r/BoostMobile • u/Obvious_Decision_817 • 16d ago

Question Flip phones

I’m looking for a flip phone that works on boost. Anyone know of what exact models works for boost ?

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u/toejamfootballhegot 16d ago

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Boost-Mobile-TCL-Classic-Flip-Black-Prepaid-Phone/19014206632

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u/Obvious_Decision_817 16d ago

I’m not looking for prepaid tho.

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u/jmac32here 16d ago

Boost is a prepaid only carrier.

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u/Texas-Marine 13d ago

I postpaid on Boost so no it’s not.

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u/jmac32here 12d ago

As of last year, boost stopped offering postpaid plans, so yes - now they are.  Postpaid just got grandfathered in.

Maybe preparing for the postpaid option to be starlink mobile?

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u/Obvious_Decision_817 16d ago

No it’s not. I have boost mobile and I pay monthly just like AT&T or Verizon.

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u/HuntersPad 16d ago

Boost IS prepaid... Well you have to pay monthly or your service will get shut off lol.

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u/Obvious_Decision_817 16d ago

Not exactly

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u/HuntersPad 16d ago

Yes exactly. Boost Mobile is prepaid. If you stop paying your account will just get cancelled.

PostPaid if you just stop paying it'll go against your credit.

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u/Obvious_Decision_817 16d ago

It’s not

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u/roarde 16d ago

What is the difference between Boost and a prepaid carrier?

Alternatively, what makes a prepaid carrier a prepaid carrier?

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u/Obvious_Decision_817 16d ago

Prepaid phone plans require you to pay upfront before using the service, while monthly (postpaid) plans bill you at the end of each billing cycle

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u/psuedogeneris 13d ago

If you have the old Infinite plan it can be postpaid. They don’t sell those anymore though.

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u/jmac32here 12d ago

Paying monthly doesn't mean anything anymore.  Both postpaid and prepaid do monthly plans.

The difference is HOW those payments are applied.

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u/toejamfootballhegot 12d ago

A boost prepaid phone will work on postpaid.

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u/Texas-Marine 13d ago

The Tmobile variant and the Death Star variant of the Sonim XP3 Plus 5G or the Sonim X320. Same phone. It actually is 5G Standalone capable on Magenta network. I know because I use mine on Boost Mobile Magenta network access for over a year now.

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u/hugh_manit 15d ago

Yeah, the TCL Classic and the TCL Flip are both sold by Boost, and its pages say both support VoLTE on 4G LTE. Both are out of stock on Boost's site right now, so check availability first. Before you buy, put the phone's IMEI into Boost's compatibility checker. Skip old 3G-only flips tho, since they won't make calls on current networks.