Hawaii and to the U.S. Mainland for $35/Month with Unlimited by Boost

[Andre71]

http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/i...489710_13.html


Unlimited by Boost Hawaii Pricing & Features

Hawaii consumers can now take advantage of three, affordable Unlimited by Boost flat-rate wireless service plans (prices are specific to the Hawaii home calling area and exclude applicable taxes, including sales taxes):

-- Unlimited Talk: $35/month

-- Unlimited Talk & Text: $40/month

-- Unlimited Talk, Text, Web: $45/month

Unlimited by Boost customer benefits offered at no additional charge include caller ID, call waiting and 3-way calling. In addition, voice mail comes standard on the $40 and $45 plans.

"We're shaking up the mobile phone market in Hawaii with a very attractive unlimited wireless service offer for local residents," said Sam DiSalvo, senior pricing manager, Boost Mobile. "With Unlimited by Boost, Hawaiians can take advantage of a larger home calling area, a dependable nationwide network, and Boost's extremely competitive pricing - all with no contracts or credit checks."

With this plan, Hawaii residents will also have the option of expanding their home calling area to include Northern California, Southern California and Las Vegas for an additional $5 per month. Customers making or receiving calls outside of their home calling area are charged 15 cents per minute.

For a limited time, Boost Mobile is offering the first month of Unlimited by Boost service free of charge with the purchase of a new Motorola c290 or W385 phone and activation of a new account. The suggested retail price for the c290 is $99.99 and $129.99 for the W385.

Unlimited by Boost is available at participating wireless dealer retail locations and Sprint and Radio Shack stores in Hawaii. Residents can locate their nearest participating wireless dealer offering Unlimited by Boost by calling 1-877-TLK-MORE (855-6673) or online at www.boostmobile.com.

About Boost Mobile

Based in Irvine, California, Boost Mobile, a division of Sprint Nextel Corporation, (NYSE:S), is a lifestyle brand focused on offering premium prepaid wireless phones and services. Boost is among the leading prepaid wireless services in the U.S. and now has 4.6 million customers - the majority of which are under the age of 30. Purchase and experience Boost on the Web at www.boostmobile.com.

Editor's Note:

Images of Unlimited by Boost local market coverage maps, the Motorola c290 and W385, and interviews with Boost Mobile executives or wireless market analysts are available upon request.

SOURCE: Boost Mobile

[Rosenthal_Liou]

That's a pretty good deal for unlimited minutes

[xchpstang]

Just goes to prove there is a profit in $59.99 unlimited nationwide minutes.

[johnny hotsauce]

Just goes to prove there is a profit in $59.99 unlimited nationwide minutes.

LOL...

I'm only laughing because when Hesse announced the possibility of going with flat rate unlimited I got into so many heated debates with people that said that unlimited could never be sold for under $100/mo because the company would never make any money and it would be a continous loss for every person on a sub $100 unlimited plan.

So I kept using the pre-paid boost unlimited offering that was being sold as low as $45/mo for unlimited voice, pics, texts and web and on THE SPRINT NETWORK on a carrier owned by Sprint as a comparison that it can be done. Granted, it was regional only and you would pay $.15/min to roam but it was still showing that unlimited was possible at a very affordable price since it was already being done by Sprint. So I recommended to take that plan and add $10-20 to it to make it nationwide, slap a Sprint label on it and sell it to the masses. The most common response was that Sprint would still lose money by taking it nationwide because roaming was too expensive when you leave your home area even though you'd be using your own carrier's native network in another major metro area where native coverage was available. In short, people thought I was nuts.

Now the analysts are starting rumors and predicting that Sprint might offer the fire back shot at VZW with unlimited plans starting at $60. I know, I'm just venting but I just find it amusing how things are sort of playing out and it's nice to know I'm not as nuts as people made me feel like I was

Either way, things are going to be interesting in the next few months.

[wam]

What i do like about the Boost Unlimited is that there is NO contract! LOL. I think ill be getting Boost for a extra phone service in March sometimes. I have Virgin Mobile as a backup, but their plans are high. I still luv my Sprint and SERO line!