needed a new phone. That was OK right? Wrong......

    Since 2-21-2013 until 01-12-2016 in those years of having a cell phone and a plan through Boost I have had about 4-5 different phones through Boost. They either quit working or I would not get phone calls or texts from people that I needed to get phone calls or texts from. And I had a active and paid phone plan. So there was no reason I shouldn't be getting phone calls or texts from anyone let alone the important ones. And the phones that I got from Boost were not cheap phones. I guess I thought if I spent a good amount of money on a phone that it should be a good phone and last a while. Nope I was wrong.

    I would get the phone be happy with it for a little while and something would happen to the phone. Either it didn't ring, or it would turn itself off or reboot to not turning on at all to my phone not getting text messages from my managers or my husband at all. To the point where I had enough. I had spent a whole lot of money each time for a new phone and I was paying between 50-60 dollars a month for unlimited everything. Just to have problems with their phones and their service.

    I live in the country between two major towns and my service would drop out and come back in. So my service was very spotty anyway on top of the problems that I had with my phones. So in January of 2016 I decided to get another phone with another company. And I have not looked back since and I don't think I ever will again. I will not refer Boost mobile to anyone even if they weren't looking for a new phone or new phone company because of all the problems that I had with my phones and with Boost.

    Everytime the new phone that I had gotten started to "not work properly" I would call Boost and talk to them to see you what I could do and what my other options were whether it was to get a new phone or to inquire about the warranty that I had and or the phone insurance that I had and was currently paying for with my phone and with Boost. Not only did they treat me really badly and had an attitude but they would tell me that no matter what the problem was with my phone it was automatically my fault. It could of been that my phone laid on the bed next to me at night so I could hear the a LP alarm go off the next day. But because the phone laid with me on the bed it is my fault that the phone quit working. And they told me that the insurance and the warranty that I had from the location of the store that I got the phone from would cover it that they couldn't help me that I had to call the warranty department from the store.

    And when I called them they would tell me that I had to go through Boost mobile and if they were to help me I would have to pay double the price I paid for the phone just to have it shipped to them to either fix or replace the phone and ship it back to me. And then I would be completely without a phone. And I couldn't do that, not with my job demanding me have some kind of way to get a hold of me not to mention my kids were with their father and my middle son has autism so I had to be reached in case of an emergency...

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2016

    I have been with Boost for 7-9 yrs. The unlimited data is a lie! The shrinkage program is a lie. Cannot get a hold of a human on the phone! I am finally done with this 3rd world cell phone carrier. Signed up for shrinkage deal 8 yrs ago my bill went down to $30. Now my bill is back up to $40 and $30 on another phone both started on same day. I have been overcharged for more than a year on one phone. The supervisor states their system only shows payments back 6 months. Isn't that convenient. So now I need to send Boost bank statements. I have been wanting to change for years. Hundreds of dropped calls, no signal in my home and on the road. The unlimited data is a bad joke. It's time for a class action lawsuit against this corrupt company. Boost mobile is ripping off Americans!!!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2016

    I went to Bay City to a Boost Mobile store to buy a phone. I was not told by either the website or the thief that sold me the phone that it is no longer a pay as one goes like Tracfone. The reception was terrible. I called the store and was told I could not return a $60 phone. They said the charge is $30 a month and that is it. I am on a fixed income and don't have that kind of money. I have the receipt. I am going to mail the phone back to the store. It also cost the person money for gas that drove me to the store. Back several years ago, I had a red rant boost mobile phone and it was pay as I go and that is why I bought that phone. I don't like thieves and liars. Don't deal with this company. They also don't speak English. They are greedy.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2016

    "Unlimited" internet... I'm currently slowed down to 1-4 bytes/second... It took 10 min to load this page... So tell me how this is unlimited when they limit my ability of using it at all when it drops and turn off every other second. Customer service? No, it's not. They don't help out one bit and they're just people from Zimbabwe being paid 2$/hour and using google translate to help them figure out what to say. Apparently my living room is located in some other country too. I haven't gotten 4G once in all my time here, and I'm within their 4G zone. Don't bother with these corrupt people. They're just full of lies and will make your life worse.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2016

    I have been a Boost Mobile customer for over 7 years. Today that will change. First off my bill is normally based off a monthly plan. After it being switched to a weekly plan, I went and paid my bill as normal and told the vendor I needed to be switched to my monthly plan... That did not happen. My service was interrupted. When I called Boost he told me it was cost to extend my bill. I told the man and the manager after paying my bill I would not be paying any additional fees or bills... My service should have been valid through the 18. They added money to the account but still did not change it back to a monthly plan.

    So once again today (Nov. 8) I received another message saying my service was interrupted and once again they give me hell to fix the issue... They did not fix it, they were very rude, the woman I was speaking with would growl every time. I started to speak. I will not deal with this anymore. It's always something with this company anymore... They do not value their customers and they sure don't care about overcharging you, seems as if they actually prefer it. And they are not that great at recognizing their issues and making it right. People that are looking for a reliable and respectable phone service this would not be for you.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2016

    I have been a customer of Boost Mobile for about 7-9 years now. I have three phones through Boost Mobile. Always been satisfied with my services, until today. To begin with two out of my three phone have not been sending or receiving phone calls. One of the phones has been doing it for the past 4 days. The other has been doing it on and off since yesterday. My husband called customer care today after he did all the troubleshooting. The customer care rep informed my husband of an outage and credited his account ten dollars. Shortly after that I call Boost, inform them what is going on, go through all the information with the rep. So they tell me they will send me to tech support, instead they transfer me to LG. So now I am confused. Why would they send me to LG after I specifically asked for tech support from the beginning? And why would I need to speak to LG since now two out of three of my phones are not sending or receiving calls.

    So again I had to go through the automated call for the 3rd time now. Still with no satisfaction or help. Again I finally get a person after choosing what feels like fifty different numbers. This person listens to the problem and has myself and husband troubleshoot by doing several different troubleshooting strategies. Which we had already told them we had already performed prior. Again with no solutions. So again they transfer us to tech support and then MIRACULOUSLY have to go through the automated call AGAIN! Once I finally get through the choose a number game again and get a person for the 3rd, or 4th,or could be 5th time. The person tells me there has been an outage in my area on 11/2-11/4 but not today? How is that possible? Again two out of three of my Boost Mobile phones are not receiving or sending calls! And again earlier my husband called and they told him there is an outage in our area TODAY!

    Then the rep informs me she will write up a ticket for the engineer. I have spoke with several different customer reps today and got different answers from all of them. Still cannot receive or send calls at the end of all the hours I spent on the phone to Boost reps and troubleshooting techniques today. So now I have lost four days of service on one of my phones and two days' worth of service for the other. As I said to begin with have been a customer for years and never have I been so frustrated with the customer services provided during times when help is needed. I suggest more time put into training in customer care reps... So frustrated.

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2016

    Been an 8 year customer of Boost. Through the years I have been constantly ripped off, have paid more than I was required because I'm never alerted when changes are made. Successfully completed a Shrinkage Program... paid money on time... not knowing they were reducing my data as my bill reduces. I got down to 35 and couldn't get it because they said I BOUGHT a BOOST smart phone... so I can only go to 40! So then I had a 40 dollar bill and discover my data was knocked down to 2Gb!

    So I was forced to go back to paying 45 to receive 3gb. They started toying with my data. Then I started paying 50 for 5 gb. Their internet is trash. So they told me to give them 60 dollars for unlimited data! I've been paying this for 4 months and they NEVER TOLD ME THAT UNLIMITED UNHOOKED IS NOW 50. So they been charging me 60 dollars PLUS their 2 week grace period plan is a SCAM. I am a BOOST MOBILE PREMIUM MEMBER and there is NO WAY I should be paying 60 dollars and not be alerted of changes! They have been stealing money from me for very long time. Boost Mobile is a complete rip off. I been with them for a long time and I am a big witness to their scams.

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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2016

    I been with Boost for over two years, not going make this long but get right to the point. Boost do not care about their loyal customers and their coverage not good at all. We just had a storm here about three weeks ago and me and my wife are Boost customers. Since the storm we have not had service and don't try call customer service they train them to lie. It hard enough trying to understand them as it is, they always think it's your phone. At this point I am going to Verizon. Yes it may cost more but I won't have go through weak coverage, slow internet, bad customer service and someone that cares about their customers. Since Paul has gone to Sprint which owns Boost I can't hear him anymore he'll, since I had Boost I can't hear anyone because I don't have any service in which I have already pay for ahead. Guess it my loss but don't fall for Boost mobile.

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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2016

    Roughly a year ago I was told in a text that for being a loyal customer can get a loyalty program that if I don't or can't make a payment on my date I pay that I can get free 15 days so I don't have service turned off. Have been with boost for 8 years. I realized after 3 months started getting emails and text saying your services will be going off due to non payment and I just made a payment a week to OR a week and a half before I got the text or email.

    I called numerous I should not have my service off yet and just made a recent payment - I told them I got emails showing I made payment. The boost customer service and managers said you have used up your 15 day grace period. I explained no I made a full payment for my full month. They argued Andi called the last 6 months told them take that loyalty program of many times and you never due.

    I started looking at my service and realize that you are paying a bill and a half every other month with that program. I just made payment 2 weeks ago to get my service on after service off was off and after I told them in the past take off the loyalty program. I got those emails saying service going off due to make my monthly payment, which did to weeks before email. Next thing I realized my phone was off 3 days later.

    I called 4 times to get my service back on and verified the little program off acct. They said no. I argued with them, "That's why you say I need to pay and I shouldn't." Again they called me a lied about calling many times to get it off being told is off with the customers service persons every time. Now my service is still off and said they won't turn on due to I used my loyalty 15 day grace, I told them I am not to have it on my acct. They called me a lied and I said I wanted in on acct. I lied service calls and internet but customer service is very very bad.

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    Contract & TermsCoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2016

    I've been with Boost for a few years now because they are "affordable". They came out with a "shrinkage" plan that would allow you to drop your monthly service plan down to 35.00, but in return discontinued all of the phones that were on the 35.00 eligibility plan so the lowest available was 40.00. The coverage is the worse ever. If you are traveling you're lucky to keep service 30% of the time. In rural areas FORGET about it... you will have NO service at all. Recently we were hit with a hurricane where we lost power for days and my Boost service went MIA for days as well. Everyone in the house had service but me, the only Boost user.

    The internet is unusable, it only works in rare places (IF at all). Boost phones are not transferable. When you buy a Boost phone, you can NOT take it to another carrier, it is for Boost networks ONLY. Boost has to be one of the worst service providers out there. I have been around many people who use all of the other "prepaid" companies and they have little to NO complaints about their service. PLEASE STAY AWAY from BOOST, I'd say, you get what you paid for, but this isn't true. There are other no contract companies that are the same cost as Boost and the service is SO MUCH BETTER. I've since left Boost and will NEVER use them again.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2016

    New to Boost... as of 10/19/16 - purchased a Samsung phone & mobile hotspot device, serviced by Boost. After phone activation ($25) for hotspot, I sent an e-mail & looked on my FB page (for about 10 mins). Shut down FB and stepped away for about an hr; when I tried to reconnect to the internet, Boost blocked my attempt with the only option to re-connect being that I do an 'add-on' of $5 or $10. SURELY, something had to be terribly wrong!

    With my [somewhat] computer savvy self, I tried to reestablish my connection - to no avail!! I, then, spoke to several customer service 'reps' who each read from the same script telling me that "I used up all of my data," which I believe/know is complete bs. Not one of them believed me when I told them what little I was able to do before running out of 'data'. Not one of these 'reps' could explain how, based on the information I'd given, my experience could be possible. When answering their survey questions I gave Boost Mobile the lowest possible rating, outlining my experience as well. I told the good Boost Mobile folk that (I believed) they had a pretty [unimpressive] scam going on & that I was planning on reporting them to the Better Business Bureau - they really didn't seem to care. Now, I've got a phone that I'm gonna try to exchange (my sis lost my receipt) before the 30-day time period since purchasing, cause I want NOTHING to do with Boost Mobile... ever!

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016

    I applied to Boost special promotion plan back on February 4th 2016. Boost Mobile have not meet plan instead they changed my service without my knowledge or permission. Played service for 8 months now and they've refused to compensate me in any fashion. All they can say is "We don't offer the plan anymore."

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2016

    They say it's unlimited data with 50 dollar plan. I got the plan then at the end of the month they said I went over my data so they said I used up my data for the following month. So I have a phone that does nothing but make calls. Boost is the worst company. I am so hurt and upset. I am going to tell all my friends not to deal with this company and their customer service people don't want to help you. I guess once you are a big company ** the little people. You showed me Boost. Thanks. They got me and my money.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2016

    I have been a very loyal customer to this company for 2 years. I called yesterday to get a 14-day extension which has been an option on my account for over a year that I have only used one other time. The lady I spoke with was very kind and hopefully help to me and told me that my bill will be due on the 14th. I very kindly thanked her and told her it would be paid by the 10th and she said, "No problem ma'am. It will go until the 14th if you need it."

    I woke up this morning and went to go make a call and was told that my phone was no longer working and connected. I called first thing, was put on hold for 20 minutes, told that they could not honor their mistake. I ask for a manager and after another 30 minutes of holding I finally was put through to the insurance department which was not what I asked for and they are not even in on a Sunday.

    I then called back and after an hour of being told the same thing over and over and over again that yes they realize they made a mistake however they cannot fix it for me. I asked for a manager again and then the manager repeated over and over again the same thing that the stupid customer service girl told me. Yesterday when I called I had two bills due. I had the money until the 10th of this month to pay one of them.

    So I called Boost Mobile first and ask them for an extension and as I stated before they made it sound as though it was no problem and that it was done until the 14th. I went and paid the other bills and planned to go broke until my payday and then pay my phone bill. Now what am I supposed to do? They will not fix this. I am such a loyal customer and I told them I know that there is always a way to fix something especially when you know it is your fault. I have a recording yesterday of the phone conversation where this was promised to me that I could have an extension and I have documentation on my call log and the duration of the call. I have all the proof in the world that it was their fault and then they would not follow through and fix it.

    This is terrible customer service and I'll just sticking up for them in the past when other people talk down upon them. I now see what others were talking about. I plan to switch immediately to another phone company and never deal with this company again. You can barely understand their customer service Representatives anyways. You have to ask them to repeat themselves repeatedly and I will not be treated so poorly. I am a single mother of 4 children that now has to go without a phone for 13 days because of their mistake. It is not fair and just terrible customer service. Do not ever go through this company. They make things sound so good at first and easy and it's not it's a bunch of chaos and terrible customer service!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2016

    I used to be a Clear internet user. I was a faithful customer for 5 years because they had a great deal, $35 a month for a fast internet connection with no data caps. Then Boost Mobile buys Clear and the price goes up to $55 a month. All of the sudden my internet connection becomes painfully slow and my modem will not even connect half the time. I spent many hours trying to resolve it with tech support, but they cannot solve my connection issues.

    Then they announce that the old Clear modem will not work with their service anymore and I have to pay for a new hotspot. They assure me that my internet connection will be faster but it is not. It randomly disconnects me from the internet at least 4 to 5 times a day forcing me to restart my computer to get back online. On top of that they give me a data cap so I can't watch Netflix or Youtube videos anymore. Boost Mobile really turned the screws on me. I tried to write this review on the Boost website and they would not publish it.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2016

    I have been a Boost Mobile Customer since 2014. I was a happy and satisfied customer until just recently. They screw over their customer on the data, also, the shrinkage plan was untrue as well. How they screw over the customers is they replenish your data a week or two before you pay your bill instead of replenishing it on the day of paying your bill so it will look like you used up all your data real quick.

    Another thing which I have in writing. My shrinkage plan started in 2014 with a $55 dollar plan... I have paid on time to where earlier this year, my bill is down to $40. On the contract I have, it is suppose to go down to $35. I have been paying $40 for the last 8 months now. All customer service does is find every way and angle to blame the customers. I will be speaking with my attorney and filing a lawsuit. The documents I have and how they do their customers. The have breached in many ways... People... Beware of Boost Mobile. They ** over people bad!!!

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2016

    I paid my cell phone bill on 9-1-16 and my due date is 10-1-16. However a few days after I made my payment I received a text message from Boost stating they have changed my due date to 9-16-16. That is wrong. They cant change my due date but they did. Now that is hardship on me. Something need to be done.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2016

    I purchased a phone and service at Target December last year **. As of this morning 9/17/2016 my number doesn't show as even owned by Boost. They have another number from another state registered in my account **. My contacts are unable to reach me. I have a serious health condition and this will be a hassle for me if my providers cannot reach me in the number they have on record. They cannot give an explanation and the person in customer service was very rude.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2016

    I was originally a dedicated Sprint client. Last year I decided to try a different company to see if I could save some money and still get quality service. Well I signed up with Boost Mobile in November for their 35 2GB Grow Date/$30 ReBoost plan. I was told by the salesman at the store that all I had to do was go on the site and sign up for automatic payments with a credit card and my plan would go to $30. The first month I paid it myself, $35 for the plan and 7$ for insurance a total of 43$ (no extra taxes or fees). Ok so I figured no problem I will sign up for the automatic payments to save some money. Now I did notice that the service was crappy. I almost never had a signal, calls dropped all the time and sometimes I would get a text the next day from the day it was actually sent. But I figured the cost is lower than I was paying at Sprint so I would try to deal with it.

    I signed up for automatic payments figuring I was going to be charged $37 only. I signed up in December, I should have paid attention to my bank statements. I would receive a text alert that my account would be charged $37 on the 6th of every month. One day in August of this year I noticed my bank statement said Boost was paid $41.61 not $37. I called Boost to find out what was going on. The rep said they only see $37 being charged and received. Finally she switched me to a manager who said the same, then the manager tried to tell me maybe there was taxes. I asked him for a written statement because I was told my charges included all taxes. He informed me Boost does not have any written statements, they don't have a way to send me a fax or any type of written statement and he doesn't have a # for the corporate office.

    He was so rude and disrespectful, he told me to contact my bank and ask for my money back and have the service canceled. So I did, the bank informed me that Boost was paid 41.61 since December. They did an investigation and found that Boost was overpaid. The bank refunded me the difference for up to 3 months and informed me to contact Boost for the remainder. They mailed me a letter with their findings. I contacted Boost and a really nice consider female manager offered me a resolution. She explained that I should have been told that if I pay with my credit card there would be fees. I was supposed to get a reboost card and pay that way before my credit card is charged. But since no one told me this she would credit my account the remainder of the fees Boost charged since December totaling $35 which would cover my bill for September. I was happy with this.

    I removed my credit card and went back to paying manually. So when September 6 I received a text that my account was paid. Then yesterday 9/14 suddenly my account was suspended. I went on my Account info and it said I lost my phone. I couldn't get customer service on the phone and the # that the automated service told me to call was not in service. I finally went online and found a # to customer service. I got a night manager who told me I owe Boost $11 that was given back to me in August. They would not be able to turn my phone back on until I paid it. This was the money the bank gave me back since Boost overcharged me. Now Boost wanted me to give that back.

    The manager would not rectify the matter, I asked for corporate's # again he told me they don't have a # for corporate. I told him "You know this call is being recorded" (which as soon as you call Boost the automated service states "this call is being recorded for quality management") he told me recording a call is illegal and now he must hang up and said good bye.

    They are the worst company ever. The customer service is horrible and they don't care how you feel about it. I will never go to Boost again. I never had this type of problem with Sprint and because Sprint would help you and show you appreciation when you had a complaint. I will be going back to Sprint. You get what you pay for. CHEAP SERVICE. It's just that. CHEAP SERVICE!!! I am going to try my best to rectify the fraud and the lies from Boost the American way (LAWSUIT).

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2016

    I got Boost Mobile WIFI and cheapest pay as you go option. One pays for the Boost Mobile box on Best Buy shelf w/ WIFI inside plus cheapest pay as you go plan starts at $50. Additional top ups for 1 or 2 GB are very pricey. Getting through to a customer rep took over 3 hours who's screen/tool were not working and another 40 minutes to get another call center who had a screen that worked. Number first entered starts with a 5, but 5 is also the option for Spanish callers so kept getting Spanish desk, not English desk for numbers starting with 5.

    I had added 50.00 for upcoming cycle in a few days but then when I tried to add a top up for delta, Boost Mobile website & support say "you have to cancel advance payment". I was told by 1st rep there was new better plan that was unlimited data, phone, text for 50.00. Sounds good, but he could not make change. Tools were down. 2nd Rep said that did not apply to WHI only phones. So how is it they can afford on 50 dollars to give phone free data, text, phone but not to wifi that only wants data?

    I was told by 1st rep the device should say how much data is left. I told him there was no indicator. He left me thinking because it was at zero no data was left. Second rep said "no, that was not true." Boost Mobile put out a cheaper WiFi device without that function and only if you had a Boost Mobile Netgear device did it show that info, one would have to keep logging on to the Boost website versus a quick glance at the device. I will be looking for a replacement phone company even though it means I will have to but a new wifi device. Ironically I have a unlocked wifi device but US users will only let one use their device with locked sim so the commitment to change means a new device. UK is much better.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2016

    I have been a customer with Boost for going on 3 years now. I had a ZTE Maxx for 2 of those years and it just recently broke. I used a older phone that we had lying around the house to substitute until I could get to the store to purchase the phone that I truly wanted. I have never had any problems with Boost Mobile previous to this and have referred numerous family and friends to them. I could never get the sub phone to work. Called customer care only to receive the runaround. One rep sent out a new sim card and assured me that it would work in my phone. Well it didn't. After about a week of calling I was sent 4 of the same sim card all backed my guarantees that this one will definitely work. NONE OF THEM WORKED.

    Finally I escalated the call to a supervisor and was hung up once, then I called back and he had the worst attitude EVER. Finally I spoke to a woman who offered to send me a new phone for all of my troubles. When I received the phone it was a phone that retails at Walmart for 19.9. Since I hadn't got paid yet I activated it, ultimately losing my upgrade that I knew nothing about! The rep told me she could have sold me the phone that I wanted for 250.00 (iPhone 6s plus rose gold). I was FURIOUS!!!

    Fast forward to today, I guess they don't have enough unlimited data for everyone and they put a cap on mine. So I tried to add a 10 data pack but was informed that they couldn't because of the hotspot that is included with my plan (that I use for my online classes) so I went ahead and paid for my month's service 60.00 and restarted my plan 7 days early so that I could continue with my class work. I have not been able to access a web page for the past 2 days and I have spoke to 5 different reps all giving me different stories and excuses as to why my phone doesn't work.

    The last lady I spoke to told me that my data didn't work because ZTE phones weren't compatible in my area!!! WTF??? Then why would you guys send me a ZTE phone knowing that it doesn't work. She hurried and transferred me to ZTE manufacture and that lady laughed at me and told me that the Boost rep was just trying to get me off the phone and there is no way possible that a phone is not capable of working in a area because of the brand of the phone. Boost reps are idiots!!! Maybe if they hired people from the United stated instead of India we would be able to get the answers to our questions the first time instead of 5 calls per day!!!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2016

    The Saleman stole twenty five dollar from me. He charge me twenty five dollars for destroying my data and all my contacts number. I have this as a Business Phone and he was suppose to be taking T-mobile out and put Boost Mobile in and He said that he will add hotspot and that didn't happen either. What happen was that he destroyed all My business contact and Phone contact. It shut down and never started up again the minute I left Decatur enter into Atlanta. I had no service until Labor day Morning.

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2016

    I have had Boost Mobile for more than 3 years. Since I can't afford anything much but prepaid, I have signed up for the unlimited call, texting, data. Whatever unlimited is suppose to mean to them sure isn't what it means to me. My internet is so slow. That's before the middle of the month. I don't go on the Facebook, YouTube much because my kids tell me that could use a lot of my data. Well the data still sucks. Looking into going to another company soon as I find a better one that actually does what it says. I just called them and they told me the apps run in the background so this is why it runs slow. They offered another plan for more money, of course... But to help ME... nope, no help at all. Thank you BOOST MOBILE for saying unlimited service. Sad customer.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2016

    I recently purchased the new Boost mobile hotspot. In addition to that I purchased 10g bytes of data. I only had the hotspot device activated for two days before Boost mobile told me I used up all 10g bytes of data. I asked how since I only have one TV hooked up to this device and when I'm not watching TV I turns it off. The customer service representative told me that even when the hotspot device is off the data is still running. That's a load of **. This company continues to steal from its consumers!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2016

    For one they do not even deserve one star. I called Boost on 08-30-2016 to complain about my service. I was greeted with "Our system is down right now." I asked why my phone had not been working, and the man on the other end said because they were phasing out my phone - that all the Nokia phones have been experiencing the same problems. He went on to say that I could go into a Boost store near me and upgrade because I am due for an upgrade that would cost little or maybe just paying for the new service. Well I still can't use my phone while I still have service I have paid for. So I called back today and wanted to talk to a supervisor only for the guy to say "Well what is wrong?" and completely ignore the fact I asked to speak to a supervisor. I then told him again "I want to speak to a supervisor." I got put on hold for almost a half hour to be hung up on before they ever even spoke to me again.

    Now you can imagine I am piqued. Yes that is a word. I call back say "I want a supervisor and get one who I then go off on." He said I have never called about problems with my phone before. When the guy I had just talked to previously said "I see here you called in last May." I have been having issues for that long. This guy is now lying and so I started cussing at him. He kept saying "It is a manufacturing problem not a service problem." I asked "If that is the case why is it my service that I am having FN problems with?" I asked "You do sell the service correct?" He replied "Correct." Now my question is why if Boost Mobile knows these phones do not work correctly how can they continue to sell service that does not work? Legally? Then this ** says he is going to say "I just want a free phone and free service", and he is going to "flag" my account to make sure I don't get that.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2016

    In the process of trying to migrate over from Virgin Mobile. So many problems, I've lost count. 1st huge issue, the Boost Mobile rep did a factory reset on my phone, but didn't mention I would lose all of my pictures in the process. These were pictures from the past three years of my son, and are irreplaceable. Called Boost back to try to bring over my husband's phone number to the new family plan. Was transferred to 5 different reps, and only when I requested to speak with someone from the technical department did I get any real help. Can't seem to make this happen without lots of time and pain. I've spent "hours" working on this, but had I know this before, would have stayed with Virgin Mobile. Can't even understand many of the reps, who seem to be from somewhere in Asia???

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2016

    My phone reset on its own. I called Boost to help walk me through the process but they were no help. No supervisor on duty, no access to my gmail or information to help and all of their reps talk in another language which is annoying. Especially when you're already annoyed over your phone not working. They told me some bs about me needing to send my phone in to them or something about 24 hours before they can help. This company is a piece of **.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2016

    This is the worst service company I could get. I ordered a phone online with this company but the package never arrived and when I called back, first they hung up on me and when I called back again they kept me a long time on the phone trying to get a representative, everything so just at the end they told me the package was cancelled 4 four days ago and I had no idea since they never called me. Besides, the supervisors didn't help me at all. This is the way how they lose customers. I hate this company.

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2016

    I've been a Boost Mobile customer for about 1 year. I purchase $10 2G mobile hotspot almost weekly because that is what works for me. Each month at least once, after purchasing my hotspot, I will attempt to access it through my tablet and they will claim I have used it up within moments or hours of purchasing it without me being able to access it. When I call customer service to get the problem fixed I am never greeted with a customer service agent who understands my issue and can fix it, only to be told I have used it up and there is absolutely nothing they can do about it and I will have to purchase another $10 2G mobile hotspot if I want to use it even though there is obviously something wrong with their system and I have already purchased a 2G mhs that I have not used.

    I beginning to think they are just yanking my chain to see which customer service agent can piss me off the most before they fix it. I literally have to hang up and call back until I get a customer service agent who will fix it and once I do find one they never have an explanation for why this is happening. Today I got the most rude customer service agent in Central America by the name of Robert. Not only was he rude and not understanding my issue he attempted to tell me about a free app that offers hotspot for a month when in fact I paid 10 bucks for a service mhs that I wasn't able to use! And Boost Mobile claims I used up... Not sure what's going on although they need to fix this issue immediately!

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2016

    I didn't have my phone service for like 2 months (I know it's my fault). However, when I finally paid the $40, the service didn't come on. I called a representative and he told me my account was deactivated. I asked for a refund since my account was inactive and he hung up. I called back and had someone different. She asked for my PIN and I SWEAR ON MY LIFE I had the correct PIN (**). Whenever I had to change my payment plan it ALWAYS went through for **, now all a sudden it's not going through? I asked them when they deactivate a phone, do they delete the entire account info? She said no. I asked why did they take my money when my phone isn't even in service? If my phone wasn't in service, they should've rejected me making a payment in the first place. So I was pretty much scammed. Screw you Boost.

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016

    I just purchased the service and went onto a monthly plan. The roaming service SUCKS, hotspot is just as bad. As soon as possible I am canceling my account. Save your money and go with a reputable company. Why our government allows this company to exist is beyond my understanding.

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2016

    I had been a customer of Boost Mobile with this recent phone for over 5 years. I had use them for over 10 years. I always make an advance payment before due date. I made a advance payment on June 23rd. On my account section on website there is a feature to cancelled advance payment which I did because I decided to switch to another company. On June 27th I switch to another company and the representative from that company spoke on my advance payment and was ensured it would be refunded. My due date was not until July 4th so service was never rendered. As of this date Aug. 3rd I still have not received my refund.

    I spoke to a Jasper ** who childishly told me that I can't get my money back because I switched to another company. I filed a dispute with my bank and Boost told them they don't have to return my money because it was a legit payment. Payment was not due and service was never rendered so it was not a legit payment. Spoke to a Moses ** (that is the way he spelt his name) today. He refuse to give me his I'd number or transfer me to a supervisor. He repeated same info that I no longer have an account so they have no info to use to return my funds. Yet he took old phone number and pin to check my account. Refiled dispute with my bank if no success. Next step is small claims court.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 28, 2016

    I JUST bought my phone one month ago. I've been kicked off line, dropped calls, getting messages that I'm out of data, and a few other issues. I've contacted customer service three times within the past week. All three times I've gotten different agents on the phone. They all use the same two "solutions" for the problem, when neither of those "solutions" addresses the issues I'm having. It's as if they're reading from a handbook and no matter what the problem is, they have this rehearsed dialogue.

    Even when I told all three of them that the problem they were addressing wasn't the problem I was having, they persisted as if they didn't hear a word I was saying. They weren't exactly rude, but it's as if they're robots and can't deviate beyond certain "solutions." It's not the people per se, it's the company. They train their people quite poorly. And the fact that one has to jump through hoops to even reach a human being is really annoying. Really terrible customer service.

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    Reviewed July 27, 2016

    I been a customer for over 7 years. I opted for auto pay so I can avoid late charges, fees, and/or interruption of my service. I get charged every month on the 21st but today (July 27, 2016) I decided to upgrade my phone plan from $30 per month to $55 per month. When I made change online in regards to the upgraded phone plan I was not informed or found any disclaimer/verbiage stating I will forfeit my previous payment. Neither was a prorate applied to the new monthly phone plan premium. How does Boost mobile stay in business cheating people?!? Where's the government that regulates these businesses and their unfair business practice?!?

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    Reviewed July 25, 2016

    I pay $55 a month for the services I receive. I enjoy watching movies on my phone but Boost is making it almost impossible for me to stream movies. Around about a week of watching movies on my phone, my service slows down drastically!!! The movies start to freeze every 5 seconds or less and the freezing time varies but it's at least 5 minutes long each time. I ended up buying a $10 data pack to watch more movies and that was gone in less than a day watching a couple of tv episodes. I'll be switching to another company very soon.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed July 24, 2016

    Boost customer care is easily the worst customer service I have ever dealt with! No one can ever figure anything out or explain anything. I've been mischarged and treated like crap by everyone I've talked to. It's like they train them to treat people that way! Here is my recent experience : On June 6th when I changed my plan to a family plan and added my daughter the guy on the phone at Boost mobile charged me $89 something then charged a separate transaction for $40.01, then I had a credit balance of $30.03 on my account. After multiple calls and about 3-4 hours on the phone with customer service they were gonna open a case to refund me only $30.03, the credit balance on my account, but the guy told me I would get my money back quicker if I just disputed it with my bank. So I did dispute the extra $40.01 charge that I didn't authorize him to charge anyway and my bank refunded me the money.

    This morning I woke up and my phone wouldn't call. I looked at my account online and it said "sorry you lost your phone, your account has been suspended" or something like that. I used my other daughter's phone and called them. They charged me like 10.87 or something. I paid with my debit card, because of that $40.01 charge back that I should've never been charged in the first place. When I paid the 10.87 or whatever the lady said it will be restored by the time I'm off the phone with her, to shut my phone off for 10 sec and turn it back on. When I did that it still didn't work. I called back again and was told this time that because there was a charge back that service won't be restored for 24 hours. I asked to talk to her manager. She put me on hold, came back on and said the manager was not gonna take my call, that there was nothing I could do, it will be on in 24 hours. Lol. Absolutely crazy!

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    Reviewed July 24, 2016

    Boost mobile sucks, the data doesn't last even if you get the plan that's suppose to last a whole month. The data is gone less than two weeks. They are liars and they just want your money. I will be switching to another phone company Friday!! Sometimes you won't even get your text messages or calls, I had family and friends tell me they called and text me and I didn't even receive it, SMH! Terrible, just don't waste your money or time with Boost mobile!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 24, 2016

    I've been a customer for a few years but their last few months have been the worst (and ultimately the final straw). Their customer service reps are rude, argumentative, and overbearing. 3 times in the last two months (yes you read that right) I've been told I've used 85% of my data with 3 hours to 7 days. I question how this is possible when for years prior to that, this was never an issue but now all of a sudden is. Not only that, I turn off my cellular data when using wifi (which would be at he, at work and all of my family and friend's homes). When I call Boost the responses are never the same or accurate. I've also been double charged on multiple occasions. There's no online chat available or after hours call center options. Overall... They're FULL OF CRAP!!! Seeing as how I just renewed my plan last week I have no choice but to wait it out (not going to let them have my money for nothing) and switch companies.

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    Reviewed July 21, 2016

    I was with this carrier for six years now. In the beginning, it was good. I had no problems at all. Although, for the past two years, I've been having problems. I'm not happy at all. The service is terrible. Whenever I go pay my phone, the employee is rude and I do not like that at all. If they want people to know they are a good carrier and all, then they better change. I pay sixty dollars each month for international calls, and everything else. Although, when I call international, it does not work.

    So I went to Boost Mobile to find out why. I ask one of the employees and the answer he gave me is "I don't know," in a negative tone. I didn't understand why he would say "I don't know." If a customer needs help, aren't you suppose to know the answer to it? (Most likely every answer) I want to know the answer to my question, but you don't know? You have the computer in front of you, don't you? So why don't you check to find out? After he tells me "I don't know," he then tells to just cancel my plan and pick a different plan. I did not ask to switch me to a different plan, I asked to tell me why I can't make international calls.

    The employee then tells me that I have to pay five extra dollars to get it fixed and get it working every month. What?? If you don't know answers to customers' questions, then why do you work there? One thing I find so sad is that people go work at a place to earn money, although, they are not helpful. You know? They just go for the money. I understand that. But find a job where you're good at, instead of working in a place where you have no clue what to do. It's frustrating to know that the service is terrible. No one deserves to get terrible service at all. Every customer has to be treated with respect. I'm at the point to change my carrier. It's just too much to handle.

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    Reviewed July 21, 2016

    When I purchased my Boost phone I was assured that my area had coverage. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I have to drive a mile to get any service at all. My phone constantly drops calls and will not fully charge. Also the speaker sounds like the speaker at Burger King. It's horrible. I will not recommend them nor will I continue with this company. RUN. Do not walk away from Boost mobile.

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    Reviewed July 16, 2016

    My husband and I are long time customers. At first Boost was great. Very simple and no problems. Now they had me switch from $40 plan to a $35 plan where you are "supposed" to grow in data. You don't! The data for the month is gone within days. With the same usage!!! I am so sick of this. I have complained and they don't care. I am about to switch to another carrier at this point. I got extra data and my data was gone within a few days.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2016

    I have been with Boost for 3 years. On June 10th I ordered iPhone 5s. After looking at my bank statement I did not see a charge (online banking) so I thought I made a mistake so I went back on Boost.com and ordered the same exact phone and looked at my online bank account again and saw two charges for two phones. I quickly called to cancel one of the orders and was told it was cancelled and would receive my refund. Well I kept tracking the phone I ordered all the while NEVER getting refund for order I cancelled. I checked my email and noticed they shipped both phones anyways...so of course I tracked and Boost contacted FedEx to get cancelled order shipped back and to flag package... So in process of this they cancelled both packages and both got sent back to factory.

    Now all the while I have been charged over 427.00 dollars. So I contacted them and was asked if I still wanted them to ship one of them back. I declined and said to refund all my money and they said it would be 8 to 10 business days... So I went to local Boost store and just bought a phone. Now here I am almost a month later and still no refunds and about 50 calls with them promising resolve and call backs which THEY NEVER CALL BACK. So now I am in process of contacting lawyers which I know will end up costing more in the long run but the point of matter is they stole my money and keep giving the runaround and do not call back so they should be held accountable. So what am I to do? Let them just keep 427.00? I think not!!! So upset. Steer clear of Boost Mobile!!! After I finally get a refund I will not be using their services EVER again.

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    Reviewed July 4, 2016

    This morning, on July 4th, I found my phone service was disconnected. I received an alert about the balance on Friday but was unable to get my check in time (due to work scheduling) to cash it and pay my balance. I have been a Boost subscriber for about 10 years and have been on an official plan for about 5 years. My account has always maintained good standing. Currently I pay $120/mo for a 4 phone family plan, unlimited talk & text, with 5GB of 4G LTE data per phone. I called customer service and explained that I had a check, in my pocket, for $1057 - but I am unable to cash it because my bank is closed and I am at work until 9 pm and unable to get to any check cashing facility. However, today is my grandmother's 90th birthday and I am requesting a 24 hour courtesy of service (until I can pay tomorrow) for business reasons and so I can call my grandmother.

    The operator was polite and suggested some things like getting my grandmother to call me. I live in Florida and my grandmother is in New Jersey, she has an old-fashioned touchtone landline house phone and cannot call long distance, besides, there is no way for me to alert her. I reminded them, that I was paying $60 a month for about 7 years, $80 a month for another 2 years, and $120 a month for the last year. I have paid Boost around $8400 across the last decade and although I may have been 24 hours late once or twice, due to how the calendar days fell, but I have always upgraded my lines and never disconnected in that time. I assured them I am not trying to scam them or anything, but requested a one-time courtesy in this strange set of circumstances. In the most polite way possible - they told me they would not do anything to help me.

    I escalated my call and was passed to a second operator, who in turn, escalated it to a supervisor. The supervisor told me that they could add $3 to my account, disconnect my family plan, reconnect my single line for 24 hours, but when I was ready to pay, I would need to reconnect my family plan. Well, my 4 lines with smartphones on LTE with unlimited talk/text and 5GB of data per phone for $120/mo, is a discontinued offer. I was told by the honest store rep when I signed up that I can keep this plan for a lifetime, but if I ever change anything about it I will lose it and be switched to the current offer.

    I asked, "If I did this would I lose my current family plan?" (because my wife, mother in NJ, and brother in HI depend on these phones and I cannot afford to pay more - I work 70+ hours a week and live paycheck to paycheck supporting multiple homes and 2 children) They told me that I would. That they are not currently offering a discount plan for 4 lines but 5 - if I buy another new phone. They explained the pitch - 5 lines for $95/mo +10GB shared data. I cannot do shared data because I use my phone for work and I need GPS and MMS services constantly. I also use Google Drive to transfer photos from investigations and various other internet services. They then told me that when I reconnect I would have to pay $45 per line for unlimited talk, text, and 5GB of LTE data per phone. That adds up to $180 dollars a month, a $60 increase PER MONTH, for a single day's courtesy valued at $3 - for a decade old customer...

    I then asked the operator, "So what you are saying is that I should probably find a better cellular provider that appreciates my money more huh?" He laughed and said "Yes," while continually haggling me to take the deal. I declined their "generous" offer and disconnected. The US needs to enforce some kind of monetary scam laws with these "service providers" anymore. They are all turning into criminal con-men and I am getting fed up to a point where I am about to take matters in my own hands against these corporate untouchables...

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    Reviewed July 3, 2016

    I was with boost for 2 yrs, and left late last yr. I was given a free month, and offered a decent deal. Due to the free month, my payment would not be due till the 25th. I paid in advance. I even signed up my daughter up for service. 2 months ahead, and a little extra before my advanced payments even ran out, problems. My due date was put back to my original date which put me two weeks behind and on the extension. After many hours of phone calls, 3 months, in a row, I was told each time the problem was solved. Well now that I need an extension I called, and again, it's already on extension. Well I give up. I will change companies, but I wanted to warn the public about their business practices. Not only the billing, the call centers are rude and overbearing. Each month it took an average of 3-4 calls and hrs on hold. Please people IT'S NOT WORTH THE AGGRAVATION OR MONEY!!!

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    Reviewed July 3, 2016

    I am on SSD and thought Boost would be a good plan. Well signed up for auto refill and supposed to get $5 off per month. Well instead they charged me the full amount. When I CALLED they told me the $5 was tax. And told me to call OK tax commission... Outraged at the $1 per $1 on tax then they hung up on me. I am going to turn them in for overcharging the disabled on top of that. Why should consumers have to watch every single penny without getting ripped off?!!

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    Reviewed July 2, 2016

    Boost use to be a good service. Now not so much. Bought new Aquos Crystal phone and worked first day then after that been having issues. Calling constantly with no resolve. Going back and forth to store and still nothing. All anyone says is it is a tower down in area. Which its not. Been with Boost almost 10 years and never had this much problem. I'm so done with their customer service. They are no help at all. I'm switching to another company. I'm tired of all the runaround I've been getting. Whatever Boost use to do in the beginning, they need to go back to because if they want to keep customers they need better service. Plus I find out this particular phone has known issues. If Boost knew this, why sell it? So disappointed in this company. I have referred many people over the years and got them to switch to Boost. I'm starting to regret my decision. This is just ridiculous. So long Boost as if you care that you lose a loyal customer!!!

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    Reviewed June 28, 2016

    I don't know what's wrong with their customer service number, but I can never get through to them. When I'm having issues with my phone, I can't call them from it, but when I use a different number to call them, they tell me I have the wrong number. Like how's that possible? Also, the high-speed data runs out very fast. Hopefully I can switch back to T-Mobile soon. I'm very disappointed with Boost Mobile.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2016

    I'm Boost mobile customer but I call customer service, I wait 30 minutes and never answers the machine - sends you to the web.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2016

    Me and my husband has been with Boost mobile for 2 yrs also paying insurance. When my phone broke 2 weeks ago I was told only my husband's phone had insurance while this whole time I was told by Boost store we both had insurance. 2 days ago my husband phone just stopped working. No screen show, no nothing, He has a drywall business. His phone is how we survive in life. Went to Boost. He told us we had to call Boost. Called Boost. Was told had to call another number. Finally got to the right people then was told I had to pay with a 20.00 deductible after paying 7.00 a month for insurance.

    So as you see the insurance is just a way of getting extra money. We had to buy another phone and didn't get offered to waive any fees. The main guy at the Boost store has been nothing but a liar and a money sucker. It's terrible how the world has gotten give give give no help back. So I will be changing services to someone I pay insurance and know that I can count on it in time of need. Terrible customer service on Murfreesboro Pike Nashville 37217.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2016

    I left T-Mobile in the hopes of finding a better phone provider. I switched to Boost Mobile. From the very beginning they lied to me about my phone and service! They made no effort to fix the problems. They did, however, go all out and block me from their social media sites because I kept telling the world about them. And I will continue to do so. Boost Mobile, you're a bunch of thieving liars!

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    Reviewed June 6, 2016

    I am on disability, not being able to afford a home phone, fitting my needs for contacting someone no matter where I am and not qualifying for a 2 year contract and the cost of a regular cell account I activated with BOOST. So far every time I have called in about my account the last three months it has taken three calls. One to ask about why my account was not graduating to the next tier (pay on time, get more data). Each time my account gets completely changed to either a daily pay or some other option I do not want.

    Have to call back. Maybe that person will fix it. More often than not it takes a 3rd call to get it just back to where it was when making the first call. This month I am now at over $200 ($210 & change) in charges for $30 in service!!! I finally deleted my credit card on auto pay and changed my pin to stop it. The bank, all they threatened to do was deactivate my card so I could not purchase food! This is ridiculous! Does not someone have oversight on this business? You had better not rely on calling them, and DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR DEBIT CARD INFO!!!

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    Reviewed June 3, 2016

    I was with MetroPCS for 10 years. I was very pleased with the company. Then T-mobile bought the company and it quickly went to ** (terrible customer service, ridiculous added fees, no discounts, poor phones etc). So, I moved to Boost. I've been with Boost Mobile 15 months now, and I've been very pleased with the service. They offer many giveaways, discounts, excellent customer service, highly flexible payment options (up to 2 weeks late... no problem!) and coverage/service is equal to Metro/T-Mobile too. They reward and seem to genuinely appreciate their loyal customers unlike Metro. I receive gifts like free phone accessories all the time! I pay less too! I'm really happy that I switched!

    Word of advice: Do NOT buy their $7/mo insurance unless you've invested several hundred dollars in your phone device. Their phone insurance is through Esecuritel and they are a hellish nightmare to deal with, a huge pain. They screwed me over.

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    Reviewed June 2, 2016

    Hi! I been using a Boost for 2 years now, but I use a signal booster too, and I don't have any problems with weak signal, sending text, even MMS. I'll continue using them because they are very good for me.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2016

    I have had such bad experiences with this service! They con you into thinking you're getting a good deal. But you are not. My data disappears overnight without me even using it. I get very sketchy coverage. And I'm on the auto Re-Boost plan, which doesn't auto Re-Boost! I literally have to call them and do it myself! Which means I don't earn the extra data. Very unhappy. Am switching to another carrier!!

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    Reviewed May 25, 2016

    My experience with Boost has been the nightmare from hell. I have never ever had so many problems from a wireless phone company. I am going back to straight talk, they know how to value customers and treat their customers. I bought this phone about 1 month ago with the 60 dollar plan which was to give me unlimited everything and hotspot. Well in 2 days 8 gigs of data was gone, my phone frequently crashes and I keep getting messages that the battery is infected. The phone does not hold a charge. Customer service sucks. When you call you got to go thru so much bs to get to talk to a human being. Its ridiculous.

    Then when you do get to a human they cant even talk english. Wtf are we in america or what? I called to get my hotspot corrected. Nothing they could do. I dont understand this, it is impossible to use 8 gigs in 2 days. Even speaking with a supervisor didnt resolve anything. They didnt even offer a coupon promo code or anything to satisfy me. Boost mobile sucks and it was a hard lesson learned. Needless to say I will never try Boost again and wont be recommending this mobile company to anyone. I can be on web and the phone will just go to homepage when Im in the middle of something important. All around Boost does not care or value its customers at all. This company just outright sucks!!!

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    Reviewed May 22, 2016

    My wife and I have been with Boost Mobile for over 9 years and can count on less than 5 fingers the amount of issues we've had in that time. I understand a lot of people have issues with the company but so do any other company. Have a friend who works for AT&T and he tells me all the time about customers ready to jump ship and go with another cell service. No service is perfect and if anyone thinks so is living in a fantasy. I called to put my wife and I on a family plan so we have one bill rather than 2. The CSR looked at my account and saw how many years we've been with Boost and gave us an even better deal as a way of saying "Thank You." Her line and mine with unlimited talk and text with 7GB of data per month for only $25 each. The family plan with less data was $72. Great bargain and awesome service.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2016

    I was told that the HTC desire 625 I bought in April 3rd 2016 from "XTREME WIRELESS MORSE" was brand new and not a factory refurbished model. They took my money did not activate my phone. I was told someone in their store stole all the money. (BS) So I had to come back the next day to do over what they should have done right the first time. Very first day of service my phone freezes had to get on YouTube to find a solution to fix. Now I have not had this phone more than two months now it has crashed, died over 250 times in the month and 17 days I have owned it. But I go to Boost where I bought the phone from and they tell me that I can't get a refund because their store policy is seven days return. WTF you sell me a pos phone, lie to me and tell me it's brand new knowing full well it's a lemon? My nights are days and your days are my nights. Can't get a hold of anyone with Boost or HTC at night times.

    So I send a message and my phone dies and I guess it's my fault. Times like this I wish I could trash their store. So I am stuck with a crappy phone I can't exchange it for a new one? Or even a refund and be done with Boost? These ** are lucky I can't trash their store without going to jail. Or I would. This how Boost rewards their customers by ** them out of money, service, and product. If you read this and you're considering their service I suggest going with Verizon. Don't make the same mistake I made. You think I am full of crap call them yourself then. Xtreme Wireless Morse 1281 Morse Road Columbus, Ohio 43229 (614) 447-0242. My opinion is Don't buy a Boost unless you're on welfare and it's all you can afford. By far the most ** up service I have ever gotten in my life. I want refund, so I can go with provider who fix my problems and not bold face lie to me about the product I am buying.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2016

    Recently I was fraudulently charged for $500+... After the back and forth with my bank and Boost for two days, my bank was finally able to credit my account back. But here's when it got very weird, not very long after my bank refunded me, that Boost called. The rep on the line told me they were calling concerning the fraudulent charges. The rep then proceeded to give me a account number of some sort and a 800 number to call. I was told to just follow the prompts. Well come to find out the number Boost gave me was a merchant's account number and the 800 number was to the Bank of Guam's merchant authorization line. Can anyone explain why Boost was trying to get me to authorize the fraudulent charges with the merchant ID they had provided me. To me this seems border line fraud in a major way. Here is that info I was provided. MID: **, 1-800-991-9911.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2016

    I have been a customer with Boost Mobile for two years. Every time I call I have to push at least 6-10 different buttons just to get someone on the phone. Then when you get them on the phone they are either rude or don't listen and there's never a supervisor available. They did not seem to care what is wrong with your service and if you're waiting for someone that you can actually understand what they're saying. You might as well give up. Now I'm definitely going to be changing my phone service from them due to the fact that I pay my bill and somehow my services still gets shut off due to customer service error. This has happened more than once and when you try to address it it never gets fixed. They just don't care. I only gave them one star due to the fact I could not give them any so they actually get a zero.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2016

    This happen on friday the thirteenth of may. I was watching a movie clear with no blue rings from slower service when after an hour into the movie, my data gets yanked. Now prior to this I had been refunded several credits for over payments. Called that day about my data service why was my service slowed down. While I was on the phone with them my credit history was erased. The fact I was given credits that lasted until september was weird enough, by a phone representative named Maggie my history was erased. Due was changed. Now I owe more money than before. The plans they're advertising are not what you get. When call their representatives they tell flat out lies because they are only doing what they are told to say. You pay 40 dollars for twenty dollar service.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2016

    I purchase several Boost mobile phones under their REFERRAL program, they told me a third party advertised it. I was curious why they would let a third party lie to get them more business and the fraudulent third party make them look fraudulent - a big risk. And why now since you fell for the trap, want to monitor what people say about you and your third party lies? You even have a third party taking complaints. Where would I get a order number? More games.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2016

    I wish I could leave two separate ratings here. 5+ phone function, and UNDER THE TOILET as far as customer support. First the good. I live in very rural Michigan - sort of a techno bubble where NO services seem to reach and yet Boost does. Flawlessly. So as far as service of the phone goes, they are great and cheap and that is the only reason I put up with them.

    Now for the ugly. Support. OH MY GOD! They are a PHONE COMPANY and yet no one can actually answer the phone??? Ever need to call and actually talk to someone? Sometimes problems cannot be handled through a menu option and automated bots for brains. I tried every menu possible hoping at some point I could get to a person. Forget about it. Endless menus and circles and nothing ever lands with a real person. And oh, if you DO somehow manage to get to someone, and they have to put me on hold - listen, DO NOT blast rap music in my ear. Makes me want to KILL! Silence would be better. Elevator music would be tolerable. RAP? Hell no. I avoid trying to call them now.

    Try their website. Now my aging eyes just cannot focus on a BLACK webpage with white, or gees, gray text. I've been complaining about this to them for years now. They don't care. So fine, I don't need to shop on their site but if I do need to speak to someone, the only way is to use their contact form and in a day (or two, or more, or sometimes not at all and I have to try again) hope I happen to be by my phone when they call me. But again, BLACK page, with the usual dozen or so fields to fill in before I can even get to my question and the fields don't even show up! Literally. I fill in what I can see only to get a prompt to fill in *. No * shows up on the page. I finally learned to click tab after filling in my name, and the cursor goes down to the next field which only then appears.

    Once I do get support (not my first time) almost always it's directly out of India, or Mexico, or some place where English is not the person's first language. Now I don't care where someone is from but if your job is to give phone support to ENGLISH SPEAKING people, I would think a job requirement was to SPEAK AND FLUENTLY UNDERSTAND ENGLISH! I don't want to hear "Ow may I be ELPING you today?" Once in a blue moon I actually get a person with a brain who speaks English but it's rare and oh so hard to ever connect with anyone. How do companies stay in business with such horrible customer service? Boggles the mind.

    I still have a "stupid phone." Old flip phone that only does calls (and I only pay 10.00 every three months). But when it finally dies, I'll probably get an iPhone and it will most certainly be with some other company - one with actual customer service. They have that or they don't get my business. I lived a long time without a cell phone. Can keep doing just that. Convenient though they are, ripping out my hair anytime I need to get something fixed, upgraded, updated - just isn't worth it. (This time it's simply updating my CC. Ya think they would WANT that huh?)

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    Reviewed May 7, 2016

    So I pay my bill month by month by cell - They not only OVERCHARGED my bank account and overrode the amount I put in for my monthly payment, but they tried to charge me ANOTHER $3 to process ANOTHER OVERCHARGE of almost $20 and told me the only way to correct the problem was to go online and directly connect my bank account to their payment process... NOT JOKING!!! and even proceeded to instruct me how, telling me quote, "This way they could watch and see what was happening." Needless to say I had to call my bank and file complaint for the overcharge as well as block any future charges and will be phone hunting tomorrow.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2016

    I've had Boost almost a year. Recently got a new phone. The past whole month has been awful. I've messed so many texts coming in. Can't send them out. Days without internet. I've called and complained. After an hour on phone with rep, and so many different ways to try to troubleshoot phone, 2 minutes before hanging up the rep tells me the reason I've been having issues the past month is because they updating the towers in area, and says in 3-5 days will be fixed. How after a whole month of ** service do they know 3-5 days it will be fixed? I'm so frustrated. I'm going to leave Boost Mobile.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2016

    Where should I began. Smh. Lets start by saying a nice thing. It was okay service. They do surely have good lasting phones. I stay with them 2 years but thats because I never noticed something was wrong. I been checking my phone info account and my chase stuff so now I guess I pay attention. So recently I had a very bad problem with Boost mobile. But let me tell you before this mess I have noticed something was going wrong with my payments since before I never care about my money. Lol. Two weeks ago I was going through my phone thinking when I had to pay my bill. I saw I was running out of data and said I needed to pay so I went to the site boost mobile - try to see to do my payment check - the page have changed!

    I was like "okay. Now I can began again." Lol. Did a payment of data for 5 bucks but before they renew the page I use to do my payment just autopay and before I remember I couldnt put just $5 bucks so I was like "thats weird". I needed to specific put the amount I was paying no less. So I was like "okay. This will help my data since Imma get a new phone." I will wait to get my other check but I didnt and thought "okay cinthia. Lets pay the 35 bucks same day!!!" After paying the first $5 bucks right.

    Wait I said my data or my payment havent done nothing to my phone so it went to balance - thats what I saw in the page. So later im like... "Wtf". I was like "whats was going on". So Im like "okay. Maybe if I pay again saves my next month. Fine". I paid another $35 bucks. Again went to the damn stupid balance. It said that payments were going to be till the next payment. I was like "omgod. What the..." So of course I called boost mobile. I waited the next day to call since I had work. I called, talk to this lady, told her exactly what happen. She explain to me what happen then ask me if I wanted to used the balance but I was like "yeah I just paid 5 bucks too." I explain her what happen!!

    Then I just told her "look I just want a refund." I was just mad so I knew I wanted a new phone, new service. So I told her refund! I was nice. Trust me!!! She said "one of the payments were going to be charge". Im like "fine. Whatever. Right." I told her "so I will be getting my refund by when?" Told me "in 5 days." Agh, even my fingers hurt to write this. Lol. So anyways I get a refund right. From $35 bucks I paid I got $26 back and my chase statement doesnt lie. Im like "omg. I told my gf what happen." Told me "called back again if you dont get your whole refund." I did talk to another lady. Ugh. Told me I will be getting my refund. Fine. I told her "thank you." One week passes by. Nothing. Nothing of the whole refund. Smh.

    This time it was - I guess dumb of me right - go to the page, see if I can refresh the payment and just do a different plan which I did pay thinking "fine. I will get my money back." So I go and I got the data. Same day my phone broke. That was my fault. It broke. My chase it said "still pending". I called boost mobile. This time it was a guy who answer me. I talk to him, explain him everything all over. Told me there was nothing he can do. Explain to me since I did the payment by myself - there was no way to get a whole refund from last called because I had renew my plan. I was like "wait why." Right. I was so mad. I just left it for another week. I still havent touch my phone or data.

    I ** switch from ** boost mobile. I cant believe in one week and they saw I did my payments but still couldn't get anything back. SMH. From 120 bucks that was on balance I paid for nothing lost 60 bucks. I know its not much but in my situation of course I need to care. I dont want this to happen to any of you. Paying, wasting your money and wasting your time with this service. I was so stress out (now I just hope this new service I got doesnt do the same. I wont ever use a damn cell phone anymore. Boost mobile sucks!!! Especially whoever made the payment plan on the websites. I went back to the page transactions where it show my payments and the truth got erased! But my banks statements dont lie!

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    Reviewed April 27, 2016

    To save someone else from purchasing the service. I miss text messages all the time. People have said, "Why didnt you respond to my text?" I got so sick of not receiving all my text messages till I bought AT&T phone. The next week bad service and the phone does NOT work in all states!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2016

    I tried since yesterday at 9 am to order their promotion for an iPhone 5s for $249.99 with a $100 account credit. Their website kept giving me a message to call them because there was a problem. They told me there were phones available but to keep trying. They did tell me they could place my order for me only I would not get the $100 credit. They even told me to try after midnight, which I did. I still could not order it. They even told me they would put my name on one of the phones to hold it for me.

    I talked to a supervisor this morning and he said he did not know why I was told the things I was told because the phones are out of stock. My brother went on their website and the only one out of stock according to their website was the gold colored phone. I complained to customer support and they told me sometimes the stock takes a while to update and they did not know they were out of stock, yet the supervisor apparently knew it was out of stock. How would he know but no one else did. I think this was just a scam that they had no intention of honoring. I bet I could call or go online and order that phone without the $100 credit.

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    Reviewed April 15, 2016

    Somebody in a Boost store used my credit card information to pay their cell phone. When my credit card company disputed the transactions we were told in writing that we won. So I called them today to get the phone re-activated and they lied to me saying they were collecting two payment equaling 74.45. Actually they were asking for the money we lost. So again I am disputing the payment and investigating all over again because after paying this amount they refused to activate the phone. Cancelled service with Boost - they are corrupt and the customer service is horrible.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2016

    I signed up for the $45 Growing data plan on the Oct 8, 2015. The plan started with 5,120 bytes of data in October, and it was supposed to grow every 3 months with on time payments. At 18 months, I should have about 8 GB. After 6 months of on time payments, my data hasn't grown at all. Their customer service said they would take care of it, but they have not done so yet. My only recourse at this time is to leave Boost Mobile the negative reviews, that I felt they earned all over the internet.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2016

    After purchasing the phone and adding minutes for the last year they disconnected the phone and gave someone else the number and won't let me use the phone again. Without paying yet another fee to fix their mistake. Anyone would be better off to throw your money in the trash instead of messing with this company. Complete scam.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2016

    I have automatic payments, every month Boost takes $40 from my credit card. One month they randomly decided to take $45.45. I disputed the $5.45 with my bank, they investigated and returned my $5.45. Yesterday, completely randomly, and with no communication, warning or notice, Boost "suspended" my account due to a "back charge". When I went online it said my account was suspended b/c I lost my phone! I didn't. When I called customer service they told me it was suspended b/c of the $5.45 back charge and I need to pay them that since my bank took it back from them after they stole it from my account. I went back and forth with 5 different reps, and eventually each of them agreed that I WAS OVERCHARGED and I do NOT OWE them ANYTHING, but each one was completely powerless to turn my service back on.

    After my 5th or 6th call the operator promised my service would be back on yesterday, and swore she had taken care of it. Well, not only was my service never turned back on, it has been another full day of back and forth with customer service. They keep claiming they are sending my file "for review" by "higher departments". There is nothing to review! BOOST OVERCHARGED ME, BOOST CUT OFF MY SERVICE FOR NO VALID REASON, AND BOOST REFUSES TO TURN MY SERVICE BACK ON. AFTER 2 DAYS OF HELL, I am no closer to having service restored. Nightmare company, AVOID BOOST AT ALL COSTS!!!

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    Reviewed April 7, 2016

    I went to purchase the Galaxy S3 brand new when I needed a replacement for my old S3 but coincidentally the website's warehouse was currently "out of stock" at that particular moment, so I decided, "Okay... I'll purchase the previously owned. How bad can it be?" BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER. Not only did it arrive defective with a bad microphone built in, but I noticed on the website that suddenly the brand new models of the S3 were conveniently back in stock and that the S3 models (new and used) had dropped in price just a day later after I made my purchase.

    Now here's where it gets even uglier... When I called Boost to inform them that I wanted to return their defective phone and have it replaced with a brand NEW S3 (since it was now the same price as the pre-owned equipment they just sold me) they basically told me that I was "simply out of luck" and that all I could do is either take a refund for the full amount which takes 10-14 business days or they can send me another previously owned piece of garbage. Needless to say I took the refund, but talk about a company that really showed me that they could care less about helping their loyal customers. I've had my account open with them for 7 years and here they couldn't even send me a brand new phone for my troubles.

    To add insult to injury... they don't pay for the shipping costs of anything you send back to them. That burden simply falls on the expense of the consumer. Gee... thanks Boost Mobile. You sent me a broken phone and then charge ME to send it back to you. Such a class act company. I'm simply waiting on my refund to get here, but once I receive it, I think it's time to go to a new carrier because Boost really showed me that it could truly care less about its customers or their needs. As long as you send in that money every month, that's all that really matters to them at the end of the day. They honestly made me feel like the term "Valued Customer" is nothing more than something that they probably joke about around the office. Seriously... who treats their customers that way!? SMH.

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    Reviewed April 5, 2016

    I've have been a Boost customer since the very beginning and have been a satisfied customer up until a week ago when I purchased a iPhone 6s Plus via Boost customer service rep with next day shipping. After purchasing the phone I was told I would receive a confirmation with the details of the order. Upon reading the confirmation I noticed the confirmation indicated the wrong color, so tried to contact customer service to intercept the order before being shipped, but got a rep that didn't speak very good English and indicated that it was too late to correct the order, then I was assured that FedEx would require signature.

    Well the package was delivered and NO signature was required as the package was left at the front door. When I contacted Boost Customer Service again I got someone that didn't speak English well. They instructed me to contact FedEx and have them contact Boost to get a return label, so I contacted FedEx and they indicated that Boost never requires signature when phones are purchased via their website and FedEx indicated they don't call the vendors to send customers return labels.

    It's been a struggle to get any assistance even when talking to managers. This whole experience has been disappointing. I've literally spent over week calling customer service with no help. I even had a customer service rep refuse to transfer me to a manager and even hang up on me. Boost does not care about their customers... They have the worst customer service. It's extremely rare to get someone that understands English or is knowledgeable. I'm currently looking a other cellphone companies. My outcome is I sent the phone back at my cost with the promise that I would reimbursed, but I'm not going to be surprised if doesn't happen. Will NEVER order over the phone again.

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    Reviewed March 29, 2016

    If I could rate negative I would!!! I bought a phone in Dec 2014 from Boost. If you don't need any technical support, it's fine. But if you do, you will never get it work properly. I had so many issues that I can't even list them, from a change in my plan (that I was not aware of) to the fact that I am tied to them forever. My phone can't work with any other network. I bought a 4G (SHARP AQUOS CRYSTAL), and now I have a 2G :(. It connects to the internet... Sometimes. I got no support from Sharp either. Go ANYWHERE else.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2016

    I've been with boost for about two years. If there was any other company with an affordable rate I would've left boost long ago. When you try to reach customer service it will take a minute. When you finally get someone you can understand them because of their broken English. All of their customer service has been outsourced. So all you folks that see the commercial to switch your plan to boost, if you know like I know, you'll either stay where you are or choose Someone else. Boost is not the best move.

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