Does boost mobile offer truly unlimited data usage?

[turbointhailand]

First off everyone who is claiming ethic and morals about how it is illegal is completely full of themselves! Am sure none of you have ever download a single torrent right! Because if you say that the only ones you are fooling is youselfs! And about the terms and conditions! They should either invest the money into their business making it so they offer what they are advertising, Or else their business is flaw! I have gone to the two boost mobile stores in my town, They both claim they allow tethering p2p etc! And when I told them that the terms and conditions prohibit it, Both times I was told you are allowed to the terms and conditions are just there! These where boost mobile official retailer not a partner company. (wirless toys, best buy. walmart etc) That ideologically way of thinking is the problem! And that is why boost mobile need to spend a billion dollar to better there company in whatever way they choose! It is not the consumers fault if they are doing something that they have been told on multiple occasions is allowed, Even if it is not by the higher ups of the company! The the fault lies with the company and people in charge! FACT!

Well, it IS against the TOS. That's been Proven, Your kinda beating a dead horse there, just because you spoke to a few Uninformed Reps (and Frankly I'm not sure you did) doesn't trump the contractual agreement your making with Sprint/Boost. Second of All, I've never downloaded a single Torrent, not that I Can't, I choose not to. I get annoyed when people constantly want something someone else took a lot of time to make for nothing. So please don't pull the rest of us down by saying "everyone has" because that's simply not true. They do actually offer exactly what they are advertising, Unlimited not unreasonable, and asking what unreasonable is the key, and its addressed in the TOS.

You don't make an agreement with those boost retail stores, and if they are claiming that tethering is allowed, supported, and that even though the TOS prohibit it that they don't really matter, is either a moron, or just will tell you about anything to sell you something. (prob the latter) The fault isn't the company who Has Clearly said, "This is not okay", the problem is the consumer who just doesn't give a crap and is gonna do what they want regardless. Either way, I don't care if people tether, I just don't like people bogging down the tower and wrecking it for everyone else because they don't want to go get a proper everyday internet connection. /rant

[LargePrime]

Well, it IS against the TOS. That's been Proven, Your kinda beating a dead horse there, just because you spoke to a few Uninformed Reps (and Frankly I'm not sure you did) doesn't trump the contractual agreement your making with Sprint/Boost.

So your Law degree specializes in contract law? I mean because you are telling us what it means, you must be, right? What is the proper name for a contract between big old SPRINT and little old me? What are the natural restrictions of that type of contract? And then whats your point?

Second of all, all the Contract allows is for them to cancel service. On an anonymous prepaid service you can just go get another account, right? Yes they know that too! So you are beating a dead horse by referring to the TOS. If they wanted you to not tether, they would stop it. They haven't for years, and are not likely to. Because they know, like I have been saying, large data customers are not a problem at all. Its all the little users showering together that creates a problem.

[angel beats]

You need a reality check. I suppose if Daddy let you use his car (assuming your old enough to drive) and said drive as fast as you want it would be OK and you would try to sell that to the police officer who pulled you over.



It is because of people like you that caps and throttles get implemented. A companies TOS are the governing rules, not some minimum wage moron at a retail outlet.

This is got to be one of the most childishly stupid comments I have ever read on the net! And that is say something! There is world a difference to the scenarios you giving!
Qucik question does my daddy work traffic or law enforcement? Because of I was under age or had a mental impairment that party would have some blame on their part! And agian these are two completely different scenarios which are so far in gap they are impossible to be compared to

[bebopdeluxe]

So your Law degree specializes in contract law? I mean because you are telling us what it means, you must be, right? What is the proper name for a contract between big old SPRINT and little old me? What are the natural restrictions of that type of contract? And then whats your point?

Second of all, all the Contract allows is for them to cancel service. On an anonymous prepaid service you can just go get another account, right? Yes they know that too! So you are beating a dead horse by referring to the TOS. If they wanted you to not tether, they would stop it. They haven't for years, and are not likely to. Because they know, like I have been saying, large data customers are not a problem at all. Its all the little users showering together that creates a problem.

So you first want to flex about "contract law"...then you argue that, well...even if they cancel the service, you can just get another account, so what's the big deal...right?

Classic.

[Extraordinary]

Virgin already is... (as far as I know) but I'm not looking forward to a general speed throttle, I'd rather have a data limit so to speak, where if you (for example) use over 2gigs in a one month period you get a speed kick down... sorta like TMO... that way if your not abusing it, you can still enjoy it at regular speed and those who do abuse it, get a speed decrease.

Virgin does not throttle yet. They were going to start but they put it off until later.

[angel beats]

Well, it IS against the TOS. That's been Proven, Your kinda beating a dead horse there, just because you spoke to a few Uninformed Reps (and Frankly I'm not sure you did) doesn't trump the contractual agreement your making with Sprint/Boost. Second of All, I've never downloaded a single Torrent, not that I Can't, I choose not to. I get annoyed when people constantly want something someone else took a lot of time to make for nothing. So please don't pull the rest of us down by saying "everyone has" because that's simply not true. They do actually offer exactly what they are advertising, Unlimited not unreasonable, and asking what unreasonable is the key, and its addressed in the TOS.

You don't make an agreement with those boost retail stores, and if they are claiming that tethering is allowed, supported, and that even though the TOS prohibit it that they don't really matter, is either a moron, or just will tell you about anything to sell you something. (prob the latter) The fault isn't the company who Has Clearly said, "This is not okay", the problem is the consumer who just doesn't give a crap and is gonna do what they want regardless. Either way, I don't care if people tether, I just don't like people bogging down the tower and wrecking it for everyone else because they don't want to go get a proper everyday internet connection. /rant

Now you are contradicting yourself! Is it my fault that the representatives are misinformed! NO! It is the company who is to blame and not me. They should want to bette their company so they have good satisfied customers! Instead they claim to have unlimited data when they do not! They advertise it as marketing ploy to try and get as many customers to join! Yet you continue to insinuate that the customers who have asked the company if it is allowed and are told yes, Are the ones to blame for your data speed! And about your comment about the data being unlimited it's not! Question If I want to stream anime hd videos with my free legal paid for anime premium membership 3 hours a day. Will they allow that? No!

[turbointhailand]

Now you are contradicting yourself! Is it my fault that the representatives are misinformed! NO! It is the company who is to blame and not me. They should want to bette their company so they have good satisfied customers! Instead they claim to have unlimited data when they do not! They advertise it as marketing ploy to try and get as many customers to join! Yet you continue to insinuate that the customers who have asked the company if it is allowed and are told yes, Are the ones to blame for your data speed! And about your comment about the data being unlimited it's not! Question If I want to stream anime hd videos with my free legal paid for anime premium membership 3 hours a day. Will they allow that? No!

How am I contradicting myself? You know (since you claim you have read the Terms of Service) that it is expressly forbidden, no matter what a rep tells you, its right there in black and white written in the company ink.

If you want truly unlimited service with absolutely no restrictions, without a term contract, and have a decent device to boot, go elsewhere and try to find it, but I doubt you will.

[angel beats]

How am I contradicting myself? You know (since you claim you have read the Terms of Service) that it is expressly forbidden, no matter what a rep tells you, its right there in black and white written in the company ink.

If you want truly unlimited service with absolutely no restrictions, without a term contract, and have a decent device to boot, go elsewhere and try to find it, but I doubt you will.

By you saying they have unlimited data! When it is a false marketing ploy! And it being wirtten on there site has little Suffisance! There are allows lope holes in every wirtten contract! And what I am being told by the representatives of the company is more important to me! Especially when I am acknowledging their terms and conditions!

[deathtrip]

Boost has unlimited data, and so does Virgin. Virgin will continue to have unlimited data, but with reduced speeds, which is still unlimited data.

Boost is likely to follow Virgin in this step, once SPG makes a final ruling.

As for what you claim a Boost representitive told you... if one (you claim more than one) told you that it was okay to tether, they are only answering you under either confusion, or you misunderstood what they said.

I don't believe anyone told you it was okay... I personally believe you are making the whole thing up to keep some sort of riot going. It is clearly against the TOS of Boost Mobile, regardless of what anyone at Boost told you on the phone.

You are informed to view the TOS when you sign up, and you are asked to agree to them. Your failure to do so means you are in violation of the terms already.

This thread has run its course. It's in plain black and white and everyone can easily go read it in the links posted in this thread.

Your inabilitiy to cope with the facts are beyond this thread, and you as an individual person are free to make any decision you choose, no matter the circumstances, without any claim of ignorance of said terms or laws!

Thread Closure Requested.

[hwertz]

Boost has unlimited data, and so does Virgin. Virgin will continue to have unlimited data, but with reduced speeds, which is still unlimited data.

Boost is likely to follow Virgin in this step, once SPG makes a final ruling.

As for what you claim a Boost representitive told you... if one (you claim more than one) told you that it was okay to tether, they are only answering you under either confusion, or you misunderstood what they said.

I don't believe anyone told you it was okay... I personally believe you are making the whole thing up to keep some sort of riot going. It is clearly against the TOS of Boost Mobile, regardless of what anyone at Boost told you on the phone.

I'd believe it. 1) Some people will say anything to make the sale.
2) Some companies do put stuff in TOS then ignore it entirely. For instance our local cable co used to claim in TOS that cable modem was strictly for connection to one PC only (and maybe still does), when in actuality everyone knew they were usually hooked to a broadband router or wireless access point.

That said, they would be unlikely to put "no tethering" and "no P2P" in TOS without meaning it, and 50GB of torrents is really not what this service is meant for.

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[LargePrime]

I just called my local boost store and they said it was fine, which surprised me. the other store across town did not answer.

Perhaps we should call a local store and see what they say?

[turbointhailand]

Thread Closure Requested.

Yeah I requested it about a page ago too, were just heading in circles at this point.

[angel beats]

Yeah I requested it about a page ago too, were just heading in circles at this point.

True enough I also will be the thrid to request this thread closed!

You guys will continue to try and force your own personal beliefs in how a business should be runned, Without doing much research other then reading a website policy!

I will not be doing business with boost mobile cause they are a corrupt company who make false indication to their service they offer. T-mobile has been a lot more straightforward with me, And is a better and more reputable company cause of that!

[martin_j001]

Look, like it or not, until Boost starts enforcing their TOS, what it says really doesn't matter. That is the point some are trying to make here. Others don't have to like it, don't have to support it, etc...but that's the way it is.

So, the same couple people that keep this going like clock-work (around and around and around), we know your opinions already, time to let others voice their opinions, or let the thread die on its own without it having to be closed like I'm some sort of babysitter watching over children.

[deathtrip]

Heh, sometimes letting one voice their opinion is like letting them make the rules and unfortunately it takes the ones who know the rules to set the rest of those who are involved straight.

Why should ones own ignorance to the rules, regulations, TOS, laws be allowed freely without one pointing the rest of the individuals in the right direction.

Just because a rule isn't enforced doesn't mean those with good will and intentions can't continue to give the misinformed or misdirected individuals the right direction.

This thread isn't about opinions... it's about what is and isn't allowed. What is allowed is what you can get away with... what isn't allowed is what is against the rules, that are set in stone (or ink).

The topic of the thread is "Does Boost Mobile offier truly unlimited data usage". The answer is, Yes (for now).

The next question the OP had was, "do they allow tethering"... the answer is, No, they do NOT per the TOS, AUP, and per Sprint's agreement with/to Boost Mobile.

I don't see why any useless arguing or bickering is needed. It isn't going to change what is known and only allows those who VIOLATE the TOS to brag and spout to the rest of the people.

Those who say "Yes they allow it" are wrong because in fact, Boost does NOT allow it (whether they enforce it or not) and has taken many measures to prevent it on all of their phones, especially the Android line, where tethering was native in Android 2.2 and Boost removed it.