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.
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.
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 |
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 |
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.