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Kyocera Hydro Edge is heading to Sprint and Boost Mobile on July 19 and July 23, respectively. Part of Japanese company’s Hydro series, the waterproof device can be submerged in up to 3.28 feet of water for up to 30 minutes. Sprint users will be able to buy the Hydro Edge for as little as…
Boost Mobile is expanding its 4G LTE options by announcing the launch of the LG Optimus F7 on their pre-paid network. The device will be available on June 27th for $299.99, and will take advantage of Sprint’s ever-growing 4G LTE network. “The LG Optimus F7 is the ideal smartphone for customers looking for a premium,…
Shortly after hearing rumors that the Samsung Galaxy S3 would be coming to Boost Mobile, the company has announced that it will indeed be offering the device beginning on June 12th with a price tag of $399.99. Customers who purchase the Galaxy S3 on Boost Mobile will be able to take advantage of Sprint’s fast…
With the hot-new Samsung Galaxy S4 now available from Sprint, the carrier is pushing Sammy’s last year flagship to its wholly owned no contract subsidiaries, Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile. It’s still unclear how much the Galaxy S III will cost sans any long-term commitments, with Sprint wowing to release pricing information at a later…
We got our hands on a few new Kyocera handsets today at CTIA 2013 in Las Vegas, one of them being the ruggedized and waterproof Kyocera Hydro Edge. It’s predecessor, the Kyocera Hydro was announced last year at CTIA 2012 in New Orleans. The Hydro Edge continues Kyocera’s ruggedized, waterproof mid-range smartphone model, and brings…
Known for his inside leaks, twitter member @evleaks is back again with a rumor that suggests Sprint-subsidiary Boost Mobile is getting the iPhone later this year. His simple tweet says “iPhone to Boost Mobile in Q3.” If true, Boost would become one of several prepaid carriers offering the iPhone, joining carriers like Virgin Mobile, which…
Sprint-owned Boost Mobile may emerge as the first U.S. carrier to offer one of LG’s F-Series devices, namely the F7. Announced during this year’s Mobile World Congress, it’s basically the beefed-up version of the L7 with built-in LTE connectivity. This in turn will make it Boost’s third 4G-enabled device, after HTC One SV and Boost/ZTE…
Boost Mobile has decided to do something special for folks living south of the border. The MVNO today introduced a $15 per month add-on that allows its users to call every single landline and mobile number in the country of Mexico immediately. This is an added perk for those already paying for a monthly unlimited…
Boost Mobile, a Sprint owned company, plans to start throttling customer data usage that exceed 2.5 gigabytes of usage each month. Once the throttle cap is hit, speeds will drastically come down to a meager 256kbps. This new policy will go in effect despite the prepaid carriers’ pay-as-you-go “unlimited” marketing we’ve all come accustomed to. These changes…
RadioShack is lowering prices on select Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile prepaid smartphones at its store locations across the country. Here’s what they got: Virgin Mobile HTC One V – $149.99 HTC EVO V 4G – $229.99 Boost Mobile HTC EVO Design 4G – $229.99 ZTE Warp Sequent – $199.99 Samsung Galaxy Rush – $149.99…