Boost Mobile is now offering a new $50 ‘Monthly Unlimited’ cell phone plan. Boost Mobile is the prepaid phone division of Sprint. Here are the details of the new plan.
Unlimited talk
Unlimited text including multi-media messaging
Unlimited web access
Unlimited walkie-talkie
Voicemail, long distance and nationwide network included
No hidden fees, no contracts and no credit checks
No roaming charges
Low rates for international calls and international walkie-talkie
Boost Mobile is calling this plan the ultimate plan for those who don’t want to be held down by a contract.
Who Would Benefit from Boost Mobile’s Prepaid Monthly Unlimited Plan?
If you are a light cell phone user (200 minutes of talk time per month), then this plan is not for you. You would be better off looking at a plan by Tracfone prepaid or T-Mobile prepaid because you do not use your phone enough to utilize what this package offers.
This plan is for the cell phone user who is on the phone all the time. For this reason, it is skewed towards younger users, who are more likely to surf the web, text, and be in constant contact with their friends all via their cell phone. Boost Mobile has a pretty all-encompassing plan here, which may make sense for those who use their phone a lot.
$50 is not a bad price for unlimited text and nationwide calls and is probably better than similar contract plans from other companies like Verizon Wireless. One of the big differences (which may or may not be that big of a deal) is there is no contract for this Boost Mobile ‘Monthly Unlimited’ Plan.
I am not sure if it makes sense to switch providers in order to get this plan (because it completely depends on your phone usage and you will have to buy a new phone), but if you are already a Boost Mobile subscriber, it is probably worthwhile to look into it. I can see a lot of happy parents switching their text-happy teenagers over to this very competitive plan.
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Boost’s unlimited plan does seem like a good deal. However, be aware that though the plan does include nationwide long distance all calls have to be made within your ‘home calling area’ or else you’ll have to pay 15-cents a minute. I couldn’t find any info on their web site that defined my home calling area and had to wait on hold to talk to one of their reps for more details. I live in Dallas/Fort Worth Texas and the home calling area here is a very wide radius around these cities. If I went on vacation though I’d lose service unless I was willing to the pay 15-cents per minute fee. The rep told me that I could pay $5 more a month and expand my home calling area to most of Texas and Oklahoma but this still wouldn’t do me any good if I were flying cross-country on a trip. Just be aware of this little catch before buying Boost and signing up for their unlimited plan. I hope Boost’s new unlimited concept inspires more competition in this area and the prices continue to drop!! BTW, if you want just a simple pay-per-minute plan I think Net10 is the best way to go based on all the research I’ve done lately. FYI.
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