
This is a good phone.
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Prior to going with Boost, I was with Cricket and had a Samsung Messager, which is a slider with a full keyboard. I wanted to change from Cricket to Boost because Boost's unlimited plan is cheaper and I heard that their signal was better than Cricket's. My Cricket phone got a poor signal in most places (one to three bars) and the sound quality was sometimes bad from the low signal I received. I chose this phone because I love to text and it's the only Boost Mobile phone that has a full qwerty keyboard. I read a lot of reviews about it before I bought it and I decided to give it a try.
Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with my choice. If you like to use the internet on your phone a lot, you won't like this phone. The graphics weren't as good as my previous phone's, and it won't go to some websites. Some of the websites it will go to won't show any pictures. I have the internet at home, so that doesn't bother me too much. However, the signal strength is much better as well as the call quality. Also, this phone can do GPS navigation, which is really cool! It speaks to you and everything! Boost provides this feature but you have to pay for it. If you download the LifeinPocket application though, it's free! One more thing I liked about this phone is that it uses JAVA applications whereas my other phone used BREW, which doesn't have a lot of applications available. This phone doesn't have a memory card slot or a mp3 player like my last phone, but I don't mind that either. The last thing that isn't bad but inconvenient is that you can't use Myxer to get free ringtones for Boost mobile. You have to make your own. It isn't hard, though; just download an application called Audacity and look for the Audacity wiki that tells you how to make ringtones. They turn out just fine. The camera is about the same between the two phones. When I read other reviews, some people didn't like the size of the keys. They are small, but they are beveled to a raised point which makes them easier to press. I didn't have a problem texting. I do have small fingers, though, so I don't know how difficult it will be for someone with larger fingers. I was even able to transfer the number from my Cricket account over to Boost with absolutely no problem.
Weighing the pros and cons, it was a good switch for me. The service is cheaper, the signal is stronger, the calls are better, and my texting ability hasn't been compromised. These are the important attributes to me, so my advice is to think about what is important to you in a phone. If you like good call quality, a more ubiquitous and stronger signal, and a wider variety of applications, choose this phone. It is by no means a smartphone, but it gets the job done!
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