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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
  • Quality
    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 dawneb6
Texas
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November 3rd, 2020

I have been without coverage in my house for the past several days. When I called, I was told technicians were working on it and the problem would be resolved in 48 to 72 hrs. She then told me that someone else in my area called about the new lack of coverage 120+ hrs ago! Does the clock restart every time someone calls? What if someone needs to call 911? How many more days Boost? It was not my choice to use this company; Virgin Mobile just dumped/ported my account (12 yrs with them) without my permission. I love my phone and am disappointed that I'm out the monthly fee that I just paid and I'm going to have to port my number to another company (with the required new phone purchase).

Thumbnail of user ranae1126
Washington
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June 16th, 2023

They took $97 which is my bill out of my account three times. It gets better. Then they shut my phone off because I did not pay them. I thought I had everything fixed talk to him got my money refunded. Next month they shut my phone off said I owe them money but my account has $107 credit. Make that make sense. Will be the last money they ever get from me in life. I sent a screenshot. I had $107 my bill is 97 they shut my phone off really.

Thumbnail of user larryh1105
Minnesota
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April 4th, 2022

At wits end here. I've spoken to SO MANY clueless SO called experts on the chat on Boost Mobile. They keep asking me the same questions, giving me the same stupid answers (which I've tried each time) and of course at the end of all this time, sometimes 3 hours a day with these people (!), my phone still doesn't ring. Plus if it's shut off and someone calls and leaves a message, I don't get notifications that I've received a call at all, (after turning the phone back on).

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North Carolina
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February 27th, 2023

I paid for a phone and they sent me a empty padded envelope.I called them several times.kept giving me the round around.I advised everyone not to do business with this company.Took my money and I still didn't get a phone.So I ended up getting a phone at At&T

Tip for consumers:
Do not use this company

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Thumbnail of user nopen33
Missouri
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August 29th, 2020

Hi,

I don't have this company's phone service. I'm just here to say the pitbull ad campaign they're running (into the ground) is absolute trash and I hope they feel bad about it.

That's all
Byeee :)

Thumbnail of user rickt413
Washington
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February 16th, 2023

Terrible Company.The service is horrific.Calls and text only work about half the time.They lock you out of your own voicemail.Customer service hangs up on you.They can't fix problems.No way possible they can stay in business much longer.

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Kansas
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June 8th, 2022
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JFC this company has the worst customer service you'll ever experience! Do not, I repeat, do not try transfer your number to this carrier if you want to keep it! These people are poorly trained from India and can barely comprehend English. Forget about having a live online chat feature which would make chatting with someone who speaks English as a second language much easier, nope you must call them and try to spell out everything you say! Fck Boost, I havent even activated my phone yet and you've already lost me as a customer!

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Thumbnail of user kennymedinawork
New Jersey
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May 7th, 2023

Starts off good. But the longer you have the service the issues begin to pile up. Slow Internet, once you exceed 35 GB. If you rely on your phone for work that's a problem. Sending videos or photos or even interacting with your company software, becomes tedious, cutting into efficiency. If that isn't enough of a deterrent, sim cards will become incompatible with certain devices at random. Without warning your service is deactivated and you're forced to buy a new phone. The insurance company that they use (Likewise) does not work in tandem with boost mobile which creates confusion, further complicating any Sim card issues you may be experiencing. Overall, it's not worth the frustration unless you barely use your phone.

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Thumbnail of user candic46
Florida
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December 5th, 2023

They sold me a phone for $170 with a phone plan that included a 50 GB hotspot. They never explained to me that I would not be able to change my phone plan. Now I don't need the hotspot and I want to reduce my phone plan to the cheapest one, but they say I can't and that I'm stuck with this expensive plan.
I have never in my life heard of buying a phone and not being able to change the plan!?! I feel like I've been ripped off by the people that sold me this phone. No one explained to me I was stuck with the plan I was picking and I am super unhappy and I would recommend that anyone go to any place else than here. Boost Mobile is called boost for a reason and the old days people boosted radios now they boost the money out of your pocket. They ripped me off! So now my phone is a Wi-Fi phone I guess.

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Thumbnail of user nathand145
Ohio
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September 15th, 2018

I'd compare my new Boost phone (with their best plan even, mind you) service to using dial-up on the first public computers used, actually, I'd say even worse.

At first I figured, maybe it just takes a few days to kick in. Been going through this sad excuse of a service provider for 2 weeks now though, and literally from the second I activated my plan, if the service isn't completely cut off (which it is half the time), it is miserably slow. I'm talking taking almost 5 minutes just to load a simple couple word Google search query, God-forbid loading a video, or even trying to download or upload something.

Won't ever be going through Boost again.

Thumbnail of user rokitad
Washington
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June 29th, 2023

I've been a customer for over 6yrs. Service was good until about 3 months ago. The service is seriously horrible. Calls don't go thru. Can't receive most calls. Frequent call drops. Half of the time my internet doesn't work. Why is this company even charging us for suck horrible service. I'll be going back to Verizon at least I can make and receive calls.

Tip for consumers:
This company and crappy service is not worth my money

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Thumbnail of user zoeb159
Connecticut
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August 29th, 2022

Don't even think to switch to Boost Mobile!
They have the worst customer service ever! They hanging up on you if you want to port out your cell phone number from them. I pre-pay for three months and never used the services. Now they won't give me my $$ back. I had to call my credit card company to despite the charge.
Also, their towers are having trouble a big time. As I check the downtown speed it was 0.61mbps, the upload was 0.01!
Most of the time the signal strength was over (LTE) -120, which did not even provide a cellular signal.

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Thumbnail of user lydiab104
Washington
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April 6th, 2022

We have been with this company for about five years because we bought phones for a good price and then had to wait until we could port. A cheap iPhone is not worth the horrible customer service! I could write pages about my experiences, but today I tried to call my husband and his phone was dead.
He lost his debit card a few weeks ago and got a new one so they couldn't charge him the $35.00. Off it goes. Emergency be damned. Do not use this company if you want to keep your sanity!

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Thumbnail of user spierson342
Nebraska
1 review
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October 13th, 2023

Poor services they don't give you time to pay your bill damn send a message an say bill due today an the next 10 minutes my phone off damn it's was like 6.30am an they hooked up with dish crappy services highly don't recommend I'm looking for another provider

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Thumbnail of user brendad428
Arizona
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2 helpful votes
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September 11th, 2020

They slow your internet down to nothing so you get network errors or it times out before it can reach the site. I use my phone for business and personal use and have lost money because of not receiving notifications and notice of items that have sold. Wouldn't recommend service with Boost.

Thumbnail of user jonathanm833
Massachusetts
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April 17th, 2021

So I want to buy a new phone. I go to the web site. I enter all my info and click. "Address is invalid." What? Try again a couple of times. Still invalid. Call them. Customer rep and me spend 45 minutes on the phone trying to get my address accepted. He eventually says "must be a bug". But I now have multiple pending charges on my credit card which after almost a week still haven't gone away. And then I decide to look up Boost's ratings (I was grandfathered in from Verizon). Wow. No new phone for me from them and I'm getting another carrier.

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Thumbnail of user ronib27
Minnesota
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March 15th, 2023
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Long story short.
Boost was cyber hack in February.
My automatic payment withdrawal was taken for phone payment. A matter of days later I had no phone service. In 2 weeks of trying to get my phone to work. I heard multiple times they was cyber hack. I heard pay my bill.
I heard no manager to help me because they was cyber hack. When I reach out to better business bureau boost gave me $40 credit.
So they acknowledge my service was hacked.
I went 3 weeks without phone service.
When I went to another phone company.
I call boost an told them to not charge my account no more.
I don't want your service.
It did not work the whole month of March. When I ask about my credit. They told me to call back after the due date. Now they tell me they can't find my credit. Just pay my bill. Yes I have 2 complaints at the better business bureau.
One for no phone service after taking my payment.
One for my refund that disappeared.
Very frustrating

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Thumbnail of user cindym1661
Florida
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October 18th, 2022

To sum it all up briefly: didn't get what went in for, was told can make changes before new month started. Employee got fired! The other store clerk, (rude) nor 800 service wouldn't made it right or change anything at all. My money lost, lesson learned, went back my other phone service.

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Thumbnail of user deew240
New York
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June 9th, 2022
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Called several times before today and the agents even pretend to be supervisors. Today I was placed on hold, and off, for over an hour. I called the agent to ask how I can I replace a handset I bought on the Boost mobile a few months ago because the device kept unlocking from their network... a simple question, you would think. I had called several times about the device in the past and to which the other agents kept telling me to restart my phone or their was issue in my area (none of which was the problem), however, this agent asked me the same questions that I had already answered which showed she was not listening or she placed me on hold deliberately to help someone else. Despite this I stayed composed and decided to finally write a review. Please do better. My bill is paid religiously every month, yet this is the service they provide. Smh.

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Thumbnail of user thomass1194
Tennessee
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December 29th, 2021

I've never been with a company before that absolutely refuses to give you your account number number. Total disregard for any person's situation... even the disabled. Service ranking 1-10 is a Suck. Quality of phones 1-10 pathetic, Choice of phone selections 1-10 Sorry asf, and my favorite Customer Service Support 1-10 Junior High All Day Everyday and honestly that's being disrespectful to junior high employees... I've been with this company for 10 years and they've regressed for the past 5 years into a shell company. They are not worth your precious time and especially not your money. The competition out here offers more and offers better service and customers care. It's safe to say that Thomas Smith is leaving Loose-Mobile today December 28,2021. I'm going to T-Mobile, but hey that's me. Good luck Loose-Mobile customers, enjoy your poor service.

Thumbnail of user webber_jean
Massachusetts
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August 13th, 2023

Every time they advertise phones on sale the are out of stock conveniently. It's a scam. You have lost a good and loyal customer. I wouldn't even give 1 star but I. Order to rate boost I have no choice.

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Thumbnail of user kimv323
Florida
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May 18th, 2022

I've been with boost mobile since day one. Back when it was Nextel. Note all I asked for was a credit for having bad service An I told them I would have to go to a different carrier the supervisor encouraged me to find another carrier instead of giving me a $10.00 dollar credit because they have 3 towers down in my area down. An he said it could be down 2 more weeks or 6 more months. I would not recommend boost mobile there customer service is terrible the service is wobbly at best. Calls keep dropping text not going through. I looked into track phone service An it is solid service. People make your own decisions but I would take this review creditable An look before you buy. I have been on auto pay for years now when my month ends I will not renew with boost mobile. I hope this will help at least one person make the right decision.

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Thumbnail of user johnnym537
Colorado
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November 25th, 2022

Tried logging in with my phone number or email on new app and I keep getting the doesn't match our records pop-up, yet when I call the customer service number it's recognized there asking if this is the number I'm calling about. Customer service agents (5 so far) kept giving me the run around telling me "Rest assured you will be able to log in soon with the new improved app". WHEN? My wife has a Boost 4G and was able to login with no issues. Mine is a 5G and still isn't working with the app. I can make payments with an agent and keep my service active, just can't use the app to do so. C'mon Man.

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Go Elsewhere and Find a Better Network!

Thumbnail of user rosarioramirezz1988
Kentucky
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November 16th, 2023

I just to have service with boost mobile but my internet never works and it was worst inside the store, I buy a new iPhone but when I switch from boost to another company they block my phone and I haven been able to use my cell phone I been struggling for more than 6 months now because they don't moved it out from stolen list. And I payed cash. I am really disappointed and mad with this company really because the service really sucks. And the help too. Careful bat you buy in boost Mobil because they don't care about you they don't help people with their device they just want money.

Thumbnail of user hawkeyesh
Pennsylvania
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January 6th, 2016

I have consistently been a Boost customer for over 10 years now, I took the first phone with me to Iraq back when they had the government approved push to talk $40 phone. Didn't get to use much but that phone went through it all. Never an issue! Fast forward to now, I have the LG Stylus and only pay 30 dollars a month for unlimited text, calls internet, downloads and anything else I can find. With Sprint taking over I have seen no changes yet and I am hoping this doesn't turn into anything, maybe Sprint can learn how to keep customers from the Boost people.

Tip for consumers:
Always call to check for specials before buying, they use to give you a credit to your account of 5-10 bucks just for getting another phone with them

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