02.06.08
IRVINE, Calif. – Boost Mobile®, a wholly-owned division of Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), today introduced the new $1/Day Chat Plan for Boost Mobile Pay As You Go subscribers and announced a more affordable price option for its 600 minute Premium Plan, formerly known as Boost Premium Prepaid®. Pay As You Go subscribers now have three payment plan options, including Basic Pay As You Go, the Chat Plan and the Premium Plan.
The new Chat Plan offers unlimited nights, unlimited mobile-to-mobile and a low daytime rate of $.10 a minute. Customers can continue to take advantage of unlimited nationwide Boost® Walkie-Talkie for an additional $1 a day on the days they use or receive the walkie-talkie service.
Boost Mobile’s Premium Plan is a nationwide “hybrid prepaid” service that combines the elements of traditional prepaid services with additional customer benefits and is offered in three monthly rate plan packages – $30, $50 and $60. Boost Mobile just reduced the price of its $60 600 minute monthly rate plan from $70, a savings of $10 a month. The new $60 plan includes unlimited nationwide Boost® Walkie-Talkie, unlimited nights and weekends, 600 minutes of talk time and reduced daytime per minute pricing.
Boost Mobile Pay As You Go Plan Options:
Basic Pay As You Go
- •Unlimited nationwide Boost® Walkie-Talkie for $1 a day on the days used or received
- •Nights and weekends for $0.10 a minute (Mon.–Fri. 9pm–7am; Fri.–Mon. 9pm–7am)
- •Mobile-to-Mobile calls for $0.10 a minute (for calls between Boost, Sprint® & Nextel® subscribers)
Chat Plan
- •Unlimited nights (Mon.–Sun. 9pm–7am)
- •Unlimited Mobile-to-Mobile calls (for calls between Boost, Sprint & Nextel subscribers)
- •Lower daytime rates of $0.10 a minute
Premium Plan
- •Offered in three monthly rate plan packages – $30, $50 and now $60
- •Unlimited nationwide Boost® Walkie-Talkie
- •Unlimited nationwide nights and weekends (Mon.- Fri. 7pm - 7am, Fri. 7pm - Mon. 7am)*
- •Unlimited text messaging (to receive) and Wireless Web for $10 a month
- •Picture, video and audio messaging capabilities
- •Voice mail, caller ID, call waiting, 3-way calling included
*Not offered on $30 plan
All of Boost Mobile’s Pay As You Go plans do not require contracts or commitments. Boost Mobile continues to sell and support both Pay As You Go and Unlimited by Boost wireless services and handsets nationwide that operate on the Sprint Nextel iDEN and CDMA networks, respectively. For more information on Boost Mobile’s Pay As You Go plans, visit
www.boostmobile.com.
About Boost Mobile
Based in Irvine, California, Boost Mobile, a division of Sprint Nextel Corporation, (NYSE: S), is a lifestyle brand focused on offering premium Pay As You Go wireless phones and services to the youth market. Boost is among the leading prepaid wireless services in the U.S. and now has 4.6 million customers - the majority of which are under the age of 25. Boost-branded wireless phones and services are available at national retailers, independent wireless dealers and convenience stores. Purchase and experience Boost on the Web at
www.boostmobile.com.