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Latest News & Deals
By Joe Paonessa • 03/30/23
Boost Mobile is quietly running a deal for a hotspot/tablet plan. It’s not really being marketed anywhere and isn’t featured on Boost Mobile’s website. The offer is for a $25/...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/08/23
Several weeks ago, DISH began sending out “rainbow SIMs” to dealers. Rainbow SIMs allow dealers to activate service on the AT&T, T-Mobile, and DISH networks. Wave7 Researc...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/06/23
It’s coming up on two weeks since DISH Network was hit by a cyber attack knocking many of its systems and websites down including its Boost brands. At the time of this writing...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/27/23
The DISH Network has been experiencing an outage that began last Thursday, February 23, 2023. It’s now Monday, the 27th. The outage coincided with the release of DISH’s 4Q22 e...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/07/22
DISH formally unveiled its Boost Infinite postpaid brand today. The service is available as a limited-time only exclusive beta open to anyone interested in trying it out. Howe...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/04/22
Following the popularity of Boost Mobile’s 10GB for $5 trial offer, Boost has decided to up the ante by releasing a free trial offer. New customers can now get a 14-day “free”...
By Joe Paonessa • 10/13/22
Boost Mobile has launched another $5 phone plan offer. This latest one gets new customers 10GB of high-speed data with unlimited talk and text for $5 flat, for one month. The...
By Bridget Cox • 09/02/22
It’s back to school time and for prepaid wireless customers, it’s sign up and save season. Parents want to keep in touch with their students in transit to and from school and...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/20/22
Boost Mobile has updated its mobile hotspot plan options. A total of three new plans have been added to Boost’s hotspot lineup. Boost Mobile’s new hotspot plans start at $15/m...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/20/22
Boost Mobile has a new customer offer out. An online-only deal will get new subscribers three months of wireless service for $15 total. That’s an average cost of just $5/month...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/24/22
The years 2018 and 2019 marked a rough time for Boost Mobile in national retail. In the middle of 2018, Boost Mobile pulled out of Target stores as it stopped selling phones a...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/19/22
Boost Mobile has launched a deal on the newly announced Samsung Galaxy A53 5G. The device was announced by Samsung on March 17th with a suggested retail price of $449.99. Boos...
By Stephen Vicinanza • 03/18/22
Boost Mobile is offering a free Samsung Galaxy A13 5G for switchers to their $50 plan. There are many other offers available as well including a $379.99 iPhone SE 3 deal. Let’...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/03/22
It’s a new year, and the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit program (EBB) has come to an end. It has been replaced by the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). If you are curr...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/09/21
Three weeks ago, Boost Mobile formally announced its first set of plans that could be used on the AT&T network. Boost Mobile labeled those plans “Carrier Crusher.” At the...














