Here's some INTERESTING 411 regarding Boost by Sprint Nextel Inc.
If you are thinking about switching to or purchasing a Boost service, check out this article concerning it. This summary was posted this past Wednesday here at phonescoop.com and the full article can be read at the URL below it. I'm quite curious to see how Sprint Nextel Inc. is going accomplish this feat.
Sprint To Rein In Boost
Wednesday, 5:33 PM source: Kansas City Star
Sprint COO Len Lauer said that the carrier will make changes to halt the growth of its youth-focused MVNO Boost. Boost is outpacing Sprint growth, and is getting large enough that it will soon put a strain on Sprint's iDEN network. The iDEN network is already under pressure because Sprint was asked to give up a portion of its iDEN spectrum to the FCC in order to ...
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Sprint To Rein In Boost
Wednesday, 5:33 PM source: Kansas City Star
Sprint COO Len Lauer said that the carrier will make changes to halt the growth of its youth-focused MVNO Boost. Boost is outpacing Sprint growth, and is getting large enough that it will soon put a strain on Sprint's iDEN network. The iDEN network is already under pressure because Sprint was asked to give up a portion of its iDEN spectrum to the FCC in order to ...
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yea but then there was this....
'07 plans for Boost: don't worry, Sprint still loves you
Posted Aug 23rd 2006 10:57PM by Chris Ziegler
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Boost Mobile, Sprint-Nextel, CDMA
After Sprint's threat to dial back Boost in favor of its more lucrative Nextel brand, the question begs asking: what's next for equipment? Anything? Yeah, we've got the i885 to look forward to (hopefully), but beyond that, we hadn't heard much to keep Boost customers excited through the end of the year and into 2007. Fear not, folks. Hot off the tip line, we have a scoop that should restore some of the hope dashed by now-departed COO Len Lauer in his vitriolic comments regarding the young, prepaid iDEN division. First off, we've heard ...
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'07 plans for Boost: don't worry, Sprint still loves you
Posted Aug 23rd 2006 10:57PM by Chris Ziegler
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Boost Mobile, Sprint-Nextel, CDMA
After Sprint's threat to dial back Boost in favor of its more lucrative Nextel brand, the question begs asking: what's next for equipment? Anything? Yeah, we've got the i885 to look forward to (hopefully), but beyond that, we hadn't heard much to keep Boost customers excited through the end of the year and into 2007. Fear not, folks. Hot off the tip line, we have a scoop that should restore some of the hope dashed by now-departed COO Len Lauer in his vitriolic comments regarding the young, prepaid iDEN division. First off, we've heard ...
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i think the cdma/iden(dc) phones will save boost in the long run and im thinking they can incorporate boost into nextel or something, im not clear on what im saying but, its just an idea im throwing out there, the cdma will be good cuz its not cramming the iDen network which is vital for nextel and ps officers, and cdma has excellent spectrum efficiency and capacity and iden is optimized for PTT and most boost customers use iden for PTT more than voice
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Boost already has a wireless service plan that's quite similar to AT&T Wireless'/Cingular Wirless' GoPhone service which has quite a few qualities of a post paid service while still be classified as prepaid.
http://www.boostmobile.com/plans/services/premium_plan/ »
http://www.boostmobile.com/plans/services/premium_plan/ »
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