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[b4pjoe]

Can someone tell me why anyone would stay with AT&T for their cell provider when Boost is using the AT&T network but only charging $15.09 per month. The cost for AT&T is $40-50 per month. I love Boost. It helps justify my expensive Dish network.

In my case I am not a DISH subscriber so I can't get it for $15.09 per month. It would be $25 per month which is what I pay for AT&T prepaid which includes hotspot which I use as my internet backup if I for some reason have an internet outage with my current ISP. The Boost $25 plan does not include hotspot.

 

[John2021]

Can someone tell me why anyone would stay with AT&T for their cell provider when Boost is using the AT&T network but only charging $15.09 per month. The cost for AT&T is $40-50 per month. I love Boost. It helps justify my expensive Dish network.


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boost would be prioritized. meaning you would have very slow data or none at all!!! someone on a top AT&T plan has high speed data non stop and no limits. wich is true for any carrier weather it be AT&T verizon t-mobile. the higher paying customers are put on a different part of the network vs prepaid or mvno's. i write my cell bill off on my taxes as well!!! I think AT&T'S top prepaid plan now includes unlimited high speed data. though i could be wrong on that. though since it's prepaid my thought's would be it's still prioritized vs someone on a top tier post paid plan...

40-50 a month for AT&T for the unlimited high speed data it's closer to 100.00 a month for one line the more lines you add the cheaper per sub it gets

 

[John2021]

Can someone tell me why anyone would stay with AT&T for their cell provider when Boost is using the AT&T network but only charging $15.09 per month. The cost for AT&T is $40-50 per month. I love Boost. It helps justify my expensive Dish network.


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[HipKat]

In my case I have had DIRECTV for 31 years and if DISH would buy DIRECTV and want to force me to move to DISH I would cancel because when I leave DIRECTV I am done with satellite with the dish on the roof and cables around and under my house. I only still have it because my wife loves it but if my $40 discount isn't renewed when it expires next month she will have to find something else to love. Or someone else to love!

What if Dish significantly lowered your bill?

 

[b4pjoe]

What if Dish significantly lowered your bill?

Nope. If I leave DIRECTV satellite I am done with satellite.

 

[EarDemon]

Can someone tell me why anyone would stay with AT&T for their cell provider when Boost is using the AT&T network but only charging $15.09 per month. The cost for AT&T is $40-50 per month. I love Boost. It helps justify my expensive Dish network.


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Boosts piss poor limits on 'unlimited data'. They max out at 50 GB of Priority data. I could never deal with something that low, especially being subjected to 512 Kbps after you max out. That's insane.

I do 80-100 Gb GB on T-Mobile and over 50 GB on FirstNet.

I would think Boost gets lower priority then AT&T gives their own customers, especially those on higher tiers. Then there's also hotspot data and Canada/Mexico roaming.

Comparing apples to apples on the same band, Boost tends to be slower in my experience. I was in an area with strong n77 coverage on Saturday evening and was exceeding 1 Gbps on FirstNet, got a little over half that on Boost.

I am not budget conscious, I want the best experience possible cost be damned. I am not Boost's target customer.

I'm going on an extensive 3000 mile round trip road trip at the end of October, after that my Boost line will be cancelled

 

[Juan]

Can someone tell me why anyone would stay with AT&T for their cell provider when Boost is using the AT&T network but only charging $15.09 per month. The cost for AT&T is $40-50 per month. I love Boost. It helps justify my expensive Dish network.


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Boost is lower priority service

 

[John2021]

What if Dish significantly lowered your bill?

Dish significantly lowered our bill!!! but i wouldn't goto boost or any mvno for the savings since i am a power user!!! you get what you pay for and cell service is no different!!! while it might be good for some but not everyone... just a thought... i did 2 TB on AT&T one month streaming videos downloading everything on the play store sxm. i was not throttled once nor did i get any of them crazy nanny notifications saying i was abusing the network !!!
and for two folding phones and tablet with unlimited data insurance 2 top tier phone plans and an unlimited business hotspot i pay close to 500.00 a month!!!

 

[John2021]

Boost is lower priority service

this is what alot of people don't understand!!! prepaid in most cases is prioritized over a top tier post paid acct... most of the time there just looking at cost and not the experience... then they get furious when there data speeds slow down or none left

 

[EarDemon]

boost would be prioritized. meaning you would have very slow data or none at all!!! someone on a top AT&T plan has high speed data non stop and no limits. wich is true for any carrier weather it be AT&T verizon t-mobile. the higher paying customers are put on a different part of the network vs prepaid or mvno's. i write my cell bill off on my taxes as well!!! I think AT&T'S top prepaid plan now includes unlimited high speed data. though i could be wrong on that. though since it's prepaid my thought's would be it's still prioritized vs someone on a top tier post paid plan...

40-50 a month for AT&T for the unlimited high speed data it's closer to 100.00 a month for one line the more lines you add the cheaper per sub it gets

Just to clarify, you mean Boost would be de-prioritized, right? MVNOs aren't put on a different part of the network persey, they are given a different QCI. The lower the QCI, the higher priority.

Now it could be that some MVNOs are restricted to not access mid band or mmWave.

I've never really seen anything official, so take it for what it's worth and it may not be true, but Boost is reported to be on QCI 9 on AT&T, unlimited post paid is 7 and 8. Every thing I've seen has FirstNet at QCI 6. Below that is supposedly FEMA, DoD and other federal agencies.

Then you get into the whole topic of network slicing that Verizon and T-Mobile implement for Frontline and T-Priority respectfully.

Bottom line is outside of the First Responder and government agency specific plans you get what you pay for.