Boost Mobile(R) Introduces Two Feature-Packed Motorola Phones Priced under $100; New Phones Offer Feature-Packed Value and Simplicity to Meet Lifestyle Needs of Today's Active Youth.IRVINE, Calif. -- Boost Mobile(R), a lifestyle-based telecommunications brand that develops and distributes wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. products for the youth market, is bringing high quality and affordability together with today's launch of the Motorola i415 and i450 handsets. Both phones come equipped with large color screens (130 x 130), Java(R)-enabled games and applications, picture viewer, Boost(TM) Multi-Media Messaging, 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. , and Wireless Web, polyphonic The ability to play back some number of musical notes simultaneously. For example, 16-voice polyphony means a total of 16 notes, or waveforms, can be played concurrently. and voice ringtones, and GPS functionality - all at a price under $100. As with all phones available from Boost Mobile, the Motorola i415 and i450 also include Boost Walkie-Talkie, which offers instant nationwide communication at the touch of a button. By pressing the walkie-talkie button on the side of the phone, users can connect to anywhere from anywhere on Nextel's National Network, in less than one second, for distances of thousands of miles. As the only wireless service provider to offer any true service differentiation by making Nextel's Nationwide Walkie-Talkie service available as a pay-as-you-go feature, Boost Mobile enables today's youth to communicate on their terms, at their own pace. Motorola i415 and i450 users can also take advantage of Boost's recent launch of location-based GPS (Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. ) games. Last month, Boost customers became the first and only mobile phone users in the nation to be able to download and play location-based GPS (Global Positioning System) games on their wireless phones. Motorola i415 and i450 users can download the location-based applications directly from phone or from Boost LIVE, a virtual video game arcade available on the Boost Mobile Web site (www.BoostLIVE.com) that enables Boost customers to browse and download over-the-air Java(R) games, ringtones and wallpapers. Each game costs $5.99 for the first month and $2.99 for each additional month. "Young people expect more from their wireless service and want high-end features at affordable prices," said Roberto Loria, director, retail product marketing, Boost Mobile. "Boost wants its customers to always be connected, available and entertained with easy-to-use communication and navigation tools such as Boost Walkie-Talkie, speaker phone, multi-media messaging, picture viewer and wireless games and entertainment. All of these features come standard with the Motorola i415 and i450." The Motorola i415 and i450 from Boost Mobile are available starting Sept. 1 at www.boostmobile.com; popular national retailers and convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. , such as Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart for a suggested retail price of $79.99 for the i415 and $99.99 for the i450. The Boost Mobile i415 and i450 phones by Motorola offer the following features: --Nationwide Boost(TM) Walkie-Talkie --Boost(TM) Multi-Media Messaging, Text Messaging and Wireless Web --Large Color Screen (130 x 130) --Preloaded Java(R)-enabled games and applications, including TeleNav(TM) and Boost TV(TM) --My Pictures: view, store and forward pictures --GPS-enabled (Global Positioning System) --Preloaded polyphonic and voice ringtones, and exclusive action sports and graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. wallpapers --V-Card: Send or receive contact information --Buy Links: Easy access to BoostLIVE --Up to 165 minutes talk time and 70 hours standby time --Hands-free speakerphone speak·er·phone n. A telephone or telephone attachment that contains both a loudspeaker and a microphone, allowing several persons to participate in a call at the same time without the telephone receiver being held. Noun 1. --VibraCall(TM) alert --National roaming The ability to use a communications device such as a cellphone or PDA and be able to move from one cell or access point to another without losing the connection. --600-entry phonebook --Voice Activated Dialing and voice notes Boost Mobile Pay-As-You-Go pricing provides maximum value to youth customers by offering competitive peak and off-peak rates that meet their lifestyle needs. Calls are 20 cents per minute Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and 10 cents per minute after 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and on weekends (long distance calling and roaming included at no extra charge). Boost(TM) Walkie-Talkie is $1.50 per day for unlimited nationwide use and the charge applies only on the days the service is used. Boost Mobile customers pay for minutes only as they need them through the purchase of Re-Boost(R) 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 au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Boost retailers. About Boost Mobile Based in Irvine, Boost Mobile LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a subsidiary of Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. With 55 million subscribers, Sprint Nextel operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States (based on total wireless customers), behind Corp., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :S), is a lifestyle-based telecommunications brand focused on offering premium Pay-As-You-Go wireless phones and services to the youth market. Boost is one of the fastest-growing wireless services in the U.S. and now has more than 1.7 million customers - the majority of which are under the age of 25. Boost-branded wireless phones with its exclusive Boost(TM) Walkie-Talkie service and Re-Boost(R) Cards are available nationwide at locations where youth prefer to shop, including national retailers and convenience stores, and merchants that focus on fashion, music, and action sports-related activities. Experience Boost on the Web at www.boostmobile.com. |
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