Sprint's Prepaid Group Lowers Prices on Popular Handsets and Offers All-In-One Phone and Service Packages with Everything Needed to Get Started on Wireless

And For Even Easier Shopping, Give the Gift of Unlimited with Re-Boost^®

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Want to give that special someone an affordable new cell phone for the holidays, but are concerned about the accompanying sky-high monthly bills and tying them to a long-term service contract? Holiday help is just around the corner thanks to Boost Mobile^®, which offers all-in-one mobile phone and service packages without a contract available at nearly 20,000 locations throughout the U.S., including major retail stores like Best Buy, Walmart, Target and RadioShack, as well as Sprint Retail Stores and independent wireless dealer locations.

Boost Mobile phone and service packages start under $50 and include a Motorola phone, $5 of service credit and simple instructions for getting started with no activation fees. Handsets include Boost Mobile's top-selling QWERTY keyboard device, Motorola Clutch^TM i465 in maroon and graphite, which is now available at a new low price of $99.99, and Boost Mobile's first slider phone, Motorola Debut^TM i856 and i856w, which is also available at a new low price of $149.99. In addition, all Motorola handsets from Boost Mobile are equipped with the nation's fastest walkie-talkie technology* and may be purchased in stores or online at www.boostmobile.com where shipping is always free.

"Prepaid is the perfect gifting option for those who want to give away a cell phone with service," said Matt Carter, President, Boost Mobile. "Boost Mobile offers all the wireless features your special someone needs that will make life easier, not harder; features such as a nationwide network, a dependable handset and an unlimited talk, text and Web plan all at an affordable price. At Boost Mobile, we offer the gift of simplicity."

For those whose friends or family members are already a part of the Boost Mobile family, they can give the gift of Unlimited with Re-Boost this holiday season. Gift-givers can purchase Re-Boost Cards at a Boost Mobile retailer with nearly 100,000 locations throughout the U.S., such as a $50 Re-Boost Card for Monthly Unlimited users, or go online at www.boostmobile.com/gifting to quickly and conveniently add money to any Boost Mobile customer plan.

With flexible service billing options-including an anytime Pay As You Go rate of 10 cents per minute, the Daily Chat & Text Plan featuring unlimited text, unlimited nights and weekends and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling for $1 a day and the wireless industry showstopper Monthly Unlimited plan which offers unlimited nationwide talk, text, Web and walkie-talkie for only $50 a month-Boost Mobile is not only Santa's one-stop cell phone shop that can slash those pesky bills in half, it can be yours, too.

About Boost Mobile

Boost Mobile, part of Sprint Nextel's (NYSE: S) prepaid group, offers wireless phones and services with no contracts or activation fees. Named 2009 North American Prepaid Mobile Service of the Year by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan, Boost Mobile redefines value for wireless consumers with its 'Monthly Unlimited' service, offering unlimited anytime calling, text messaging, wireless Web and exclusive Boost^® Walkie-Talkie service with a national calling area for $50 a month.

Boost Mobile 'Monthly Unlimited' offers flat-rate, nationwide service in more than 17,500 cities throughout the United States on the Nextel National Network - all with no activation, roaming, traveling or long distance fees. Boost Mobile offers a selection of quality handsets from Motorola, ranging from entry-level to high-end, as well as worry-free calling plans that enable customers to pay by the minute, day or month.

Boost-branded wireless phones are available nationwide at nearly 20,000 major retail stores including Best Buy, RadioShack, Target and Walmart; Sprint retail stores and independent wireless dealer locations and on leading television home shopping networks; with Re-Boost^® available at approximately 100,000 locations throughout the U.S. Purchase and experience Boost Mobile on the Web at MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and www.boostmobile.com.

*Fastest claim based on initial call set-up time.

Contacts

Boost Mobile Media Bureau
949-748-3440
Press@BoostMobile.com