Boost Mobile has confirmed plans to slowly phase out its regional CDMA offerings and refocus on iDEN products and services on the heels of launching its $50 Nationwide Unlimited Plan on iDEN last week.
In a statement, representative Tatum Hawkins made assurances that current and potential Unlimited by Boost CDMA subscribers would still be able to begin new service, continue current services and receive support, but that the company would no longer promote the already under-promoted regional service first launched in Texas and California in 2007.
The reasoning is due to a renewed focus by Boost Mobile on expanding iDEN products and services as a result of the increased investment in the iDEN network by Sprint to increase capacity, with the Sprint subsidiary no longer adding new CDMA devices and services going forward.
Forgive me for this but in the Los Angeles Area, Boost Iden phones need improvement! It takes an average of 5 mins to receive a text message. I waited 22 mins once for a text message! How do you like that? I have the booth the CDMA BOOST & IDEN BOOST.. and cdma’s service is better! always have bars! Up and down california.. I have bars with the CDMA phone! I’m a little dissapointed with the boost iden phones! I call boost mobile customer service and they are in no way shape of form trained to take any time of tech or trouble shooting calls. They try to get you off the phone, and lie that a tower is down. So far i’m not impressed with IDEN phones from Boost! CDMA SHOULD HAVE CHIRP! or if boost would have an unlimited plan for it’s cdma customers.. Promote both! why phase out the reliable service!
Consider yourself lucky. Boost iden texts have been known to take HOURS and even DAYS. Minutes is actually good for them. If you want fast/reliable texting on a Sprint prepaid, go with Virgin Mobile (even they have the occasional failed text issue though) or the to be revived Boost cdma (which has EXCELLENT texting, I used them for 18 months with NO problems and fast). Boost/iden is NOT made for texting. For walkie talkie it is unbeatable but for text it’s unbearable. I don’t know why they even bothered with the Clutch . A text phone on a difficult to text network? That’s like a vegetarian going to an all you can eat meat buffet. What’s the point?
Why dont boost and sprint comeout with cdma with chirp? thats one to think about? how about combineing the two services togatherr