Boost Mobile vs. MetroPCS: Let's Compare the Most Affordable Cell Phone Carriers

For better or worse, smartphones are a huge part of our lives. Better when they connect us to friends – worse when we see that bill! So today we're looking at a low-cost segment of the market called MVNOs, which stands for Mobile Virtual Network Operators. We know MVNOs as discount services like Boost Mobile and MetroPCS, which coattail on the infrastructure of big brands like AT&T and Verizon, then resell minutes and data for a deal. Read on to see why smaller mobile carriers could be worth a try!

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[carlbrown]

Boost Mobile 50 dollar plan as of 2/5/19 gives you 12 GB of data and you can't talk and use your data at the same time. Which means no Facebook and talking with your bestfriend about the photo you took last night.

MetroPCS on the same date (for me at least) gives you 2 GBs of data for the 30 dollar plan and the 50 dollar plan gives you unlimited data and you can talk and surf the web at the same time. It's my personal preference, but I tried both and I like Metro way better it's less annoying and more convenient specially with more of it’s cell towers around you’d barely lose connection. You never realized how much you multitask until you talk on the phone and use an app at the same time that needs data. Boost is good for the 5 dollars off with Xfinity prepaid internet. But that's my opinion. It's up to your experience honestly, my experience with boost was terrible.

[emmittluckey]

He needs to slow down so we can catch everything he's saying.

[Bryan_]

Boost mobile the worst cellular company ever.

[chaos]

You need to do a video of which prepaid carrier has the most ridiculous in-store fees. The monthly cost is never the issue.

[samchu]

Boost might be getting better. TMobile bought Sprint. Since Boost is owned by Sprint. They both going to be using the TMobile towers. TMobile is going to shut all the Sprint stores.

[AlexGonzalez-lqlu]

Boost Mobile in owned Sprint MetroPCS is owned T-Mobile and Cricket Wireless Is Owned by at&t

[carriewhite]

Me and my son used have att until I found goog deal thru t mobile 2 lines for 65 unlimited everything