Boost Infinite Discount at Amazon

 

The new national carrier, Boost Infinite, has partnered up with Amazon. Boost Infinite is the postpaid version of Boost Mobile. Both now use Boost's own 5G network and then is backed up by their roaming partners AT&T and T-Mobile. How well Boost Infinite operates is yet to be seen, but Boost Mobile has already achieved our Mountain Prepaid "Reviewers Choice".

Boost Infinite is bringing its Infinite Unlimited wireless postpaid plan to Amazon with an exclusive offer for Prime members. Amazon Prime members who purchase the Boost Infinite Unlimited SIM kit at Amazon will get 20% off the list price of $25, on top of a $25 bill credit toward their first month of service from Boost Infinite.

The SIM kit, sold and shipped Free by Amazon, enables Prime members to activate Infinite Unlimited wireless service that includes Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data for only $25 a month, a price that’s locked forever. Boost Infinite’s plan is compatible with most unlocked iPhones and Android smartphones. You can add up to five lines per account.

Boost's relationship with Amazon does not seem to be related to the rumors of a possible 'Amazon Wireless.'

AT&T Adds a New Wireless Home Internet

 

AT&T has entered the Wireless Home Internet competition with "AT&T Internet Air". AT&T has finally joined T-Mobile and Verizon with a new 5G Wireless unit (we can't call it a box!) but it's coming with a slow rollout. AT&T is first offering the service to their wired internet customers. The idea is that current users will get a better and faster internet experience, and AT&T gets to stop supporting all those wires. 

For $55 per month, which may be more or less than what you're paying now, it should improve service for those AT&T customers who are limited to those slow DSL internet connections. Downloads speeds are expected to be 100 Gb+. In those areas of the country where AT&T provides wired internet access, there may also be room for new Wireless Internet customers.  So, if you or your neighbors get AT&T Internet at home, you may be able to switch today. Hopefully, they will offer it to the rest of the country when they can finally make enough 'boxes'.

We have 2 pages with details and comparisons of the various Wireless Home Internet options:

Mountain Wireless Home Internet

Wireless Web Access

Straight Talk Adds Multi-Line Discounts

 

Straight Talk, one of our most popular Prepaids, is now offering discounts for 2, 3 and 4-line plans. The problem? For now, this is just a promotion and expires on October 22, 2023. This is offered by so many other Prepaid carriers, I can't help think Straight Talk would keep it. These plans include all the same benefits as the $45 Silver Unlimited plan, but at a bigger discount and this offer is available to new and existing customers. If you've been considering adding or starting multiple Straight Talk lines, go ahead and do it now.

Here are the new plan discounts, available today:

2/$45 for $75

3/$45 for $90 (Buy 2 lines, get 1 free!)

4/$45 for $100

Prepaids that Are Giving Us More Data

A few months ago we created a Prepaid Price Chart. It looks like we missed the mark by keeping track of the cheapest Prepaid plans instead of plans that most of us can use. So we increased the Data threshold to 5Gb, and the price to less than $30. We found that the average wireless customer uses from 5 to 8Gb of monthly Data, and there is no problem finding Prepaid plans with that much Data at a reasonable price. It was surprising to find 2 plans with 25Gb of Data and 1 with 30Gb of data for under $30!

We looked at dozens of Prepaid wireless offers to settle on about 10 plans that will satisfy the needs of most users who are moving from expensive 'regular' plans to budget plans. Our price review eliminated several carriers that claim to be "low-cost", but aren't really. A few high points are from Boost Mobile who offers a great combination of Data and features starting at $15, and US Mobile who offers price points at $15, $20, $25 and $30. Remember, each of the plans shown have 'Unlimited' Talk, Text and Data, with the difference being the amount of High-Speed Data included.

We still show a few low-priced plans ($10!) for those of us who may be within range of free Wi-Fi most of the time and only need 1 Gb of Data. Visit our new Prepaid Price Chart and keep it real.

Straight Talk Summer Deals

Straight Talk is having a summer phone sale. We don't ordinarily talk about actual phone deals, but Straight Talk is one of our most popular prepaids so we'll share their latest offers:

• Get the Samsung Galaxy A14 for only $99.99.
• Save $100 on the Google Pixel 6A.
• Save $20 on the Moto G Stylus 5G BLACK.
• PRICE DROP: Samsung Galaxy A13 5G $99.99 now $79.99 (While supplies last)
• Also check out their calling and Data plans,

These deals are good now through the end of August. Of course you can bring your own phone and Straight Talk is also our preferred Wireless Home Internet.  Straight Talk phones use the Verizon network.

Mint Mobile Goes for FREE!

The newest Mint Mobile promotions are a pretty good deal. You can get 6 months of service for FREE when you buy a phone, plus the 6 Month Plan. The second deal is $15 for ANY of their plans, for the first 3 months. That could get you Unlimited Talk, Text and Data. Then you can switch to one of their other plans for $15, $20, $25 or $30, still good deals. Remember, "Unlimited" means 40 Gb of Data per month, then slowing to 2G speeds. This offer expires on July 14. We also discovered that if you pay with PayPal you can get an additional $5 off, through June 19th. There are no special codes or coupons, just pay with PayPal.

Mint Mobile saves you money by selling their service in larger chunks than 30 days. Mint uses the T-Mobile network, who tried to buy the company, but there have been roadblocks to that deal. Mint Mobile gets a thumbs up on our Mountain Prepaid Reviews.

Boost Mobile Goes Global

Boost Mobile, one of our preferred prepaid providers, has made their product even more appealing. Now you can roam in over 100 countries around the world, including Data.  This is not a common feature among prepaids! You need to have an eSIM-compatible phone and they do ask for a $5 add-on, but that's not bad. 

Boost offers this new promotion: Pay only $15 for 3 months of 5GB of 5G/4G data AND unlimited talk + text. This includes free shipping. Also, Save $200 on the Moto G 5G with the $40/mo. unlimited data, talk, and text plan, that's 80% off!

Boost is currently using the AT&T network but you might switch over to the T-Mobile network if AT&T is not available. You may also be switched over to Boost's own 5G network, which is still expanding. Check out our Mountain Prepaid Boost Review.

Home Internet from Straight Talk

Straight Talk has entered the Wireless Home Internet competition with a deal that compares to T-Mobile's Home Internet.

Straight Talk Wireless Home Internet uses the Verizon wireless network. You get:

-Data speeds up to 100 Mbps on 5G or 50 Mbps on 4G LTE

-Wi-Fi 6 Dual-band

-Self-installable router for $99

-$45/mo.

This competes with Verizon's own Wireless Home Internet which is only $25/mo. if you're a Verizon wireless customer ($50 without). The Straight Talk internet service is also cheaper than T-Mobile's Wireless Home Internet at $50/mo. although T-Mobile provides the wireless router for FREE. We looked at the Straight Talk router because we get a highly variable signal at home from T-Mobile but a nice strong signal from Verizon.

Verizon has not made the 5G Wireless Home Internet available everywhere in the country and you should check to see if the Straight Talk version is available in your neighborhood.