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1. Summary: This is prepaid. No need to cancel. Just stop paying. Most will pay the forced first monthly fee (that comes with initial order) and then simply stop paying. best to use a virtual credit card like from citi for example or a privacy virtual card. initial order cost will be ~10 phone +~40 plan+ tax= ~$53. create account on boost or get the app. make sure auto pay is off.
2. Phones are locked. However this Boost variant can be easily unlocked via ebay code for ~ $1.75. must provide the seller imei of your phone. send the imei in "message for seller" when u pay. after u pay, u should get the code back pretty quick. as soon as ~10 minutes.
Then put in a non boost sim. phone will ask for code. enter code u bought from ebay seller. u will be unlocked. No need to ever put in boost sim. infact, if u have no intention of using boost, it is probably a good idea not to insert the boost sim ever. do not sell the boost sim. it has your information on it.
search for this seller: dr.unlock : you can find many for $1.75. once unlocked, should remain unlocked, even if u run updates, factory restore, etc
2a. . Phone is locked to Boost. Need to pay ~$2 via Ebay seller Dr. Unlock to unlock the phone. [posting direct link violates sd term. dont be lazy. search] Phone has the bands to communicate with AT&T, T Mobile, and Verizon in the US. Your carrier may need to add the phone's IMEI number to their database before it can interface with the mobile towers.
3. This boost variant has only 4gb memory. metro variant is identical but has 6gb. issue with metro variant is it cannot be unlocked via ebay code for cheap (cost of code is ~$45). have to wait 6 m to unlock the metro variant. the boost variant can be unlocked for cheap (cost of code is ~$1.75) day 1.
4. There was a trick to get $15 plan. instead of the $40 plan. that loop hole has been closed.
5. after u place the order. in 2 days, the sim card will auto activate. while in transit to you. many folks are upset because this makes u loose 2-3 days while the phone comes to you. shipping time varies. some in ca take 1 week from order date to receive day. in east coast it may be as short as 1 day.
6. Boost, Ting, and Dish TV are now one company. so do not need to unlock if using them
7. only 1 order per email address. if u want more. need new account w new email addy
8. after unlocking.
i. Work:
ATT,
Tmobile, mint
Verizon, Visible [including text and pic messaging]
ii. NOT WORK:
Xfinity Mobile,
x. TBD
other notes:
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1 persons observations (edited): My observations so far:
1. Turned the phone on with NO sim inserted. I used my wifi to test it.
4. Used wifi to run Android updates (~55 of them) + two security updates.
5. I didn't detect any junk apps being installed in the background. I didn't see any "mobile installer" or "mobile services" app installed.
6. RAM boost to 5 GB was already turned on.
8. Bought unlock code from eBay (from the above already mentioned seller) at around 6 p.m. I gave the seller my IMEI.
9. Received the unlock code 20 mins later.
11. I found a Boost One app installed in Apps, but I uninstalled it.
12.The phone seems pretty snappy to me. Not sure why some people complained about the phone being slow and laggy.
13. I'm most definitely buying a case for this phone. It feels "slippery when wet.
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if having trouble with T mobile::
here is a post from e4300 from older boost moto thread:
1. Insert T Mo Sim and enter *#*#4636#*#* to access debugging. Allow Location. Disable Airplane mode.
2. Go to Setting\Network & Internet\Internet T Mobile\Gear icon to the right of T Mobile.
3. Enable Mobile Data and Roaming. Disable allow 2G and 5G.
4. Reboot. Phone should lock into LTE mode.
updated with
1. Make sure you are using a T Mo R15 SIM for 5G speed. You can get a free R15 SIM at any T Mo corporate store.
2. Reboot phone. Turn OFF airplane. Turn ON mobile data.
3. T Mo may send a text message to install the appropriate mobile settings. Approve this request.
4. Look for 5GUC (if supported) at the upper right of screen. If no signal, reboot the phone after 3-5 min.
5. Run speedtest.net. Should hit +250 Mbps with a decent connection. Nominal speed for 4G LTE is 25-95 Mbps, depending on location and load at the T Mo tower.
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good summary :
When ordering from Boost, the choices are getting a new number or keep old number. Should you choose getting a new number, Boost will ship the sim and phone pre-activated meaning you will lose service days when the item is in transit. So for people who want to get a full month of service, they will select keep old number but then go through setup for activation. During this setup, the user can choose either a new number or keep old number.
In order to transfer your At&t number to Boost, you would have to give Boost your At&t phone number, account number, and pin number. If you did that, then the process of number transfer has started. If you did not give that information to Boost, it would be impossible to have your number ported.
Even if you selected keep old number during the order process and chose not to activate the sim, Boost will likely activate the sim eventually. If you selected the keep number option at ordering and have no intention of activating the sim, it might be a good idea to keep monitoring the status of the sim in case it gets activated.
Also be aware that by default Boost enables autopay. Metro for instance has autopay disabled by default.
Activating the sim + disabling autopay is what I would suggest rather than just discarding the sim or trying to cancel the service.
Autopay status can be seen in 2 places. One is on the boostmobile.com site. The other is in the Boost One app. You can disable autopay either on the website or in the app. It doesn't matter which way you use.
Be aware that should you disable autopay and then decide to replace the payment method with a different card (like one with a low balance), Boost will re-enable autopay. Whenever there is a change in payment method, autopay will be re-enabled
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expiredwoodtouch posted Jun 19, 2023 10:38 PM
128GB Moto G Stylus 5G 2022 Smartphone + 1-Month Service (Boost Mobile Locked)
$50
$300
83% off
+ Free Shippingat Boost Mobile
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Edit: For additional context, I tried it with already activated and working sims (from an S22U) on US Mobile, Visible, and a Verizon Prepaid sim. I could make calls, use data, but couldn't send texts. Support for all of them confirmed with me that this model wasn't compatible (despite it having the same model number as an unlocked phone from Moto's website).
for people complaining about RAM, they can increase RAM by 1 GB to make it 5GB usable allocation
goto settings - system -RAM Boost -Enable 1GB extra RAM allocation here. This step swaps 1GB space from your 128GB and allocate as RAM virtual swap memory , with all Motorola devices from 2022 onwards we are able to increase RAM.
Edge+ 2022 gives 2GB extra swap allocation to make it total 10GB
Moto G base model gives 0.5 GB or 512MB of extra RAM as well.
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i think boost alternates the $10 phone between the stylus & 5G
currently the 5G is $10
i think boost alternates the $10 phone between the stylus & 5G
currently the 5G is $10
The package was delivered on July 6. I called Boost Mobile customer rep on July 7 and they processed the return request. They told me to wait 48 to 72 hours to receive the email with the return instruction and shipping label. Another group was responsible for sending out the email thus the 48 to 72 hours wait. Four days later and I have not received the return label email from Boost Mobile so on July 11 I called Boost Mobile customer rep back. They sent the urgent request to the other group to send out the email and told me to wait 48 to 72 hours. I waited and still no return label. However, I have been receiving emails from Boost Mobile with the titles "Your new wireless service is ready when you are." and "REMINDER: Your new service is waiting for you." Therefore, my email is valid and Boost Mobile is not blocked. I checked my Hotmail 'inbox", "other" and "junk" folders several times a day. I have not opened the package and thus do not plan on activating or using the phone.
All together I have contacted Boost Mobile more than 10 times already. July 2, July 7, July 11, July 13, July 15, July 17, July 20, July 21 and July 24. Basically every three days. Each time they tell me to wait 48 to 72 hours for the return label email. I now have no confident that Boost Mobile will process my return request and send me the return label email. Boost Mobile is BS.
It is now approaching the 1 month mark and I don't want the autopay to charge me for another month so I told Boost Mobile customer rep to turn off autopay today.
Note: It is interesting that when I talked to another Boost Mobile customer rep on July 2, he told me the best thing to do is to refuse the package and let UPS return the package to sender. (I told him that I will not be at home at that time.) Once the package is returned Boost Mobile will refund me. Maybe that Boost Mobile customer rep knows something. Maybe he knows that waiting for the Boost Mobile return label email is all BS.
Update 7-26-23: After trying for 24 days to cancel/return the (128 GB Moto G Stylus 5G 2022 phone + $40 month service) I have given up. The 48 to 72 hours wait to get the Boost Mobile return label email is all BS. I will now open up the package and use the phone for the remaining 1 week of the $40 month phone service. I want to setup the phone and install the Boost One app to make sure that autopay is disabled. I will also go to the Boostmobile.com website to make sure that autopay is disabled as well. I cannot rely on the incompetence of the Boost Mobile customer rep to disable autopay correctly when I requested it on July 24.
I downloaded YouMail and that VVM is working. However, I also use Caller Name Announcer Pro and while the announcing works, the call log info seems to be impacted by YouMail and is stating the same info for every call. As long as the announcing feature works I can live with it but am still hoping to find something better.
I am using Mint and I wish they had their own VVM!
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2. No, you shouldn't need to check autopay on the app. If you have autopay disabled on their web interface, it will also be disabled in the app.
I read through the comments here and also thought I had to disable it in both places. Frankly, it makes absolute zero sense to have to disable it in two places, but I checked anyways. So I had first disabled in the web interface and then went to install the app. Guess what? It was also disabled in the app (because I already disabled it in the web interface). Naturally, the autopay status is based on your account. So regardless of what you use to view it, it will be the same.
So it was a ridiculous myth that people here shared that one had to disable autopay in both the web interface and the app. (I guess this is how misinformation spreads...) Disabling it in one place is enough because the autopay status exists at the account level.
For me, the one month of service did not start until after I activated on July 27.
Note: When you disable autopay, you should get an email notifying you that "You've removed AutoPay".
I was talking from the perspective of the android settings interface. So you go settings, applications, and then find the app. That interface makes it very clear what is going on. There is no uninstall button here. Only a disable button. (along with a hidden uninstall updates option that only shows up if you tap the top right menu button)
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2. No, you shouldn't need to check autopay on the app. If you have autopay disabled on their web interface, it will also be disabled in the app.
I read through the comments here and also thought I had to disable it in both places. Frankly, it makes absolute zero sense to have to disable it in two places, but I checked anyways. So I had first disabled in the web interface and then went to install the app. Guess what? It was also disabled in the app (because I already disabled it in the web interface). Naturally, the autopay status is based on your account. So regardless of what you use to view it, it will be the same.
So it was a ridiculous myth that people here shared that one had to disable autopay in both the web interface and the app. (I guess this is how misinformation spreads...) Disabling it in one place is enough because the autopay status exists at the account level.
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