Boost to Release Blackberry 8330, Sanyo Incognito, Sanyo Mirro
| by Elias Chiddicks on January 5th, 2010 |
According to BGR and the accompanying screenshots, Boost Mobile is readying three new significant handsets for release.
The first in question, is the Blackberry 8330. Starting January 13th, the 8330 will be available for $249 and will be paired with an unlimited talk, text and web plan for $70/month. The Sanyo Incognito will be a go for $149 and the Mirro will be on sale for $99. Both will be offered with an unlimited talk, text and web plan for $50/month.
Scroll for more confirming screen shots.
[Via BGR]
1. Pilgrim wrote on January 5, 2010
I am not saying that these rumors are false, but it doesn’t appear to make any business sense for Sprint which owns Boost.
Yes, according to one source, there are more than 25,000 Boost Mobile customers already using Blackberrys on Boost (”BoostBerry”)
Yes there would be a strong demand for this product and the service,
However, currently Sprint currently has a hundreds of thousands of Blackberry Curve 8330 customers on two year contracts paying $80-$120/month who paid $100-200 for their Blackberry.
Sprint would loose significant revenue
Why would Sprint throw in the towel on their contract Blackberry business to gain no contract Blackberry customers. Once Boost offers this, no Sprint Blackberry customers would ever renew their contract.
Also, woouldn’t this will kill the sales of Boost Mobile’s new IDEN Motorola smartphones
Aside from the screen shots that were contributed to the website, Boost will not confirm or deny this rumor.
Does anyone else have any confirming information?
2. Ariznc wrote on January 10, 2010
As our world rapidly evolves, cell phone service like it’s brethen, POTS, is becoming a commodity. This is a world where decent quality coupled with the lowest price wins. Sprint realizes this as do AT&T, TMobile, and Verizon. That is why they all have unlimited plans. Sprint PCS in the last quarter gained more new customers on Boost than the other major prepaid services combined. This pricing model is simply getting Sprint in position to be the frontrunner in the cell phone service commodity market. Being first in this type of market is very important as the frontrunner can quickly grab large chunks of market share, which Boost did in the last quarter. Yes you lose revenue now, but this is a business marathon, not a sprint(pardon the pun). Bravo SprintPCS, keep the innovations coming and customers will follow.
3. Ben wrote on January 12, 2010
a close friend of mine works with boost distribution and its true they are coming out with all 3 of these phones begining this wednesday and every wednesday following.. how does it not make sense for sprint? if they OWN boost then they STILL make money off of it
4. kesha wrote on January 16, 2010
I was at the Boost store, Baltimore, MD. Yes, they have these phones. It’s not a rumor, it’s true. They are really putting themselves in a good position with all of these “pre-paid” companies out here. I was actually impressed. I’ve had my Blackberry Curve with T-Mobile for OVER a year, and I promise, they will NEVER have to worry about me again. 4 years of service, almost 2 with Blackberry, worst customer service/appreciation EVER.
5. cliff wrote on January 24, 2010
ive been with with boost for 3 years, and ive been thru 5 phones, so the question for me is the boost version of the blackberry a quality phone or a peice of crap like all the other phones they offer where the buttons start to fall off after 4 months, the speaker goes out, or the sound disapears or even the phone itself stops excepting a charge?
6. shayla wrote on February 10, 2010
I just bought the blackberry from boost yesterday. it works perfectly fine. Even all the blackberry apps. It’s great!! i have been a boost customer for 3 years….this is their best move by far!
7. crystal wrote on February 11, 2010
i have i465 want to switch to blackberry curve 8330…
i cant wait to upgrade my phone…. i wanted a blackberry since they came out from the other companys but they where to expensive and i only been with boos for like 5 to 6 months… my dad got it for my birthday and i loved this phone but i am changing it soon i go to the store… hope this phone makes me more happier..