12.11.08
IRVINE, Calif. – Do you want to give that special someone a mobile phone for the holidays, but are concerned about the long-term contract and monthly bills that come with it? Holiday help is just a phone call or computer keyboard click away, thanks to Boost Mobile, the prepaid division of Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S). Sprint’s all-in-one Boost Mobile phone and service is now available at thousands of locations throughout the U.S., including major retail stores like Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, Radio Shack, Sprint Retail Stores and independent wireless dealers.
“Boost is the ideal no monthly bill, no strings attached way to gift wireless,” said Matt Carter, president, Boost Mobile. “It also gives budget-conscious consumers an affordable wireless solution that can be used anywhere on Sprint’s dependable nationwide iDEN1 network.”
Boost Mobile phone packages start under $30 and include a Motorola phone, $5 of service credit, and simple instructions for getting started on wireless service with no activation fees. Handsets include Boost Mobile’s newest and smallest flip camera phones - the Motorola i776 and i776w, the rugged and durable Motorola i335 and the thin candy-bar design Motorola i425t and i425e. All handsets from Boost Mobile are also available at www.boostmobile.com, where shipping is always free.
Boost offers flexible service billing options – including an anytime rate of 10 cents per minute, the $1/Day Chat Plan that features unlimited text messaging, unlimited nights and weekend calling and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling to approximately 40 million customers on the Boost Mobile, Sprint, and Nextel networks. Nighttime calling hours apply from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. and weekend calling hours apply from 9 p.m. on Fridays to 7 a.m. on Mondays.
About Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile is a division of Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) that offers wireless phones and services with no long-term contracts, credit checks or activation fees. Boost is among the most popular prepaid wireless brands in the U.S. and has approximately four million customers - the majority of which are 18 to 34 years old. Boost-branded wireless phones with its exclusive Boost® Walkie-Talkie service are available nationwide at approximately 17,500 major retail and independent wireless dealer locations; with Re-Boost® available at approximately 100,000 locations throughout the U.S. Purchase and experience Boost on the web at MySpace, Facebook and www.boostmobile.com.
Media Contacts
Boost Mobile Media Bureau
949.748.3440
Press@BoostMobile.com