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

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

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePriceStaffRates

    Reviewed Jan. 26, 2024

    So I went in to get new phones and switch service. I was told it would be one price and when he got done it was $328.00 for two phones. I knew something was wrong. I had switched my service, it shouldn't be that much so I went to another one and sure enough I was told by the other Boost my phones were supposed to be $230.00 with insurance out the door because I switched service I wasn't offered anything to protect my phone or nothing, just given the phones. My apps didn't switch over, none of my accounts. It's really hard and the other boost helped me. He said I was cheated out of $100.00. I have never had to pay pass $300.00 for switching my service. I don't have Apple phones, just Android. This is a hot mess and I want my $100.00 that he overcharged me for. I'm not stupid. I will never buy anything from them again. Rip off.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedMaintenance

    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2024

    I have been with Boost for 6 months. I just recently got a new phone, they never sent me a sim card with the new phone that I ordered online. They told me to put my sim from my old phone in the new phone, they tried to activate it didn't work. Went to the Boost store, the guy gave me the wrong sim card to a different phone company. It didn't work. I called Boost, they tried to activate my new phone. Would not work, wrong sim. So now I am waiting for the right sim cause they told me it had to be orange or a black sim card and will have to wait 3 to 5 days for it so if this sim don't work I will be switching back to Metro.

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    Customer ServiceTechSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBillingRates

    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2024

    My phone was stolen, I immediately called Boost Mobile customer service. I was told they were suspending my account so the phone would not be used and I would not lose the month of service I had paid for 2 days prior. This would NOT end up being true. They wanted me to pay full price for a replacement since I was 2 months shy of an upgrade: not gonna happen.

    Fast forward 3 weeks, I receive an email stating my bill would be coming due in 3 days. I decided to switch since I would be getting a better phone 75% cheaper than staying with Boost. Apparently you have to call them and get your account number so I called as I sat in the parking lot of new cell provider. After 2 failed attempts to "keep me" as a loyal customer ($50 offering) I said no thank you. That's when they proceeded to play games. I was put on "hold" and no one came back. I called back and had to jump the hoops again talking to 2 more people having to re-explain the story and again and give them "verifying information" that it was me. More games....Then I was asked to provide my last 3 payment amounts and exact dates to verify me AGAIN on the same call I was already "verified".

    My bill amount was always the same every month but my dates paid weren't. I was off on the TIME (not date) it was paid and was told I would need to drive 25 minutes to the closest store to verify my identity. This is an hour into this ordeal and I am ready to flip out. I drive to the store get my account number and return to new cell store. They tell me I have to get a transfer pin (wasn't told this during my boost store visit or 5 calls to Boost "customer service").

    I call again and jump the hoops and again I get transfered to a department that has to give me the pin and again was placed on hold another 32 minutes. I hang up and call back a 7th time. After 2 more people needing to "verify" me I get to the "transfer pin gatekeeper" in which I advise him He is on speaker phone with the entire new cell store, customers, sales staff and myself. After more ridiculous verification steps, 20+ minutes waiting for all this system protocols on boost's part to get me this "holy grail" transfer pin I get it and hang up. Whole account number, pin process and drive time: 2.5 hrs. Picked out my phone got set up with everything I could possibly need and then some at new cell provider and was out the door in 20 minutes! SMH NEVER AGAIN BOOST! HORRIBLE, MISSLEADING AND CHILDISH! #teamuscelluar

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceStaffBillingHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Jan. 20, 2024

    I've been with Boost since I was 15 (2005) and the experience has been going well. The plans were great. The service matched that energy and I honestly had no complaints. Now around I started noticing little changes. Nothing here and there like if you were late paying your bill you could still receive calls and text for a while. You couldn't call or text back but you could answer and see the msg. Take that away. Ok that's new but ok now 2023 my phone stops charging. The port is broken. No problem right?. Go to my handy-dandy Boost one store and find a jack, I go to checkout and my payment is unaccepted. Well who doesn't take money?. So I called customer service and explain the issue. The rep tells me. "Oh yes we are aware of this problem. You have to email the address on the site and wait for a response as to why." But in the meantime if I could borrow a phone from a friend or family member that would help Until I get a response.

    Now at this point I'm looking at my bank account to find a direct deposit statement from Boost Mobile. I wasn't aware that I worked for them too. That was new. Needless to say that was a dead-end. I understand you're trying to make changes but you're not helping the customer at all. Whoever took over or is taking over. You're stinking up the joint. Ps: I tried to give 0 stars but it wouldn't let me.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoveragePriceRates

    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2024

    I ordered a phone a year ago now and I am now getting emails about them charging me full price for a phone that they say is $300 but it's less than $100 phone. They want to charge me because I never activated the phone but after countless days of trying new sim cards they sent in the mail they said the phone could not be used and I would need to purchase another one. I told them to take the phone back and was told no to keep it or drive 5 hours to a store and see if they can fix it to where it will work. Now they want to charge me for something I offered to return. I would not recommend this company to anyone! They are predatory and have terrible customer service.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2024

    I've been using Boost Mobile for over a year. From 01/02/2013 to 01/17/2024. I've consistently asked to have my devices Sims be unlocked but Boost mobile who's owed by Dish network. Simple math. Boost mobile says that I need to be with them for 12 months which I have but yet they will not unlock my devices. I've called the FCC complaint line and I have a case against them. This is ridiculous. This company is a scam.

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    Refunds & PayoutsStaffBillingTimeliness

    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2024

    I paid for a month of Boost in order to obtain a transfer number to switch services to **. On the day I made payment my service was also canceled with Boost as I was activated with **. Boost is now telling me I cannot get a refund even though my service was canceled the same day I made my payments. One employee told me that my payment was consumed by the system; whatever that means. So anyone that cancels boost that has an outstanding balance on their monthly fees will not get a refund. That is robbery to the 100th and 20th degree. I don't like boost. I will never go back. I will encourage others to never use their service. They cheat customers out of a lot of money and I am really pissed off.

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    Customer ServicePriceMaintenanceStaffTransparency

    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2024

    I am experienced the worst phone company ever in 2024. I had a very important phone call that I was on hold for for at least 45 minutes to an hour all for me to be connected and for the call to abruptly drop and it seems like all my calls have been dropping lately. I couldn't call out and no one can call me. I have to literally be connected to Wi-Fi in most times that gets disconnected. I am over the fact that I call customer service to try to fix the problem or see if there's anything that I may need to do to update my phone. But all updates have been updated.

    The customer service rep that I had spoken to on January 11th at around 4:30 did not reassure me, pretty much told me that a tower was down. When I asked the question the phone went silent and he was still on the phone and he wasn't talking so to not reassure me or either give me help. I give this company no stars if possible. This was pretty much unprofessional and I feel as if my needs are not being met considering that I have a total of four phones with this company and I'm paying the money that I paid to have services that I do not have or receive. So as of this week I am no longer going to be doing business with Boost Mobile. I will take my business elsewhere and get phones with someone else. The service suck! Kind regards, a very upset customer who pays too much money for a phone or phones that don't work. Boost you have to do better if you want our money!

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsStaffBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2024

    I spoke to a representative name Amanda and I just told him a new job but I've been paying my bill on time since 2018. I just was going to get paid two days after my due date and I have an autistic kid that's on my line. I just asked for them to please let me have some time to pay the bill when I get paid and they said because it's the prepaid service that they can't do anything about it but yet a couple weeks ago when I'm on the phone with another representative they said that they were going to credit me for months when I couldn't pay $100 and something dollars. So how did that change from then to now?

    I'm not happy with that service. I'm a loyal customer but for a company that cares about their money more than their customer's struggles that's sad. I'm very, very disappointed how they handle a loyal customer when I paid on time every month. People please watch out the companies that you get and how they treat their customers even after almost 20 years of great service

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2024

    I’ve been with Boost Mobile for over 10 yrs and service was great. 3 phones on my account. Ever since they’ve gotten a new system, there’s no assistance with bills and they now send your bill notification 1-2 days before it’s due. Normally they’d notify you a week prior! Also, they used to let you extend or make partial payments, not anymore. New coming customers get discounts and assistance, nothing for existing customers at all! Currently looking for a new phone carrier that will value me as a customer!! Completely unsatisfied!

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    Tech

    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2024

    Boost Mobile is junk. I always get a message that I don't have voice service. Their mobile service has a rewards program. Logging in you get 5 cents. Spin the wheel you earn more. Well it's always 5 cents, and at times it's not even added to the account. Boost is nothing but a gimmick. I went to boost to save money. In the end I spending what I had before. So I will be looking for another provider.

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    BillingRates

    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2024

    I am trying to make a few dollars to pay on my bill and the games don't work. As soon as you get to the point where you could make some money they won't come on specifically the videos and why is it you always get the lowest rate like the five little bitcoins which is 5 cents. Why don't you ever get the thousand which would be a dollar???

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedTransparency

    Reviewed Jan. 1, 2024

    In a nutshell, tax apparently went up on phone plan, I already paid a few days early. Their computers hadn't updated as of the time I paid. My phone was cut off for the difference of a penny. I'm in the process of hopefully getting some compensation for this. I've been with them since 07, if not I'll move on. Customer service is key to retaining OLD SCHOOL customers.

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    Contract & TermsCoverageHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2023

    I decided to sign up with boost. Boost offered an iPhone 12 during Black Friday. The service agreement says I can downgrade or cancel at anytime. It’s a lie, a lower service plan is not available. They say only the $60/ month plan is available. So now my only option is to Cancel, which I will do. Stay away from Boost.

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    Customer ServiceTechSales & MarketingPriceRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2023

    I decided to try Boost Mobile out for a month. Are you still like them when they first came out and thought that I would try them again. Not only do they advertise that you get unlimited data which is not true. They change their terms to be only for 30 days. You take your payment information off but they'll still charge your card. Without your permission. And then when you ask for a refund they tell you that you can't because they decided to start the new account. I switched to Straight Talk. I have unlimited data for the whole month without my service ever ending. Plus the towers are more frequently around my area so I do not have to reset my phone consistently. I feel sorry for the way that they run their business and they scam people.

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    Customer ServiceStaffBilling

    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2023

    Today I was on the phone with the care service about a reboost card for over an hour to find out that it's only good to pay your monthly bill. That's sad. You can't use it for data or anything else. I just want to know why is that? It's been over 2 years and that's not fixed. Please help. Something not right about that.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2023

    In Nov and Dec this company has ended our service early for no reason were on auto pay. I contacted them, asked why we’re suspended, they said it was a glitch to wait for IT team. We actually had to wait until auto pay date to be turned back one. Dec they never rest our data, a week later still not reset, keeps telling me to wait. We have no data on one phone since it never was reset in Dec 11th. They take your money but don’t give you the service you pay for. They tell you to wait for IT team that means wait till next autopay and hope it’s fixed. Ridiculous especially when they’re get $150 a month! They’re committing fraud and getting by with it taking our money and not giving us what we pay for.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2023

    I have been with this company for over 10 years and they just keep getting worse. My phone was stolen. It took them a whole month to send my replacement then when I call in to reactivate a line I never got to use cause of it being stolen they're telling me I'll have to pay when I was told I wouldn't have to. The customer service is horrible. They care for their customers at all.

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    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2023

    I've been a Boost Mobile customer for about 10 plus years. Just recently I became a Boost One customer. What about five six months ago I seen where you if you're a loyal customer everybody Cycles you get 50 free boost points. It's been six billion cycles and I still have not received my points.

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    Customer ServiceTechBilling

    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2023

    The worst phone provider in the last year, ever since they switch over my data usage hasn't been the same, I can't restart my plan, and the customer service has been horrible, I'm switching out of Boost to SIMPLE Mobile. Boost went down the toilet, payment, customer service, and data usage.... Boost sucks.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2023

    My wife and I have been loyal customers for years, when we upgraded our plans, hers faulted and customer service just blows smoke whenever contacted and nothing ever gets fixed. Do yourself a favor if you're considering this company, just light your money on fire (at least you'll be warm for a few minutes).

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    Customer ServiceStaffBilling

    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2023

    I have only been with Boost Mobile since July 2023. And, I have been having issues with their services since day one. I cannot make calls, calls dropped, calls will go straight to voicemail, text messages are not being delivered, Internet connection is a problem. Everything is wrong with their service. Nothing is working right. I been to a boost mobile store and they only want to do the basic troubleshooting. I have been on a chat with a representative and they will do the same thing. They will turn your phone off if you miss one day to make a payment. But want you to go all month with the proper service. I wanted my phone unlocked and boost mobile refused because I was with them less than a year. So, I have to buy a whole new phone. I will not recommend this company to the dead.

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    Customer ServiceCoverageBilling

    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2023

    For the last five months or so, Boost Mobile has offered me abysmal customer service, unreasonable and over-priced billing for what they offer, and poor coverage. I'm quitting them and I suggest you do so as well!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 14, 2023

    I signed up. They gave me a new number. This number was a ‘landline’ and a VoIP (?) line. When I called someone, it displayed as ‘restricted’ so no one knew I was calling. I asked them to show my name and number. They said it would take 7 days because a ‘third party’ handled it. 7 days later and it was never changed. I left. Also, call me whatever you want but their agents speak English very poorly and it is extremely hard to understand them. ALL agents are from India. They do not hire Americans and that’s pretty crappy. I wouldn’t use this company if they were the last phone company on earth.

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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2023

    When I signed up for service. I wanted the $25 a month plan but they gave me the $40 plan. I've tried to get it change but they won't do it. They give me the code to change carrier. So they would rather lose customer than to give customer what they want.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & AppMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2023

    Online the map showed 5G at my house. Get the phone and guess what...0 bars. Does not work. Called customer service where 2 representatives admitted that while it shows 5G on their website-In their system it shows 0 bars. They opened a complaint for me which...shocker- never resolved. So I wasted over 200 for a phone and 1 month service I could not use.

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    Sales & MarketingHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2023

    Upgraded from the $25 plan (30GB) to the $60 Unlimited Plan (35GB). Advertising shows just that, not saying that whatever data you've already used on previous plan will not reset! So basically, you're paying 35 extra dollars for 5GB....when you could just go to add-ons and add a few GB for a few dollars. That product is very misleading! Plus, they're not budging on accommodating a loyal customer with a few credits for Data or nothing!! Lol. Told me I could purchase some as an add-on!

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2023

    I just got off phone with a guy named Andy (short for Andrew) from New Jersey! This guy was the absolute best customer service person I have ever had, he was patient, very knowledgeable, and incredibly helpful. I was not planning on buying a phone or switch to Boost, not at all, I was just shopping and comparing.

    However, after speaking with Andy and the options he laid out and the awesome deals he was offering along with the top-notch service I felt very confident in going with one of the deals he offered, I'm getting a better phone than I have now for 5.00 dollars a month and my plan is as good or better than my current plan. My current phone is over 5 years old and is having problems so it's time to do this.

    On top of that, if I don't like the phone I get from boost I have 30 days to return it and get the other phone I was debating on getting, more expensive than the one I decided on but overall I will still be paying less than I am now. The phone I am getting is the A23 for 5.00 a month and the other was the S23 which is 20 something a month, 799.00 total I believe and the plan is 25.00 dollars a month for unlimited everything. This also includes tax, so whatever state you're in you'll be paying that tax amount, I am in CA rip off state and our tax is 18%, (thanks Gavin N.).

    Anyway, I hope this all works out well, I've had boost in the past and I never had any issues with them, I switched because I was struggling big with money and I found a better deal and boost would not match it so I left after being with them for years. Now I am back thanks to their great rep Andy from New Jersey, love Jersey Mikes subs, the best! That's my spule!

    God Bless America. Merry Christmas! And yes Santa is real, the Santa story comes from a Bishop. The character of Santa Claus originated from a 3rd-century monk called Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas lived in modern-day Turkey and became well-known for his kindness and generosity – it is believed that he gave away all his inheritance to the poor and needy, and devoted his time to serving those less fortunate. The story is he inherited a lot of money from his parents and then gave to the poor. He would sneak into homes and put gifts into their stockings hanging on the fire place hence where the current tradition comes from! Jesus had a major impact on this planet and we are very lucky for this!

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceBilling

    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2023

    I went to Boost Mobile in Muscle Shoals, AL, to swap from ATT to Boost to save money. However, after spending 3 hours in the store they could not get my phone to make or receive calls. After they took my payment, they told me the phone was locked and I would have to go to ATT to get unlocked. I went to the ATT store and was able to get it unlocked through their customer service. I then went back to Boost Mobile and they still could not get the phone to make or receive phone calls. Boost said to give it 24 to 48 hours. I gave it 48 hours and still not able to make or receive calls. Worked with them for another hour and they stated it was an ATT problem. Then called ATT and worked with their lead Tech for 1-1/2 hours and still could not make or receive phone calls.

    It was also suggested to do a factory reset which I did. Still did not work. I then had to switch back to ATT. In order to switch back I had to get Boost to release my number. Well guess what, they had to call my phone number (you know the one that cannot make or receive phone calls) to get my permission to release the number. I could receive text, but they would not text me for the approval. So I ended up having to change my number. The icing on the cake is that they will not refund me the $70.89 I paid them for a service that would not work. Called their support line and the manager "SAM" told me that since I called in the 10 day window, that I could get a refund and it would take 2-3 days. "SAM" even gave me a reference number.

    They close the ticket in 2-3 days but still have not received a refund. Called back after 7 days, and they told me they do not know why "SAM" told me that. They cannot refund me and that I would have to go to the store to get a refund. I called the store and they told me that I could not get a refund because it was after 7 days and furthermore, since I brought my own device they will not refund the activation fee or the monthly fee. They did tell me if I had bought a device from them that they would have been able to refund me. My recommendation is to stay very very far away from Boost Mobile.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingRefunds & PayoutsHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2023

    They lied, and when I tried to find my order the runaround was more than I could take. My bank said they are unsafe on the web. Now for my holidays I am out of a phone, service. Now I am out of service with no phone, no gift for my son. Meanwhile I now have to work on getting my money back. Life is hard enough, and to get scammed for a damn phone. Hey God Bless.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2023

    Worst phone company. Do not use them! I closed my account over a month ago. They proceeded to take another payment out of my account after it was closed and refused to refund it! Told me to contact my bank but my bank said it would have to be from their end because they actually have the payment. They kept giving me the runaround, weren't making any sense and still refuse to give me my money back! They have done this to a lot of people!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2023

    I spoke with the Supervisor Chen today to let her know that I have called 5 times about I cannot see my phone data. And she tells me she can't do anything about my situation. This Company has bad customer service.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2023

    I can't login to my account for the past week. Auto response is worthless. I'm stuck without a person to resolve. When I try to login, I get a message saying Oops! Something wrong. Try later. Please help.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2023

    They won't unlock my phone even though I have had service for over a year and my phone was paid off the day I got it. Everything about this company is the worst and the employees in the store have no idea what they are doing as if they aren't trained. Go to cricket or anywhere else. This is the worst service and customer service ever.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2023

    I have been with you for 5 years, I use the store at 1735 Texas Parkway Missouri City. My representative, **, helps me every time and treats me like family. He goes above and beyond to ensure I have the best service.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2023

    I pay a lot of money for my phone service and it is the worst service ever. I can't even use my phone at my house because I don't have service I can't use my phone anywhere around here in Michigan because it doesn't have service. Worst ever.

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2023

    This company is absolutely horrible. 5g phone lines for $50 a month is a waste. Don't even add a line for $25 more. I have 6g wifi. I'm on 99% of the time and somehow every month right about week two my phone service just stops. How? Idk!?! When 99% of the time my phone using my wifi to run. Don't waste any money on a company that now has a charge fee of $4 if you call 611. Want to drop a line? Remember they say, "Sure. You will get a credit back if auto pay on." Guess what? You never will get that money back. It's amazing how much they steal from people. I've had this company for over 14 years. Hate this company.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2023

    So I switch two months ago because me and my husband needed faster internet access. We both work from our phones. We were told we had unlimited talk, text, data. Come to find out they lied. There is a cap after you use a certain GB so now our internet is so slow. It takes 15 minutes to load a app or video. I'm so mad because I made sure to ask when we were switching that we really would have unlimited data and they said yes. I never got told about a cap on the data after you use so much. It's false advertising and that's illegal so I promise I'm going to sue them for it. I know it seems like me doing too much but I'm sick of these big companies getting money on lies so I made sure I recorded my call with them so I have proof that I was told I would have unlimited data and then I made sure they said it was a lie and they say that to get money. So I promise I'm going to court and sue them for false advertising.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2023

    I had a four line account with Boost for several years and now I’m with another carrier. They cannot unlock the phone because they cannot locate the whole account. I have emails, PIN number. The phone even says Boost mobile! Like I was a ghost? This is ridiculous. I’ve been on the line with customer service several times and went into the store with no resolution. This is not my fault that somehow my account got deleted but they are making it my issue. This is not acceptable and I recommend that no one else use this carrier!!!

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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2023

    Ever since Boost Mobile switch over to Boost One I've been having problem with the company. When it was Boost Mobile I'd had no problem at all but we went to Boost One I've been having a lot of problem. Boost Mobile made a bad decision switching over to Boost One. I mean I'm having so much problem with this company Boost One app and Boost One whatever. I really do miss Boost Mobile. I wish it would go back to Boost Mobile because Boost Mobile was doing good at all. I'm having problem with them ever since they switch over and that's not a good thing so give me my review. I prefer you guys to go back to Boost Mobile and let this one go away and make it go away and make it disappear because it's not a good app. It's not a good company.

    It's a lot of problem with the company, a lot of people having problems with Boost One company. It's not good. When it was Boost Mobile everybody had no problem at all but when I switch over a lot of bad things happen. They made a bad decision and a wrong decision. They said I feel about this one, it's not good at all. Please switch over back to Boost Mobile. I don't want to change company because of Boost One. I like Boost Mobile. I've been with them for a long time. I don't want to lose myself with them but I have to because of Boost One and a lot of people going to switch over because Boost One you guys going to lose a lot of customer, you guys need to switch back over to Boost Mobile. Thank you.

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2023

    I've added money for my boost service but switched acp program and now I have to pay more money for my service. I was told that I was enrolled in the acp and was given my bill so I added money to pay my bill but I was being told that I needed to pay more money. I can't get a refund of the money that was added to my account therefore I will lose my money because I want to change to another phone company. Acp is acp switched or not. I feel like Boost is forcing me to pay more money in order to start a new service. If I can't afford what is due then why I can't receive my money on my boost account? I added money to have extra data but it's being used even though my service is suspended. Boost mobile is a rip off.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2023

    They advertise they are with the ACP, I have been approved since June. I started calling asking why never applied. They assured me that the next month it would be. Then I tried to go to cheaper plan and said I didn't qualify.. This company is deceitful and dishonest. Every representative I spoke with told me the same thing months prior, yet nothing is done.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePricePunctuality & SpeedMaintenanceBilling

    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2023

    So back in September I called to cancel one line on my plan. They told me I had to wait until the billing cycle ends to disconnect which would have been on Oct 17. And that on that date my new monthly bill would come out. They could not tell me what it would be, just that I had to wait? So okay October 17 comes and I was fully charged for a line I did not have and on top of that they never disconnect the line. I call and they basically tell me that it was an error on Their part and that they put a ticket in to fix it and they should credit me. Okay 2 weeks later, They still didn't disconnect my line and still no credit. So I call again. Now I am told that I am not getting a credit and to read the fine print. I stated to person on phone that the rule should not apply as it was in their error, after arguing back and forth another ticket was put I. To "fix" issue and possibly get a credit. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE EVER!!!! If an error is made due to their error you're SOL and there's nothing they can do!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2023

    I bought 1 GB of extra data. Never receive it. They said I used it which I didn’t. Boost steal people money plain and simple. Now all iPhone users don’t have option. You have to have the $40 plan. Customer service keep you waiting just to tell you they can’t help. Then have a nerve to send surveys to see how service is. What a joke. And you can’t get phone unlock to go to a new company until you had service for a year but they don’t tell you that in the beginning.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2023

    Very bad customer service. Is poor. Take hours to be seen. Talking stop helping a customer to talk to a guy that walked in about getting her lunch when there's like 6 other people waiting. Put other consumers before the ones that came in first.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2023

    I spoke with 5 different people, 1st live chat person had me hold 2mins on every message reply then told me to go to visit a store. I called then was accused of trying to give my son my upgrade when I was trying to purchase a extra phone.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2023

    Made a monthly payment for phone/data service. But when we checked our data gigabytes amount it had not updated with the system. Called Boost Mobile twice on the matter and it was stated that my issue would be elevated to IT and upper management. My daughter's gigabyte is sitting at zero which leaves her without internet when she leaves home and mine is 1.8. We still have 30 days to go without proper service. The issue has not been resolved after two calls. I have paid for a service that wasn't delivered. Either they should fix the problem for a paying customer or refund the money so that business may be conducted elsewhere.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2023

    Ethan at the Muncie location is AWESOME. His customer service skills were amazing. I came in the store 10 minutes before closing and he was so patient and so helpful. He deserves a raise because most would have been mad to work over a whole hour. But, from start to finish he was cool as a fan. THANK YOU ETHAN.

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2023

    30 days of service is not true. I have been going back & forth with them for a long time about this & today I am done. I expect to get what I pay for, I paid for 30 days & that's what I expect, not 29 days & I'm tired of discussing this with them cause the only thing you get from them is, "I understand but there is nothing we can do about it". Well guess what BOOST MOBILE, there is something I am gonna do about it, GOODBYE!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2023

    Boost Mobile is absolute, total garbage! Their cellphone connections are spotty, haphazard and random and data/internet coverage is NON-EXISTENT! An absolute disaster. I would have NEVER chosen them. I had been a long standing customer of Republic Wireless which I was very happy with. Republic was bought out by Dish, which then merged it into Boost. Now my connectivity is non-existEnt. Even after spending an HOUR with their tech support people who are nice but clueless. AVOID BOOST!!!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPricePunctuality & SpeedStaffRates

    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2023

    I have been waiting on an iPhone 11 for two weeks now!! $49.99 iPhone walk out the store quoted price $150.00 tax line phone everything!! Go to another store same company BOOST walk out price $230.00. Was explained all stores are different!! Still no iPhones have been delivered to any BOOST store in our areas. How are you going to advertise a product and not have any of your product in your store on your shelves!!! I am glad that it was not available. Given me an opportunity to try another phone service retailer!! BOOST does not care about gaining new customers even with calling corporate cause you cannot understand them anyway!!! Thank you BOOST for saving me an extra headache!!! Carry On.

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    Customer ServicePriceOnline & AppRefunds & PayoutsRates

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2023

    I order a phone from Boost online for $200 in May 2023. After I ordered the phone, I saw the same exact phone on their website in a different spot for $75. I tried to cancel the order and they told me no, then I tried to get a price match and was also told no. I ordered 2 more phone at $75 each. So the $200 phone arrives and I message to get an RA they said they would email it to me. They didn't, I messaged and called a total of 15 times to get a return authorization and them giving me excuses and telling me they would put notes on my account, keep checking my email blah blah blah. So today I message again and they tell me it's too old to return. I've been trying to return it for months and I guess this was the goal for them the whole time. Been a customer for over 10 years, I will never order anything from them again and plan on switching my family's phone carrier.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2023

    Had an iPhone se with dual esim. 1 was Verizon the other was Boost Mobile for over 2 months with no issues. Got the new iPhone 15 so removed boost mobile esim from iPhone se. Problems happened with the iPhone 15 so I went back to the iPhone se and wanted the esim from boost reinstalled. Called boost and after 35 minutes was told it's impossible to have Verizon and boost together. I explained it was working fine for 2 month I just need it reapplied. She insisted that it was impossible and started to insult my intelligence by saying I must have a physical Verizon sim installed is why it won't work. So I got very irritated and slowly explained for a 3rd time that it was like that for two months how are you going to tell me it's not possible. She then said it's not possible so I hung up, canceled my line. Ridiculous customer service.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2023

    I would highly recommend not using this company unless you want to spend money and only get sos. They will refuse to help without making a phone call but you won’t be able to call as there is no service.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2023

    For over four months I've been in contact with customer service to get a recurring 15 dollar charge for extra data removed because it won't allow me to do it myself. Every month they tell me it will be taken off starting next month. I've even went into a store to have an agent call with no success. Hoping eventually this might be a class action lawsuit and I can recover some lost funds.

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    Customer ServiceHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2023

    They lied to me. Said my phone was not usable on Boost network. Sold me a phone that is locked. I thought going to the boost mobile store would be easier than endless online games. As I have now learned, my old phone is usable.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBilling

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2023

    I've spent several hours over the course of half a year at this point trying to get a refund. Long story short, called to terminate the service, was promised a refund, called back to follow up a month later and was told it's still processing, still nothing after half a year of waiting. Ended up filing a BBB complaint only to have their agent plainly say that they're not refunding me because while the request to cancel happened before the end of the billing cycle, porting the numbers happened after the end of the billing cycle. The agreement clearly states that either request for cancellation *or* porting is sufficient. Now I'm either going through arbitration or small claims over $50. They seem to get away with that on a regular basis, most folks just end up eating the loss rather than go through this, for obvious reasons.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBillingTimeliness

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2023

    I have been with Boost Mobile off and on for 10 years. The three experiences that I have had the first one was that I had four phones on my family plan that was in my name. I gave strict orders that no phone number or phone will be taken off this account without my permission since it was in mine name and they need my PIN number. Well Boost Mobile didn't see it that way and they let my stepdaughter take the phone off my account, give her my PIN number without my permission and never told me that I was paying for three phones not four. After 6 months I found it out. They did give me credit. The second one was an employee was trying to take money off my debit card and I told him, "Absolutely no. I do not give you permission to take any extra money off when I paid my bill." Next thing you know my telephone number that I've had for over 15 years was taken away and I was issued a Tennessee number. I don't live in Tennessee.

    I went to several stores and they're telling me they can't get my number back. Well I had to make a police report and I had submitted that to them. Also my brother and I called. We finally got a hold of someone that believes that I did not change it because I had just gotten out of the hospital from a very bad car accident and this is the number that everybody knew me by. Well I finally got my number back. Well now I paid my bill on September 29th. I have the print out the receipt cuz I pay online. They're sending me that I got to pay my bill on the 27th. I said no I never paid my bill on the 27th. I'm tired of fighting with these employees with customer service. I'm tired of fighting with even the supervisor.

    They will not help me at all with me being a disabled senior with severe medical issues that I need to keep my phone on. They said there's nothing they can do when I first got on there when I would tell him what is going on they would put me on that day-to-day plan and help me with you know putting you know credit on there and then I would pay my bill the next day or two days later they're not even offering that and what I would do when I paid my bill I call them and they would put me back on my family plan. Nothing has been done. Now I have to worry about my phone being turned off on the 27th of October.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedBilling

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2023

    I would NOT RECOMMEND THIS SERVICE TO ANYONE EXCEPT A CHILD. It drops signal a lot and every time it's close to your billing date the data purposely makes your apps run slow. Today my service was cut off for 22cents with my money sitting in my Boost account. I have been having multiple issues with boost this past year and half. Please search for a better phone service.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaffRates

    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2023

    Great Customer service. Great sounds. Great price says this is the place to get a finger than help with your phone. They will take care of you in just a few minutes. Even if you've got things going on with your phone come and see Em.

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    StaffBilling

    Reviewed Oct. 20, 2023

    Paying your monthly bill is always an ordeal. It's a multistep process that includes telling them not to put you in autopay 3 times. You will not be able to speak with a service representative or get a single question answered.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2023

    I've been a customer for 2 years. My 45 dollar card had a error they said. I didn't keep my receipt for it. Didn't think I'd need to. Walmart won't take it back without proof and Boost said too bad for me. So I'm switching. They stole 45 bucks from me and treat me like I'm the thief.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedStaffBilling

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2023

    I have been a customer with Boost for over 20 years. Never really had any major issue with them until recently. I understand with mergers there are a few problems that can arise. Since Boost has been bought by Dish Network, well, one mistake okay but then another the next month with an agent that has no clue or cares what's going on, well, shame on you. Asked to speak with a supervisor but she ignored that request. Problem is I am on a recurring payment plan. I get a 5.00 discount for that and thank you. So I received an email saying payment was successful at 4:07 October 17, 2023. At 4:16 I receive another email saying my phone service is discontinue due to nonpayment. What???? Checked my bank account and yes, payment is pending to come out, 35.00, which discount was not included.

    So went to my BoostOne app to see if I could see what was going on. Waited 10 minutes to receive security code. Never received one. So called customer service. Told her what was going on. She said she saw no payment was made and my phone was suspended and I needed to make a payment. I said, No. Payment was made, I received email and checked my account. Also related my discount for autopay was not applied. She said she sees nothing on my account to reflect that. I said well, I have the email you sent me plus the one 10 minutes last reflecting my account suspended. She asked if I checked my bank account. (Yes, I just related that to you) ?? Was she listening. Well, needless to say we were going around in circles. She said she would apply my discount on the next billing cycle.??? I would have my phone turned back on sometime today. I said sometime, I need it on now.

    As I type this, it is 5 hours later and I cannot make calls, or texts and cannot receive them either. My husband and I have decided it is time for a new company. This should never have happened and as you can see, this is not being resolved to satisfaction. I guess they wanted me to double pay. Not going to happen. And by the way, to the agent who raised her voice to me, I hope time helps you to become a better customer service representative.

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    Customer ServiceTechPriceStaffRates

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2023

    I've been with Boost for 10 years now and I remember before was Virgin Mobile. I have no complain about the signal even though is not perfect but my main complaint is unknowledgeable customer service and terrible policy. Here is my experience: I had 2 lines with them and my wife wanted to switch from AT and T to Boost because of affordability. Finally, we got 3 lines with Boost. I contacted them to put all three lines into one account as Family Plan and they did for $110 a month for all 3 lines. However after a year I was checking the website and I saw they are ripping me off because they offering same plan for existing customers for only $25 a month! So I contacted them but they said I first need to go to Boost Mobile store to separate the lines! A Day after I went to Boost Mobile store in Concord CA and they said, "You need to contact customer service and not come to store!"

    So I contacted customer service and they said, "Due to technological issue we are unable to separate your lines and if you want to have a single line you have to get a new number line from us!" I asked if this technological issue will be fixed one day and they said probably! It's been one year now that every month I call them and still they don't want to separate my lines so I can get a better price plan because they prefer to keep ripping me off! After this, I warn people never go with Boost, never trust Boost as they are the worst. I am now changing provider and happy with the affordability and professionalism of the new provider.

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    Customer ServiceTimeliness

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2023

    Have called over 4 months since new app can't add data. Can't look at upgrades due to the fact the system would not let me nor could customer service do on their end. Put on hold over and over no response. No resolution ever discouraging.

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    Customer ServiceTech

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2023

    DO NOT GET BOOST MOBILE. Their service sucks. I can barely use my phone in my house... Worst service provider out there. If I could I'd give it -100 stars. Do yourselves a favor and shut down already .. you guys obviously do Not know what you're doing when it comes to cell phone service...

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    CoveragePriceRefunds & PayoutsMaintenanceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2023

    Boost mobile was good at first but now Now my iphone isn't getting messages. They did every to fix it, but I am very Upset that a waste of money I paying
    And it doesn't work, plus they charge. $1 To speak to agent try, that's disgusting We are charged like that, highway robbery. I think Boost Mobile should

    Give us. Highway robbery. Our money back For a bad service.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2023

    I had 2 lines with Boost mobile. A and B. Phone A broke and I purchased a new iPhone to replace it. Boost told me my phone was not compatible with their network. They then transferred line B to my new phone instead of line A. Now I have a new phone working with the wrong number and an existing phone with no service. They maintained that my new iphone was not compatible with the network despite it being active with the wrong number on their network.

    I asked them to close my account and I would move the numbers to a different carrier. I activated my incompatible iphone with another carrier. The following week I received a new SIM card from boost and was automatically billed for another month of service for phone B which had been disconnected the week before. I called to request a refund and was told to wait 5 days for the request to be processed and 3-5 days for the refund. I waited 13 days and call to check the status.

    I was told my account was still active and after explaining that phone A was ported to another carrier and phone B was disconnected by Boost 2 weeks prior they again asked that I wait 5 days for the request to be processed and 3-5 days for the refund. So my son has a phone that was working correctly until boost move his number to my phone. I have 4 SIM cards from Boost with no service on any of them and they have not refunded the payment they took for a phone number they disconnected 2 weeks ago.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2023

    Horrible service, horrible customer service and poor network. Look somewhere else. This is not the company you want to have service with especially if you are doing business on your phone. They also billed me after I ported out my number and refused to give me a refund since I had auto pay set up.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBilling

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2023

    On August 3, 2023… I called Boost Mobile and spoke with someone in billing to pay and restore my two grandsons' phone service… I made a payment of $94.00 to have their service restore. At this time their service was not restored. The rep told me to call back at 12:45 pm if their services was not restored… So I called back about 1:15 pm and spoke with another rep and was told to pay the bill again to ensure that their services will be restored and he also submitted a ticket to refund the first initial payment which should show in my account within 10 business days…

    Well after their services wasn’t restored I was informed by a third rep to wait 24-48 hours for their phones service to be restored… So on Aug 5, 23… I called back and spoke with another rep and at this point, I was told that their services couldn’t be restored because their phones had been disconnected for several months and they issued a another ticket for the second refund and I should see the refund in my account within 10 business days… I received my first initial refund on August 7, 23… so I waited a couple of days and I called back and I was told that the second ticket was pending in refund status so give it a couple more days and I should receive the refund.

    On Aug 9, 23, I received a email stating my request has been received. On Aug 17, 23, I called back and spoke with a rep and I was told to give it a full 10 business days to call back on August 21, 23 to find out if the request went through. This rep told me it should be returned back to my bank account on August 22, 23 because that was the full 10 days. So on Aug 23, 23 … No refund was in my account so I called them back and the rep basically told me that since it’s been over 10 days that I had not had a ticket submitted that I was not entitled to my refund and I should dispute the charges with my bank. At this point I was livid… on Sept 29, 23… I received a email from Boost stating my request was closed. So I disputed the charges with my bank and still haven’t received my $94.00 refund… I would not recommend this service to no one.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2023

    Boost Mobile is now Boost Mobile One and they robbed me of my $73.00 credit and charged me more money. Thanks for being shifty thieves. I'll never recommend your service to anyone again. Customer service keeps you on hold forever, and never gets anything done properly.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2023

    We used Boost Mobile for many years. We loved the local Boost store with locations in Davison and Lapeer Michigan. When Boost changed from Sprint to T-Mobile, we could no longer get service at our house. We went to another service provider and cancelled our phones. Five months later we were looking at bank statements and found they kept our account open and accepted autopayments for those 5 months. We called the billing support and were told they would cancel autopay, but they will not refund the 5 payments of $35. I believe they owe me a $175 refund. They told me there is nothing they will do. The great people at the local store are not at fault, Boost Mobile billing cheated us.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2023

    On Saturday October 8th 2023 I called to pay my bill. I was told that the system was down and that I had to call tomorrow morning to make my payment. I call again the very next morning and get told the same damn thing!! Boost get your ** together! People need their phones for work!!

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsBillingTimeliness

    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2023

    On Oct 3 I sent my money in on my dept card of 55.87 to pay my bill. I got email saying my bill was paid in full. The next day they side I still owed them 55.87. I called my bank. They told me it was paid in full. So they shut my phone off. The next day it showers it was paid in full. They kept my money. I have filed a lawsuit.

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    Customer ServiceHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2023

    I wish zero stars was an option! I've been lied to by customer service at every single turn. 1st I was told to purchase a SIM card from this store and that I could activate it online with chat support to get the $10 a month deal. THAT WAS LIE #1, Then when activating online, they made me pay $15 for a physical SIM card that I already purchased and told me my plan would be $15 a month and that they couldn't honor the $10 a month plan. THAT WAS LIE #2! When activating my SIM card they took all my PERSONAL INFORMATION, including my account PIN for my mobile account through another carrier in order to submit a number port request. WHICH I VERIFIED WITH MY CURRENT CARRIER THEY NEVER GOT! That was LIE #3! I WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER, GIVE MY BUSINESS TO BOOST!

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2023

    Since my old phone was broken and Boost was offering a free phone to new customers, I went to the Boost store on South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana on 7/28/23. Got the phone activated at the store and paid $50 for the first month of service. Everything was fine until I got the bill for August. It was $100. Thinking there was a mistake I paid $50 at the same store on 8/25. Service was shut off on 8/28. Ended up calling customer service several times. First I was told that the 8/25 payment was received, but due to some glitch the service wasn't renewed, or whatever, and service would be restored within 48 hours. It wasn't.

    Then I was told that the payment on 7/28 when the phone was activated at the store didn't go through, and if I would look carefully at the payment history in my account there was a minus sign in front of the 7/28 payment. (Someone please tell me why I had service from 7/28 to 8/28 if the 7/28 payment didn't go through.) I would have to take my receipt back to the store and ask them to submit the payment again. By this time it's Labor Day weekend and this particular store is closed for the weekend. (Called around and all of the other stores in South Bend are open.)

    I called customer service on September 3 and spoke with a manager. Ended up paying the other $50 just to get service back, and was assured that I would have a credit on my account when the next bill came around. Now it's October 3 (not October 28) and I get a bill for the next month's service. Paid the bill and called customer service. Told to call back in 48 hours. So far I've paid $200 for 98 days of service when it should be around 122 days. Their customer service is terrible. I'm going back to metrobyt-mobile ASAP.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2023

    I bought Boost Mobile service and tried to activate it and it didn't work. I called for refund 5 days after and followed up one week and the week after but they refused me to give refund. What a Crazy company.

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    Customer ServiceTechRates

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2023

    I would really rate Boost 0 stars. Switched from boost to another company and boost will not unlock my phone. I have called and been to two different boost locations who all said they unlocked my phone but then when I go to the new provider they said my phone is Not unlocked. So now I don't have a phone at all and will probably have to buy a new one. Most unhelpful company I have ever dealt with. I have wasted 2 days trying to deal with the issue and still have the same problem.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2023

    Had to replace my old phone and visited the location at 6073 N HWY 6. in Houston. Their rep. "**", provided me with the latest, greatest & affordable "new version" of what I had. She is very knowledgeable and was a great help. I will be asking for her "specifically" the next time I have a problem.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2023

    I am so glad to be switching from this company, to a new service provider. This has been by far, the worst experience I've ever had with a phone service. My last encounter was them telling me that they would not send me a phone that I had changed my mind about and that they would issue me a refund. Of course, the phone still arrived. I called to get a return label and was told that they would send it to my email. The email never came. I then called back only for them to claim that they had sent it. When I asked them to send it again, they said they were not able to. I then asked to speak with a manager and they informed that one would not be available for 40 minutes.

    I called back the next day, only to be told that I must "foot the bill", to return a phone that they never should have sent to me. When I asked if this would be reimbursed with my refund, the answer was no. This type of nonsense and poor customer service is what underscores my decision to finally leave this company. If you want good customer service, keep looking. Stay far away from Boost Mobile, unless you enjoy being aggravated.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2023

    Phone battery runs too hot, phone lagging, crashes and freezes my phone. Next time I'm switching to ATT. Like this use to be a good company until Boost Mobile shutdown. I'm never using boost mobile again y'all.

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    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2023

    I recently purchased an IPhone 12 last Friday on 9/15. Once I received an notification that my order was ready for shipping, I noticed my address was incorrect. So I contacted Boost to let the company know the shipping details pertaining my address is incorrect. So the representative said that he would take care of it and contact UPS. But once 9/18 Monday evening came around, my phone was delivered to the incorrect address. So, I contacted Boost on 9/19. They informed me I had to contact UPS. So I filed an claim for an missing product being delivered to the wrong address. They basically said since the product was already delivered, it was the shipper's "Boost Mobile" responsibility to send an replacement or an refund.

    Boost Mobile is refusing to start the process of my refund because they said UPS closed my case. However; I confirmed once again with an investigator from UPS. They gave me an case number and repeated the same information they previously stated an couple of days before. As of right now Boost Mobile is still stalling to start the process of the refund. They're saying my refund could potentially take up to an month once it's verified by UPS. I am very frustrated. I very disappointed that I've been an customer for eight years. I feel very disappointed, angry, and loss for words that there was not an replacement phone issued and that the potential refund process is being stalled. It's unbelievable, unfortunate, and disheartening.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2023

    Virgin Mobile before this merger was MUCH better. First, with the BM combining, they used to let you prepay your month and on that date your data/plan would start again. Erased that and didn't tell us. Recently, unveiled a $25/"unlimited talk/text/30gb data.**** Switched on 6/27 with no trouble until yesterday, capped/shut down after 10gb data use. Text/chat last night, "We'll fix it", nothing corrected. Called today, Alex, would not after repeated attempts, tell me why my plan was capped. Made me buy extra data only to credit me for $10/2gb of data. PLEASE read the fine print, save your receipts, this "credit" is now logged on the BM website as a recurring/$10 month charge. Completely ridiculous, stay away, DO NOT DO AUTO PAY....

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2023

    We have been overcharged for our service at least 2 months, 3 charges each month, none the agreed amount. When I went to the store they gave me a phone number where they say only a store can help me! They were smug and rude and seemed to enjoy my "helplessness". I WANT MY MONEY BACK. THIS IS NOT OVER.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2023

    This company is trying to overcharge me for bringing in my own phone, sim kit and prepaid card. Go with other companies before selecting this one. My kids use prepaid and never was I charged for adding a line with any prepaid service. And all they do is pass the concern to the next person.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2023

    I had a 25.00 plan with 30 gigs 5g and 30 gigs hotspot. It was working fine in Dallas and California as my internet. Then I had to move, my old phone just broke down, had to get a new phone. It would not connect to the internet. About 8 to 10 calls later, I've lost count, nothing was resolved. I was placed on a 60.00 plan and I paid the difference of the 25.00 plan which was like 36.60 with tax. Phone was working, internet was working. Then on the 15th the phone line and net shut off. It said I owed 35.11, which I did not. The first lady I talked to was clearly reading a script.

    I finally called back and said COMPLAINT and got hooked up with a lady who could clearly see what I was talking about because service is paid for a month in advance here. She said, "I see what you are saying, but it has to go through the "back end," and that takes 24 hours." Well, 24 hours has lapsed and I am going to call back and see what surprises I am in for tonight. I am going to return this phone and just go with a different carrier, I am tired of this **. I am getting the 35.11 back that I don't owe as well. I had many years of great service when I believe it was under Sprint. Now it is just HORRIBLE. Do not advise.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2023

    Then my hold didn’t come back to the phone waiting on supervisor and was very rude and unprofessional. I am switching to Cricket. I miss cricket, never had problem like this. They kept me on hold without coming back and never switch to a supervisor

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2023

    I used to be a Republic Wireless (RW) customer. It was sold to Dish and now Boost. RW was the best, Boost is the worst, horrible customer service. They never sent a new sim card until I requested. The new sim card sent didn't match what they had in their system. Several calls to them and they said they're working on it. Not fixed after 2 weeks. I'm with a new company now but they won't give me back my old phone number.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingOnline & App

    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2023

    I love Boost Mobile. Although they have a option on the app to "earn coins" and it's through Tapjoy. This is such a scam. You download the game, use your storage space on your phone, spend days completing the offer, and then Tapjoy doesn't issue your boostcoins. Contacted Tapjoy and they just sent the same smart mouthed response saying they can't issue for *insert stupid reason here.* This is a scam. Do NOT complete any "complete offers" through the "offer wall." I contacted Boost on this issue also. I hope they can issue my coins.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2023

    The service never worked. I spent hours on the Chat and phone, created tickets etc. Then I asked to cancel and they agreed. Then they took another payment off my credit card. Then they claimed that I did not cancel. Then I asked for a refund. They denied. Two months and not one single call was completed. Their Customer Service and Chat are all designed to spin you and hope you just give up.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2023

    I have been having challenges since July 30th. I was promised that they would take my phone off the restricted list after it was found and that never happened. I even paid for services and got denied for the amount to be credited to my account. Sad, because I have been a Boost customer for years.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2023

    I paid for my service on time and after a week and several calls I still don't have internet. I have called about 7 times and every time they told me something different and have not solved the issue. They are not giving any refund or credit and just say sorry for the inconvenience.

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2023

    Worse Company with staff that needs training, The company policy itself is totally inadequate. The product is unsatisfactory. I bought a phone, a Celero5G to be specific. It was activated at the store. First day after purchase note a glitch on the keyboard. Every time you press a key it would stick the on. The second day the phone locked by itself and I couldn't operated at all. The screen was black. Try many thing. Nothing work. Even at the store wouldn't work, so I returned the phone. Got a partial refund because now they charge a restocking fee of $25.00 and of course the monthly charge of $52.00 so I decided to go with another carrier.

    But it doesn't stop there, went to the other carrier to transfer my phone # to them and they told me I needed a transfer # with an acct # so I had to go back to Boost Mobile in order to get that and why? Because their customer service over the phone told me that because I no longer had possession of the physical phone I have to go to a store to get it but wait it gets worse. Go to the store to get the transfer # and acct #. When the associate is calls to get the info guess what? Customer service on the line said they couldn't approve it because the phone # the associate gave for the store didn't match what they had on their records. So I lost my business phone # and had to get a new phone # so Boost Mobile you get an F on my book and less than a half star even do you deserve none.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2023

    I would give zero stars but then I wouldn't be able to leave this review. Worst customer service ever. Was with Boost for 7 yrs and they went down hill. Horror show started when my son's phone was stolen and had his number suspended. We buy a brand new phone and they NEVER reactivated his number!!! Still charged me for it!!! Talked to 15 different people in a span of a month trying to resolve this issue and they all lied, gave me the run around, refused to let me speak to a manager the list goes on. I switched to Tmobile and I pay more but would rather pay more with great service!!!! Should have never stayed as long as I did. If you're considering boost don't do it. They don't care about their customers and it was proven time and time again. Wasted hours upon hours of my life and still charged me for a line I was unable to use due to them! They should be ashamed!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceBilling

    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2023

    First and foremost I've had to deal with Boost mobile every other time. Nothing but trouble with these people. Last month 8/2/2023 I had my cell phone reactivated and I had specifically told them to REMOVE the second # off my account twice. Come 9/2/2023 my cell phone bill was due again and they said $80. I told many many times to remove the secondary # and still wanted to charge me for 2 lines when it was just my line. I fought and fought with these people for over 30 minutes on the until I finally got problem resolved. So if ANYBODY is thinking about going to boost mobile be careful with them. They will try to overcharge you.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2023

    I have Boost Mobile $30 plan and my phone has dropped calls. I can’t see pics or links I receive I paid my bill and was told it would reset later. Called to find out it reset on the 5th. I’m done with them.

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    Customer ServiceTechMaintenanceResolution

    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2023

    Been w the company for 8 yrs. Never had a problem until the start of 2023. When WE Can't send OUT Messages. I to MY Mother!. My husband, His mother, my son, His Girlfriend, my daughter, her boss. These are important people in our lives Just to mention a few who we Cannot Contact through Text message! Very upset to the point we're looking to switch companies. THE MESSAGE WILL SAY UNABLE TO SEND, PLEASE TRY AGAIN and we'll keep trying for months. Message won't sent. Yes we called company to fix the issue, we try refreshing our phones as directed every so often. Still won't work!

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    Punctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2023

    Please Post my post. I've Been with Boost 2 yrs. My prepaid bill is due on the 28th monthly. It is on Autopay. They disconnected me last night when they tried to process the payment 2 days early and was declined. Apparently, Boost moved my due date up from the 28th to the 25th of the month. Support doesn't know why. Says I am right that my payment and bill date up till the 23rd was due on the 28th of each month. But there is nothing they can do. I have to make a payment to be reconnected. Why pay when I already paid? Not only that, but in May, they changed my plan without notifying me, put me on a plan with limited data, and took away half of my hotspot. Until somebody does something, this ERGAN guy will continue to rob us consumers. I would like to know if I am the only customer who has had their due date changed and had to pay for days of service they had already paid for.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2023

    Never activated, they were supposed to refund, got two emails 'request is closed' and now on a chat - they say they were missing info which was my PayPal email. I paid with PayPal, they sent me emails.. But no emails saying, "We're missing info!" Huge pain in the butt, nothing worked from the get-go yet again, told a refund request is filed. May well have to do a PayPal dispute, the amount of time I spent first trying to activate/use and now asking for a refund is entirely ridiculous.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2023

    Been a customer for many years, they USED to be good. Now it's horrible, one issue after another but the worst is they will rip you off and refuse to do anything about it. 9 months ago they said I'd used all my data in 12 days, I knew that was not correct bc I'd had the service for many years and knew my data usage, I'd actually been busy and not able to watch videos like normal so if anything I'd used less data, PLUS my phone keeps track of my data usage so I knew for a fact I hadn't used up my data. Called and they acted like they couldn't understand the issue and then kept stating they couldn't do anything bc on their end it says I used it. So I went into a store to show them the proof, the lady called in and actually argued w/ the person on the other end telling them she sees the proof w/ her own eyes and they still kept insisting their info was correct.

    They could have also looked at my usage history but they refused and were quite rude about it, they didn't care I'd been a loyal customer for years. My online acct keeps malfunctioning, won't let me sign up for autopay (the CS reps can't even do it), stopped showing my hotspot usage and now won't show my regular data usage either, not even when I click on usage details..and AGAIN they just ripped me off w/ my data. Again I had proof and again there's nothing they can do. Absolute horrible company practices and horrible customer service. The latest customer service rep actually admitted they understood why I was mad, that they'd be mad too and they wished they could do something bc it wasn't right.

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    Customer ServiceTechStaffTransparency

    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2023

    No stars for me. I am posting a review for Care Services/Boost Mobile as a company. No specific llocation. Boost Mobile offers 5g service that they do not honor. I often only get 4g or service is lacking, for better terms. I have had Boost for years and every time I call in for help, my problem is never resolved and they never go above or beyond for any of their customers. They don't care that you are disappointed in their service. They just apologize and that is it.

    On to the next call. The representatives taking your calls are not helpful and could care less that you are disappointed with their service. I'm switching to a new provider. Sad after so many uears with Boost, they won't do anything to keep me as a loyal customer. I'd rather spend my money elsewhere and have better service. Currently updating the towers in my area and told me I won't have service for 24/48 hours with no prior notification that this was taking place and my service was being interrupted.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPricePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffBillingTimeliness

    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2023

    The worst customer service I have ever received. I bought a phone and plan online and they charged me three times. I then called them right after I bought the phone to tell them where to mail it to because my billing address was different than my mailing address and they still sent it to the wrong address. They then began charging me for the phone service while the phone was still in the mail. I spent my two days off of work talking to customer service reps who did not know how to do their job. One rep told me that I would not be charged for service until I received the phone and the next day another rep told me that I would be charged before I got the phone.

    On top of all that I could only understand half of what the customer service reps and supervisor was saying because of their accents, They were unapologetic and seemed to refuse to own up to their mistake. I now have to wait until the phone is delivered and then returned which will take up to 10 days before I get my refund. I will pay more money for better customer service with Verizon or AT&T. I will never do business with Boost again.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2023

    I was with Boost Mobile for about 5 plus years. It was great when they were with Sprint, but, since they get bought out by Dish network and the service suck. I kept on having drop call and get disconnect while talking on the phone. My due date is on the 4th day of the month every month. Never late on mine payment. So therefore I already making the August payment in full. Since the service is getting bad I've decided to switch to another carrier on August 5th. I call boost mobile and ask if they would refund the money that I already paid for August. And they refuse to do so. They told me that since I already paid for the month, but did not using the service for the whole month it doesn't matter to them they will kept the money. They told me that I have to call my bank and file a dispute of the payment. They could have refund some or all of the money back to my bank account. But, noooo! Most service would have refund your money back. Stay away from this service as far as you can! They are a thief big time!!

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & Payouts

    Reviewed Aug. 13, 2023

    Worst network, worst customer service. I don't have enough room to explain the nightmare I went through with them, just steer clear, they are the worst company I've ever dealt with. They won't even refund my money for service I never received.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedOnline & AppRefunds & PayoutsStaffBillingResolution

    Reviewed Aug. 11, 2023

    I paid for a one-year prepaid plan from Boost, on their website, which included a free sim. I tried to activate the sim when it arrived 4 days later, following their website's instructions. That didn't work, so I tried to have their customer service reps activate it. More than once. Each time they got an "error", and each time they were going to "escalate" the issue. One of them said they didn't know when I was going to hear back from that escalation (so, I was just supposed to wait for it). One told me he couldn't do anything on his end, and that I had to go to a Boost store, and that was the only thing I could do! I don't even have a Boost store within 2 hours of me! He didn't believe me when I told him so. The others said I would receive feedback via email in 24-48 hours.

    Mind you, I spoke to a rep on different days. When I didn't get any email about the issue after 24 hours of speaking to them, I tried again, and again. One of the reps had me sent a new sim, hoping that would resolve the problem. And then I finally got an email, but it was only to tell me the same thing that was on their website. The same instructions I had already followed. The ones that didn't work. Called them to activate the new sim, but they still got an "error" for their efforts. I was told they would escalate it yet again! By this time it had been about a week of me trying, so I told the rep to cancel my service and to give me a refund. She said their policy is that requests for refunds can only be filed within 10 days of having paid for the service! It took 4 days for the first sim to arrive.

    It took another 7 days to just try to get either sim activated! Now, I'm told it's been longer than 10 days, therefore they can't give a refund, but that I'd have to file a dispute with my bank?! I didn't accept that answer and asked to speak to a supervisor. The rep told me it wouldn't do any good because the supervisor would tell me the same thing. I insisted. After waiting 10 minutes, I was able to chat with the supervisor who told me that the reason they couldn't activate my sim was because my account showed that I was "porting" my own number, instead of requiring a new one. (I don't know how that happened because every single customer service rep I spoke to asked me if I was porting a number and every single time I told them no, I need a new one.)

    I was told I would need to create a new account, and they would transfer my payment over, and try to activate my sim with the new account, which would take another 24-48 hours IF that's successful. I told him to cancel and give me a refund. Thankfully, he said given the circumstances, he could send a request for a refund to their billing (department), and I wouldn't need to file a dispute with my bank. I told him their 10-day refund policy is unfair, (since it takes 4 days for a sim to get to the customer, leaving them only 6 days to activate it, which, apparently, is a very difficult process for them). This was a very frustrating and aggravating experience for me. If just trying to activate the sim is this aggravating, I imagine dealing with other issues would be worse.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2023

    I call Boost to cancel two unused phone numbers on my plan. Instead they canceled the main number which is mine and I've had for 25 years. When I called to get them to correct it they tell me there's nothing they can do, that the number is gone. I'm at my Wits' End trying to solve this dilemma. Their service was the worst I've ever experienced.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2023

    The service is so bad and the customer service is worst. I called in to add a $10 data pack to my line and the rep added to my son line instead and told me they can’t do anything about it and I would have to purchase a new data pack for my line... I ask for a courtesy because they messed up and they said there is nothing they can do about it. Asked for a manager and they never gave me a manager, also they are lying about unlimited data becoming I have to buy a data pack every single month after they made the change of leasing bandwidth form dish and T-Mobile. I paid my bill today just so the data would start over and they told me I have to wait until midnight. SMH and I never had to wait before this company has gone downhill and they falsely advertise the services they provide and they have horrible customer.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2023

    Worst customer service ever. Did not help me to unlock the phone for my travel. They are very unprofessional. Holding different rules for customers. Ridiculous service. Never ever go with their service. They are money takers.

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    Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2023

    The worst company. I know I paid my bill, got confirmation, they say they don’t see it. I have one phone and have bad heart, took my last money and I still don’t have service. When called sound like they were having a party in background, told me it nothing I can do. About 72 hrs they can tell me something. The worst customer service ever

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed July 28, 2023

    They are thieves. They auto paid themselves off my debit card after I ended service. They apologized and said they would refund it. Said it would be 10 days. **? So I wait 10 days. Really it was about 15 days. Call them. They say. It's in the notes on my account to refund it. It will be 10 days. **? 10 days later I call. Refund is still in the notes. It will be back in my account in 2 days. If not call back. Now it's been 3 days. No $20. I call today. They say "sorry they can't refund money that was paid to them more than 10 days ago". They absolutely are stealing my money. I demanded a refund the day they took the money. They lied about returning it for a month. I'm angry repeating myself. BOOST MOBILE is a scam.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed July 24, 2023

    App is set on a algorithm and rarely available. In store troubleshooting is inconveniently addressed and told to refer to app or website. I receive text messages and can on reply to certain people with certain times. This leaves my messages sending all day with no completion. I have had numerous locations and reps answer "Huh". The app is only running 60-70 percent of the time which means the cost savings aspect is a farce.

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    After a positive interaction with Boost Mobile, Kiva increased their star rating on July 27, 2023.

    Updated review: July 27, 2023

    I was so desperate to talk to someone about my experience that I did a little bit of digging and found out that, just recently Disk Network took over Boost Mobile. Mark J. is such a remarkably caring man. He patiently listened to every minute I complained about my 5 months experience with the boost mobile call center. He has also read all these reviews that have been made against boost. He is not happy about any of what the call center reps are doing.

    Original Review: July 24, 2023

    Boost Mobile are LIARS and THIEVES. They stole $17.26 from me, when they told me I WOULD not have to pay for service because I already made arrangements to switch to a different provider BEFORE my service renewed with them. And they were unable to access my account to give me my account number, due to them screwing up a system and a brand THAT WAS NOT BROKEN! This was back at the end of February, and it's now the end of July. I have called THOUSANDS of times and spoke to upwards of THOUSANDS of operators and upward of 50 supervisors. It is a prerequisite that their operators AND management are HABITUAL LIARS!. It is practice to put NON-customers on hold for HOURS! IT is a requirement that they interrupt, over talk AND hang up on you if you are NOT a customer. I even had one punk tell me, "you are no longer a current customer, so you don't matter anyway!"

    The last manger I spoke with, before today, Nicole. Straight up told me that it showed an ending balance on my CLOSED account and that she could see that I had not used their service AFTER I called and got my account number; which IN FEBRUARY I was told that I WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SERVICE because I had already gone through the process of switching providers, while they were RUINING the boost mobile brand. And could not get my account number for me. There is SO MUCH MORE, but if you would like to better understand my angry towards boost mobile; all you have to do is Google reviews for them. And you can read HUNDREDS of others that went through the same that I experienced. Obviously, if it wasn't for them STEALING MY MONEY, boost mobile will go bankrupt!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed July 23, 2023

    Don't buy a phone out right because if you try to go to another service Boost will make it hard for you. As a senior I did not know of this unlocking business. I purchased one phone 2019 and want to give to a relative. I'm no longer a customer. They don't follow policy guidelines.

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsStaff

    Reviewed July 20, 2023

    I have had to speak to 20 different call representatives in the past month. I have tried canceling my account and I still got charged and when I tried to get my money back they refused. And now I have to dispute with my bank due to Boost not wanting to give me my money back that they had no right taking especially since I verbally told them to cancel my account remove my card and I was switching to a new company.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingRefunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed July 17, 2023

    Well June 28, 2023 I Paid My Bill. Service went out after 4.5 hrs. I called. They said it was a network Issue.. Ok Cool. I gave them until the weekend..Nothing. No calls can be made, no answering calls, no text, no internet unless you're by wifi, I asked, "How is people going to be compensated?" They told me no compensation for our troubles, no refund or gift card for our troubles, no info on when our phones will be back on but sending texts talking about their scamming boost app...So today was my last time yelling, asking, pleading trying to get a refund. I just switch to the network that is working.

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    Reviewed July 4, 2023

    I have had this "service" for just 2 months and I will NEVER get it again. I was living in the city so coverage wasn't a problem. Now I am in a rural area and Cricket has great coverage as does T-mobile, But DISH owned Boost is so poor that in a 30 foot MH I can SOMETIMES send a wifi text, but it is a very iffy thing. For example today I have NO coverage and have "Emergency Calls Only" and it has been that way since 7 am, it is now 3 pm. Even in the city, if you use up your data limit, good luck getting a page to load at 3G or slower speeds. It seems like 52K as you can watch your page struggle to load line by line by line.

    DISH is a cancer, it destroys everything it touches and Boost is no exception. The only positive is it's the cheapest. They prove the old adage of "you get what you pay for". In this case NOT MUCH. I don't feel that it is worth it. I need reliable and stable communication. I have a heart condition and WILL need some medical help in the future. I cannot and will not gamble my life on Boost as they have proven inept in everything they do. After reading other reviews they don't offer much in the customer service dept either. Spend a little more and get the "good stuff". You will be MUCH happier.

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    Customer ServicePriceRates

    Reviewed July 1, 2023

    Boost use to be a great service. If you was behind one or 2 days people use to still be able to reach you. Now they are no better than the high price phone company. One day miss your phone is completely shut off. I've been with Boost over 15 years. They Lost a loyal customer because they are just like the rest of the phone companies now. Nothing different about them. Looking for a new phone company now.

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    Refunds & PayoutsBilling

    Reviewed July 1, 2023

    126 for a month service and Boost refused to return my money. They're thieves. I didn't approve all their fees. I'm disgusted with these thieves. Bad service. No internet, unauthorized billing, refusal to return any of my money.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed July 1, 2023

    They cut off my service and they are trying to charge me for a phone that I already paid off. They will not reconnect until my account have been review by another department so I am sitting without a cell phone and I cannot log into work because I need the code that is sent every day from my job. I have been with Boost for over 10 year. It's time to leave, and let's not forget I still cannot log into my online account!

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    PricePunctuality & SpeedBilling

    Reviewed June 28, 2023

    I was charged twice for the same plan. My service plan is 35$, paid 35.44$, was told I owe 70.88$ for a plan that clearly states 35$, then told it was a mistake by billing and it would be resolved. Three days later no resolve, still no service even though I've paid. This is so ridiculous, shouldn't be legal to do customers like this especially after you paid and the mistake is the fault of the company. So tired of these companies being to get away with this. I shouldn't have to suffer for a mistake Boost Mobile made. So frustrating

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPriceMaintenanceStaffHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed June 27, 2023

    Stay away from Boost Mobile. They are the worst company ever. They suspended my line and told me I could port it out to another carrier but, they were lying. They knew that it would be impossible to do because the phone was not active. Meanwhile, they keep charging me for a phone that is not working. SCAM!! I had my number for over 20 years and now they are holding on to it for three weeks now and refused to port it out to another carrier. Spoke to over 50 people and no one could help me. I am tired and ready to leave the phone number for them and my other lines to another carrier. WORST COMPANY EVER! No one knows what they are talking about.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2023

    Three days ago, lost all data and had 20 days left on my 35.00 plan. I usually run out of hotspot data, but my mobile data last until my next service due date. I initially paid 15.00 just to add some data back, but nothing, I then paid another 20.00 just to pay bill in total. Still no data and now can’t get picture text on my phone. I called back and was told I needed to upgrade for unlimited data talk and text...I did. I paid the difference between the 35.00 plus the 2.00 I had remaining in my account and the 60.00 for new plan. Some guy named Francis told me that it would take about 15 to 30 mins for the upgrade to kick in....That was Monday....I don’t have any data. Can’t get pic text on phone and I’m out a total of 60.00....

    Boost you all have to do better..This sucks. I need data for my work..They are costing me....What do I do....Customer service said they don’t know when the system in my area will be back working properly..But assured me my new plan would be on my phone once it did....Boost Mobile sucks, sucks and sucks some more...Thank you!!!!

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    Reviewed June 20, 2023

    Purchased a sim card but sales could not activate Data. We were told tech support would call and gave us a service e ticket no. They never called. We called 3-4 times with no resolution. They were supposed to issue a refund and gave another ticket no. After calling them back 3-4 more times with no resolution filed with BBB. They basically ripped us off of $60. $30 activation, $25 for 1 month's minutes!

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    Reviewed June 18, 2023

    If I could give less than 1 star I would. My account was suspended with no warning, and trying to find out the reason or how to remedy was futile. I then found out that they need no reason whatsoever to suspend or terminate your account if they wish. And the few reasons they do list in their Terms of Use are so vague and ambiguous they can be applied in whatever manner they like. So there are zero repercussions for them to disrupt your work, your communication, your sense of well being because you now can't reach out to anybody via phone if needed.

    After some digging I found out it was calling a restricted number that prompted the suspension. More digging and I found the specific restricted number was one I have called several times a week for the past 8 years with no issue. And I could not see any reason, per their terms of use, it would be restricted. That did not matter, though, since they make their own rules as they go along and their TofU changes to whatever they want it to be. Since my clients at work are all linked through authenticators to my phone, I had already missed some important events at work and scrambled to find a new carrier. When I did Boost refused to port my number, eventually telling me to go directly to a Boost store to port it. I took off work and drove 30 miles to the nearest Boost location and they refused as well.

    All said and done, I was never late with a payment and had been a customer for several years and feel like I was punished for some unknown infraction of their ambiguous Terms of Use, and it almost felt like they made it as difficult as possible on purpose. After almost losing my job, I did end up getting another carrier. I will never understand why they would want to toss out a customer and treat them as poorly as they did. I do want to point out that the customer service agents were very very polite and did their best to be helpful, given that their hands were tied by this company's ridiculous policies. I am considering taking part in a class action suit. I can't stress enough how poorly I think of this company and I would advise anybody to steer clear.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2023

    I was cut off permanently for a number. Boost says I was calling but not once provided the number that was in question. Then they sent me another message telling me my phone bill wasn't paid when it's on my bank statement and a customer service rep at the 800 number could see my bill was paid. I called a 385 area code number which is in Utah Salt Lake City but no one I mean no picked up the phone and explained nothing to me. Customer service every time I called and explained the text messages I was receiving every rep could not see in the system what I was speaking about. So how and why would I believe any of this was true if customer service couldn't explain or could provide any information. It was always, "I don't see what you are talking about," then to cut me permanently and refuse to return my money back for a bill I just paid on the 4th of June. It's due date is wrong.

    Boost needs to be investigated by the government and what they are doing to their customers and I will file a claim Dish. Been a Boost customer for 20 years. Unbelievable. Then when I go into the store and explain to a Boost rep what just happened I explain the only long distance number I ever called was my prayer line number which is a Utah Salt Lake City number area code 385 the rep tells me, "You are the 12 customer who came in the week that got cut off for calling a prayer service". Unbelievable. If being God's child and worshipping my Father is a problem for Boost Mobile who is now own by Dish Network then I will no longer want to give you my money.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2023

    I was with Cricket but stupidly switched to Boost Mobile. They messed up all three lines. Had to go back three times to fix the lines. They lost my payment. Shut my phone off. Then my wife phone was constantly not working. Worst company ever.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2023

    Worst customer experience ever dealing with a so called professional business. Been with Boost 10 plus years and never been treated or dealt with customer service like this. As if they have no knowledge of their product or what they are doing. If not a customer stay far away from boost

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    Reviewed June 9, 2023

    I have been with Boost for 14 years. I changed my number a couple of weeks ago and every since then my new number register correctly when I make a call but all text are showing as my old number and people are still able to get a text through on my old number and sometimes I don't get my text at all. I called boost over and over and was given 6 different excuses and still the problem is not fixed. They train their customer service reps to lie and give you the runaround. And they absolutely refuse to unlock my phone even though it's been well over a year since it was activated.

    Please don't waste your money on this mess. I can't wait until I can switch to a different carrier. So now my business is being affected by this because my customers can't get through. If I text them and they try to return the text it says they can't because this number does not accept calls. So it's pretty much a crap shoot if it will get through or not and 90 percent of the time it won't. Completely trash service.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2023

    We were Boost customers for years. Starting about a year and half ago Boost upgraded their towers in our area which caused my wife's phone to not function. Boost told us to purchase a new phone that was 5G which her old phone was a 4G/5G phone. So we purchased a new 5G Phone. It worked for 3 months then they cut service entirely in our area and told us we had to buy another new phone to work on their network. We decided to move to Pure Talk. When we tried to get her phone connected to Pure Talk network Boost said they would not unlock her phone for 1 year at which time we can call back and get it unlocked to use on another network but her phone WOULD NOT WORK on Boost network because they cut service. So we bought another new phone, moved to pure talk.

    Now 1 year later I have been working with the BBB to get Boost to unlock her phone so we can sell it. First boost said the phone was unlocked, then they said there was a pin code they gave me to unlock the phone but provided no instructions on how to do so, then they said I had to call tech support to create a ticket to unlock the phone and now boost corporate says they WILL NOT UNLOCK OUR PHONE. They are complete liars, they keep changing their story. People who are boost network I urge every one to leave boost, boycott boost and move to pure talk. Pure talk is great, no contract. Better coverage, tech support is U.S. Only. Boost sucks. They are liars... Leave boost mobile now!

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    Reviewed June 4, 2023

    Boost Mobile charged me, double the price. So under the threat of not having service I paid. And when I made it known that I wanted my money back in my account, they gave me the runaround. Stalling me to the next month by telling me that they can’t pull up my account. I couldn’t wait to get away from them.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2023

    Boost took out 4 payments of a monthly amount. Says it will be at least 24 hours for a refund because they have errors in the system. Also they make sure the autopay is clicked so watch out everyone..

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    Reviewed May 26, 2023

    Long story condensed for respect of your time: I purchased a phone on the Boost mobile website thru a promotional email sent to me by the company AND while signed into my account on April 29th, 2023. [Saturday] The total for phone and overnight service was $333.83. Tuesday afternoon, after the phone didn't arrive, I called to find out the tracking number and what the delay was. So, I began my nightmare with Boost customer service. I was told the order never finalized because the charge didn't go thru. Looking at my banking info, I verified the charge DID go thru, and the order confirmation email supported that fact. I was told to give it a day and assured that the tracking number would come in the email that night. Nope. Called Wednesday, same crap. No email, no tracking number. Thursday, I was told the order was canceled by Boost, no explanation, refund coming soon with an email. Nope.

    Called Friday, told the phone in fact had been sent, BUT was sent back to them, my information (address, etc) must have been entered incorrectly by me. Checked AGAIN, nope. Told to call UPS so they could figure out the problem. Not doing that, it's not a UPS problem, plus a phone was never sent, or I would have received a tracking number email, right? According to Boost, nope- even though that's what they told me. I wait a few days to see if the refund shows up - well, no, it hasn't. I call again, and again, and again.... more excuses and reasons why my money hasn't shown up and never a clear reason why they screwed up my order. Supervisors are just as inept, over 9 hours of my life so far on hold, waiting for a rep, and then waiting some more and STILL waiting on my refund. It is May 26th, 2023.

    I had to go into a Boost store last week to purchase a phone, ( needed a phone- whole reason for the purchase) I was still charged activation fees, and by the way, the store CANNOT help with ANYTHING you purchase or do to your account online. Absolutely nothing. When I called two days ago inquiring why my refund hasn't arrived, I was informed they are doing an investigation on this situation and because THEY are investigating themselves I may have to wait ANOTHER 7 days for the refund. I'm beyond upset, I've been with this company for many years, and NEVER have I experienced this level of stupidity with ANY businesses I have dealt with. Not one single company has EVER jerked me around like this about refunding my money when they have failed to honor a purchase.

    I also haven't purchased anything online with Boost before, and I won't ever again. I'm taking my business to ATT, and if you are smart, you will take your business somewhere else as well. If you are reading this review to see if you want to deal with Boost- do not do it!! Buyer Beware, and if you go with Boost anyway - well.... you were warned. At this point, I do not ever expect to see my refund, but they sure as hell won't see another dollar from me. Reporting also to the BBB, Attorney General, and anyone else who will listen and attempt to resolve this, and yes, I sure reported it to my bank as a dispute. This has been a nightmare, and I do NOT appreciate the way Boost Mobile has jerked me around. I haven't even mentioned the nightmare in buying that phone at the store and how I have two accounts now - one in legacy and one in the "new" system and how it now takes them 55 minutes to even FIND my account information???

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    Reviewed May 23, 2023

    I needed a new phone charger and didn't know which one I needed, being in my 60's I'm not electronically savvy, so went to the Belton MO store where I bought my phone. I asked about a car charger also. $60 later and found out I could get one for $7 and didn't need the transmitter/charger the young guy sold me. I went back to return the overpriced unused items and was told no refunds. There is no posting in the store saying no refunds or all sales final and there are no prices posted on anything. He told me to talk to the manager, he's there Wed and Fri.

    I went back Fri. No manager. Went back today, trip #3, and he was there and asked for a refund and he screamed at me that there are no refunds. Offered me 25 percent off future purchases which I was not interested in. I was sold a product I didn't know actually what it was plus way overpriced. So I'm stuck with these. Since he was so extremely rude I will be taking my business elsewhere. I didn't ask for my money back just a credit to my acct but he wouldn't even do that. Outrageous...

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    Reviewed May 22, 2023

    I have been a customer of Boost for about 10yrs. 5+ years ago Boost invited me to join their Premier Program which gives me a 14 day grace period to pay my service without being turned off. May 19th my bill was due and as usual I expected my phone to stay on because of the grace period. This wasn't the case this time. I called to ask why. I was told as they started transferring people in batches to their new system people were losing the Premier Program. I asked why if everyone that has the Premier Program are grandfathered in even though they aren't excepting new people to enroll. I get told I don't know but it's because you have been switched to the new system. I didn't ask to take it off. I wasn't notified of any changes.

    The lady says I know you weren't notified this was going to happen and I would really like to turn your phone back on but I can't. She said the information is being passed on to be investigated since it's happening to a lot of people. She gave me a $10. credit hoping it would help me be able to pay my phone sooner to turn it back on. My phone still isn't back on and I can't pay until the beginning of month as they can see I always paid that time being disabled on disability. I went on the web looking for information about the new system the rep mentioned. Turns out Boost merged with Dish and states existing Boost customers will have no change in their plan or services per the merge. Why did they remove my Premier Program and cut me off then.

    https://www.boostmobile.com/support/faq/plans-services/boost-premier-program.html

    https://www.boostmobile.com/support/faq/plans-services/dish-and-boost-mobile-merger.html

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    Reviewed May 22, 2023

    I switched my services to them and I went a whole week without service. They kept telling me to give it 24 hours and the services should be activated. After 4 days of no service I contacted them again and all they could say was, "Keep waiting. The services should be on soon." Finally I got fed up and went with another company and got activated within 30 minutes. I took the phone back to Boost and asked for a refund and they wouldn't take the phone back or refund me for a phone they couldn't get to activate. They even tried another phone and it didn't work either. $131 down the drain. Never again will I think about dealing with Boost. They are pure junk. There's no way to talk to management because they know they rip a lot of people off. Lesson learned. Always read reviews.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2023

    Negative thing about Boost Infinite is that they have no stores. I signed up for service on 05/13 and got my new phone on 05/16. That is the only good thing that has happened with Boost Infinite. The phone was broken, would not charge. Called that afternoon and spoke to customer service who told me that I needed to call Motorola because that was the brand. I called Motorola and they told me that Boost should be dealing with the situation. Called Boost back. They told me that I would have to buy a new phone on my own and they will send me a label to send the broken phone back in.

    I was told definitely that Boost Infinite does not replace phones that are sent out broken. I called back a few hours later to confirm the information and was told that the information was wrong and that Boost will first have to make sure I did not break the phone. They told me that a new phone would be sent out by the end of the day and I will have it before the end of the week. Received an e-mail from Boost Infinite that they have denied my claim and they would do nothing. I called Boost Infinite the next morning 05/17 who told me that a replacement phone was sent out 35 minutes ago and that they do not know why I received that e-mail. I called that afternoon to get the tracking information on the phone and was told that no phone was sent out even though I was told that morning that it did. They said that they would create a "ticket." and have it worked on.

    I called the following morning and was told that no phone was sent out, I asked to speak with management and was told that it was impossible because the Boost system was hacked. I asked to leave a message to have management contact me but they told me that that was impossible and that no management was available. The customer service told me that he was in Mexico City and there were no Management there. I called back this afternoon 05/18 and was told that the replacement phone was approved and that it has not been sent out yet and that it could take up to 5 days to send it and then there will be the shipping time so the whole process from now could take 7-10 days.

    During this time Boost charged me for the phone. I was told that I will get the phone when I get the phone and that's it. Other Companies have the same plans and phones that cost the same or cheaper and have stores that you can go into when there is a problem. I have been on the phone for over 5 hours with Boost Infinite and have received absolutely no resolution to my problem and I am out money that I paid for a broken phone.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2023

    Boost never was able to correct an upcoming bill, showing an amount double that of what I was supposed to pay for a single month of service. Customer service left me on hold for over 1hr then hung up.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2023

    They saved my card for automatic payments when I purchased 3 months prepaid plan, charged for another 3 months at the end, then deleted my number when I wrote to them and never refunded. Sim was out all the time

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    Reviewed May 12, 2023

    My husband and I went to Boost mobile three days ago to get new phones. We’ve had iPhone 7 SE‘s with Boost for about two years, along with the same phone number. Ceasar, who is obviously new and has no idea what he’s doing, he should not be in that store by himself, sold my husband, a broken phone. We were waiting for the phone to update in the store, and it wouldn’t do it. That should’ve been his first sign that there was a problem. But he sent us home with my phone working, And my husbands phone in update status. He also sent us home with our two old phones, because he gave us two new phone numbers. We had just paid her Boost bill about a week and a half ago so rather than transfer that bill over to our new account he started entire new account. So now we have two phones apiece, but only three of them work.

    Yesterday Ceasar told me to send him a bunch of pictures of my husband's phone so he could see that it wasn’t damaged in any way, and then he would contact me back. I did these things, nobody contacted me. So I waited until 12 o’clock today to call, only to find out that he had blocked my number. Worst Customer Service ever! If your employees are not fully trained, and how to sell set up an operate phones, they have no business being in the store, operating by their selves. We’re already giving you personal information of ours, for you to treat us poorly like that? Hands-down worst experience with the phone company I’ve ever had in all the years of having a cell phone. The fact that the representative blocked me after I sent the proof, speaks volumes of the character. He is in the operations of that company..

    I will update this when I get a resolution, or if I don’t get a resolution, I will update that status as well, for sure my husband brought his phone home and plugged it in, as it was in updating status, and we sat down to eat dinner. By the time we finished eating, the phone had updated and he opened it up and there’s a big black line going all the way down the left-hand side of the screen. Now who wants to spend over $500 to have a phone that isn’t right the day you bring it home. And what kind of salesman send you out the door with a phone that’s not working correctly and can lay his head down and sleep at night. I am absolutely disgusted with a Service received from Ceasar, and I strongly advise nobody else go to him for a new phone ever. If I was Boost, I would fire him today.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2023

    They keep taking my one-time payment out several times. This time they took out 6 payments. Keep getting hung up on when I call customer service. They used to be good. Been with them for 10+ years. Not anymore. I'm leaving them and hope they go out of business.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2023

    Purchased mobile Hotspot Device. Took 4 months to activate. Their customer service went down. Was offered 35 gb plan through ACP. I could not start a account or activate as there was no customer service working. While they were down they changed the ACP plan to 10 gb of data. Now they are charging my credit card for a free service and even after sending them screenshots from my bank showing the transactions. I'm told there is no credit card on file on my account. I used my card to purchase my device. They are doing nothing about the reoccurring billing.

    Poor Customer service phone chat or store. While trying to activate they said I needed to go to a store. I went to the first the agent was so high on dope he fell out of his chair and I had to help him up. The second the agent never heard of the ACP program. The third I was told only the manager can activate and she has no set hours and as I was walking out the agent said, "If you do catch her here she going to hit you up for 50 bucks to activate."

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    Reviewed May 7, 2023

    Would give ZERO stars if possible!!! Searched Boost Mobile website and app when setting up account (when they bought Virgin Mobile - whom I never had issues with!) and could not find where I could set up auto pay. Fast forward to today: service was suspended today 5/7 because my payment was not received by 5/7 when it was due. (Was told my monthly payment was due TWO days after my monthly service plan date.) Spoke with FOUR different people to get bill paid and service restored; third person was able to get my account set up with auto-pay. Searched website while on the phone with the fourth representative, who told me how to add a credit card. Did not want to add or change the credit card I'm using, just wanted to know where the option to set up auto-pay was. On website, the account information, they mention auto pay but there is no link. Looked in account information - no link. NOT helpful at all, considering switching providers!

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    Reviewed May 6, 2023

    I'm a 3-year Boost Mobile customer and when I always ran out of data I've always added my money and restarted my plan till I can get my high speed data and my services renewed. They gave me a new date and now today on what is it on May 5th 2023 they're now telling me I can no longer do that. That a new season has started and that I am basically screwed until my services run for 31 days. That is ** and if anybody else gets this go ahead and call your lawyer because if you have money and they did not inform us that they're changing our services like that is literally against the law because what services I signed up for is what they should honor. Not just changing it on their own free will.

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    Reviewed May 3, 2023

    I started with Boost in December 2022 with their $15/mo for 5GB 3 month promotion. Everything with my phone worked fine, although I couldn't access my account or view my usage for several days after Dish Network was hacked. I renewed in February 2023 and, again, everything was fine until May 1 when I found I had zero GB and MMS messaging wouldn't work. With a vacation coming up and 14 days until the end of the cycle, I attempted to add 5 GB one-time data for $15. I first did this from the app, but the data never showed up. I called customer service where the agent told me the money had gone toward my next bill and that I should never try to add data online. He said he knew exactly how to do it and convinced me to spend another $15 to get a 5 GB add-on. Again, the data never showed up.

    I called back and was told the money had again gone toward my next bill. I asked the agent to simply take the money in my account to buy the data and said she the system will not allow them to do it that way. She said she would process another purchase of 5 GB but could not guarantee it would work. I then asked to speak to a supervisor and was told I would have to hold 20 minutes. After 30-some minutes the agent said she was still waiting for a supervisor. I reluctantly told her to process another payment for 5 GB. Ten minutes later she came back and said the supervisor said I could not buy any data because I was on promotion and would have to buy a new plan. I reminded her that I was no longer on promotion: mine ended in February. I then asked to speak directly to the supervisor to clear this up, but she hung up on me.

    I attempted to buy an unlimited plan, but found all my payment methods had been erased from my account. When I added one back and attempted to use it to pay for the new plan, it claimed my credit card was declined. I used another card and the same thing happened. I checked with the credit cards' banks and neither had received or declined a transaction. I called yet again, asked to start a new plan, and was told I could only start a new plan after the present one expired. I asked agent if it made sense to him that I would remain a customer if I had to go for two weeks with zero data. He replied that things had changed after the hack and no agent can process adding data or changing plans until the current plan expires.

    I then asked for a transfer PIN to port out. He transferred me to Boost's Transfer Department where the agent said she completely understood why I was porting out. She bemoaned the changes since the hack, agreed that Boost's policies don't make sense and are costing Boost customers. The port out was denied at first, but was processed quickly when I called back. Boost Mobile is by far the worst company I have ever dealt with. I spent over six hours just attempting to make my phone functional again and the answer was always "no." My experience may be different than yours, but I just wanted to document what happened to me.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2023

    This company should not be permitted to continue offering cellphone service. I had a LOT of problems porting a number to Boost from TracFone but that isn't the end of it. Somehow they managed to make my one phone lose all my contacts (can't even access contacts on it any more). Somehow can't get on wi-fi now and it goes on and on. One thing that I think should be illegal if it isn't already is if you sign up for auto pay and then decide to turn it off there is no way from within your account to do that. I had to call the store and have them turn it off.

    If you try to use their chat to speak to a person, good luck, it's nearly impossible and their phone support number will take you at least 6-10 minutes just to get through all the automated menus they push on you, then when you reach a human give them all your info, they say, "That's a different department. I'll have to switch you", then the waiting starts over and if you get another person you may have to do all of that over again. Their personnel are extremely inept when you do finally reach someone. I have spent HOURS on there and often left without a good solution. I had 2 lines ported over and now they have 2 separate online accounts for me to deal with, making it more complicated than necessary. I've filed a complaint with the FCC and am considering picketing outside their store. I suggested I might do that while in the store and one or two people there waiting said they'd join me. Stay far, far away....

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    Reviewed May 1, 2023

    I'd purchased yearly plans (upfront) for my daughter and I the very end of January 2023 and ended our plan April 10, 2023. My daughter was never able to connect to the internet and I had to pay for $30 worth of data once we left the state on a vacation. I was told that I "must've" used 25 gigs of data in 4 days, yet they couldn't give me a breakdown of my usage per day. I ended up closing out the lines and switched to Verizon. I requested a refund and after about a month, I still never saw any deposit. I called customer service and waited 30 minutes to speak to someone, then went back and forth with the agent about my charges being valid (which I already knew they were valid, I'd paid and held up my pay off the contract). He ended up telling me to go ahead and contact my bank or the FCC to get a refund. I WILL TAKE IT AS A LOSS, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE NO ONE HEARS ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT THIS COMPANY ON MY END.

    My husband is now on the line to close out the account he's held with them for over 3 years because of this situation. Since our recent conversation with the company, it seems as if they've flagged our phone number because it immediately drops the call once we're routed to the line we're "supposed" to be connected to. Be aware of the yearly plans, for sure!!!! I paid for the lines because my husband had never had a problem, but after this, we both have a change of heart. Just ridiculous.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2023

    I have a phone with Boost Mobile, and I selected a pre-paid plan (5G/mo for $15/mo) with payment of $45+tax every 3 months. I had authorized automatic payment with my PayPal account for this. On April 12, 2023, they were supposed to charge me $47.51 for the 3 months of April - June. However, I was charged (4 x $47.51) on the same day. I called them on April 13, 2023 to report this and ask for a refund, but their associate could only see a single payment from their side and they opened a ticket #** to investigate this issue.

    I waited for 4 days and called them again on April 17, 2023, and the associate this time couldn't understand what the issue is, and she said "Okay, we will process a refund for you for ($190.04)" and she opened a new ticket #** to do this. I told her I should get refund for only ($142.53) which is 3 x $47.51 being overcharged. She acknowledged and opened yet a third ticket #** for correct refund. After I finished talking to her, I noticed that instead of refund, they actually charged me "additional" 5 more times (5 x $47.51) on the same PayPal account (got notification).

    Then I called them again and this time I requested to speak to a supervisor and I was so angry. They got a supervisor on the other line, but basically he did NOTHING. He opened yet a fourth ticket #** for the original 3 additional payments on April 13, 2023, and a fifth ticket #** for the extra 5 payments on April 17, 2023. Next day I got a notification that ticket #** was resolved, but until today April 25, 2023, I don't see any refunds. I had to call PayPal customer service to dispute the extra charged and they managed to refund 2 of the extra charges to me. Just to emphasize, I got only refund from PayPal not from Boost Mobile.

    I immediately stopped my automatic payment authorization from PayPal not to give Boost Mobile another chance to rob my money as I don't trust them anymore. I am terribly upset by the way Boost Mobile is handling their payment system and by their "irresponsible" mishandle of my tickets and not processing my refund requests. I will disconnect my service immediately with Boost Mobile and notify all my friend of the terrible experience I have with them.

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    Reviewed April 22, 2023

    Employee lied to me about being able to change plans after buying a phone. A different employee lied to me about being able to change it in a few weeks after I activated. This lie put me past the 7-day return window. Now all of their reps (online, phone, social, etc. dealt with too many) say there is nothing they can do. Offer fake apologies and blame policy. Apparently lying to customers isn't against policy. Very fraudulent. Stay away.

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    Reviewed April 14, 2023

    After 7-years of paying my bills with Boost Mobile (hundreds of dollars) I got into a dispute with them over refunding $25 to me that they owe me and were trying to avoid. How could a company be so stupid as to win a dispute with me for over $25 refund after 7-years of paying my bills on time?. If this simple $25 refund was solved I would have spent another 7-years using Boost Mobile. Now these fools get nothing in the long term except for me informing my family and friends and acquaintances and any function or religious gathering to inform them not to use Boost Mobile.

    Even if I stop one customer from using Boost Mobile I would have won by preventing someone from using Boost Mobile for the next couple of years. I Wish Someone From Management Of Boost Mobile Would Read My Story And Realize That In The Long Run They Will Eventually Run Out Of Customers No Matter How Many Times "Customer Service Lies" to them By promising Promotions...

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    Reviewed April 13, 2023

    A third rate MVNO, maybe the worst cell service company I have ever dealt with. Waited a while to insert my SIM card, when I did it would not make any calls or get data. I tried a different Boost sim in the same phone and it worked perfect. I called Boost 3 times and chatted once, I went through some very insipid troubleshooting steps (turn on, turn off etc). Each call, I was eventually told that their internal system was down and I would need to call back. After 3 calls, I tried chatting and after a 10 minute chat, was told I would have to go to a store to replace the sim. Not sure why they insisted on wasting my time if they can't do anything about it. About 90 minutes on the phone and 15 minutes of chat, I realized this has been a total waste of time. Will not be doing business with them anymore.

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