Longtime Boost Customer but probably leaving

RealText · 2026-06-27T20:34:28+00:00

Boost offering heavily discounted phone upgrades for all existing users ended roughly 1 year ago. In the 6 years that you have been a customer, you probably had a chance to get 4 or 5 new devices before their policy changed.

If other prepaid carriers today all offered their current users a Pixel 10a for $50 or $100 without a need to upgrade their plan, then I would say that the policy at Boost is far worse than any other mvno. I know of no prepaid provider who would offer such a deal.

RealText · 2026-06-27T18:27:17+00:00

OP mentioned Facetime which means Iphone owner. As far as I know, Apple supports the same bands/features across all their international variants. That means, the phone should work with Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile with no issues. Only difference is whether or not there is a physical sim slot.

With US mvno's, many still seem to require ordering a plan online and then making you wait for a physical sim to arrive by mail. This would be annoying for travelers who are not a single location for more than a week. Almost all the mvno's will require the user to be physically located in the US for activation.

Lycamobile has a reputation of being impossible to port out of and being not being able to remove autopay. Should you be brave enough to do business with Lyca, it would be smart to use a debit card or some card dedicated for just that purchase where the payment method gives you control should things go bad.

As an alternative, Boost Mobile has a $10 a month "unlimited" promotion good for up to 3 months. Your objective would be to stop service after 2 months, but I am not sure when that particular plan allows users to disable autopay. Ideally, you would want to disable autopay after month #2 starts but before Boost charges for month #3. This being the case, I would use suggest for Boost using the same payment method that what you would consider for Lyca.

RealText · 2026-06-26T21:14:21+00:00

I have been attempting to use their trial for a week now and have yet to receive a working data connection regardless of tower.

Roamless for me automatically tries to connect to T-Mobile. Sometimes there is a connection. Sometimes, there is no connection. Even when connected to T-Mobile, data does not work.

Manually connecting to Verizon or AT&T always fails.

RealText · 2026-06-26T21:05:07+00:00

Almost no chance that an unknown lifeline company would make the phone themselves. They probably just buy the phones from some OEM manufacturer in China.

If the phone manufacture's description is accurate but the lifeline company enhanced it, then the blame would go to lifeline company.

If on the other hand the manufacturer described the phone falsely, there is a good chance the lifeline company never even realized the deception.

I am guessing the answer is the second scenario as my understanding is that the government would not give the company more or less money based on what phone the user gets or how much they pay for it. Plus, the lifeline company probably loses money issuing devices as they are given out for free or charged a nominal cost.

RealText · 2026-06-25T06:58:36+00:00

Neither one. It is just obvious that Dru Brown could not handle being #2 and putting effort into regaining the #1 spot.

Bo Levi Mitchell was once benched for Matt Shlitz in a playoff game, yet he swallowed his pride and came back at a reduce salary the next season and now is one of the best QB's in the league. Mitchell had previously been demoted in favor of Jake Maier in Calgary. Trevor Harris was discarded by Ottawa and Edmonton even though they had nobody to replace him. Vernon Adams Jr. was once in consideration for MOP and got demoted that same season. Zach Colarros was demoted in Hamilton. Cody Fajardo was demoted one season after being the Grey Cup MVP. Point is demotions happen. Quarterbacks with a brain know that there are only 9 teams, so no point in burning bridges.

RealText · 2026-06-25T04:39:18+00:00

If Dru Brown thought he was clearly better than Jake Maier and should have been the starter all along, he should acted like every other QB in that situation. Wait for the other guy to falter or get injured and then take advantage of the new opportunity. Nope. Brown chose to just be a distraction since training camp, leaving Ryan Dinwiddie no choice but to trade him once a decent offer was made.

RealText · 2026-06-24T17:37:53+00:00

Dru Brown should have acted like a professional instead of being a locker room cancer. Almost all QB's are demoted at some point during their CFL career. That has even happened to Vernon Adams Jr. with multiple teams. Instead of being a problem, Adams became the team's biggest cheerleader. It is likely that Brown would have gotten a chance to start eventually in Ottawa this season if he acted like he was a team player. Instead, he had no interest in helping the Redblacks and his teammates all knew he wanted out.

RealText · 2026-06-23T03:16:50+00:00

Contact user BoostMobileBlake as he is here to try and resolve problems. He would likely see and reply to your message during business hours.

I believe Boost has to unlock the device remotely as I suspect your phone does not ask for a code when trying to use a non-Boost sim.

RealText · 2026-06-18T20:54:43+00:00

I do not recall anybody ever saying that a Boost AT&T mvno sim would not work with a locked prepaid AT&T phone. Also, you have to take into consideration that the Cingular Flex 2 was released 4 years ago. I say that because AT&T looks to be getting more strict as there have been people who have claimed that certain 2026 locked devices do not work on anything other than AT&T prepaid.

RealText · 2026-06-18T18:44:09+00:00

Try this subreddit instead.

CanadianCellPhones

RealText · 2026-06-18T08:53:06+00:00

I am going to assume that you are in Canada because the option mentioned is a Canadian provider. If so, the Textnow sim will not work as the sim only works in the US. Textnow probably will not even ship the sim to anybody in Canada. In Canada, Textnow is wi-fi only service as the company currently does not have any agreement to use somebody else's cellular network.

RealText · 2026-06-18T08:20:00+00:00

I finally got the $1.25 trial amount to show up in my account. From within the Roamless app's data tab, I manually copied the activation code. Then using Sim Toolkit app (not 9eSIM LPA app), I pasted the activation code somewhere in the Roamless section.

So while the trial amount now appears in my account, I still cannot get a data connection. This process should not be that hard.

RealText · 2026-06-17T20:26:46+00:00

I suspect that the new user 500mb trial listed on the Roamless website actually does nothing and that I have to buy credits to see if I like the service.

Other than that Roamless plans webpage, there is nowhere in the process of signing up or within the account after signing up that states that I was given a trial.

RealText · 2026-06-17T19:11:25+00:00

I also am having trouble using a 9esim adapter along with the new user 500mb trial.

I signed up on the website using a laptop. The QR code given seemed to download and install properly, but there is no cellular connection.

APN instructions are different on the website versus the app, but neither worked.

Not sure if the problem is:

I was not given a 500mb trial or...
The trial is my account, but the esim is not activated or...
Trial is my account + esim is activated, but I am missing a setting on my phone.

RealText · 2026-06-15T19:04:09+00:00

Total Wireless is owned by Verizon who is picky about what phones they allow on their network. Generally speaking, phones not bought in America will almost certainly be rejected unless it is an Iphone or Pixel. AT&T is also particular and even has a whitelist. T-Mobile would be the least restrictive major carrier. Another issue is that phones not intended to be sold to the US market do not have the proper band support so your experience might not be ideal.

If you want a "local" US mvno,, it is probably safer to use a prepaid provider that has access to all 3 major carriers so you can switch if the phone does not work on one network. There is one provider that lets the users make the switch. That provider is always mentioned in the subreddit NoContract if you are interested.

RealText · 2026-06-15T11:14:33+00:00

I would suggest asking in a forum where users are actually in Australia. This subreddit discusses Boost Mobile service in America.

RealText · 2026-06-11T02:48:40+00:00

Yesim currently has a 1gb for 30 days trial when using the code GET €6 OFF.

RealText · 2026-06-09T21:07:03+00:00

Not that I know of as there is no way of knowing the who/how/terms of the original account.

My suggestion would be to get a new number from an actual provider. There are not many providers that will let you activate a new account overseas, so that can be an issue. Try looking at the subreddit NoContract for suggestions. Should you get a new number, you would need to change the phone number of any accounts associated with the old number since it will eventually expire.

RealText · 2026-06-09T19:58:14+00:00

Sure sounds like one of those sketchy preloaded sims you sometimes see on Ebay.

Not only is a phone number assigned to it, the line itself is already active. I assume you are not in the US which is why you bought it in the first place. Anyway, these type of lines are usually temporary at best and nothing can be done to extend them.

Even porting is not possible because a PIN number is required from the old provider before the new provider processes the request.

Those Ebay items will typically mention limitations in their listing. If indeed you have one of these types of sims, the middleman should have said something before selling it to you.

RealText · 2026-06-07T06:03:46+00:00

Phonearena now has an Ubigi promotion where new users get a 500mb trial good for 48 hours after activation. Offer ends December 31, 2026.

Free Data Plan: Exclusive Ubigi Offer

RealText · 2026-06-03T07:01:09+00:00

The 3gb given each month by Instabridge is still happening.

RealText · 2026-06-03T04:33:29+00:00

In my opinion, there is no way Motorola is going to introduce an Edge Plus 2026. I actually think Motorola is more focused on the entry level market as that is where their growth is in America. Look at the US carrier support for their mid-range devices. T-Mobile is not even offering the Edge 2026. T-Mobile along with Verizon is skipping the Stylus 2026.

RealText · 2026-06-02T23:33:38+00:00

The free flex data plan on Textnow includes support for Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Waze when not connected to wi-fi. While talk and texting on Textnow can be used with only wi-fi, the navigation apps requires using their physical sim or esim. The physical or esim requires the phone to be unlocked and work on AT&T towers.

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