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Reviewed May 26, 2019
So for the past 3 months Boost is trying to tell me it's my phone. My phone is brand new and so is my finances. We walked through all the steps over the phone with them and nothing changed. Still one bar and I know it's the tower because they fixed it in the past and I had good service at one point but for three months no service, dropped calls every day and they don't want to send no one out to fix the tower. That's not good customer service. Thanks for nothing Boost Mobile.
Reviewed May 25, 2019
Been having issues with my service since the end of March on 2 phones right after paying my bill. I’ve missed a promotional call. Have lost jobs. I’ve called back numerous times as instructed since they can’t call you back. I’ve had my issue escalated numerous times and with each escalation a new promise to be reimbursed and the problem fixed in a short period of time. I have dropped my plan down because I couldn’t use all my services and was given a partial credit last month to go toward the bill. Reluctantly I stayed believing that Boost would make it right as they told me. I was told before I paid my last bill if I was still having issues another month later they would credit this Month’s bill for the inconvenience.
I was offered $25 and a lower plan and was told I wouldn’t be reimbursed as I keep being told with the tower down. I was also told I wasn’t offered this. Every time I call I’m lied to. Even the first rep today told me I shouldn’t have to pay the bill since I have been having issues for such a long time with services. So I’m left to pay for a bill for two phones with partial service. I already picked up a WiFi bill to have the internet at least at home. Very disappointed and now I know Boost doesn’t care about its customers. It’s time to switch to another carrier who does. Wish it wasn’t suggested to me all those years ago.
Reviewed May 21, 2019
Never file claim online. The process will lead you to a denied claim. If your claim is physical damage always state that first. The protection your policy covers will only be accepted if they can't push you off to the phone maker. Which their fees for physical damage is cheaper than this bogus insurance anyway.
Reviewed May 17, 2019
Boost Mobile allowed someone to use my credit card information and when I tried to get the representative to give me the person's information he would not give it out, because he said it wasn't connected to the phone. That doesn't make sense, if a person uses a debit or credit card to purchase a phone there should be a record of the transaction. I just wanted to provide the information to the police so I can pursue charges or find out if Boost Mobile will.
I had already disputed it with my bank and they informed me that insurance pays. That's not okay for me. Cost of insurance comes back to the consumers. Boost should take responsibility and keep track of charges so legal action can be taken against someone who uses their company to steal from others. I don't think Boost Mobile cares, well, that is exactly what the representative told me when I spoke with him today. He blamed me for allowing my identity to be stolen instead of accepting responsibility for providing a forum for thieves to steal from consumers.
Reviewed May 12, 2019
I have a plan for 2 phones with 10gb data per phone. There has been many times that my internet was reduced a few days after the beginning of a new cycle. I don't watch movies, no games played, and an occasional YouTube short video which is rare. These internet providers are a huge scam that needs to be regulated.
Reviewed May 1, 2019
I purchased a new phone from Boost Mobile. The services stay dropping yet along they turn my phone off after I even change my due date. I call in and talk to an agent and they basically told me they can care less about my child life. They on only want their money and can't change my due date until I pay them. So basically they said if my child have a emergency and need to call someone until they get their money he can died all they care.
Reviewed April 20, 2019
I switched to Boost Mobile about 4months ago from Cricket. Big mistake because my Cricket worked EVERYWHERE! I switched because of a sale offer on a phone. Needless to say the service is horrendous! Whenever I try to send a picture it takes 15 to 20 retries to be successful! Who has that kind of time to send ONE picture. Imagine trying to send multiple pictures. Last night I needed to send multiples so after many failed attempts I had to drive around close to a Boost store and it sent! I didn’t even know people still had dropped calls until I switched to them.
Since 3 months ago I’ve had 35 to 40 dropped calls. So aggravating! Without WiFi at home data is nonexistent! Everywhere else pages take forever to load. I wouldn’t give this phone to a kid. I pay 60/month for unlimited data and can’t use the data!!!! Went to Boost store. Employee didn’t turn on my phone after I paid her. Had to call customer service and wait on hold for it to be done. I am switching back as soon as this monthly service is up. I can’t take it anymore. When I want to use my phone I expect it to work without having to get in a car and drive close to the Boost store.
Reviewed April 18, 2019
Boost Mobile is a fraud company. They are selling locking phone and never unlocked the phone. I never use more. I am giving 0 stars. Not good. Use another company more better. Customer service really bad???
Reviewed April 17, 2019
I noticed that Sprint "Boost Mobile" network towers have outages too many times. Brooklyn NY USA, last July 2018. I noticed that my $35 monthly plan with Boost Mobile 8Gs a month have been used up within a week. That was CRAZY. I hadn't used the internet at all. I called Boost Mobile customer care and they informed me that the Network towers were down, okay so I asked why had my GBs been used up. I had paid my bill about 3 days before. I didn't get a response. So I asked, "Will I get my unused GBs back?" I was told NO. THIS means that Sprint Boost Mobile is surely RIPPING Customers OFF.
Since then I've changed to the $50 monthly plan off unlimited data plan. The difference between the GBs is that I don't run out of Data. It just runs slow and buffers tremendously. Once a month I check the status of the Network Tower Outages in Brooklyn NY. Every month they are down. This is illegal is it not, never has Sprint Boost Mobile informed customers about THIS. Like I said customers that have plans consists of a certain amount of GBs monthly are certainly BEING ROBBED.
Reviewed April 15, 2019
I started at Boost Mobile in July of 2017. Bought their phone, and was very satisfied with service, payment, ease of area connection until 3 weeks ago. Storm hit in San Diego, and suddenly lost 90 percent of my phone connection. I waited for an improvement, and now decided to change my mobile service to another company. I am sure the Sprint towers (Boost is subsidiary of Sprint) were affected so I have no choice to end with Boost. I have learned, even though there is no contract, if you buy their phone, it will be locked for a year, which they were not transparent about at time of purchase. My phone is eligible to be unlocked. This is where my problem started. I have phone company picked out and am anxious to switch, but cannot for 72 hrs because of Boost's 'policies'.
This is NOT a good customer service "policy". If I had known that they could not unlock my phone so another company could put their sim card in my phone for 72 hours, AND if I had known they locked a phone that you bought from them for a full year, so you could not use that same phone, and would have to buy another one in order to change companies -- I would never have entered their store. Now I wait, and cannot change to the phone company I want for 2 more days. Also you cannot go through Boost store to create a "case" to unlock your phone. You are required to CALL customer service and is a real pain going through the time it takes to get to a live customer service employee to get the case started. It is very stressful and includes questions asked, I didn't want to answer.
I was transparent from the beginning as to the reason why I was wanting to switch to another company, but again you have to go through time consuming recordings to get to the right person to tell your problems to so they can "troubleshoot" and create case for that too. They are not affected by losing you as a customer. The stores at Boost should be transparent about the sell of their phones having a condition of being locked for a year -- which is no different than a contract. It IS A CONTRACT with their phones. There is nothing written stating this condition with the sale of their phones. This should be illegal. I am not going to recommend a company that is not forthright and transparent with their policies. Facebook is a huge reason why companies should be careful with this matter of how they treat their customers. Goodbye Boost.
Reviewed April 14, 2019
On February 2, 2017 I purchased 7 Plus iPhone for the full price of $724.00 from Boost Mobile. I also purchased a prepaid plan card $45 each month. During my time with Boost Mobile experienced very poor service. As a result, I took my phone to Verizon. I knew that I would would need all the information for the phone, such as serial number, my four digit code number and other confidential information before Boost Mobile would release my phone and start a new service with Verizon Wireless, along with my phone number.
It took approximately 2 hours over the phone with Boost Mobile inside the Verizon store with the staff assistance to get Boost Mobile to release my phone. Boost Mobile employee was very difficult, rude and argumentative with me and kept telling that I couldn't change provider. However, I knew this was a lie because I specifically had bought a cell phone that I can take anywhere. They lied relentlessly by insisting they can't release my phone. However, I assertively demanded that they release my phone as required and told them that they can't force me to stay with them.
After two hours going back and forth with Boost Mobile, they finally released my cell phone and number to Verizon wireless. The hold time the Boost Mobile employee continued referring to some policy and contract required 12 months with them. I knew that I was not under any contract because I paid in full cash for my phone and NEVER signed any contract with them. Plus, I was purchased prepaid cards. I told them that they were committing fraud by making up fake contracts. When I threaten to sue, they entire two hour debate shifted quickly and my cell phone and number was released to Verizon wireless.
Recently, I gave that exact same cell phone to my brother-in-law who did not have a phone. When he tried to have the phone activated with Straight Talk, he was told that the phone needed to be released by Boost Mobile. When he told me this I was shocked, as I knew that Boost did not have a hold on the cell phone, because my last provider was Verizon wireless. I called Boost to try and make sense of the problem. To my surprise I discovered on April 9, 2019 that Boost had once again committed fraud by reopening my account and locked my cell phone again. Even though, I had no active account or services with them since 2017.
Again, the person on the phone with me stated the exact same thing I was told in 2017. That Boost policy and contract can't release cell phone until 12 months has passed. I asked how this was possible when my last provider was Verizon wireless and the phone was released in 2017 to Verizon. The Boost Mobile employee said he can't answer that.
I demand that they immediately release my cell phone as they had no legal right or authority to reblocked my phone after I had left Boost service provider in 2017. I even spoke with a supervisor who was not able to explain to me how they took control of my iPhone again without my knowledge or awareness until recently. It's been several days now, with several phone calls and speaking to different people for up to an 1 hour each time arguing and debating with Boost Mobile the fraudulent acts they are committing by taking released cell phones hostage. I was told the issue would be investigated and I will get an email. Days have gone by and I haven't gotten an email from Boost Mobile or heard anything from them.
This company keeps closed accounts open, reopen closed accounts and reblock cell phones when they have no authority or right to your confidential information. One other thing they told me was buy "Take my phone kit". I did that and still my phone remained blocked by Boost Mobile when it shouldn't be. As of this date not one Boost Mobile representative is able to explain to me why they have taken control of my cell phone.
Reviewed April 9, 2019
Had service with them for years. Made mistake of buying phone through them for wife. Didn't work. They tried troubleshooting and somehow deleted my wife's number and their only explanation was we would have to do without her service while. I mailed phone to warranty. Needless to say we took out different phone service that same night and they want me to pay them for phone! And I think they should have to pay my expenses. Don't use them.
Reviewed April 9, 2019
I have been a Boost Customer for a very long time, I've switched to almost every other company but found myself coming back. I'm reading so many bad reviews but truth is Metro service sucks. AT&T and Verizon are way too high. So like Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Boost is just right.
Reviewed April 9, 2019
Worst reception ever in Portland Oregon doesn't matter where you. Will definitely be going back to Metro. Much better experience. The phones are better. The service is way better. Yeah and I can't say much more. It's just lousy lousy reception. You can't ever do anything yeah and in the hotspot you can't watch a show or anything because it's so slow that it won't even. It just tiles and is it a waste of money.
Reviewed April 8, 2019
I wish there was a button for 1/4 star or 1/2 star. I feel this company is not ethical because I've been lied to by several customer service agents and they refused to give me my 12.00. Technically it's not the amount of money so much as it is the principle of it, it is my money and they should have done what other reputable companies do to refund your balance once you are no longer with them. Boost Mobile was continuing to carry over my $12 instead of using it to apply it to the next month bill so, when I switched service from boost to another carrier they told me they couldn't do anything, I had to take it up with my credit card company. Long story short I still have not received my money back from Boost Mobile. I even had a 3-way call with a Boost Mobile representative and my credit card company and finally my credit card company said "I see what's going on here," and asked the the Boost representative to disconnect from the call.
The credit card company told me Boost Mobile had no intention of giving me my money back, very disappointing and sad that a large company like that can be so underhanded and keep people money. Over the course of two weeks I spoke with numerous customer service agents and a few supervisors. I was put on hold for long periods of time, I had one customer service representative yell at me and talk down to me and several of them Hung up on me. Almost half of them told me they couldn't see my account/didn't see I have a credit because I ported my phone and was no longer with them to which I replied that's a lie because the representatives before you could see it just fine. Only then were they able to miraculously find the account.
One supervisor told me I would be hearing back from them within a week. The financial department would contact me and let me know whether or not they were going to give me my money back. They never contacted me so I called back and asked for the financial department. That representative told me they don't have a financial department. The customer service agents do all that and can see everything and the account. When I began asking him when I would receive my $12 he promptly replied he couldn't see my account, I had to remind him that he just told me he could see everything in the account... True story.
After being hung up on several times by different customer service Representatives I realized that was their game, to put you on hold and then hang up on you. It takes a while to reach a live person so when you do it's horrible to be hung up on, ask the same questions over and over by various Representatives because they do not want to put you through to a supervisor or manager. I wouldn't even recommend this company to my worst enemy.
Reviewed April 7, 2019
First off let me express how terrible this phone company is because they really are. The promo phones are buggy, glitchy, laggy, whatever you wanna call it. They act as though they already have viruses on them. I have had to restart this phone 6 or 7 times in the 2 weeks I have owned this phone - the Stylo 4. This service provider is so behind you can't even talk on the phone and use the internet. They charge you 50 a month for unlimited data but don't tell you that the mobile hotspot data isn't unlimited and runs out very quickly. I can't seem to get decent service to save my life. I will be switching back to Metro. WAY BETTER service. This is experience was so bad I will campaign against anyone ever claiming Boost is worth a penny. This is the worst phone service in the world. Do not switch to them.
Reviewed April 3, 2019
I recently was locked out of my phone for 2 days. I tried both days for a total of 8 hours in all to get the phone opened to start from scratch and put everything I remember back into the phone. I called Samsung, my phone is made by, who could not help me. I called my phone carrier and they could not help me. Both tried, as I said for the 8 hours in the two days service was lost. Then I decided to get another phone. I went to the Boost Mobile store in Saint Charles, Md mall and Miss ** took my phone, asked a few questions about passwords and my phone came alive. I was the happiest person on earth that I didn't have to buy a phone and try to put everything back in. Miss ** knows her phones. I was so happy I offered her a tip which she refused without hesitation. Boost Mobile is my store from now on but only in St. Charles, Md. Thank you Miss **.
Reviewed April 2, 2019
No service, slow browser, browser locks up, phone touch options don't respond. With them 6 mos, got 3 mos free with my complaints. Lost a job opportunity because emails not posting, and so on. Excuse, upgrading towers in your area. Will be fixed in 30 days. This went on for 6 mos! Had horrible experience with local store in Dania Beach, FL, on US 1 just North of of Stirling Rd. ** manager accused me of being racist, after I had been back to store multiple times to try and get issues resolved. Tried to bar my Service & Therapy dog in order to stop me from coming in. I only requested she finish with me, she sold me service, before dealing with NEW incoming customers! STAY AWAY. I am back with Metro PCS. Happy & getting excellent signal, service & phone that works.
Reviewed April 1, 2019
Was told couldn't split payment on two credit cards so had to get cheaper phone. It did not have features salesperson said it did so I took it back next day. I called first to tell them I was returning it. Said person who could do refund would be there at 3:00. He did not show up until 4:00. Then kept me waiting while he waited on many other people. He was aware that I am disabled. I was there for 2 1/2 hrs!!! They would only refund cost of phone, Not month of service or accessories. I would lose over $100. Even though they admitted salesperson was wrong about using 2 cards to pay, they said nothing they could do.
I could return phone, switch the month of service I paid for to new phone and split the difference on 2 cards after they refund my acct. I would not get the DEAL I was supposed to get the day before because... I was not a NEW customer since I purchased a phone the day before!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! Said new phone would be $300. Rings it up and now it's $424! Meanwhile he is waiting on 2 other customers at the same time and keeps screwing up my charges. I just checked my bank acct. They never took off 1st charge so now I have been charged over $600!!! While I was there I asked who the store owner was. Said A.J. was not reachable, but a minute later he said he just called A.J. and was told nothing they could do.
Reviewed March 29, 2019
I haven't had data for a week. I need data for my job's app, so this is messing with my livelihood which naturally is extremely frustrating. Customer service is useless and doesn't know when service will be back up, but there is an issue that's affecting pretty much all of Long Island. They keep telling me to wait 24-48 hours and call again, but when I do nothing ever gets resolved. No explanation as to what the issue is, no estimated time as to when it will be resolved...nothing. I have had several other service providers in the past and have never had an issue like this ever. Even when I do have "working" service, it's spotty in many locations that other people seem to have no problems with. To have an outage like this and not even have the basic decency to let customers be aware of it isn't good business. I'm sure that this will cost them a lot of customers.
Reviewed March 28, 2019
I love the fact that I can still receive call if my minutes have run out. I also like the fact that I can get a signal anywhere. Customer service is good. Set up is easy, and the selection of phone is good. Also most of their can be used as hot spot.
Reviewed March 26, 2019
It's not the greatest company, I only like the idea that you don't have to pay extra fee like tax. The tax is included in the amount you pay each month. Their customer service is not that great, they sometimes are rude and don't know that you are trying to explain to them the problem.
Reviewed March 22, 2019
Where do I start? A Verizon tower went out in our area and for some reason my Boost phone tried to connect to couldn't receive calls texts or connect to internet. Called customer service. What a joke. Was transferred numerous times, hung up on and lied to. Tried to get me to call Samsung since I have Samsung 7. What a joke. No satisfaction. They just plain suck. Nobody in CS speaks English so I'm without a phone with a special needs child at home with no way to get ahold of 911 in case of an emergency and forgot about trying to call the local stores. They never answer even when the so called rep called them.
Reviewed March 21, 2019
I cannot wait for this last month to be up so I can switch back to Metro! Boost lied about everything to get me to switch. Now I'm stuck with service that is basically unusable until next month. I rather deal with Metro messing up my bill every month (they always correct it though) than deal with Boost ever again. This is proof that the grass sure isn't greener on the other side!!!
Reviewed March 21, 2019
From the beginning, Boost Mobile was not very impressive. We thought the price of service was great, so we thought we could save a few bucks. Starting our account and service at the store took entirely too long, and the girl had to keep calling another store because she didn’t know what she was doing. She didn’t enter any of our information correctly except my name, then asked for a Pin we wanted and used something completely different. We stayed with Boost for about 7 or 8 months, until we decided we wanted to get new phones. We bought new iPhones direct from Apple. They transferred the first one with no issues. Okay, great. We got the second phone a week later and everything went downhill from there.
The lady from Boost kept saying the phone was not compatible, so we called Apple. Apple was great and even called Boost Mobile. Then after those two talked, we were on the phone with Boost again. Getting told it was not compatible yet again! We were on the phone for 2 hours with Boost Mobile and getting very aggravated at that point. The rude lady from Boost Mobile hung up the phone on us and we found out she turned off the one cell phones service. And you think we could have just gone to a Boost store around here, ha! That probably would have been worse and they closed at 7. So we went to T-Mobile and they got us all taken care of. You get what you pay for! Customer service is lacking everywhere with Boost Mobile.
Reviewed March 21, 2019
I just received the phone, the charger does not work. I have been on the phone with Boost for over an hour, transferred to 9 different people including Apple to purchase a new charger. I finally hung up in tears out of frustration after continually reaching people who could not help me. I am a customer for 8 and have bought several phones thru Boost. I am at a loss. I just need a charger for this phone and don’t feel like a should have to buy on thru Apple. I literally just got this phone FedEx today.
Reviewed March 14, 2019
I was planning on switching to Boost so I could get the $25 iPhone 6s promo. I'm currently with a competitor service, and my iPhone 6s I got through them needs to be repaired, so I figured it'd be wiser to just switch my service and get a 2nd iPhone rather than paying the same price for a repair. I went to one Boost Mobile store, they took my info, then after making me wait, informs me that they need me to pay 3 months in advance, which the website did not say. The only conditions listed on the website were that you had to switch your service before 4/15/19 to a $50, $60, or $80 plan. She said the price would be around $260 total, which doesn't add up. 3 x 50 = 150 + 25 = 175 + activation fee... Yeah, there's no way that comes to $260, but whatever.
So, either that store has its own policy that doesn't make sense, or Boost omitted important info on its website to deceive customers. Which it is, I'm not sure, because stores I called declined to give any info over the phone, and the customer service line had no info on the promo. What a disorganized mess of a company. So, instead of wasting my time physically going to brick and mortar locations who are probably just going to try to extort me for extra money if I want the "deal", I'm just going to have my original iPhone fixed. If dealing with Boost is this impossible as someone who was simply interested in their service, I don't want to find out how they treat their customers.
Reviewed March 11, 2019
When nTelos Frawg was bought by Boost I went with them. I had to buy a new phone. When I had ongoing problems, no signal, dropped calls and voice breakup, I was told repeatedly that it was due to updates to towers, etc and I put up with it for a year. At that time I had had it with Boost. The sales rep told me I needed to upgrade to Sprint which meant I had to buy another phone. I tried for almost a year to get expected reliable service but nothing had changed. That and a rude sales rep in my local store made it clear that Sprint is inferior so I went to Verizon. Time will tell if they are better but I do NOT recommend Sprint.
Reviewed March 10, 2019
I have been a customer of Boost Mobile for over 15 years. Boost service reception in my area has always been hit or miss but lately, it’s definitely been a MISS! My son and I have the same iPhones but different providers, he has reception on his. My phone on Boost Mobile, has NOTHING! He is standing 2 feet away from me and calls my phone, I can hear his phone ringing, my phone nothing! No ringing, no missed call notice, no reception! I send him a text with a picture, he gets NOTHING, I get error message, Failed to deliver! Phone shows 3 bars, I can’t make a call, no service! Yes, Boost has several low priced plans for their service, but when the provider doesn’t deliver, even FREE is overpriced!
Not sure which provider I will go to but, when it’s time to pay my monthly service payment, it will not be with BOOST! Yes, I did call Boost Mobile with my concern. Boost so graciously offered me a $30.00 credit on my next bill. Not better service, not a reduction on my plan price, $30.00 on my next bill! $30.00 credit is an insult for 15+ years of loyalty to this company! What I want is better reception! PS: yes, I checked the coverage map of my location, dark green for cell and dark orange for data. Both are ‘BEST’ but NO THEY ARE NOT! If this is best, I would hate to see the Fair!
Reviewed March 9, 2019
I was with Boost for years because I figured that all plans that were prepay like that were the same. They are not. I switch to Metro because Boost phones have always broke down on me. I used to buy the insurance but anything that goes wrong with your phone it never seems to be under the insurance. Their phones are never high quality. The customer service is the worst I've ever experienced. When I did switch to Metro I had prepaid for 2 months ahead of time and it is still taking me 3 weeks to get my money back from them that Naomi and I'm still fighting them for it. Every customer service issue I have ever had has never been resolved in the nice timely manner with them. That is one of the main reasons I switch other than with other phone companies, you get better phones and deals but I will never go back to Boost.
It seems that everyone in their customer service department is named Mike and they all have such an accent that I couldn't understand them and they hardly understood me which made it very hard to communicate my issues. On the plus side with Boost the coverage I never had an issue with. It was always my phone's operation or dealing with customer service that tended to make me want to leave.
Reviewed March 6, 2019
I called customer service to have my Wi-Fi issue fixed. They had me reset my phone and it never reset nor did it work again after that customer service put me on hold at saying their tech support would help but nobody ever came on the line and I listened to their Boost promotions for about an hour which I would consider to be sheer torture I called back again explain my frustrations and house I just got left hanging on hold only to repeat the process and be left hanging again two different customer service people hang me out to dry leaving my phone and an operable and me frustrated.
Be sure to get your account number from these people. They gave me the wrong account number three times because they don't want you to switch services. Terrible organization and terrible business altogether. I do not like Boost Mobile. I do not recommend it to anyone and I think it should be put out of business. So horrible to their customers!
Reviewed March 6, 2019
I have been with Boost for years upon years and they offered 100 for 4 lines so I had 3 phones already and wanted to connect my son's phone and I went into a Boost Mobile store and told her I didn't want the plan of 4 phone if it was going to make it more of 100.00. She hooked it up without me saying yes and proceeded to tell me my bill was 125.00 in which I couldn't afford at that time. She told me there was nothing she could do and for me to call customer service. And there was nothing that they could do. I'm disappointed in the way that they handle their customers. A lot of you will say, "Well. It's a store's fault." But Customer service wouldn't do anything to make it right. I do not recommend this service as they will lie to you just to get you to go with them.
Reviewed March 5, 2019
Boost says I'm using hotspot data when the hotspot is not even turned on or enabled. Customer support just acts stupid and talks in circles. Been thru the same diffusion the times with promises to find answers with a subject matter expert. They either do nothing or say I'm wrong. I ask for proof with nothing forthcoming because they are lying. Don't use Boost.
Reviewed March 5, 2019
Purchased a pre-owned iPhone 6s on January 31. Freezes on and off, then the screen completely stopped working. Called Boost, they transferred me to claims and was told I receive a replacement no longer than March 4. I returned the phone as instructed on the 25 of February. Noticed March 4 was near and I received no tracking number. Called again and was told I would have wait an additional 7 to 14 days. Feed and not wanting to receive another defective phone I requested a refund instead. Boost kept transferring me to the claims department stating, they have to refund me.
After numerous back and forth, the claims department informed me that they have no idea why, Boost keeps sending me to them, they do not do refunds. He asked that I contact Boost again and add him to the call. While talking to the Boost rep, they stated they would transfer me to the claims department and the gentlemen from the claims department interrupted her and let her know that Boost Mobile is responsible for refunding, she then put me on hold and stated she would start my refund request process, but would need my phone sent to them, to give me my refund.
The claim department guy stated he would send the phone to me so I can return it to Boost. After the claim department guy hanged up, I was put on hold once again and the rep said I passed the 7 day refund elibility, this was not stated anywhere on the warranty I received, which I told the rep and she stated well that’s the policy for preowned phones. I tried recording my conversation from then on because all the reps have been lying to me and was told it was against their policy to allow customers to record them, if that isn’t a sign to not trust them, I don’t know what is.
Reviewed March 4, 2019
Please please please be aware of the fine print with Boost Mobile and their ridiculous rules when it comes to having service with them. They put locks on their purchased cell phones for 1 year to keep you with their plan. They advise when trying to go to other plan phone service it takes 3 to.4 Days to unlock a purchase cell phone with them. Reps indicates, "You are leaving us when we give the lowest fees for a plan so yes we lock up our phones even if you purchased it." I'm now since Saturday March 2, 2019 with no phone service with other phone carrier because of cell phone being locked. I've explained to them I have a sick mother with cancer Living in another state whom which I can’t reach. A supervisor showed no empathy or care about the situation and just advise you have to wait. Please please do not go with Boost Mobile for phone service.
Reviewed March 1, 2019
I have been contacting Boost in regards to not being able to use my phone service for a year now so that shows I was a good customer but received poor satisfaction. They lies and say they will escalate the call and have the issue fix in 48-72 hours. It’s been a year. No fix. They say they can’t give me the corporate office number. They don’t have it. They don’t document notes as they should for to show the calls they receive of poor customer service and satisfaction. All they says is purchase a new phone and favorite words is, "I’m sorry" and "I see. Don’t you worry" but can’t give the satisfaction of customer service they pretend to give. They is becoming a rip off since so many has switched over to them.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2019
They had a special I signed up for it's on their website but after I did it they said it was over but it's still on their website you can do it. So please run from them. They are cheating people out of money...
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2019
I recently purchased a “certified pre-owned Apple iPhone 7”, for my grandson from Boost’s website which cost 279.00. I could have purchased the exact same phone for 199 but the certification came with a 1 year limited warranty from apple, so I chose to spend the extra money. After downloading my grandson’s entire iCloud full of stuff, the new phone needed to be charged but lo and behold the charging port was broken. The charger could not fit into the port because of a blockage.
My immediate thought was to call Apple, I have always been extremely happy and pleased with their customer service and because I had a one-year limited warranty it was the first place I thought of. Within five minutes of them answering the phone it was determined that the phone I bought did not have a warranty attached to it. As a matter of fact giving them the serial number and IMEI number, they told me that the warranty on that phone had run out 60 days prior. So I called Boost Mobile and was on the phone with them for almost 3 hours trying to explain what I just typed. It’s not rocket science.
Finally they told me to call their warranty department which I did this morning. And don’t you know that their warranty department had no account from my phone either. So back to the drawing board I went, called boost one more time, spent another hour or so on the phone with them and they told me to go into the Sprint store. So I started my venture with my grandson in tow, where I spent the next three hours on the phone with boost one more time. In actuality the Sprint store could do nothing for me because they are not Boost Mobile, however with that said they were really awesome. During this three hour conversation after demanding to be connected to somebody that could understand when I was trying to tell them they connected me all right…
Right back to Apple! I explained the situation to Apple and they called Boost Mobile with me on the phone listening for an hour, after which time they gave me a virtual pat on the back, wished me good luck and rightfully hung up. The bottom line is that there is no one year warranty with Apple on any pre-owned phone at all regardless of whether or not it is certified. I had the representative pull up their own website and read out loud, all about the wonderful phone I was getting and the amazing warranty it had. Only to have them say that it was not true.
So now between the hours I spent at the sprint store the hours I spent on the phone with boost and the time I’m spending doing this review I think I probably have spent a good 10 hours dealing with this. Please don’t take my word for it… Go to boostmobile.com, click on phones then click on all phones and scroll down until you see an Apple certified preowned phone, click on get it now and read all the wonderful things they have to say about it. They finally agreed that I could send the phone back and get a refund but I had to pay for the shipping. That’s when the straw absolutely broke the camel’s back. I will be sending a letter to the attorney general… Although their phone service is pretty decent their ethics are unconscionable. You can’t even go into a boost mobile store because each one of them is a franchise. There is literally no one you can talk to that can remotely help. So please beware don’t do it!
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2019
I have been with Boost for over 2 years and have always had great service with them, even customer service online and in store. Best service I ever had with great pricing on phones and plans. Also, every year I get new phone, the ladies in my local store are the best, they know me personally and what I'm looking for!
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2019
I've been with Boost Mobile for two years now. It has been a negative experience. So bad that I am switching service soon. My phone loses service all the time. Customer service in CA hung up on me when I contact them about the issues that have been happening more frequently with hanging up on calls or not receiving texts and calls. How the bars go up and down it's ridiculous. The first time I contacted Customer service they gave me a number to reset my phone. I did that. Nothing change. Then I contacted customer service again and I was hung up on real fast by a man who I could barely hear on the phone. He was talking so fast and low then he just hung up without letting me tell him further details.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2019
Boost service is awful!! Unless you use wifi, there is no data service. Some calls don't come in. Texts sometimes go through and sometimes don't. Have received texts 3 days after they were sent. Stay away. Terrible service all around.
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2019
When you call customer service to try and fix the problem that the last girl I talked to said it was on auto pay. Now my phone is not working and I could get Trump on the phone than your customer service.
Reviewed Feb. 2, 2019
Wanted to switch to a family plan. Would rather have a root canal. 2 of the members had already paid for the month, according to c.s. we would lose almost $100 because it's starting a new plan. According to their website that's not true. I've been with this company for too long. I'm done. Go somewhere else... Anywhere will be better.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2019
Still using flip phone paying monthly since 2009. Used to pay easily on Boost website, which quit working about March 2018! Was told today "they have been working on it." About a week ago, "Searching for Service" would never hook up when turned phone on. Called today & did wait for about 5 minutes to talk to first person who gave me a code to enter, probably to reset my phone. Transferred to "tech" and had to re-tell situation. Finally told her to quit talking so fast. Another code that failed. Wanted me to remove battery: I have no idea how. Finally told her will just abandon this mess for small amount I now have on account.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2019
Try to talk to a human being is nearly impossible. The app is very basic and doesn't work properly. Choosing an options and clicking on it takes you nowhere!! When I was switching back to MetroPCS the lady held my account numbers hostage and at first would not give them to me. She finally gave me two of them and when asked to speak to her supervisor- SHE REFUSED!! Are you kidding me?!?! I know her name was Anna. After several minutes I got another one but still needed a fourth account number. I had to call back and again was passed around and questioned to my intentions. Nearly 45 minutes it took. You know things are bad when they try and keep customers in this fashion. Shameful behavior no one should have to endure. Beware of the mobile company people. Trust me.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2019
I've been a customer for about 10 yrs when it was 50 dollars a month and every month you paid on time the monthly bill would go down to 30 a month. I bought a new phone about October and worked fine but I would not get internet. Well it's Jan and still don't have internet. I've call over 6 times to customer care to just been hung up on. Spending a hr and half on the phone with them to get hung up on and to be so pissed to nothing solved and just dealing with a phone with no internet. Yes I can use wifi but that's not the point. Well tonight I talked with a supervisor and said it would be a couple days till someone can get back to me to fix the problem even tho I been waiting almost a year. So pissed. All I have to say about Boost is don't do it. Ya it might be cheap but you get ** service and garbage coverage and customer service is at their own time. BOOST SWITCH. DON'T DO IT!!!
Reviewed Jan. 29, 2019
I should have never switch from the 50$ to 35$ plan. They honestly might as well say 35$ unlimited talk text and if you only like listen to music and search a couple things online that will sometimes take minutes to load. Honestly why on the hell is 2G a THING in 2019? Am switching because I can’t get no help to change plan even after it been a day after and customer service haaa. Good luck talking to a robot or you can send a email to have a chance to talk to a actual human. Now that good service???
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2019
They have horrible customer service. Have not had a good experience with them in the 3 months I've been with them. Switching asap. Their app sucks, customer service horrible. A bunch of extra charges when you first start up. I have never been so annoyed with a cell carrier before.
Reviewed Jan. 22, 2019
Boost Mobile will hold your phone hostage for longer than 12 mo. Due to FCC laws phone holders can now refuse to unlock your device before 12 months after being registered on their network. What they don't tell you is that if your device is repaired by Apple and your serial changes then the 12 months starts over. This is what happened to me. I spoke with multiple representatives that all confirmed this. This is a total perversion of this law. I will never do business with them again and I recommend no one else does.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2019
My Mom had me purchase, with her credit card, a Moto E5 plus, phone for my Christmas gift on November 18, 2018, through the Boost Mobile website. When I activated the phone it wouldn't stay connected to the internet. I contacted Boost Mobile to ask for a refund and was told since it was past the 7 day warranty I would have to deal with Motorola. After three weeks of dealing with Motorola I was sent a new phone on January 18, 2019. I activated the phone the next day and had the exact same problem. I called Boost Mobile to again ask for a refund. I was again told it was past the 7 day warranty but I could use their Buy Back Program.
I called them and was told the phone had to be activated for 30 days. Once again I called Boost Mobile. After being escalated up the chain numerous times asking for a refund I was told I was not eligible because Motorola had sent me a replacement phone. What the **? I told them if they had given me a refund when I first asked I wouldn't have a replacement phone. I have been a Boost customer for 8 years. Now I am stuck with a phone I paid for and cannot use and Boost Mobile refuses to make it right. Beware if you purchase a phone that has problems that Boost will NOT do anything to help. I am now out the money for the phone and Boost is to the good the money I paid. I will NOT stay with a company that has so little regard for its customers that it won't give a refund on a defective product and basically tells the customer, "Too bad for you." I am switching cell phone carriers as soon as my month with Boost is up!
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2019
I recently went into Boost to purchase a new line. I was bringing my own device which was unlocked. They put in their SIM card and made me pay $77. After the payment they realized that my phone was not recognizing their network and was not compatible. And they wouldn't give me my money back. They said it was my phone's fault. I went to T Mobile the next day and added a line. They were so mean and incoherent and wasted more than 5 hours of my time troubleshooting. I would never recommend this service to anyone, especially the store on Main street Woodland, CA. Stay away from Boost and join more trusted companies. At least you won't feel cheated even if it costs slightly more. Actually fun fact, I am paying less in T Mobile and their customer service was A+!
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2019
I've been a Boost customer for nearly a decade. My daughter bought me a new phone for my birthday costing $353 on November 9, 2019. She paid for a month's service as well. The following month I paid for another month's service $50 unlimited talk text and data with hotspot. On December 26 I called customer service inquiring about a promotion I thought I would be eligible for when I was asked to provide my personal pin then placed on hold, then disconnected. I tried calling again but I could only reach an automated voice message telling me my account had been suspended.
The following day I kept getting that same message. At one point I received a different message saying "congratulations your number has been switched to Sprint, if you're having problems with your phone, power it off and back on, welcome to Sprint, goodbye". When I did as the message instructed it went back to the Suspended message. I couldn't contact customer service or anyone. I went into a Boost store where I was told they could do nothing but sell me another phone and or another month's service. They did get my phone to reach customer service. After hours of speaking to them and being transferred to countless reps. I asked to speak with a supervisor. After a couple more hours with him and being placed on hold numerous times, his final instructions were that I needed to purchase another phone and additional service if I wanted the issue resolved.
He said that they had no record of my account ever existing nor any record of the phone number ever existing. I flipped out at this point. I spent countless hours for over a week going into the store where I purchased the phone and pay my monthly service with my receipts of the phone my daughter purchased and from paying my monthly service and talking to customer service using other people's phones and sometimes when I could reach them by redialing the number the rep. had previously on my phone. Where I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING "THE ACCOUNT DOES NOT EXIST". After I no longer had any hope my son called speaking on my behalf.
He spent 5 hours straight only to be lied to and told they would have their investigation team investigate the issue and it would take until 11 am the following day. Of course that was completely untrue. After 6 days without service, I finally spent some of my rent money on another phone and service and activation fees. When I contacted customer service this time I was told by the supervisor rep. that they had tried reaching me but their calls went directly to voicemail and that I should try answering my phone. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I hung up and went straight to the FCC website where I filed a complaint, then onto the CPUC and filed another. Where apparently they are linked as they said I filed more than one complaint.
After 8 days of no service my son called me on my new piece of ** phone doing a 3 way call with Boost and after 4 straight hours of straight bs. I was able to make calls but neither my number or account had been restored. Around 630 3 more hours later my number was restored. It wasn't until January 17 when I was notified my account was restored. However I haven't verified that yet. I was given a total of $95.00 of credit on my account. Even though I spent more on a phone and service. I asked for a refund in the same form of which I was forced to pay and was denied. Oh and Boost called me providing me a "Personal" pin number that THEY CREATED for me which stands for the devil. So in all honesty my account wasn't completely restored.
What the FCC refers this as being, is SLAMMING. It's when they switch your carrier without your authorization. It's considered CRAMMING when they add costs to your account for services you didn't request or authorize. It's called EXTORTION when they instruct you to purchase products and services you've already purchased and they've stopped those services and lock the product so you are forced to pay for them again in order to get your previous services and purchases restored and working again. I call them CRIMINALS and hope that someone who has the authority to deal with this, reads this.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2019
I really wish I can give negative stars for Boost Mobile. I was a loyal customer even though I had few little issues here and there throughout the years; but the one big breaking point was when my daughter had a pseudoseizure. She collapsed on my floor and could not see me nor could she move. I dialed 911 and I could not be connected... Over-and-over-again I dial 911 and Boost service would not connect me. After this issue they never did anything about it; no sorry, no nothing! I only got, "Ma'am there's an open ticket and we haven't found any issues." I do not recommend Boost Mobile to any parents.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2019
If you live in Auburn WA and pay your bill at the North Auburn store be aware that the store's service charge is $3.00 not $4.00. They will try to charge you an extra dollar on your bill from of which is not fair to the unexpected consumer. I have been charged this a few times myself and every time I go into the store to pay my bill now they always try to stick me with that extra dollar. Now you say, "A dollar what the heck," but when they are taking everyone that pays at the store that can be a large amount of money. This is not only unfair to the consumer it is also unfair to the company.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2019
We were simply looking for an unlocked phone online and saw that BOOST was selling pre-owned phones for a fair price. We put it in the cart and paid for it. NOWHERE did it say that purchase requires service ANYWHERE!!! Nowhere were you required to click on terms of service for the phone stating that a contract was required. To make matters worse, we go to return the phone and they say that there is a 7-day return policy. Never posted anywhere. No receipt with terms and conditions in the box. No emails stating the contract terms. Nothing. Just an email confirming purchase, then one more with a FedEx tracking number. I could only imagine what they would try to pull if we DID sign up. Shame on you Boost...shame on you SPRINT. We will NEVER even CONSIDER your plans again. Crooks. Period.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2019
I have had Boost Mobile for about a year and a half. I set my account up via their auto pay method to which my debit card would be charged $45 a month for my plan. Several times within the past year, when I attempted to make a call I was told by an automated message that my account did not have enough funding in it causing the use of my phone to be of "limited service".
Attempting to get a service agent on the phone has been difficult each time and grows more difficult accordingly. When I do get an agent, I explain the issue that I have an account that is paid via my debit card. Most times they advise that the card has surpassed its expiration date. Each time I had to provide them with the card number and expiration date. The agent advised me that there is a $5 charge to create an auto pay scenario. Each time I had to convince and remind them that there is a $5 discount via the auto pay method. Once I was told that the issue was "my fault" because I had let my card expire without updating the info for a new card. That was completely false as Boost was given the proper information several months earlier about my new card. They tried in vain to charge me the extra $5. After much deliberation, they finally backed off and gave me the discount.
Today I tried to make a call again. Again I was told that my account was lacking funds so I only had limited service. I finally got an agent on the line. After explaining the issue to him, he asked me for my card number along with expiration date and asked me to confirm my name. When I spelled my name, he advised that they were missing a letter in my last name and that is why the card was not charged properly. Once they had the correct spelling, he said that they will put through a $50 payment through. I stopped him from doing that advising that the card in question has been the card on record for at least a year and that payments have been made via auto payment prior to this month. His response was he had to reestablish the auto payment scenario again to which there is a $5 charge for doing so.
Needless to say I lost it. I told him that this has gone on in the past and not to charge my card for anything at this point. I have had it with Boost Mobile. Their billing department obviously has issues of keeping accurate info on hand for the accounts they have, or worst do this intentionally to get that extra $5 each time there is an issue with auto pay. Their customer service staff is either incompetent, complacent or very poorly trained. WHEN IT COMES TO BOOST MOBILE, KEEP THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2019
Updated on 01/15/2019: So finally after making an FCC complaint I got to get in contact with a general management representative from Sprint PCS representing Boost Mobile. They still refuse to unlock my device which I have stated in a previous complaint. Apparently they have a policy against customers recording their calls but they want to record ours if Sprint/Boost Mobile had nothing to hide and was not doing anything wrong. Why would they care if we recorded them. If they are recording us any more serious issue strong-arming customers that cannot use their service and do paying for service that cannot be used in order to have your device unlocked is an unfair practice in my opinion.
Do not recommend Sprint nor Boost Mobile for anyone in the future and I used to be a Sprint A Plus customer for several years. To be treated this way after all the money and time I've spent with this company sickens me. Customers beware. #sprintmoblie # boostmobile. PS I would not even write them with a half a star let alone a quarter of a star. Unfortunately have to pick something.
Original Review: I purchased a Boost Mobile telephone October 7th 2017, headed activated for six straight months. Moved to a new area where Boost Mobile service is not provided to find out that I cannot have my device unlocked or use my device that I paid outright for and own. After two weeks of attempting contact customer service as well as general management they refused to allow me to speak with a general manager. I've been told that they do not have a general manager. I was told that my new service provider could unlock my device. I was told that the manufacturer of my device could unlock my device.
I was lied to multiple, multiple times, hung up on more than 7 times. Filed a complaint with the FCC. Customers beware. Also was told that Sprint does not own Boost Mobile. Buy Sprint as well as Boost Mobile as I was a Sprint A+ customer for years. Cannot believe I was treated this way. I will never use Sprint or Boost Mobile as long as I live. #sprint #boostmobile.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2019
Overcharged twice by Boost Mobile, once at their store, once with a card. The lady at the store remembered me, got that one resolved. Customer service is almost nonexistent. They will rip you off just a question of when.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2018
I pay about 35-$40 a month and they give you a lot for the money. I get hotspot but the internet is kind of slow so that’s what I’ve been but it does work.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2018
I have had Boost Mobile service for some time now. Service is horrible. The customer service is worse. It's always "Can I get your address"? "Yes sir. The tower is being serviced". Most of the time my phone reads 3G with maybe 2 bars on a 4G service!! I strongly advise that you get what you pay for. Don't buy Boost!! Cricket Wireless is a child of AT&T. I'm going there. Way better service and coverage area.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2018
I’m became a recent new customer with Boost Mobile switching from Metro PCS. Everything from confusing three SIM cards to the activation, I should stop right there and just stick to Metro PCS cause I never dealt with so stress, and this is what happens when you just be curious and try something different for a change. I want to switch but Customer Service is like keeping my account number hostage. I message them and got a reply back like.
"Thank you for contacting us through Boostmobile.com. We understand you want your account number, is this because you want to take your number to Virgin Mobile, Sprint Prepaid, or Sprint Postpaid? If so, please know that you don't need your account number to switch to these carriers. You only need your mobile phone number and your four-digit PIN." Um why need to know why I need it for? I feel I have every right to do whatever I want. I’m sorry they’re like this maybe change it up to keep customers then.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2018
I switched from Metro PCS to Boost back in October. I recommend NO ONE switch to this ancient service. Stay with your carrier!!! I have voiced my concerns and complaints to customer service, for months after troubleshooting, reprogramming phone, having towers checked in my area. The end result is...CALL DROP, NO INTERNET SERVICE (very weak signal), CANNOT RECEIVE ANY PICTURES OR MMS WHILE ON THE PHONE, (if you're lucky to get a signal) cannot use internet while making a call. Overall...what Boost Mobile is advertising are complete lies. The signal is so weak, I regret every day that I switched from Metro. I will be going back as I said, and to whomever is reading this. DO NOT SWITCH TO BOOST. Find another provider or stay with your current carrier.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2018
This is by far, the worst cellphone company on the market today. I’ve had my service switched to Boost from Cricket a couple of weeks ago and it’s been pure hell ever since. It only works if you’re sitting under a Sprint tower. I try and make a call and I get a message, welcome to Verizon Wireless to complete this call you will have to purchase a calling card. I’ve contacted tech support with no help. They claim it must be my phone. Of course they are going to say that. Funny I didn’t have any problems with Cricket I told them. Stay far away from this company.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2018
I am a seven year loyal Boost Mobile customer. I have their unlimited data plan and have been quite satisfied with them for many years. Just this past month, however, their service has become beyond sketchy. I have a Galaxy S5 phone. Recently, no matter where in the service I am I have no service. I constantly have to restart my phone or turn airplane mode on then off to attempt to reconnect service which then only lasts a few seconds to a few minutes. I'd say that 80% of the time I have no service now, in areas I've always had service before. It's getting beyond discouraging.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2018
Getting switched over to Boost Mobile was the worse thing I could have ever done. I have had nothing but problems with the service and phone starting the first week I got it. It's gotten worse over the past few months. It now doesn't let me get on the internet. It doesn't even load the home page. All it does it either keeps loading or gives me an error and tells me to check my connectivity. I get the unlimited data plan so my connection shouldn’t run this slow for it to tell me it can't load a webpage cause it took too long to load. I have "4g" where I am at so I "shouldn't" have any problems. I called Boost Mobile and I also got on the Boost app and contacted someone about the issue I am having.
I did everything they told me to do plus did my own search on how to fix it and my internet is still not working and I don't think they can fix it. I just paid another month of unlimited data for nothing. I shouldn't have to connect to WiFi every time I want to use the internet. Also all my apps were acting up and it said the app isn’t responding so I had to close the app almost every time I would open one and it would keep telling me that for as long as I was using the app. I found out that Boost Mobile uses the lowest quality/grade towers for connection out of all the towers. So that just told me they have crappy internet service. They also have cheap phones which will give you problems no matter what. If you want to save yourself a headache and less stress just pay extra and go through someone who is well known.
This place is a rip off and a big scam. The cheaper way isn't always a good way to go. I told Boost Mobile I won't buy another phone because if that didn't work like mine didn't then I would be out of money and I've already put enough money towards this company. They can send me a new phone and let me try it for a month or 2 and if I like it and don't have any issues then I'll keep the service and stay loyal to them. I doubt they will cause they don't care. I've seen a lot of forums and discussions on the Boost app that have the same problems with their internet service and phones just like I do. Do your research before you jump into something that isn't worth it. They don't care about their customers cause they know they are selling people cheap phones with horrible service. Stay away I would rather be using a payphone.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2018
BOOST REFUSES TO HELP. I made a purchase last night and attempted to cancel the order this morning before it was shipped out. I called in once to cancel the order and again to confirm the cancellation because I had a feeling it was not actually being canceled. I got a case number and was told it was a cancellation number. I asked for an email verifying the cancellation and was denied. Two hours later I got an email with a FedEx tracking number confirming the product was never cancelled, as I figured. I called back two times and it was like a bad Monty Python sketch full of circular conversation with a person trained to evade questions and offer zero explanation and lie to get out of the call.
I was told to refuse the package and it would be mailed back to Boost and they would return it. I have read online there needs to be a return authorization number made and have not been given one. I was also told repeatedly that it was cancelled and I would get my money back in 7 days. 7 days is the Boost time limit for returns. I have a feeling this is just a ploy to dump merchandise on people and not offer a viable way of returning anything while covering themselves legally. I have not been given a clear, real answer to this problem other than that "things didn't work out". I have never had to deal with such systemic corruption in a phone company and this is only one of many bad experiences with this SPRINT company. I would leave but they will not transfer my number.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2018
I am in a financial bind until Wednesday. I called Boost and the representative was awesome. I have to switch to the daily plan for a couple of days. I was a couple dollars short and she covered it for me. Thanks Boost and the representative for your understanding and great service.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2018
So I have been a Boost customer for a little over a year now and it is crap. My phone broke so it had been off for two weeks until I could get a new one. When I did I called Boost Mobile to activate it because it was being difficult online. After two hours on the phone with reps who don't listen to what you're saying I demanded a manager. I had to demand the manager from one of the reps four times before he would let me speak with her. She did get on the phone and fixed my issue though.
Once the phone was active I went online to pay my bill. I already had 25 on my account and Boost was charging me 35. So I paid the 35 and paid for my plan thinking I was getting the 60$ plan. No, you have to physically go change the plan yourself even though they are charging you as if they are giving you the 60 plan. So I got stuck with the 50$ plan which sucks because I really needed the mobile hotspot which is why I wanted the other plan. There used to be a spot where I could pay the overpriced $10 for like 2 gigs of hotspot but I can't find that option anywhere anymore either so I'm just very frustrated and disappointed. After all the time y'all wasted with me and now this? I'm over it and I will be looking for another company.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2018
I switched from Metro, somehow I made an advanced payment. I talked to customer service. I was told this could take 7 days. It only took seconds to take my money. I’m very unhappy with the service. Never get over two bars reception. If it takes that long I will be taking my business elsewhere. I made a mistake switching. Avoid this company!!!
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2018
Ten years of experience is a validation of my customer experience with Sprint/Boost Mobile. This company to keep value and integrity in products and services is substandard. As many leave as unsatisfied customers Boost continues to shun their deficiencies in products and proficient connectivity. Finding that the ill willed department managers are following decisive marketing scripts, and scams to unbeknown consumers. Product promotions are used to swap out current plans for more expensive products. Consumers are not credited for defective services and forced to adhere to plans without related information of the customer's plan or customer value status. This is where we as consumers can stop a company from profiting while ripping off loyal customers. Equipment sold by Boost Mobile is through ZTE - one of the world's worst products with spy capacities within the equipment.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2018
I just became a Boost customer last month. And I am NOT happy with the service for one. I called customer service yesterday because my internet was running very slowly. The man who assisted me changed my number without my authorization. Now a number that I have had for years could be completely gone. There has to be rules or something. Because it was done without my permission by their customer service. I need answers and I am very disappointed.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2018
I recently switched to Boost and it was A MASSIVELY HUGE MISTAKE!!! These people are the scum of the earth! They are dishonest, deceptive, and thieves! Before I switched to Boost I informed the salesperson of what my needs and wants were. Explained my reason and the importance of them. I did this several times. I told her it is a must for them as well as their phones to have actual wifi calling because no cell service and I mean none picks up at my house. I have to make calls and text and also receive them via wifi calling. And I know this through trial and error that it is the absolute 150% only way to do so. I told her I have 5 kids. I am a single mom and my oldest just started driving so it is an absolute must to have a phone that works.
She assured me they have wifi calling and so did the phone I purchased. I was wary of it but after it taking 45 mins just for her 2 activate, set it up, etc. I said ok. Well when baby and I got home nope. Nothing. So I got on internet and searched it and lo and behold no they do not offer wifi calling. Period. So I went back to the store and asked for my money back and to end service with them! I told them it is a waste of money that I do not have. I can't pay the for something that can't use. Well long story short they denied my refund. Literally stole my $. CROOKS!!! SERVICE IS NOT ANY GOOD. NEVER ON 4G. ALWAYS ON 3 OR 2. SLOW AND THE PEOPLE ARE HORRIBLES.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2018
Boost Mobile free when you switch phones are absolutely horrible. Paid insurance on it and stopped paying for insurance shortly after. When it's time to upgrade the prices become even more outlandish. Their phones are not worth their prices. And way too easy for scammers to hack. Bring your own phone is the best. Have a lot of dropped calls, phone freezes, and now blackouts. Refurbished phones shouldn't be sold as new ones.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2018
I have fairly decent credit, choose to go with Boost because the no contract (divorce). Well fast forward 3 years. I'm still with Boost, have been getting countless emails and text from Boost Mobile about their BoostUp! Program. Over a 12 month period if you don't miss a payment they offer phone "financing". I applied for their BoostUp! Program, only to be told that I owe a balance to Sprint Mobile (Former Cell Provider). I knew I didn't have a balance with Sprint, but still called to verify that I have a zero balance with Sprint.
I contacted Boost and let them know, only to be told I have to wait 60 days and go through a manual credit check. If I'm gonna go through a credit check it will be for an actual carrier, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, or AT&T, not a prepaid service. I was wanting to get a Samsung Galaxy S9 from them. They want $100 down and $33 a month for 18 months. Sprint only wants $5 a month. Upon dealing with this I discovered Google Fi and that's who I'm going to switch to. Phones are a lot cheaper and they aren't budget phones. And the plan is way way cheaper. With Boost I pay $80 a month for 2 lines unlimited. Google Fi Charges $54 a month for 2 lines that are unlimited and operates off 3 signals (Sprint, T-Mobile, and US Cellular).
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2018
I’ve been with Boost for over 5 years. They have changed the online feature so you can no longer view incoming calls. It only shows outgoing calls. This is irritating as I need important numbers but can’t view them. When I called the representatives tell me different things. One said he could view my calls, another said they can’t show me incoming calls at all. They lowered my bill saying I have been a loyal customer but didn’t mention my internet would be slowed down when they reduced my bill. Looking for a new phone company.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2018
I have been a Boost mobile customer for 5 years and loyalty does not count for nothing with this company. Watch them. Because they advertise 4 lines for a 100 per month if you transfer your service from another carrier. But if I want 4 lines I have to pay 130. Their customer service sucks. They lie about their finance program for phones. They are sorry. I have problems with the service 50% of the time. The main problem is dialing out. Sometimes the calls will not go thru.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2018
Bought my first phone from Boost Samsung S2, had and it was working fine but missing a feature, cannot remember which one. Was notified by them that the cell phone towers were being updated and S2 would no longer work right with their updates. Purchased an S6. Hate call waiting feature. Went through the steps to disable it and the page with the On/Off features was missing. Boost said to contact Samsung, they said it is a provider problem, never got anywhere with either. Stuck with aggravating call waiting.
Time for a new phone. Went to a Boost store in Brick, NJ. Told the clerk , "Don't sell me a phone that I cannot disabled call waiting." The clerk lied to me and told me call waiting could be disabled so I asked her to do it for me. She fiddled around with the $800.00 phone and said it was done. LIAR. Call waiting is still enabled and annoying the crap out of me. Then I go back and another clerk says Boost doesn't subscribe to call waiting feature and Boost online customer service tells me to contact Samsung. I'm the customer, why do I have to do all the footwork to correct this? Furthermore when I asked to return the phone he said, "you can't" and then I said, "Wipe the phone clean, re-enable my S6 so I can go to another provider" and he told me Boost has the phone locked and you cannot use a different provider with it. I had a witness with me to verify all this nonsense. If you want to avoid these problems try using a different company.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2018
I bought a ZTE phone from Boost Mobile. First off their Network service sucks in Omaha Nebraska. I live a quarter mile away from the store that I bought my phone from and I don't have service inside my apartment. I have to go outside in freezing cold and snow to use it and it doesn't work where my work is at and spotty all around Omaha and Council Bluffs Iowa.
Second off I did some research and found out that ZTE phones had actually been band for sale in the United States for over 2 years now and they still sell them and that whole no contact is **. I used their service for 3 months and switched service to Metro PCS that actually works. Well I called Boost Mobile to use the phone that I paid for with money that I worked hard for and was told that I had to use their service for 12 months in order to use my phone with an other service so to me no contact is BS. It's a big ripoff.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2018
I switched to Boost Mobile in June after experiencing a billing problem with Metro PCS that I was unable to resolve. Their customer service sucks, but their cell performance is superior, until you have an issue. Now to Boost, new phone Galaxy Perk 7, $25 setup, Same $50/mo unlimited all... except all has not worked since I switched. Emails don't load/send, VM do not post, or show, but when they do are inaccessible, internet access spotty, missed calls... Suffice to say excuses about upgrading towers & service in my area since I joined do not cut it. Got 2 months free (2 separate complaints) service, after hours spent on phone trying to resolve issues. Does not make up for missed work opportunities & clients lost due to my lack of response. I will be switching carriers, but not before launching a claim against Boost for lost income due to lack of service performance. I will say their service operators do try to fix issues that are basically beyond their control.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2018
My LG Volt 2 (LS751) came up service disabled. Yes, I have had this phone about 2 years... After contacting CS, (after the 15 min it took me to get thru the prompts) and troubleshooting with the code they gave me, I got connected with another who did the same thing. (I could almost understand what was being said, have only once called CS and talked to someone who spoke fluent American English), and then a guy came on and said they were sending a new sim card overnight express. They did. I called back and did as instructed, Still service disabled. Said my phone was dead or had something go wrong to where it wouldn't receive a signal.
I have been paying $7 a month on insurance for the last 2 years (March 2016 actually). Insurance said I would have to pay a $50 deductible for a replacement phone. Nothing in the paperwork I initially received with the phone says anything about any deductible. My gal pal had a broken phone and she paid $21 a year ago for the same phone to be replaced I found out. Hers fell out 6th floor window to concrete. Non-fixable whatsoever. I've not been happy with Boost service, Customer Service or that so-called insurance scam they are using. Boost? NO WAY AGAIN...
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2018
I had been with Boost Mobile for 4 years. My daughter and I had a great plan and not bad service in California but the minute we moved to Montana hardly any service and no data. Still paid the 60 dollars just to have a phone so I could find work. But I would not get the calls just the voicemails. I finally decided to go somewhere else. I asked for prorate refund and they refused to give me a refund. This company sucks in customer service. I recommend NOT going to them for cell phone usage.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2018
My son has a Boost cell phone was hacked. Got another cell phone from them. Brand NEW they said. His number came up with a whole different person’s name anytime he called me. PLUS...cellphone calls and texts were NEVER delivered to me or his other associates! On top of that...when he went to complain about this...Boost website directed him to another website that doesn't exist! Something shady going on with this company. And I am going to have the proper authorities investigate this sham! Got that right!
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2018
I called to pay my phone bill, after I made the payment I realized I overpaid. I called Boost Mobile and spoke with Ben. Ben told me I would have to wait ten business days to get my refund. When I asked why he only said, "That's our policy." Well the next day Boost Mobile took another 87.00 off my debit card. I called again and spoke with a supervisor who was just as Dumb as his employees. Of course he transfers me to another department. Which in turn is no smarter. Why do they have the right to take your money and make you wait to get it back when the issue first started with their untrained employees who don't know the difference between a refund and a debit. My whole family is DONE WITH BOOST MOBILE!
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2018
I have been with Boost since 2009 except for 2 months I had switched to Metro PCS. In July I called to change my card info and make a payment. I asked the representative to take me off of auto pay because I have been on auto pay since I started service back up, after a minute or two he comes back and tells me it has been removed. According to their records I went back into my acct to put auto pay back on, no other transactions were made, just auto pay was added. I didn't do that and what would be my point if I made sure it was off before I got off phone. I know I wasn't gonna be able to afford auto pay the next month. I contacted FCC and they told me the same thing. This is ridiculous. Why would I set myself up like that but how can you argued if that is what they are saying. Now I'm more in debt because I have $100 in overdraw fees. Who does that?
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2018
I can’t believe that Boost doesn’t have a universal 5 star rating. They are the lowest cost cell/data I’ve found anywhere and the plans are totally flexible. I was able to suspend for two months when I was out of the country, it took maybe 5 minutes on the phone to set that up. Good luck doing that with AT&T. I have had perfect service in Florida, Washington DC, rural Pennsylvania, Buffalo/Syracuse NY, and Chicago. My plan is the $35 re-boost with growing data. With autopay you get $5 a month off as well as a growing data amount that goes up to 5GB with no extra cost. It’s been great and I’ll stay with Boost until I’m dead and decomposing I go soft, fertile earth.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2018
I guess you don't know what you have until you change it. Before Boost Mobile I was with Metro PCS, at least when I changed from Metro to Boost they had refunded me my complete monies without questions asked. Their customer service was courteous. They would fix any issues on the cell phones, were fairly easy to reach not so many runarounds like Boost Mobile. I paid for two Cell phones with 8gigs only to get slow service. No internet, the hotspot doesn't work on my daughter's tablet. A huge disappointment. The picture texts changes the picture and sends out the wrong one.
I went to the store and the salespersons didn't know how to deal with the issue and couldn't fix it. Would have to turn the phone off to find out still the same. I paid my cell phone once before time only to get my service disconnected and to get it connected again had to pay $1.70 and when calling customer service gave me the runaround. I got very angry because upon trying to explain to them that I had paid for the service had no internet service just to find out they hadn't restarted the cycle.
So with that said with Boost Mobile it's a lose-lose situation. After paying services it will still reflect on your account at times that you still owe a credit. And getting these phones at the store took several hours. Their service is very unreliable. Definitely returning to Metro PCS. They really comply with their services and what they promise, willing to work with you, have good technical support and people who speak very good English. And maybe with Metro there may be a wait for customer service but it isn't as long as with Boost Mobile. At least Metro has their billing cycle right on target. As soon as your phone is paid you have All of your services not some of them. I wouldn't recommend Boost Mobile to Anyone!!! Steer Away From Them!!!
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2018
Ported to Boost Mobile through Traverse City store Michigan, representative was unable to start the set up of our new account with using our address and needed an alternative address to begin. After over an hour later and leaving the store returned home to find out NO service at our residence. Called the store back and explained situation the rep located where I was calling from and was told if I go a few miles in either direction I would be out of the roaming area and sales are final with no returns and hung up.
So the reason the account could not be set up using my address was the Boost Mobile rep. Knew I wouldn't have service and had to have alternative address to continue. Many hours of contacting customer service was told, "I'm sorry let me connect you to someone who could help." Well that person does not exist. In addition insurance claim was taking more than two weeks. 30 days of being a Boost Mobile customers cost us $175 and was screwed out of $50 port credit and $50 referral credit, two weeks of emails on insurance claim, phone shattered with otter box on and COUNTLESS hours on hold. Everything about Boost Mobile is a horrid frustrating experience!!! Back to Verizon and happy again.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2018
1st of all I'd like to be able to understand when the customer service person speaks to me... It would be most helpful if they could hire ENGLISH SPEAKING AMERICANS!!! I have been trying for the past two weeks to get this phone unlock from BOOST carrier so I CAN transfer elsewhere!!! They 1st told me I had to wait until Oct.27, 2018 for the full year. I Purchased this cell from them for OVER $200 and now it's a paperweight!!!
They now keep telling me just because it wasn't "Active" for the full year only 9month, because of an emergency move from city to very rural area, due death in my immediate family. I was unable to get any type of service in the country. I pray each individual that spoke rudely to me (Rose, Michelle, Niki, Sue) gets their just come-ups!!! I have without a doubt know they will... It's called KARMA!!!! I will NEVER EVER use Boost for anything and I am adamantly discouraging anyone else to either!!! I'd LOVE to hear corporate boost response to this!!!! Sincerely, 1 pissed off person.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2018
After having my service over a year and replacing my phone due to cracked screen, I went to another carrier for better service. They refuse to unlock phone saying the phone itself (replaced) had not been active a year even though my account was active over a year. BAD BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2018
I purchased a LG Tribute, with insurance, for a friend. After 6 months the phone stopped charging. Boost insurance referred us to LG for manufacturer's warranty to help because the device is under a year old. What is the point of paying for insurance if Boost does not help you resolve the issue on the newer device? It leaves the customer (like me) paying for a phone monthly, losing a phone for TWO WEEKS at least, and no help from the company (like a loaner phone) that you pay for the insurance through! Who wants to pay a month for phone service and only have their phone for half the month!! Boost doesn't care to resolve the issue! They just want you to get the phone so they can get their money and refer you to the runaround when you have an issue with the device! Worst customer service I have seen in years! Stay away from Boost!
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2018
They lie and scam. They intentionally limit your data well behind the 3g limit if you actually use it. My download speed is .05 mbps which is nothing, yet I show full 4g LTE bars! They lie and scam us. Been with them for years, but enough is enough, I'm switching providers asap!!! Literally scam us on our data. Unlimited my **! AND I UNDERSTAND THAT MOST UNLIMITED PLANS CUT YOU TO 3G (4 mbps) after you use too much. But they don't do that, they just cut you off! Just paid my bill and can't even use Youtube! I AM DONE BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF, DO NOT USE BOOST MOBILE, TRUST ME!!!
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2018
Let me first say that like most on this site I have been with Boost Mobile for several years. And for the most part I enjoyed my time as a customer. Up until recently I went for a new plan the 2 line family plan. Now not only did the Salesman at the Boost store sell me the wrong phone (which I told him was ok because I know retail can be a pain) but he also lied about the phone plan.
I wanted to go for the 2 line $60/mo plan. Instead I ended with $80/mo. He claimed that this was the actual pricing. I knew it wasnt but humored him anyway. I called customer service which by the way changed as well. Because it used to be pretty easy to get in contact with a rep. Now it seems you have to go through a few hoops which to me seem like deterrents. After I got through I asked about the $60/monthly plan for 2 lines. And I was informed that this indeed the right pricing and that even with insurance it should only be $67. I got a bill for $97! So I terminated my family plan and my bill shrunk to $42. Or so I thought... My bill was still $97. Needless to say but I am leaving Boost. I would avoid using this company purely because of customer service.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2018
About a month and a half ago I started having data connectivity issues. I contacted customer support after 2 days of trying to find solutions online via wifi. From there I got the runaround. They were always friendly enough. Just never fixed the issue. They credited me for 4 days of service and told me that was more than fair. Told me the issue was fixed...when it wasn't. Then they referred me to Motorola where they told me that they'll replace the phone but either wanted me to pay $35 or put up a deposit of $150. When I told them I couldn't afford it Motorola sent me back to Boost and told me they can replace it. So I went to the Boost store nearest me who told me they can't replace it if it's outside of 14 days. I've wasted time, gas, and money not to mention mental stability. They make me want to pull my hair out. So now here I am a month and a half later and still no service, and still no refund. If you're reading this and are thinking about getting Boost DO NOT!
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2018
My previous cell phone broke and I had 10 minutes to buy a no contract phone. Ran into Walmart and grab the first thing I saw which was a phone that came with Boost Mobile. I have never in 49 years of life made a worse decision than getting this cell phone service. I am a Rideshare driver with Uber and Lyft and boost mobile networks always crash to the tune of causing me to lose 32 hours of driving time! 32 hours in one month. I am filing federal complaints and I want them to reimburse me every penny I've lost for those 32 hours of driving. I have over 300 screenshots different times different days with the error messages: NETWORK ERROR or NO INTERNET CONNECTION!!! Without a phone I cannot work. If anybody wants to get together to file a Class Action Lawsuit for lost wages let me know!! I AM DEAD SERIOUS.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2018
Well I have been with Boost Mobile for a while and now I'm not with them anymore. I paid $107 every month on time. I had insurance on my phone. When my phone broke I called them and told them made a insurance claim. I just had to go somewhere else because they wouldn't help me. Just tell I didn't have insurance on my phone. So can anybody tell me where my phone went to. I went without a phone for two months and but I paid my bill so I'm just saying I will never ever go back to Boost Mobile ever again. They are the worst phone company ever.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2018
Bought LG K30 at Boost online. The phone is defective - when you text a photo to someone they received a different photo from your files. It's been only 6 days I have it. Customer service ask higher management if I could return or exchange. Management decided I can't return because it's been 10 days from FedEx shipment. All I can do is to sent it to LG company to repair it. I won't buy anymore on Boost online (even it's discounted). Too much headaches. I be planning to switch to a new carrier. Maybe a little expensive... but it's what we pay for is what we get.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2018
First off I would like to say that I have used Boost Mobile service for about 5 years and never once had an issue or problem. I have been trying to unlock my sim to switch to a new carrier (which I didnt really want to do) for almost 2 weeks now and for whatever reason no one that I've dealt with seems to have a clue how to do it. First I went to my local Boost Mobile store here in Waco TX and the guy said that I absolutely could not unlock my device to switch carriers. So I call the customer service number and the lady tells me it will take 24-48 hrs and I should get a text.
50 hours later I call customer service again and the guy tells me that it actually takes 72 hrs so I ask to speak to a supervisor. He then claims no supervisor was working but I was adamant so eventually he transferred me. So I was hopeful and after waiting over 20 minutes the supervisor tells me that it actually takes 48 hrs business days. It is actually ridiculous that not one person seems to really know how long it takes or what is going on. They just tell you something so that they will not have to deal with the problem.
It's bad enough that now it will be almost 2 weeks of no phone service all because no one knows what the hell is going on. I have always raved about how great Boost Mobile service was but after this experience I will never use Boost again all because of the people that represent them and if my phone does not get unlocked within the next 48 hrs like that supervisor said to me I will smash this phone.
There is no reason that the people representing the company shouldn't be trained well enough to assist someone when they call with an issue. It's bad enough to have to call the customer service number but then to be lied to and treated like an inconvenience it's a wonder this company is even still going. I know you can afford some extra training to teach all your employees how to look on the computer and read the information that is given. If not then time to do some rehiring for sure. Also it doesn't make sense to me how it can take 48-72 hrs to unlock a phone when all other carriers can do it in a matter of minutes.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2018
Boost Mobile has some good cheap monthly plans but could do a lot better with phone selection. When they do offer an okay phone it seems to always be sold out. Don't understand why they can't offer at least a few more options to choose from.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2018
Boost has an unlimited plan promotion for $50.00 a month if you bring a Verizon phone unlocked, activate it, pay the first month for $50.00 and then after one month they will credit your account $50.00. Well the month is over and they will not give us the $50.00 credit. They are saying the phone is either a Boost or Sprint phone so we are not entitled to the promotion. I have the IMEI number which shows it is a Verizon phone. They lie. It is all a SCAM.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2018
I have been a Boost Mobile customer for 8 years. I have paid my bill on time all these 8 years. The first time I needed them, their customer service hung up on me several times and I was told different things from different reps. They barely speak English. I requested them to unlock my iPhone 5s, but they did not because they said the phone has to be active in their network for at least 365 days... Well... it was for 4 years, but I disconnected it to upgrade to an iPhone 8 also purchased directly from them. I was never told the iphone had to still be in account to unlock the phone! It does not cost you anything to unlock the phone. It is not like I had the phone for 3 months... I kept that phone active for 4 years with boost mobile only. So if you need them, you cannot count on them because they will not even open an exception for someone who never asked for nothing and has been a loyal customer for many years.
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2018
Hi. Boost Mobile lies and extorts. 4G nationwide is a lie and I have video to prove it. Drive through 4 states FL, AL, MS and Louisiana over 300 miles of interstate ten... Customer service lies. Misrepresents itself and continues to allow harassment and neglect. I program and know how to do a few things... Gave the NOCC specific IP info. Traceroutes years ago. Still not a thing has been done. And if you Boost Mobile AKA Sprint cannot send an email to your customers then you should not have a licenses to communicate in the U.S.A. FCC GOT A COPY OF THIS ALSO! Detailed info on their network proves they can not do what they say they can do... Privacy rights and damages to property abound in this network Sprint AKA BOOST MOBILE... Loss of productivity I have recorded and notated in the 100s of hours as of today's load of lies. This is from a program that used to load PCs before email on a cassette tape.
UPDATE ON 10/17/2018:Connection speeds average less than 256 Kbytes... Refusing to respond in writing via email or regular mail. Posting on Boost forums led nowhere since it is NOT a Boost Mobile site. Waiting 2 years now for Boost Mobile to send me a phone to be able to fix this one. Great way to never fix a phone or identify the problems. Drove through four states and 3 counties in FLA. And NEVER WAS THERE A 4G NOTIFICATION OR connection. Class action lawsuit...???
Plans to back charge Boost for 200 hours of time and 24 months x $50.00... A new phone... and possibly a few criminal felony charges to the call center's supervisors and CEOs... DOD OF USA stay off my line... You are wasting time persecuting me when you should be looking elsewhere for a terrorist abuse of the Patriot Act and about 3 constitutional rights. Shut down this company FCC, for it should never have gotten a licensees to communicate, if it can not do so (no email service from reps to customers...).
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2018
I paid for my 50 dollar unlimited plan 9/29/2018. Been with Boost for almost 5 years. Always paid every month on time. Unfortunately some things came up and I got a new phone, service and number 10/8/2018. I called to cancel my account and see if I could get a prorated refund since I was not using the full 30 days unlimited service. I was told by Boost Mobile account affairs representative and her supervisor Rainy that I would not be able to recuperate any of my funds since I talked on the phone for at least 15 minutes. Which is nowhere stated to the customers when they pay for the Boost Mobile no contract unlimited prepaid plans. They cannot give me any answers on why this is not explained and they have no regards for customer satisfaction even if they are outstanding customers.
In all honesty it sounds like a big scam. I’ve been with many other companies, I’ve never heard such policies. I was not asking for a full refund. I was simply asking for a prorated amount to be credited to my debit card since I will not be using the full month service. That seemed to be a huge issue with Boost Mobile. I’m very disappointed that companies like this operate and are able to get away with these scams. If you plan on going with Boost Mobile be very aware that they are crooks and will do anything to try to scam you out of your money with a hidden policy. Such as the 15 minute policy on an UNLIMITED PLAN for 50 bucks. You know how many people talk more than 15 minutes when they first activate their Reboost card! Guess it’s my loss for be loyal to such scam artists as long as I did.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2018
0 stars! If the button would allow it I would rate it a -100! I have never dealt with the level of unprofessionalism that I have experienced at this location in my 35 years of life. On August 27th my husband & I ported our lines over from another company. The process can take additional time (I understand that I worked for a cellular company myself) but after a few hrs we realized something was wrong. The gentleman who handled our phones (who is no longer employed with the company, wonder why) was new, in training (2 of the 3 staff members were that day).
Instead of the mgr overseeing his work she was running her mouth & doing else-wise so of course he ported them to the wrong phones! We were told give him some time he'll fix it! Came back an hr later the DM informs us accidents happen & it's nothing she can do to fix the mistake! The phones we initially picked was based upon our needs as the consumer! We did our homework! So now you have 2 unhappy customers! So what does she do, offer to give us a gracious discount on our bill & she will call us tomorrow to see if she can resolve the issue (get another LG Stylo in or swap with customer care assistance)! A month later as we assumed, I hate my phone, he hates his phone (still no phone call) our phone bills arrive with no discount whatsoever.
This BS now has me 2 hrs late for work because I don't have my phone service. I met a very nice young man who was at the job site early who wasn't rude (I may have been considering I'm not on the clock, & the business hasn't even opened) & I asked him would the mgr Amy crews be in today? He said no. He asked if he could assist me with something, so I explained the situation. He said, "Give me a moment & I'll call her & see if we can rectify the situation," Apologized for my inconvenience. (This is professionalism, Amy needs to take note!)
So, I proceed to go back sit in my car at 9:53 Rashawn (the only professional individual in this situation) motioned to me to come inside. I apologized again because again this young man is not open & he is doing what a mgr should do in this case to pls the customer! Rashawn got the entire story. He called his mgr, Amy who was very rude (for the record your phone voice isn't professional, he wasn't on speaker, he's not a child he's a grown man so she should address him as such) was so rude I overheard her with his volume on low with her ** as to she didn't promise that blah, blah, blah.
I asked for her boss she wouldn't give the info to him so basically I will spend the remainder of my day flagging every social media outlet & website rating with 0 until I get a damn phone call from her boss! My # is ** to whomever her boss is! I want you to know Amy does not meet any expectation of professionalism that I have seen set forth by any respectable business! You can't make broken promises to a customer & expect them not to react or question your ethics & leadership!
How a mgr runs their store is a depictment of how their employees govern themselves! Thankfully Rashawn must have some outside training because if he were to run the store the way Amy does Boost Mobile would have no customers! Amy needs to take customer service 101. If I treated a customer the way Amy did I would be fired without any hesitation! I hope that her boss doesn't want others to think this is the way he or she wants business to be conducted in their franchises, because if so I fear for the integrity of boost corporate itself!
Amy failed to realize that she could have avoided this complaint had she just did 1 small thing... keep her promise! Rashawn thank you for attempting to do what a mgr is supposed to do! He wasn't rude! He didn't have me on speaker phone! And despite the fact he should have he didn't throw Amy under the bus although she was very rude & disrespectful to him in the presence of me, the customer which is never acceptable!

Reviewed Sept. 25, 2018
I purchased two phones online from Boost Mobile. They had an online discount which was fall 2018 and you would get 20% off of the phones so I place the order for the phones. Everything went fine. I get a email from FedEx telling me that my order will be shipped to my home on a certain date. I wait for that order to come. I it never shows up. I then receive another email from FedEx to let me know that the driver could not locate my address. It turns out that Boost Mobile put the incorrect address on the package. So now FedEx send me an email letting me now that they have returned my package to Boost Mobile.
Customer service at Boost Mobile sucks horribly. First of all and foremost when someone answers the phone they give you a name like Mike or John and of course you can hear it in your voice that they're calling from the Philippines or Taiwan or somewhere where the company is outsourced for customer service. Boost Mobile needs to do better than what they're doing when it comes to customer service for their customers in the United States. It's very hard to understand these people from the other country. If Boost Mobile plans on Outsourcing outside of the United States they should use someone who speaks clear English like most of us do here in the United States. Don't get me wrong. I don't have a problem with other countries or the people from those countries. However I do have a problem with them saying that their names are Mike or Jon and you can barely understand a word that is coming out of their mouth. Boost Mobile shame on you for your customer service!!
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2018
This company has no value for its customers, also outsourced customer service adds to further communication hurdles. After waiting a couple weeks the preowned S7 came off back order. Before pulling the trigger I spoke with a sales rep to make sure the promotion for $50 of account credit was still available. The sales rep informed me that it was available through 10/1/2018 if I jumped through a couple of hoops. So; 1. I ordered the preowned phone online, 2. I activated the phone online, and 3. I paid my first 2 months of service.
Now along the way there was a $10 reactivation fee (to activate a Boots device on boosts own network... WTF), then the basic plan was raised by $5 a month, and lastly the $50 credit was only available for the $50 a month plan. After 2 and a half hours of outsourced "that's not my department BS" they told me to go with a different carrier if there really was a better deal, and that they had no incentive to help me because I was a new customer... WOW. The old saying goes "you get what you pay for" or in this case maybe less. Thanks, Boost. :)
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2018
I went to North Carolina and my phone would only get internet if I could use wifi and I could not get calls. I added my daughter on to my plan. Went the week before and asked what I needed to do to. Was NOT told I needed to pay $35 for a sim card for my daughter's iPhone until then. I just LOVE how these places don't give you all the info you need... real slick!! Now I have people telling me when they call me they get a message saying the phone is disconnected!!
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2018
The short of it Boost sold me a Sprint phone that wasn't able to connect Hotspot and Boost will NOT send a replacement phone without doing so through their insurance company which makes you go without a phone for 7-10 days even when it is clearly a quality control issue from Boost. Their customer service department also will outright lie to you. They will tell you they are transferring to a supervisor and send you to a completely different company altogether. They still don't care after filing a complaint with the BBB...
What happened if you would like to read the shortened version (believe it or not). I purchased a Samsung Galaxy S7 directly from Boost Mobile's website that was supposed to come with a $50 credit. When I called to activate my service I was told I would have to pay a $10 activation fee that would be credited within 2 weeks. In order to receive my $50 credit I would have to get (and pay for the 1st month) the $50 plan that comes with 8 mb of hotspot. If I did that I would get the credit for the 2nd month.
I only got 1 bar of service at any given point even though I live in a fairly large city with anything you could want within a mile as well as could not find the hotspot service anywhere on my phone. 6 days prior to my 1st month ending I still hadn't gotten any of the credits that with the hotspot function still not being able to access I called Boost customer service. This is when my 4 1/2 hr journey (for that call) began.
Long story short I was assured I would receive $10 credit in 3 days and the $50 in 4 days. (Btw I did not get either prior to BBB complaint.) Now for the fun part??? The hotspot function not functioning... A Boost supervisor told me he was transferring me to an "associate" that could help me with this. The person that answered the transfer was Elen with Samsung troubleshooting department. How did I find out I was no longer speaking to Boost but was now with Samsung? When Elen asked if I had service and if so with whom? What? Why is Boost asking me if I have service and with who? "No ma'am. I'm sorry you have contacted Samsung Technical Support & Troubleshooting." That was news to me.
Even though my issue was with the carrier and not my phone Elen was kind enough not only to stay with me while I conference called Boost back. She also hung around for over an hour and half helping me & Boost figure out that Boost sent me a phone that wasn't a Boost phone and exactly why the Hotspot wasn't showing up on my phone, as well as the 2 options that Boost had in correcting the problem. (I will be a Samsung customer for life!) At this point Elen left the call and I was assured by Jim (Boost Supervisor) that they would replace my phone and resolve the issue.
I was then transferred to Brightstar (Boost's insurance provider) where I was told they cannot send out a phone until they received mine and checked it out first. Being a single mom that works from home that was not an option. So back to calling Boost. I got Blair this time (worst of the gaggle of Boost employees). I immediately asked for a supervisor stating I had already spoke with one and only a supervisor would be able to take care of my issue. She kept giving me the runaround and saying "so basically you just need a functioning phone". This made me very leery.
I kept stating that I either need a supervisor or for her to send me a phone to replace mine (same brand and model yet preferably it be programmed for Boost and work) after going back and forth with the same things being said she assured me she was sending me to someone that could resolve my problem to my satisfaction. You guessed it, she didn't. She sent me back to Brightstar. Back to calling Boost. This time after asking for a supervisor I was sent back to Samsung (why? Obviously just to be a pain). So back to calling boost... This time I got Anthony that must have felt sorry for me. He told me my account had been flagged to ONLY TRANSFER TO BRIGHTSTAR...
I told Anthony (nicely) he can put me on hold and inform a supervisor that they can either replace my phone as I was promised without me having to go without a phone or I would contact BBB as well as find EVERY forum I could to inform others of how Boost take care of their customers. The supervisor then came on the line to let me know himself he wouldn't do anything other send me to Brightstar. To BBB I went (complaint #**).
Today (4 days later) I received an email from Donnetha with Sprint apologizing and asking me to contact her. Well I just got off the phone with her. Do you wanna know what I found out? Boost has not and will not set up any policy to help their customers in any other way than their customer service line and their insurance company. It's only about the bottom dollar for them even though the way they treat their customers I'm amazed they are able to make any money! I asked Donnetha what was a single mother of 2 (1 son that plays/practices football at school 4 days a week) and works from home with only this 1 phone how was I supposed to go without it for over a week. She "understood" but couldn't do anything to help.
When I asked her if she had kids and if so could she go without her phone for that period of time. She said she did and of course she wouldn't. If this was an issue that came about because of something I did I would go spend money that I don't have to throw away on a cheap temporary phone while I waited for Brightstar to replace mine. Yet this is a new phone that I purchased from Boost with an issue created by Boost. BTW when you purchase a phone from a carrier you cannot assume it will be that carrier's phone and you also cannot expect to get the services you pay for. If you do you may have to go without them even though that time also has been paid for and pray your children don't get hurt or sick when away from home as well as hope your customers will stick around when they cannot get a hold of you as well as make it without making any money for that time period if you work from home.
Now come on! In all of my 48 years I have NEVER dealt with a company that had not put things in place so a customer could actually be taken care of. Yet now I can say I have. Oh btw after talking with Donnetha she did give me my credits. Yet now I'm not so sure I even want to take advantage of them, to do so I will have to stay with Boost and even though I just bought a new phone and really don't have extra money laying around to buy another I am pretty sure I will be.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2018
My phone started messing up and the owner of this location looked at it and said it was the battery but also claimed it would take two weeks to get one in. He then stated we qualified for an upgrade on my phone. He only showed my husband two phones for the upgrade. I could not go without a phone so buying a new one was the only choice. It was only later after we bought the phone did we find out the phone was not an upgrade but it was actually three years older than my old phone was. He also erased all my information that was on my phone. I contacted Boost the same day and I still have not got it resolved. They do not seem to care that this owner is ripping customers off. I now have to go to other consumer agencies to try to get this resolved and until it is I'm stuck with a really bad phone that I depend on for health reasons.
This owner actually tried forcing us to buy this phone the first time we ever went into his store by telling us that was the only phone Boost offered for the fifty dollar unlimited plan. It was only when I told my husband that I wanted to look elsewhere that he said he would let me get on the unlimited plan with the phone I wanted and he would give us the other phone as long as we signed up for two lines which we did. So now I have two of these garbage phones when we can't even use the first one as anything other than playing a game because it has never worked right since day one. Be careful buying from Boost stores because it seems that they can do what they want to make a sell and calling Boost customer care won't help you because they side with the owners of their stores.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2018
I purchased a refurbished Samsung Galaxy S8+. All reviews on the Boost site were, 5 star raves. I paid $400, which was an incredible price. The phone arrived with two cracks on the screen and one on the back. I contacted customer service. Long story short, I spent many hours over the first week, trying to return the defective device, and talked to dozens of untrained, disinterested CSRs. I eventually received a return label, and the promise of an exchange device. Two weeks later I contacted customer service, and was informed that my choices were, A) have the defective phone shipped back to me, Or B) receive a refund. They refused to exchange. I chose the refund, and absolutely WILL NOT EVER be a Boost customer.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2018
So I got sold a locked iPhone over the internet. The phone was locked to Boost said the rep on the phone. I am a Metro PCS customer with two lines, one for me and my brother. To try to make the best out of the iPhone, I went to Boost so that I can port both our numbers from metro to boost. The rep told me while I can use Boost service on that iPhone, my brother cannot use Boost on the same phone he used Metro PCS. Which was BS because he didn’t buy his phone from Metro PCS. He didn’t even buy it from a carrier, he got it from Amazon **. It was 110% UNLOCKED. FREE.
But no, they said my bro’s device is eligible to join Boost because of network issues?? Are you kidding me??? That’s so much BS. So I had to go to Metro PCS, tell them, "Boost is saying they can’t accept my brother’s phone. Did you guys put a “lock” somehow?" Metro PCS said there is no lock since it is not their phone, it should be pretty free to use with any carrier.
Think of this, Metro PCS was going to lose a customer and they are saying we are free to go. Boost however is saying if you want to join us, there are only certain phones that you can use our service. For example, you can’t use a phone which had Metro PCS (because ** customers, esp. new customers). Otherwise, buy a new phone from us that’s it. I have never heard of this kind of ** carrier eligibility policies ever from any carrier company. Boost Mobile is simply on a suicide plan.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2018
It doesn't matter if I have the $30.00 plan or the $50.00 plan, the service SUCKS. I go to Boost Mobile on E 4th St Bethlehem, PA. The young man that works there, looks like he's always in a bad mood, so young and so miserable. I think he hates his job, but he won't quit because his bad attitude and bad energy, nobody wants to hire him.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2018
To write this rev I got to take my borrowed phone in my car to find wifi because Bright Star and Boost Mobile don't care about replacing my phone. They insurance is a peace of mind. It's is ripping my world apart and I put my trust into them. I must be a big fool. I really hope nobody goes through this because Boost Mobile don't care.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2018
I cannot wait to switch back to Cricket. Boost have the worst service in life. On top of that they don’t offer extensions especially for customers who been with the company for years. Customer service is horrible including the so called managers when you do call and complain. I can’t see how and why Boost are still in business. I regret ever switching over to them. Waste of money!!!
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2018
Horrible service! I pay before my bill is due and my service never works! Called to see if they could compensate me for all the days my phone would not work properly and even the supervisor did nothing! Going back to Cricket!!!
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2018
First, my service is fine, billing fine, deal fine. However, if you chose to shop you should not ask for any type of added service. (No next day air, shipping to another location other than a PO Box.) I have purchased online 4 times with them. my first 2 purchases were fine, basic transaction that shipped to my PO Box with the same billing address. The 3rd time I took them up on a Pre used phone, It didn't last 10 days. I called, it took about 10 prompts to find a human. I spoke to a polite gal in the Philippines whom put me on hold about 6 times.
After an hour I was told I would get a replacement. (ok, cool I thought) it took 3 more calls. 4th transaction was a complete hassle. My phone broke. I was going to go to a store, but I ended up calling on a "deal" I saw online and $12 next day air fee. I needed the phone fast and figured what is one day without a phone. Major mistake. This is the third day, the customer service in the Philippines and the fulfillment team are not in sync. It took an hour on the phone to figure it out. If Boost has to get involved with your purchased. It's not worth it. Their logistics are sub-par.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2018
I’ve been with Boost for 5-6 years. So back in April they offer me to buy a phone and pay it monthly which was great because mine's that’s 3 yrs old has been acting up. I never received the phone and was reimbursed the down payment. It’s been 5 months and they are still charging me for a phone I don’t have. I’ve called about the issue so many times and they keep giving me a runaround or even hang up. Now they telling me to report it stolen. Why would I do that if I was reimbursed. I think my final solution is a lawsuit.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2018
I previously went through Metro PCS and was having service issues fairly often, so I figured I would try going through Boost. Horrible mistake. From the very first second I started using their service it was just utterly disappointing. I have their best plan even, and 100% of my service - whether loading webpages, using apps, games, whatever - is just pathetically slow literally 24/7. Simple Google pages take minutes to load, let alone loading videos or installing apps. Will definitely be switching service providers as soon as I possibly can.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2018
After a few months of nothing but excellent service, things turned BAD. A week goes by and I have trouble with the signal every day. Then next week I barely get a phone call. People start writing to me on apps that I'm unreachable. I contact CS and after their diagnose, I'm told to wait 72 hrs for their team to verify network. Nothing happened. One week passed, two, three well two months later they have no idea what's wrong. They concluded my phone is broken and I need another. Ha!!! But I drive 20 miles out of town and magic! I have calls and texts!! Guess I just have to move next town! WOULD STAY AWAY IF YOU CAN.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2018
I have been having problems receiving calls on my phone. Took it to the local store. Customer service tech scrolled up and down then says it is fixed. On way home I had 2 different callers to call. Neither of them even showed up as missed calls. Horrible customer service!
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2018
Customer Service sucks! Called about an issue for 2 weeks straight and it wasn't resolved. Ordered a new phone and PAID for the order to be expedited the next day, then the phone I purchased comes 4 days after that. Very inconsiderate and inconsistent. Boost do better??? I'm considering a new phone carrier too???? Thanks for a lot of nothing that was prolonged for 2 weeks.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018
So I went ahead and switched carriers to Boost Mobile thinking that they would be better than what it was 10yrs ago. Heck no!!! These guys are still the worst carriers out there and don't understand how the hell these people are still in business! I wish I can get money back consider I had got 4 phones for my kids and wife and no change. I am going back to my original carriers. GET WITH THE PROGRAM BOOST MOBILE.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2018
I have years of experience selling cell phones. I have retail and 'Customer Care' experience, and it was because of my work experience, that things turned out fairly well for me. I must also add that I have been with Boost Mobile for about a year, and I pay my bill on time. Yesterday 8/31/2018 I went into 2 Boost Mobile stores. The first store I went into was 195 Shaw Ave, Clovis CA 93612. When I walked in, the store was empty. After yelling and waiting for about 3 minutes, a young man came out. I explained to the man that I was interested in getting a newer phone. I told him I had been with the company for about a year and I asked what my options were.
The man pulled up my account and told me, I was indeed eligible for a newer phone and that because of my loyalty and paying my bill on time, I was part of the Boost Loyalty program. I kept this tidbit of information in mind. I was told that I would be responsible for the 'discount' price, taxes on the full-retail price, along with a $25 set-up fee. I questioned the set up fee, but the guy told me it was standard. I asked for a business card and I walked out of the store.
I proceeded to drive to 250 N Blackstone Ave, Fresno, CA 93726. There again I talked to an agent who was cooking hot dogs outside. I explained that I wanted a new phone. The agent pulled up my account and told me the same details the first agent at the previous store told me, and that I would be required to pay a $25 activation fee, with any phone that I decided upon. I asked the manager he could call corporate and see if the activation fee could be waived. The agent told me that the store was a franchise, and that he could not call corporate, but that I was free to call. Again I asked for a business card, and I walked out of the store. I proceeded to drive along Blackstone to a local bookstore, where I took a gamble to call corporate. I went around the automated Boost messages until I received 'CUSTOMER CARE'.
The first customer care agent I spoke to was very nice. I explained to her that I wanted to upgrade my phone, but that I did not want to pay an 'Activation' fee as I was already part of the company. Monica informed me that Boost Mobile does not have an upgrade fee. Monica even offered to speak with the manager at the phone store; and said that I should be able to purchase a phone at the discount price and activate the phone myself, she even offered to help. This brought a huge smile to my face. I jumped back in my car and drove back to the Boost mobile on 250 N Blackstone Ave, Fresno, CA 93726. I talked to the manager and told him what 'Customer Care' told me. I also proceeded to call 'Customer Care' again. I got a new agent, but she provided the same information, and SHE SPOKE with the manager.
The MANAGER still insisted on charging the 'activation' fee... (My guess is that the manager didn't know that a corporation can pull a franchise). Anyhow, Customer Care got back on to the phone with me. I explained that I did not see a reason to stay with the company if I was going to be charged an 'activation fee' to upgrade my line. I might as well go to a competitor, get a free phone, pay taxes and the activation fee with them. The Customer Care lady moved me up, and I spoke to Jason.
Jason took down the store information from both stores I went to. He told me Corporate would be sending people to both stores. Jason told me that if I wanted a phone he would credit me a month of service, as a way to wash 'the activation fee'... On top of that Jason gave me a credit for the next 6 months of service turning my monthly $35 payment into a $20 payment. I agreed to this. I proceeded to get a newer phone; paying the store about $72 in total. Boost Mobile worked with me! The dealers 20/20 Mobile ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED. If you are going to upgrade a phone, be sure to call into Customer Care, it will be worth it in the end! Thank you Boost Mobile; and fellow consumers, beware of BOOST MOBILE STORES.
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2018
I have been a loyal customer for years. Always paid on time. Recently I lost my Brother after weeks of being in a coma and fighting. My payments are due on the 14th. I have automatic payment but due to the situation I had to use money from the card I use for payment by accident, I realized it and made the payment on the 14th, they counted it as late because they count the 13th at midnight the due date. I work using my phone so I need to upgrade for more storage space. So I am not eligible for an upgrade because of I paid my bill on the date it’s due which is the -4th and not a day earlier which is the 13th at midnight.
Being a loyal customer should have been the important thing. I was treated very poorly and customer service was rude. I do not recommend Boost mobile to anyone. There’s no one that you can speak with in a situation like this. In one month I have buried three family members. There was no compassion or understanding. A couple of hours difference in paying my bill after years of consistency and I was treated like I was nothing.
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018
I was looking over my bank statements because it's something that I tend to do monthly and I noticed two $20 charges from Boost. I called them they said they didn’t do it and I looked on my account. There’s no record of it but the money is being sent to the same place my phone bill is.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2018
We went to pay our bill to the owner of Boost Mobile at 3706 Ringgold Rd. Chattanooga, TN. When I gave a MILD complaint he attacked us, we were all gay, we are nice gays. He called us ** and then to cover up his crimes... he called the police, we went home terrified and in tears, I'm Wayne we called police and sprint, this was a major hate crime, we have called our lawyers.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2018
I switched over to Boost during their promo a few months ago. Worst mistake I ever made. I didn't have phone service or internet service for over 3 days, and I was dependent on my phone for work. I thought it was the new phone they gave me free, but my son didn't have any service either. I went into Boost to see what the issue was. Oh... They're working on a service issue in the area. Why didn't the two tell us that when he switched me over? Was my first clue that they aren't customer care oriented.
The following week I received a text msg from Boost stating that a credit had been added to the primary account, but when I clicked on the link, it wasn't showing up. I didn't think anything of it until I went to pay for our service. The store too said that a credit hadn't been applied to either account, and asked why would've I have even gotten a credit. Told him because we paid for a service that we couldn't access for almost a week, so I assumed Boost was refunding us that monetary lose. He told me I needed to call customer care line.
What a ** nightmare and waste of my breath. I called customer care, and amazingly, guess what. They had a record of every text sent to me, except the one stating a credit was added to the acct. I was basically called a liar repeatedly, spoken down to, he went to "talk" to a supervisor. 20 mins later, he comes back, mumbles half a sentence and hangs up on me.
If I didn't love this damn phone so much, that would've been the end of Boost getting any of my hard earned money again. That, and my son also had an iPhone thru them, and surprisingly, not really, we're still fighting to get it unlocked. He's been with them for a year and half. Oh, I went into the store to pay my bill this month, after an hour, my service still wasn't restored. No answer when I called the store, went to the store, door was locked. WTF? Two hrs later, they're having a system issue and he doesn't know when the money will be applied to my account. Again, when aren't they having freaking service issues. I asked for a refund and I would just pay it over the phone, because I don't trust anyone in that company anymore. Customer care always tells you that you have to go to the store to resolve an issue, and the store reps tell you that you have to call customer care. If anyone actually answers the phone, you're in luck.
I was happy with AT&T, I never had service issues with them, had fast, unlimited data. Unlike Boost, after 2 days into my month, they're saying I've exceeded data limits. I hadn't even touched my phone besides texting because I was working 14hrs a day. Don't get caught In their slimy web. If I could unlock this phone, I would be running right back to AT&T.
They lie, don't stand by their word and product, worst customer service I've ever experienced in my life. Paying for service for 2 phones, that we can't even access because our data is gone on the second day, and it's not slow, the internet just stops. It times out, can't do anything with it, not even use the GPS. After this month, I'm done, I'm not giving them anymore more money for basically just a texting service. Once they unlock my son's iPhone that he busted his ** to save up for and but, they won't be getting money for his plan either. Run to any other company but Boost, seriously.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2018
They’re thieves honestly! They just steal your money. Worst service ever. The representatives are never help either! They just rotate the calls and they keep asking you the same questions, “May I have your name, account pin and the reason for calling...” When you finally get tired of answering those questions and ask for a supervisor they take FOREVER!!! NEVER getting Boost again. Anything but Boost! Do yourself a favor and skip the hassle.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2018
Do not get this service. Look into any provider than Boost or Sprint. Their service across the country is less than spotty at best. Their salespeople and service techs will outright lie to you about the phone and service. Don't think their prices are good until you really looked at what you get for the money. Their unlimited is not unlimited, they will slow your service down after a couple of gigs. And SLOW is the word. The phones are junk, I called with problems and was told it is not the service or the phone. It is an Android issue. Calls to Android and I was told it is a Boost problem, their phone service. Other services, like Verizon or ATT, are a much better deal and you get real service in more areas of the county and real support for your money. Boost will just take your money and string you along.
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2018
Go with another carrier. RUN!!! DO NOT BUY FROM BOOST!!! Buyer Beware, they will not make it right with you. I did call Apple and it is not an Apple issue. I bought an iPhone 6 from them and there is no call waiting feature in the settings under phone. I did a 3 way call with Apple and Boost and the Apple representative explained that it is not an Apple issue to the Boost carrier. Save yourself the HEADACHE!
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2018
I have used Boost mobile for a couple of years, as I am retired and it is the cheapest option. Lately, I am receiving 10 scam calls a day from Boost's Area and prefix mobile numbers. When I call the numbers back I am told they don't exist. It is very annoying, having been a telecom executive. Obviously Boost is selling non-functioning numbers to scammers for a big price. This is clearly illegal, but the FCC is not prosecuting. By copy of this note I will alert. I guess the only option is to return to T-Mobile.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2018
ZTE Max: The owner Kim will not stand behind anything she sells. I bought three phones. One worked two days and quit (yet I have a family plan). I need a working phone. This is the worst store I've ever seen. Rude. Uncaring.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2018
Warning!!!! Do not order a phone online!!! There will be so many problems: no record of a order; delivery; missing items; phone won't work then to top it off you won't be able to find a number for returns and if you do you won't have one number that matches theirs that they are requiring you to have in order to get a return mailing label. What I don't get is why their 10 days is Mon - Fri; no weekends but our 10 days include weekends. So by the time it's all said and done you are stick with the phone.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2018
I have spent the past two days attempting to get $18.23 returned to me from Boost Mobile and close my phone account with them as they do not service Stoddard w/o I say attempting because at first their phone reps tried to convince me that they did indeed cover Stoddard and that their own website coverage map which shows it's a offline area where you are roaming is wrong.
After they bounced my call through several people trying to convince me of this they then transferred me to a "account specialist " who told me the same thing and when I finally got through to her my account is getting closed one way or another. She informed me I can not get a refund of the $18.23 on my account because they detected usage on my phone which has been suspended for a while and since two weeks ago has a fully busted non functioning screen which knowing this I basically said, "Bull I paid for a full month's service which I did not use. I would like my money back."
The account specialist then launched into a speech about how they are not authorized to return money and she needs to submit a request and she knows the request will very likely not be approved but I told her to submit it and she said she did then ended the call so I called back today trying to close the account again and get my 18.23 returned and they started to repeat everything from the day before.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018
1 out of 5, reviewed on Aug 08, 2018. I was with Boost on a prepaid plan for one year, every now and then do change the plans without any information and when we do recharge we get ripped off. If we call customer service you’ll get rude answer stating that the plan doesn’t exist anymore and when we ask them about the responsibility of informing on change of plan, they just say customers are the one have to look for the changes of that every time before doing the recharge. They do change the plan content keeping the same name to changed plan to confuse the customers so that they can rip-off as much as they can before the customers notice it. If anyone wants I can provide all recharge and ripped off history. Never trust BOOST.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2018
Good morning. I am very upset about the way Boost Mobile has changed and is becoming unsatisfied nowadays to its consumer. I have been a Boost consumer for many years. On August 1 I ordered a phone online for my son. I received an order number and tracking number. I track my package with their carrier company which is FedEx. FedEx supposedly delivered my package on August 3 and left it outside of my building without a signature or anything. I never received my package. I was informed that I should call Boost Mobile so that they can file a claim with FedEx.
I was on hold for at least 3-5 minutes. I spoke to a representative and then put on hold to be transferred to another representative in technical support and then on hold and transferred a third time to speak with someone else in the order department to try and resolve the problem, just to be told that I have to make a police report and fax it or email it to them in order for them to investigate and send me a replacement phone. This is truly unfair to me that I must do all the work for something that I purchased and the carrier they deal with lost when it's not my fault I didn't receive my package. Boost should take credit for this. And do their job or change their outlook on what shipping company they use to deliver the packages. I'm very upset and dissatisfied.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2018
Never trust their "unlocked phones" because they are not really "unlocked". They fool you by showing a discount online and on the phone. Their customer service on the phone usually say good things about their phones, they told me to "check out their unlocked phones" online and purchase the phone. Well, but they never say it has to be their customer for 1 year to get this really unlocked. You wasted your cash and stuck with this phone and it's poor signal here. Well, you either keep using this phone and pay for the poor service, for one year. Or you just cut your loss and hand this useless new phone. The service is terrible. No connection in many areas. Their coverage map is a joke. It has the worst signal as we all know.
I really wish I had read all of the negative reviews before I bought this phone from them. What waste of money and time. If you don't believe it, I have the recorded phone conversation with a customer service person on the phone. He indeed SAID they have these nice unlocked phones, but he DID NOT say it's actually locked for 1 year. Total misleading, such a spam. I can share the recorded voices. But I better not to publish the footage, it's illegal to record phone conversations without the other party's consent and acknowledgment. But you can try, call them and ask about their service and phones, they will say the same thing. But they will not mention to you the 1 year requirement. No wonder so many people are complaining about the same issue.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2018
I left the store with a new cell phone that had not one of my contacts and the damn person or people who work there refused to answer my calls. I called over 200 times the following day (the store). And I was repeatedly treated in a condescending, dismissive, and demeaning manner by Boost Mobile customer service - Do not let them treat you this way as well. It was disgusting and I am ashamed for ever walking into one of their God forsaken stores that are continually being closed.

Reviewed Aug. 4, 2018
I bought a phone from Boost and they told me it was 32GB and I paid about $100 for it. I get it home and it's only 16GB. The two girls that work there lied to me. They will not return the phone so I called my bank to dispute the charges. Now it is just one huge headache. I want you to not do business with this company.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2018
I made an account with CA just to review the customer service dept of Boost Mobile. I have been on the phone with Boost 3 times and received 3 different answers. I am trying to get a new SIM card to activate a Sprint S9+. 1st conversation was great no problems, SIM card was "sent" and to be delivered by FedEx. No SIM delivered. Called and asked what happened, and after 30 minutes of talking to someone, they told me my phone wasn't unlocked. They were to transfer me to Samsung to find a solution (they would do the talking).
Transferred, no Boost associate, wrong company to call, disconnected. I called Sprint on my own, Phone was already unlocked, no problem with it. Called Boost back. The next person told me my phone was not compatible and to sell it and buy one of theirs. I checked my phone compatibility on the Boost site... Compatible... SIM kit available for $9.99!!! And here I thought speaking to someone would be the better choice! Ridiculous and unacceptable...
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2018
Bought iPhone 6 and used the service for 6 months. Service was terrible. Couldn't use the phone very often in the house or in certain spots. When I cancelled the service I called customer service to get the phone unlocked so that I could go back to AT&T. Told me they cannot unlock the phone because I haven't had service with them for a year. Really!!! I bought the phone not them so it should not matter. So if you go with this company just buy a cheap phone. In my opinion don't waste your time.
Reviewed July 26, 2018
I have been with BOOST MOBILE for over 1 year. I have noticed that I keep getting alerts that my data has exceeded my USAGE for the MONTH. If I'm paying for UNLIMITED... Why am I receiving alerts about being capped until the next billing cycle? I'm gonna leave.
Reviewed July 24, 2018
So basically I order "two" iPhone 6S Plus off the Boost Mobile website and they told me that it was gonna take 3-5 days to come. So I'm over here sitting all to get my order be they have told me that my phone was coming at 8:00 pm come to that day my phone never showed up or anything and I just want to know if I'm gonna get my refund because if I don't that will be my last time working with this company because I feel like what's the point of me working with company if they gonna me happy because they not delivered my stuff.
Reviewed July 23, 2018
I've been long-term customer with Boost and 5 months ago moved to my new location when I noticed my data being consumed without me using it. I called Boost several times, outside of the USA the only call centers they have and they are rude, hang up, transfer without telling, and basically called me a liar. Boost even ask what websites I visit, don't I have privacy? I reported to the FCC and Sprint/Boost executive office contacts me. The lady's name was Shannon who seemed sweet at first offering up 75% off purchasing a new device with a new IP address as per my request, however, I politely decline because I had just purchased a second device to see if it was in fact my device at fault.
The second device not anyway linked to my same information was linked without my knowledge. I was getting texts about the payment for the new device to my PRIMARY device so I informed Shannon and asked how... She did an investigation and said it was a systematic error! But stands firm that my data consumption is valid. Error error error, they need to get this figured out because I'm sure I'm not alone. In my honest opinion, I feel our identities and service plans are being mirrored, cloned, hacked somehow some way in Sprint/Boost's so-called secured Network. I'm on a small contract and have moved it up and down to please them, and was even told by one rep, "prepaid is not worthy of the service as contract would be." I'm just putting this out there. Boost needs to shape up or ship out!
Reviewed July 19, 2018
Cancel order - Never buy a item off Boostmobile.com. It’s like they don’t want to refund you your money. They make you wait forever but it didn’t take long for them to take your money. I been with Boost Mobile over 10 years and I am switching phone companies. They are the worst ever!!!
Reviewed July 18, 2018
I been with Boost Mobile for 15 years and never had a problem until last few months. I used to get great service in my home now I can't even get online or make phone calls or texts. Very dissatisfied. Ready to change companies both my personal account and business accounts.
Reviewed July 17, 2018
Well I have been with Boost Mobile for over 5 years and I never had so many problems with my phone until this year when I bought my iPhone. I don’t think it’s the phone. I think it’s their service, I have been getting so many drop calls, my phone has been freezing, not able to use phone when you go so far out of town and all other stuff. So with being said they send my phone a signal and it still did the same thing. I ask them to unlock my phone so that I can go to a different carrier but they refused even though my phone is paid in full.
They tell me about a 12 month policy that they don’t inform their customers about and until the time comes that you want to switch then here is this 12 month unlocking policy which don’t make sense for them to hold you their service if it sucks. So they credited me $60.00 dollars but again my phone still does the same thing. I just need help unlocking my phone without having to pay extra because my phone is paid in full. I already spoke with managers and supervisors which is not the same in their company, but no solution was ever solved. I want to get this issue resolved and switch to different company because they have poor customer service and poor phone service.
Reviewed July 16, 2018
For over 3 months I have been having data speed issues with all 4 of the phones on my plan. 2 iPhones 2 Android phones. I call Boost at least 1-2x a week and no one can give me an answer as to why my download speeds are at .50 Mbps when they should be 6-8 Mbps! Had an Apple customer rep on the line today with me and when she requested they give us a manager the Boost Mobile rep refused!!! So done with Boost! Going to another service.
Reviewed July 13, 2018
Been a user of iPhone for 10 year, been with Boost Mobile for 4 years now. Updated from iPhone 5 to a 6s fast. Find out I'm not able to get voicemail alert and the visual voicemail has been pulled. Boost tells me my Apple iPhone 6 does not supported. How can a $450 phone in 2018 not supported it, if I wanna know if I have voicemails I need to call it in like in the old days 3/6 times a day. A complete joke. Will be canceling service, spend over 5 hours with Boost rep today. A complete waste of time. They are not helpful and don't seem to know anything about the company they work for.
Reviewed July 11, 2018
Last night {07/10/2018} I was text messaging with my granddaughter and the subject came up: "where can I pay my phone bill?" Just as I gave her the website, an AD POPPED UP with the picture of a phone as well as a spiel about the phone and boost website. I was stunned! Now I have ADS in my text messages? I called the company, the customer service rep. {Benjamin} was polite and helpful, he made me aware that there is an APP that has to be removed in order to prevent the ads. Stunned, I DELETED ALL BOOSTMOBILE APPS.
Reviewed July 5, 2018
My wife and myself stayed with Boost Mobile from June 2017 to July 2018. We live in the very center of Silicon Valley, next to Apple HQ. The signal was bad in the entire area, download speeds sometimes 10-100x lower than marketed - both on an iPhone and an HTC phone - and it was impossible to hold a VOIP conversation for more than 5 mins without dropping. Noise in the normal calls as well.
Finally, when we decided to cancel the service and move to T-mobile, we were not able to unlock the phones without a long fight with their customer service (that is likely based in India, unaware of the actual issues, and mechanically repeat memorized answers). The cherry on top was when they tried to convince my wife that we were ineligible to have the phones unlocked because a year has 13 months and we were customers for only 12 months... Up to now her iPhone remains locked to their network and it's unclear if they will unlock it or not. Customer service in their stores also cannot (unwilling or not capable?) help and can only refer us to the phone number of the call center in India. This was the worst experience ever with a carrier for us. Happily switched to T-Mobile.
Boost Mobile Company Information
- Company Name:
- Boost Mobile
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- www.boostmobile.com