@Derek Even a hybrid phone won't let you use Sprint's CDMA network on Boost because the CDMA part wouldn't be able to be attached to your Boost account, aand therefore wouldn't connect with the CDMA towers. There are a lot of people who read EngMobile who apparently need to do a pile of reading on cell technologies and MAYBE WORK IN THE FIELD SOME before they start assuming they can do ridiculous things with their phones. I've worked for Sprint. I've worked for ATT, and I currently work for Boost in a technical capacity. You can't beat the system here. Yes, you can use Nextel phones on Boost (NOT SPRINT PHONES), but you're only guaranteed to have voice and "chrip", everything else is up in the air, and Blackberries are a bigtime HELL NO. The older ones sort of work (maybe) and the new ones don't work at all. Don't get me wrong, I'd love it if it wasn't this way, but that's how it is. Boost Mobile is the best deal for an *ahem* economically-challenged (read "poor") person to have a cell phone. It is NOT a cheap way to get a phone on Sprint's network, nor is it even a substitute for data-heavy Nextel business users. All that said, the i465 clutch is a step up for Boost despite the fact that it's just a dumphone with a Querty. I've handled a couple and they're hands down the nicest phones on Boost.
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@Derek Even a hybrid phone won't let you use Sprint's CDMA network on Boost because the CDMA part wouldn't be able to be attached to your Boost account, aand therefore wouldn't connect with the CDMA towers. There are a lot of people who read EngMobile who apparently need to do a pile of reading on cell technologies and MAYBE WORK IN THE FIELD SOME before they start assuming they can do ridiculous things with their phones.
I've worked for Sprint. I've worked for ATT, and I currently work for Boost in a technical capacity. You can't beat the system here. Yes, you can use Nextel phones on Boost (NOT SPRINT PHONES), but you're only guaranteed to have voice and "chrip", everything else is up in the air, and Blackberries are a bigtime HELL NO. The older ones sort of work (maybe) and the new ones don't work at all.
Don't get me wrong, I'd love it if it wasn't this way, but that's how it is. Boost Mobile is the best deal for an *ahem* economically-challenged (read "poor") person to have a cell phone. It is NOT a cheap way to get a phone on Sprint's network, nor is it even a substitute for data-heavy Nextel business users.
All that said, the i465 clutch is a step up for Boost despite the fact that it's just a dumphone with a Querty. I've handled a couple and they're hands down the nicest phones on Boost.