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Boost Mobile has a rating of 1.2 stars from 1,026 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Boost Mobile most frequently mention customer service, new phone, and sim card problems. Boost Mobile ranks 165th among Mobile Carriers sites.

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    526
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    351
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    486
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 4.3%
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Top Positive Review

“Employee XK972923 amazing service”

Aurora h.
10/15/21

I called to activate my phone using a boost card the man who answered was very very helpful. He took his time explaining exactly what he needed and how I could get the information so he could turn on my phone. He remained positive throughout the entire call and even made small talk while waiting for the for the results to go through. 10/10 service someone i want to handle my technical issues in the future.

Top Critical Review

“ORDERING A NEW PHONE SUCKS/ALONG WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE”

john A.
9/27/24

They do not have the phones they sell in stock to ship out within a good time frame! It takes them at least a week to even ship, even though they took the money from my account! What the heck? Phone service is good. Their customer service people suck too, even supposed supervicer. What the heck. Phones bought and paid for in total or payment they have for them should be able to ship within 24 hours for a big company like them. Seems like they have to order it, then ship to the custer!

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Thumbnail of user sharonw1447
Oklahoma
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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October 1st, 2021

On Aug. 25,2021, I ordered a phone from Boost Mobile, mistakenly thinking it was a store, rather than a carrier. As soon as I received the confirmation email, asking me to create a phone account, I realized my mistake. I already have a carrier; I only wanted a new phone. I called immediately to cancel the purchase. It is now, Oct. 1. I have been trying unsuccessfully to get a refund from them EVER SINCE AUGUST. I do not recommend doing business with this company.

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avoid purchasing anything from them

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returned immediately; still can't get a refund

Thumbnail of user melaniet195
Missouri
1 review
3 helpful votes
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July 29th, 2021

Boost mobile used to have great service in my town. The last four months have been garbage and when I asked for help I was told it was just my line. No all six lines I pay for through them and have for 8 years are having the same issue. Dish network sucks so they drug our good phone reception with them. Give me the service that I pay for. BBB needs to shut them down.

Thumbnail of user alainah21
Texas
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June 17th, 2022

I've been trying to swap devices multiple times now and the site keeps saying something went wrong! I've typed the IMEI number and ICCID number over and over again and each time it doesn't work! Customer service is horrible they are unhelpful and slow and never know how to fix the problem! So yeah, only buy boost mobile if you want to waste money on a useless phone you can't even activate with $#*!ty customer service!

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Thumbnail of user jenniferl3041
Kentucky
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January 25th, 2023

Very poor customer service. I was told when they changed to 5g service it would be better but it was actually worse. I have changed carriers and have been waiting for 2 weeks for boost ro unlock my sim card that should have never been locked to start with. They have refused to unlock it causing me to be out the expense of a new phone. I have been on the phone with customer service for several days at least an hour each time and all I am told is that it takes 48 hours its been two weeks now. I have even spoke with a manager and just keep getting the same run around. This is totally unacceptable and ridiculous. No one can tell my why this is not being done. I am so fed up. Do not ever use boost mobile they are horrible to deal with.

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Thumbnail of user mikef961
Nevada
1 review
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September 27th, 2020

Where 2 begin? I switched to boost 2months ago All Their promotions totally suck Equally as much as their service. If you enjoy buffering then boost mobile is for you... I will be changing providers this next week. It's Just so sad that boost mobile will Screw disabled senior Veterans just as fast as they will All Americans during this pandemic & difficult time in America. Hey they are from Australia... The worst part of rating for review purposes is You Must Rate 1 Star. Boost doesn't deserve ANY STARS.js

Thumbnail of user angelae1090
Maryland
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August 7th, 2023

I have been on the phone with boost mobile for the last 3 months trying to change my plan. They keep charging me $40 when my plan says $25. They gave me credit than took it back stating that I didn't pay my intire bill. I was on the phone with customer service and she credit me $10 they never changed my plan. So why I look at my account and now my plan says $40 and my credit is gone. Again. I've been with boost since chirp phones day one really would hate to leave. The service isn't even the same. I'm thinking hard.

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Thumbnail of user deec158
Georgia
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August 18th, 2020

Boost Mobile brought out Virgin Mobile and my mother's account was moved to Boost where it's got Worse. No communication at all, no grace period to add money to your account. On 8/13/2020 Boost took $157.30 from her account with no email sent to let me know it was time to top up the account.
I have called Customer Service several times with no help at all. There is no grace period to add money to your account if you have any balance they will take it from you. Stay away from this company!
It's very sad that a company that large would pray on elderly and take money from their account.

Thumbnail of user shaunat38
Kentucky
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December 22nd, 2022
Verified purchase

Placed an order online, they took money out of my account, tried to cancel order they told me there's no way to cancel an order. So now I have no way to get my money back. The order status says error and they have no idea why it says that.

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Was supposed to get a cell phone but they never even shipped it!

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Thumbnail of user achillesc
Maryland
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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December 21st, 2018

Boost mobile is terrible, go to another company. My phone bill is always due on the 1st of every month. Last month on the 30th my phone was shut off. I called customer service and the guy told me that since the month only had 30 days my bill was due earlier. I have filed An FCC complaint. They did something similar a couple months ago and had to credit me §100. The people you speak to there barely speak english.

Thumbnail of user michelleo372
South Carolina
1 review
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July 31st, 2020

My son had purchased an expinsive phone through them. He thought he might have less issues if he got it through them seeing as how we had virgin Mobile, and he was unsure about trying to purchase a phone another way. I'm just going to say don't buy a phone from their website. From the moment he got the phone, it had some factory defects. So I called within the 7 to 10 day warranty time and requested a new phone. I spoke to 3 different people who gave me the run around for several days till it ran out. Now I'm stuck with a garbage phone with no solution. Please Connor buy a phone from them.

Thumbnail of user adammaas1995
Washington
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July 7th, 2023

I bought an extra 10 gigs of data and it didn't register right away no big deal right. An hour passes so I call lady said it will be resolved with in 24 hours. 24 hours pass and nothing. I call again guy says issue is resolved and wait an hour. It's been an hour and nothing so I have no internet for 2+ days. Thanks boost mobile.

Thumbnail of user bethn105
Ohio
3 reviews
10 helpful votes
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August 22nd, 2023

I stopped using boost mobile after they were bought out. They went from great to terrible! I told them to remove themselves from my phone totally and it looks like they did but they definitely mess with my phone all the time. It's very frustrating to own a phone and have a company that thinks that they have the right to still control it. Sincerely Beth Nelson

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Thumbnail of user barbaricsagi
Texas
1 review
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June 10th, 2023

They don't know what they are doing. I just switched to another service provider from them, and I wanted to transfer my old phone number. When I asked for a 6 digit PIN code to be able to do this process, they had no idea what number to give us, they basically wanted me to pay for another year plan to get my number back. And after a whole 2 weeks of process (that should've been 24-48 hours), we could finally force it out of them.
And the worker in the store was really unprofessional also, taking my phone out of my hand..

Thumbnail of user andreac542
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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July 15th, 2020

Don't waste your money. You will not get connected, no matter where your location is. The signal is extremely weak. Customer service stinks. The only reason I am giving one start is because there is no other option.

Thumbnail of user kyleg22
Indiana
7 reviews
20 helpful votes
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November 30th, 2018

Boost Mobile sold me a defective phone and refused to exchange the since they have a 7 day return policy, but the problem is it took 6 days for me to receive the phone after they process the order and shipped it out. So please do not buy a phone from them because it might be defective and you will be stuck with it.

Thumbnail of user deloresw67
Pennsylvania
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August 27th, 2022

I have been a customer of boost Mobile when it was Ntelos. I have always had really good customer service. I want to recognize a employee of boost Mobile at 969 Dunbar Village Plaza in Dunbar West Virginia. The employee's name is Joshua Davis. Boost has a program where you can get a discounted rate on your phone bill. I had went and spoke to another employee who had supposedly signed me up for that but did not do it correctly. When I went back to see what had happened Joshua Davis helped me and he was awesome. He stayed on top of the problem until it was solved he made several different phone calls to different places to get me help after about an hour he finally got everything corrected. I had to go back once again because I myself had pushed a wrong button on my phone and it was not working so when I went back Joshua was there once again he stayed right on top of it and fixed it. He is truly awesome he is now my main boost Customer Service go to person

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Thumbnail of user jenniferg2631
New York
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October 29th, 2022

I asked to pay for a month ahead of time so I'm ahead of schedule they never put it on my bill kept my money and then charge me for two phone cases when the lady told me that the phone cases were free with the phone will never use this carrier again and will not recommend it to anybody

Thumbnail of user kennys152
California
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June 10th, 2022

Do not, I repeat do not sign up for boost mobile
I paid for the most expensive plan already knowing the service would be horrible.and the unlimited data and mobile hotspot. I tried to use my hotspot and it never works and they blatantly refused to fix it. I'm addition the data speeds for regular activity are painstakingly slow even in the most convenient areas for connection. Never again I'm switching back to metro

Tip for consumers:
Do not use this company. For your. Health advice u go elsewhere

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Thumbnail of user joshm475
Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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April 16th, 2020

I tried to file a claim through the automated service with my phone being broke. By doing that I hit the wrong key and by hitting one wrong key now I cannot use my insurance and get a new phone. I've been with this company for 5 years and the first time I need something after paying what I supposed to be it was declined so if you looking for a new phone or a new phone service provider heed this warning Boost Mobile will not be the best place for you to spend your money or your time. So now I'm going to look to for a new phone carrier.

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Say what you mean and mean what you say

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If you're smart and do not feel like wasting your time and money do not go to Boost Mobile

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Thumbnail of user ashleyt309
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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August 11th, 2020

They will not reimburse you even if they made an error. Then they will not allow to replace a phone if you are out of state visiting. They hang up so much for customer service. They also transfer you to wrong departments so you be on the phone for way over an hour. Heres proof of my screenshot of the boost customer service number which i am now on hold again with the 3rd person.

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Anyone else but boost

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I am switching carriers because boost will take your money and yet mess up your account and will not reimburse for their screw ups. Customer service people are rude they hang up or keep passing you along.

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Thumbnail of user darrens415
New Jersey
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March 13th, 2023

I use to LOVE boost mobile! They switched to something called boost one and anytime you call customer service it says they're working on restoring customer service! It's been days! My phone hasn't working in 5 days and I can't get anyone on the phone to help! I tried to login to my account and it says it doesn't recognize my password… okay fine I'll just reset it, right? Nope! It says it's going to send me a 6 digit code to my phone and it never sends it! So basically I'm stuck! Boost mobile use to be a great company but whatever they're doing is a huge mistake!

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Thumbnail of user megand256
Michigan
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January 24th, 2021

After years of declining service I finally decided that I am through with Boost Mobile as my phone carrier. I wanted to transfer my current number (from Boost) to a new carrier and was told that I needed my account number. It's bad enough that Boost forces you to have to call their customer service line to obtain your own account information but when I called that number and asked for my account ID I was told that I "couldn't be helped with right now" and was promptly hung up on. I tried to call back, twice, only to be met with an immediate call drop. It took 20 minutes of my time to finally get my account number from an online representative. The absolute audacity of these people, absolutely the worst customer service I have ever experienced.

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Thumbnail of user renaej14
Illinois
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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December 20th, 2021

Boost Mobile is horrible! They downloaded this garbage on my phone MCM Client service! This garbage download stuff on my phone constantly all day long without asking me! I cannot use my own phone so much of the damn time! Every time I am in my car trying to get my GPS and get directions garbage is downloading stuff on my phone constantly MCM client services that boost Mobile put on my phone without my permission permission! Their service does not work great as it is! And I pay for unlimited services! What a joke! No I have to redo my phone to new take off all my stuff to try and get rid of this garbage that they put on my phone MCM services straight Up effing garbage! Don't do boost Mobile!

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Thumbnail of user kaylaa211
New York
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April 25th, 2022

These people shut me off after 40 mins after not paying the bill God forbid u don't get ur money but I turn my service on and a week later u shut me off for hours no ryme or reason no explanation so how about u shove this service up ur $#*!

Thumbnail of user jasonisonthenew
New York
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September 16th, 2023

Went to a store where person was improperly trained. Phone was not set up properly. Did that near work on break. Next day I went to store near my house. They wanted me to spend another $200 on top of the $150 I spent the day before to get phone on a new account, but phone was supposed to be already linked to my original account. Never fixed the problem and said that was not our store so it's not our problem. I guess boost does not work as a team and will be switching phone companies. I hope this boost your opinion of this company. They are only there to boost your money.

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