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[HipKat]

have you tried looking for an O/O that's going into retirement? sometimes you can get a good deal and the owner will work with you as far as financing they act as the bank when your done paying it off then they give you the title. the truck along with it's depreciation are tax write off's!!!

That's something I've thought about, actually

i remember when you could get a brand spanking new W900 for 150k .. if you want one you best buy it now

Kenworth's W900 to Reach End of Road in 2026 After 63 Years - TT

Yep... sad to see them come to the end of the line

 

[Bobby]

Maybe we should have a truckers thread so the Boost Mobile thread could be about Boost Mobile.

 

[Arctic_fox]

I pulled flats for the first 5 years that I drove.

I started out skateboarding yanking flats around . worked my way up to opening my own company now i has 2 large cars in the oilfields and another that's bullhaulin and another that runs refer hazmat for a big pharma co i hust yank light loads around for the gov't right now.

 

[jsmit86]

I'm so old that I can remember when this thread was about Boost Mobile!

 

[Ronnie-]

I thought about just buying my own, but goddang. I bought a nice 2000 W900L in 2004 for $52K. New they were just over 100K. Now, a new KW W990 is over $300,000.00
I couldn't afford a new one, but used truck prices are just as crazy

We have started cycling out our fleet, day cabs, but even those are sickeningly high compared to a few years ago.

Second of the crew was delivered today. First was crimson. This on is grey. On down the line we will go until replaced.

 

[Ronnie-]

I'm going to (at a later time) clean this up and move the trucking to a thread in either the pub or chit chat. Depending who has replied.

 

[HipKat]

We have started cycling out our fleet, day cabs, but even those are sickeningly high compared to a few years ago.

Second of the crew was delivered today. First was crimson. This on is grey. On down the line we will go until replaced.

View attachment 192480

That's a good looking truck

 

[Ronnie-]

That's a good looking truck

The crimson one looked better. Roll tide. (If we are gonna sideline a thread let's do it properly sir)

 

[HipKat]

The crimson one looked better. Roll tide. (If we are gonna sideline a thread let's do it properly sir)

Ok
This was mine

 

[slow_poke_pete]

MSN

 

[slow_poke_pete]

If you're on Verizon you're not going to have good service in one state or city and not others. I tried Twigby (which uses Verizon) and there was no notable difference. I then switched to Mint because Twigby could not do Canada or Europe, plus it was even cheaper. Mint doesn't charge extra for Canada and it's low per-week in Europe. I was a little concerned at first, as even though the service was strong everywhere I went, it was down to 1 bar at home...But within a few months that resolved. I've never had any issue with it, anywhere. I think it's like $15/mo. and I get an annual-buy discount. Gov't might as well just give us free service...but that's for those who don't use a lot of data, like watching videos. I've never hit a limit. You can buy higher limits and still likely come out cheaper than verizon.

https://www.mintmobile.com/

Verizons LTE network was amazing there 5G network sucks.. customer service is sh*t.

 

[handiman876]

I'm with Sling now and they were offering discounted service with Boost Mobile. I'm currently paying $15.10 a month for 30 GB of premium data. It's a significant discount with a slight slow down in certain locations. I was with T-Mobile. Their service was slightly better, but not worth the significant price increase.

 

[slow_poke_pete]

I'm so old that I can remember when this thread was about Boost Mobile!

At 55 I don't feel like I'm getting older. I feel like my warranty has expired and my parts are worn out.

 

[navychop]

Wait 'till you find out what the mechanic is going to do to your undercarriage!

 

[scoob83]

I know this is for Dish TV service but was wondering if anyone has gone from Verizon to the Dish Boost Mobile cell phone service and would you recommend it.
John

US Mobile is a better value and you can switch between networks.

 

[tanman]

US Mobile is a better value and you can switch between networks.

IDK-I'm billed monthly so looking at plans that are cheapest I see 25 bucks/month. Unlimited data true but we don't come close to using 30 Gigs.Not an expert but i believe boost can also be on more than ATT.

 

[HipKat]

IDK-I'm billed monthly so looking at plans that are cheapest I see 25 bucks/month. Unlimited data true but we don't come close to using 30 Gigs.Not an expert but i believe boost can also be on more than ATT.

T-Mobile also and any Dish 5G Towers there are

 

[dishstaller]

Back in 2023 in Orlando at TS, I was standing around talking to some dealers and some of the higher ups at Dish. One of them asked me if I sold Boost and I said "honestly.....where I'm from, Boost is called Hood Phones". Those guys didn't see that coming and laughed so hard I started to get concerned. They KNEW what I was talking about.

I sold cell phones from day 1. Matter of fact, I was the first cell phone dealer who started giving away free cell phones in this part of FL, but that is another story. I can't imagine a situation that would cause me to want to EVER......EVVVVVER....sell a cell phone to a customer again.

 

[JSheridan]

Back in 2023 in Orlando at TS, I was standing around talking to some dealers and some of the higher ups at Dish. One of them asked me if I sold Boost and I said "honestly.....where I'm from, Boost is called Hood Phones". Those guys didn't see that coming and laughed so hard I started to get concerned. They KNEW what I was talking about.

I sold cell phones from day 1. Matter of fact, I was the first cell phone dealer who started giving away free cell phones in this part of FL, but that is another story. I can't imagine a situation that would cause me to want to EVER......EVVVVVER....sell a cell phone to a customer again.

I told them all to change the name from Boost when Charlie bought it. Around here the name Boost was always associated with being a burner phone available only in, let's say, downtown urban areas..

A huge part of our business is selling AT&T Wireless, Internet and Internet Air. We also do Boost but mainly for Dish customers and people who don't credit qualify for AT&T.

 

[HipKat]

Back in 2023 in Orlando at TS, I was standing around talking to some dealers and some of the higher ups at Dish. One of them asked me if I sold Boost and I said "honestly.....where I'm from, Boost is called Hood Phones". Those guys didn't see that coming and laughed so hard I started to get concerned. They KNEW what I was talking about.

I sold cell phones from day 1. Matter of fact, I was the first cell phone dealer who started giving away free cell phones in this part of FL, but that is another story. I can't imagine a situation that would cause me to want to EVER......EVVVVVER....sell a cell phone to a customer again.

Boost isn't selling phones, it's selling the service