Boost Mobile: About: Dependable Nationwide Network

Boost Mobile's Dependable Nationwide Network

Boost Mobile provides service for Pay As You Go, $1 Daily Chat & Text and Monthly Unlimited customers on the Nextel National Network. It is one of the largest, all-digital wireless networks in the United States, reaching over 274 million people in more than 17,500 cities. It’s based on integrated digital enhanced network (iDEN) always-on technology, which allows Boost Mobile and Nextel subscribers to connect faster than customers on other national carriers’ push-to-talk networks (based on initial call set-up time).

With a combination of powerful network, competitive value and cutting-edge capabilities, you can do more of what you want and get more done.

Dropped Call Comparison to MetroPCS & Cricket

Boost Mobile offers a dependable nationwide network with fewer dropped calls compared to MetroPCS and Cricket. Based on independent third party drive test data for the Nextel National Network and competing networks, Boost Mobile compares the dropped call performance for the 21 common Boost/Cricket markets and the 10 common Boost/MetroPCS markets within the top 50 most populous U.S. markets tested.

MetroPCS has more dropped calls than Boost

The MetroPCS "more dropped calls" claim is derived from data for the following 10 markets where Boost Mobile and MetroPCS both offer service, based on the most recent drive tests conducted:

Market As of
Atlanta, GA July 2008
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX February 2009
Detroit, MI March 2009
Las Vegas, NV June 2009
Los Angeles, CA September 2008
Miami, FL May 2009
Orlando, FL March 2009
Sacramento, CA May 2009
San Francisco-Oakland, CA July 2008
Tampa, FL January 2009


Cricket has more dropped calls than Boost

The Cricket "more dropped calls" claim is derived from the following 21 markets where Boost Mobile and Cricket both offer service, based on the most recent drive tests conducted:

Market As of
Austin, TX February 2009
Charlotte, NC March 2009
Cincinnati, OH June 2009
Dayton, OH September 2008
Denver-Boulder, CO March 2009
Greensboro-Winston-Salem, NC May 2009
Houston, TX March 2009
Kansas City, MO June 2009
Las Vegas, NV June 2009
Louisville, KY September 2008
Memphis, TN August 2008
Nashville, TN March 2009
Oklahoma City, OK June 2009
Phoenix, AZ May 2009
Pittsburgh, PA June 2009
Portland, OR April 2009
Raleigh-Durham, NC May 2009
Salt Lake City, UT March 2009
St. Louis, MO May 2009
San Antonio, TX February 2009
San Diego, CA April 2009


What does "third party drive tests data" mean to me?

Boost Mobile relies on testing conducted by an independent, 3rd party company to provide unbiased competitive results. The testing is conducted using the same methodology for each carrier, and it is repeated and reported on a regular basis throughout the year.



Boost Mobile is the no-contract wireless company offering services on dependable nationwide network with straightforward pricing and a full suite of high-quality phones. Boost-branded wireless phones are available nationwide at nearly 20,000 major retail and independent wireless dealer locations.


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