BOOST Mobile Announces Retail Distribution Channels, Pricing for Pay-As-You-Go Wireless Phones and Services.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif. & PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2002 BOOST Mobile(R) today announced its latest pricing and retail distribution channels for its pay-as-you-go wireless phones and services. Currently available in California and Nevada, BOOST Mobile offers feature-packed value and simplicity to meet the lifestyle needs of today's active youth. Pay-as-you-go pricing for BOOST Mobile service will offer a simple, flat rate of 25 cents per minute 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Use of BOOST 2WAY(TM), the long-range walkie-talkie feature, which is available with all BOOST wireless phones, is only $1.00 per day for unlimited use, and the fee is only charged on days when the service is actually used. BOOST Mobile `always on' wireless web access and text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. are only 20 cents per day each for each of those services for unlimited use per day. There are currently six Motorola phones made for BOOST Mobile--the i50sx in blue, the i60c in black, the i95cl in black/silver and the i55sr in black, silver or pink. BOOST Mobile phones and services are available at Best Buy, Wherehouse Music, Nextel Retail Stores, and hundreds of wireless and youth fashion retailer locations in California and Nevada. For a complete list of authorized BOOST Mobile retailers, please visit www.boostmobile.com. Phones range in price from $79 to $399, which includes $25 in wireless service credits that are loaded upon activation. BOOST Mobile customers pay for minutes only as they need them through the purchase of RE-BOOST(TM) cards. There are no credit checks, hidden charges or monthly bills. RE-BOOST cards are available in $20, $30 and $50 denominations and may be purchased as needed as needed prn. See prn order. at all authorized BOOST Mobile retailers and 7-Eleven. BOOST Mobile phones also come standard with pre-loaded Java(TM) games, including Tetris Tetris (Russian: Тетрис) is a , released on a large spectrum of platforms. Alexey Pajitnov originally designed and programmed the game in June 1985[1] (R), World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) is a publicly traded, privately controlled integrated media (focusing in television, Internet, and live events), and sports entertainment company dealing primarily in the professional wrestling industry, with major revenue sources (WWE WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (formerly World Wrestling Federation) WWE Witwe (German: Widow) WWE William Webb Ellis (inventor of rugby) WWE World Wide Education WWE Well Woman Exam ) Mobile Madness(TM), and Snake(TM), on the Motorola i55sr and i50sx, and MotoGP(TM), Astrosmash(TM) and Snood snood see frontal process (2). (R) on the Motorola i95cl. Additional features include built-in speakerphone, 250-entry phonebook, voicemail, and two-way text messaging. "We've taken BOOST Mobile products to stores where youth already shop, making it an authentic part of the overall active lifestyle culture," said Peter Adderton, a founder and member of the Board of Directors at BOOST Mobile, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . "We're confident that the pricing and availability of our phones and services will meet the needs of our dynamic and style-conscious customers." "Today's wireless users are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. convenience. With the ability to find products and services in a variety of retail locations from Best Buy to Wherehouse Music, BOOST Mobile users are given added flexibility in how and when they make their purchases," said Peter Aloumanis, vice president and general manager, U.S. Markets Division, Motorola's iDEN(R) Subscriber Group. About BOOST Mobile BOOST Mobile LLC, headquartered in Irvine, Calif, is a lifestyle-based telecommunications company See telecom company. that focuses solely on developing and distributing communications products for the youth market. BOOST Mobile's offerings include pay-as-you-go wireless phone service, RE-BOOST pay-as-you-go airtime cards and a wide range of accessories, Java(TM) games for wireless phones, downloadable ring-tones and other cutting-edge mobile services. BOOST Mobile's marketing is centered on youth activities such as action sports, music, fashion and entertainment. About Motorola and iDEN Motorola, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 2001 were $30 billion. iDEN handsets combine the capabilities of a digital wireless phone with "always on" Internet access See how to access the Internet. , text pager, and two-way radio to enable users to instantly communicate with one or hundreds of individuals at the push of a button. For further information on iDEN handsets, visit www.motorola.com/iden. |
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