Your SIM will come via UPS shipping in a small white padded mailer with a UPS label stuck to it. The padded envelope is very lightweight and can blow away in the wind if left on a porch outside. Watch your tracking and delivery date and plan accordingly! My SIM almost blew away in the wind except I heard the UPS truck leaving and ran out there just in time to grab it as the wind carried it onto my lawn.
SIM will auto activate on the day it is scheduled to be delivered unless you tell them you are porting in an existing phone number.
If you wish to attempt to use an ATT flavor of the Boost SIM to activate your new prepaid service you MUST choose to port in an existing number. Some people say they have had success using ATT flavor of Boost SIM to activate with even though the SIM you will recieve is going to be T-mobile flavor of Boost SIM. Do not assume you can make this deal work with an ATT flavor of Boost SIM, it's absolutely YMMV.
With certain apps you can use all the data when doing a hotspot regardless of what Boost says. But the best apps for this purpose are not free. Some apps are free but have limitations. These apps are like a proxy server and Boost can't see you are doing a hotspot so they can't block it. This tricks works for most other carriers too. Just make sure your specific device can run these apps reliably.
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Note: eSim locked devices from other carriers are NOT allowed to activate on Boost as the locked phone is bound to the activation server policy for the original carrier until it's unlocked from that carrier.
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Note: Even though the plus sign '+' is valid per email address RFC standards, many web-sites reject such email addresses (violating the aforementioned RFC standards). Gmail ignores the period '.' character in the username part of e-mail addresses, so you could change it to 'user.name' or 'us.er.na.me' and so forth to sign up under a new email address at Boost (i.e. [email protected]) while still receiving emails sent to those alternate period-based usernames in your main account's inbox.
P.S. Outlook.com / Hotmail, I believe, honors the '+' sign alias syntax but am not sure it ignores the period '.' character in usernames.
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When I login on my portal I see 35Gb of data available, even though it's advertised as 30Gb. Perhaps it's the same plan as last month. Portal shows it's the $25 Unlimited 12 month Plan.
There also is 12Gb of hotspot included.
I ported a number and signed up using eSIM after completing purchase and all worked fine. My Visible Plus $35 for 6 months plan expired yesterday so I had to port ASAP. No problems with port. I was assigned a T-Mobile SIM. Before activating I chatted with CSR because I had a Boost SIM lying around that was from ATT and wanted to test if I could use it. They attempted to activate it but wasn't able to use it since I had used the SIM before. If you have a new SIM it might be possible to activate it in lieu of the automatically assigned one. I needed to port quickly so I just activated the T-Mobile eSIM.
Speeds are variable but on one location I was able to get 550Mbps so not bad.
WiFi calling is available and you can also purchase additional extras such as $10 Global Text & Talk.
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Is there a latest date the Sim has to be activated (when porting in a number)? I don't see it in the terms and thought it was posted in the past deals.
When I login on my portal I see 35Gb of data available, even though it's advertised as 30Gb. Perhaps it's the same plan as last month. Portal shows it's the $25 Unlimited 12 month Plan.
There also is 12Gb of hotspot included.
I ported a number and signed up using eSIM after completing purchase and all worked fine. My Visible Plus $35 for 6 months plan expired yesterday so I had to port ASAP. No problems with port. I was assigned a T-Mobile SIM. Before activating I chatted with CSR because I had a Boost SIM lying around that was from ATT and wanted to test if I could use it. They attempted to activate it but wasn't able to use it since I had used the SIM before. If you have a new SIM it might be possible to activate it in lieu of the automatically assigned one. I needed to port quickly so I just activated the T-Mobile eSIM.
Speeds are variable but on one location I was able to get 550Mbps so not bad.
WiFi calling is available and you can also purchase additional extras such as $10 Global Text & Talk.
How bad is the TMO deprioritize vs ATT? I have great TMO service where I am and generally a city suburban type not rural. I'm currently on the TMO $10/month data only plan 2GB and its generally just fine. If I use the data up I either bump it up for the month or use something else. This is nice at $12.50, although it wont work with the Amex Bus Plat $10/month get your fee reimbursed fully. But ok.
Also, can we order 2 lines?
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