Boost Mobile is a wireless telecommunications brand that operates in Australia and the United States of America. This post will discuss what is Boost Mobile, phones compatible with this mobile service, network management, the Boost Perks App, and its advantages.
What is Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile was founded in 2000 by Peter Adderton in Australia. Two independent companies are operating Boost Mobile i.e., Boost Tel PTY Limited using Telstra mobile network in Australia and DISH Wireless LLC using DISH Network in the United States. Boost Mobile uses the T-Mobile network which was previously known as Sprint network to supply wireless services to its consumers in the United States.
Fig. 1 – Introduction to Boost Mobile
Telstra Mobile Network
The Telstra Mobile Network is the largest wireless communications carrier in Australia with about 18.8 million subscribers till today. On the other hand, DISH Network Corporation has about 9.3 million customer base. DISH Network is originally a television provider in the United States. It bought Boost Mobile in the United States and became the fourth largest carrier of wireless communication.
Dish Network
DISH officially bought Boost Mobile from T-Mobile on July 1, 2020. Post the purchase, DISH Wireless launched prepaid services through Boost Mobile as an MNVO (mobile virtual Network Operator) on T-Mobile network. DISH wants to offer post-paid services in future that will be built out of DISH network. DISH also wants to build the first 5G only network in the United States.
It announced to launch a Monthly Unlimited Plan on January 15, 2009. The plan was accompanied by re-focusing the brand towards a larger target audience than before. The new plan got more than 674000 customers in about three months of time period. It also provided Re-Boost cards for its customers which helps in adding money to the customers account. These cards can be purchased online or from a retail store.
Fig. 2 – Re-Boost Prepaid Phone Card
CDMA Network
The unexpected flow in popularity for the service caused significant damage on the Nextel iDEN network, as many customers complained delays in receiving text messages. Hence, this service company shared that it would begin to offer a new unlimited plan utilizing Sprint’s CDMA network.
The company’s parent organization removed the iDEN network on June 30, 2013, since then most of the iDEN customers migrated to the Sprint CDMA network. In January this year, Sprint terminated the Virgin mobile USA brand and moved its customers to Boost Mobile.
Phones Compatible with Boost Mobile Service
This company offers a wide range of phones. The cost ranges from a cheaper to premium mobile phones depending on the budget of the customers. The phones that are compatible are :
- Samsung Galaxy A10e, A21, A11, S10, S20 FE 5G
- LG K22, K51, LG Stylo 6, Tribute Monarch, Tribute Royal
- Apple iPhone XS, XR, iPhone SE, iPhone 12, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 pro max
- Motorola G Fast, Motorola e, Wiko Ride 2,
- Coolpad Legacy Brisa, Coolpad Legacy, Coolpad Snap, and Motorola Moto g7 play.
Fig. 3 – Compatible Mobile Brands
Compatibility with GSM or CDMA
Boost Mobile allows few devices from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile that includes iPhones, AT&T, T-Mobile and these are GSM carriers. It also utilizes a CDMA network that is required for CDMA compatible phones. Any mobile that is certified as Boost network-compatible can be used on Boost network with compatible devices that are not purchased from Boost.
Boost Perks App
If you are a Boost service customer, you can download Boost Perks App which gives you access to special deals, exclusive perks. Just login using your Boost Mobile phone number and get started!
Fig. 4 – Boost Perks App
Why do you need Boost Phones IMEI Number
You will need Phones IMEI Number for two reasons:
- IMEI Number to Activate your phone
- IMEI Number to Unlock Boost Phone for free
IMEI Number to Activate your phone
Boost Mobile SIM card and the phone’s IMEI number is mandatory to activate your phone on the Boost Mobile network. IMEI Number also called (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is a 15 digit serial number that helps in identifying your mobile phone.
You can look for this number under the battery (phones with removable batteries only) or in the phone’s settings menu. It can also be found by opening up the phone dial pad and pressing *#06#.
IMEI Number to Unlock Boost Phone for Free
If the device is ‘locked’, then you can use the device on Boost Mobile Network only. Unlocking helps to use the device with other service providers. You can unlock your device by contacting Boost Mobile Customer Care at 1-888-BOOST-4U for Unlock Codes or you can also get Boost unlock codes from sites such as Unlockitfree, Nokia Free and Trycktill. Follow the steps mentioned below to successfully unlock using Unlockitfree software.
- Visit https://www.unlockitfree.com/unlock
- On the left hand side of the page, click on ‘Unlock my phone’.
- Enter your Mobile model number and click on Search.
- Choose the appropriate model of your mobile from the search results.
- Click on the button ” Click here to Unlock”.
- It will prompt you to enter IMEI number, Country details etc.
- Click on ‘Generate’ and it will display the Unlock Code.
Fig. 5 – 15-Digit IMEI Number
Boost Network Management
The company is dedicated to giving the best mobile broadband Internet access service experience. To make sure that all it’s customers benefit from the best possible network experience, it utilizes reasonable network management practices that are reliable with mobile broadband industry standards and guidance is given by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
It’s network management practices are mainly used for and tailored to aim at legitimate network management purposes taking into account it’s network architecture and technology. Boost mobile manages and maintains its network with the aim to deliver the best possible mobile broadband Internet access experience to its customers.
It spends a holistic approach to supervising congestion on its data network. It’s first aim is to stay away from congestion altogether by directing traffic to the best available spectrum resources and cell sites. It also tries to evade congestion by managing tonnage on its network. Finally, when congestion does happen, meaning that the demand on a specific sector for the moment exceeds the capability of that sector to meet the demand, Boost mobile uses the Radio Scheduling software given by it’s hardware vendors to allocate assets to users.
Advantages of using Boost Mobile
The advantages include:
- They offer connections through Sprint Network which is reliable.
- It provides high-speed data, unlimited talk and text which are inclusive on all the plans.
- It provides nation wide coverage with no annual contracts, no overage fees.
- You can avail exclusive perks from ‘Boost Perks’ app.
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