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Boost Mobile's Jaw Drop Ad and a Criticism of Their Marketing

I enjoy Boost Mobile's humor in their ads. They aren't stuffy in their approach to selling mobile service, which is a great bargain. I've been a subscriber to Boost for some time, already enjoying my first $5 off per month with their shrinkage offer. Every 6 on-time payments knocks $5 off your monthly rate, to a minimum of $35/month, or as in the case of the advertised special offer, $30/month. If you go with a Blackberry or Android handset, add $5 to your rate plan; but, it's generally the same offer. A couple of Authorized Boost Mobile dealers are my clients, so I asked. There are three handsets that qualify for the offer. They are the old CDMA phones, which offer unlimited Internet, but at 2G speed. The other handsets, mostly Android and Blackberry, get 3G speeds; but, they do not fall under the offer. In fact, Android and Blackberry handsets add $5 to your monthly rate, the complete opposite. My criticism of Boost Mobile is that they dance around the main va...