Boost Mobile iPhone 16 Pro Unboxing & Activation Guide! (Free Year of Service Promo)

[@KingGGs]

2:26 what is that field test app in green? id like to know more so i can monitor my towers metrics

[@buffuniballer]

Okay, start the clock. My phone ordered on 10/9 arrived on 10/14 - iPhone 16 Pro - 256GB I set it up about 7am US/Eastern and it took 10-15 minutes to port my line over from Mint. Got on the chat at 8:00 Eastern to get it unlocked as I paid for it in full when I purchased it. By 8:30 Eastern, the request was submitted. They said 48 hours, so let's see how that goes. It's just past noon Eastern on 16 October, to give some perspective of when I did all of this. Edited to add, I power cycled the phone just now it's it's unlocked. No SIM restrictions as of 12:13 US/Eastern on 16 October. So less than 4 hours to get it unlocked. Pretty smooth process. Just be patient.

[@Jboogadawgg]

OK, I’m just curious. Why wouldn’t you just buy it outright from Apple or from Verizon for $1200, is it just so you can get the year of free service? I mean it’s the exact same price and it would already come unlocked.

[@Iabananwnsjslwl2727]

How much have you paid

[@buffuniballer]

@@Jboogadawgg - yes, I would have paid the same $1100 from Apple, but wouldn't get $300 worth of service. Since I had a year of experience with Boost with my wife's line, I knew I'd have good coverage. Actually better in some places. When we were in Alaska, she had coverage on her Boost line when my Mint Mobile line didn't. So, my pre-paid year was up and I wanted the iPhone 16 Pro, so it was buy it from Apple for $1100 and still pay $25/month for service, or buy from Boost for the same price and get 12 months of service, cutting the effective cost of the phone by $300. It was an easy decision. Since I'm on a post-paid plan AND I paid in full, the phone was unlocked. The real question is why would I leave $300 on the table by buying from Apple instead of getting the same phone at the same price from Boost and get a free year of service?

[@buffuniballer]

@@Jboogadawgg - yes, the year of free service makes the effective price of the phone $800 instead of $1100. Plus, I got almost $800 for selling my previous iPhone 15 Pro 256gb, so it really was a nearly free upgrade. Sold my phone for $700, probably could have held out for more, so $100 for a year of use and a new phone. My wife's 15PM will likely be the next phone we replace next year.

[@ernestopalomo9158]

How can I get the field test app on my app on an I phone.

[@LRShankelL]

Yes, how can I also get the Field Test app on my iPhone?

[@ljl1450]

How can I get that too

[@gforlee]

It’s a shortcut, you can tell whenever he opens it by looking at the dynamic island.

[@globe778]

@@gforlee But how does one create that shortcut?

[@LissyRedgown]

I feel like I hear a lot of complaints on the subreddit about boost not unlocking phones. I honestly think its a support technician just completely out of the loop and people run into that wall and dont know where to go. I shared your video on someones post to help. Hopefully, your advice will be helpful in getting customers their rightfully unlocked phones.

[@StetsonDoggett]

Yes, I think it was a new policy for Boost Mobile, and some of the representatives were unaware.

[@viazel2796]

I seen the 60 days phones need to be unlocked in USA 🇺🇸

[@buffuniballer]

@@viazel2796 Purchased mine outright. Took about 4 hours for the unlock to go through when I requested it at 8am Eastern 16 October. The request was submitted by 8:30 and it was unlocked by 12:15 same day.

[@RuralSquirrelJuror]

You can also go with a $25 plan and finance it over 3 years (and not upgrade after that to keep a $25/mo bill). Financing for a 1 TB 16 Pro Max is $44.42 over 36 months. You’d have to forgo the $1000 bill credits but it all goes toward the higher cost $60ish/mo plan

[@HeyNickJ]

So I’m trying to understand why you would do that? If you’re paying $25 plus $44 to finance the phone you’re at about $65 a month. I suppose you’ll be paying the difference if you did the $65 plan and the thousand dollars off so your monthly rate would be a little bit higher.But you’re getting a much better network experience if you take advantage of that and the ability to upgrade sooner.

[@RuralSquirrelJuror]

@@HeyNickJ I don’t want to upgrade for a very long time and just have a $25 per month cell phone bill. The 16 Pro Max has everything I have wanted since I had the 8 Plus. I adored that phone but I upgraded to the 12 Pro for the storage space. While I do like it a lot, it just wasn’t what I wanted. I’m really curious to find out how close to a decade I will make it with the 16 Pro Max. I want a heavy duty camera phone I can just pull out when I’m walking my dog. I want it to not overheat and last a long while. It needs to have a long reach with the camera so I can take pictures of the faraway squirrels that won’t let us near them. I’ve tested out the camera control button enough and I’m content with it, I want to get rid of all software buttons for the camera and make better use of that space. Speakers are a notable improvement. What are they going to come out with anytime soon that will even want to upgrade for? It’d have to be even more RAM (I’ve really needed this upgrade to the 8GB, 12+ would be fantastic but not necessary for my phone, but definitely needed on my tablet) and pencil support. Which I already do have an iPad for. I’m looking toward having it for the better part of a decade

[@RuralSquirrelJuror]

@@HeyNickJ Thought I replied, but guess not. At the end of the three years of financing (or sooner, if I were to pay it off), my bill drops to $25/month. I don’t want to upgrade after this. The only things I could want but not NEEEEEED are 12 or more GB of RAM, and Apple Pencil support. But I have an iPad, so it’s not necessary. This phone has a lot of things I want that are not on my 12 Pro: long battery life (which is not guaranteed to go up from here, if we look at the drop from the 11 to the 12), doesn’t seem to overheat, brighter visibility, benchmarks on par with my M1 Macbook air (so down the road, its gonna get cracked and I’m sure someone will figure out how to smoothly run gamecube games on there), a physical camera button so I don’t have to fumble around with the software buttons when I’m walking my dog, action button for voice memos to record melodies, and a stronger telephoto camera to photograph animals that don’t want to be anywhere near my overenthusiastic dog

[@vivaravi1]

Can I use this as tablet that is without activation or any plan?

[@D_Amboy]

Can we cancel subscription anytime? Any cancellation fee? Or can send back the phone? Or still have owed to pay?

[@Notthecobracommander]

I think I am going to go for this offer thank you for all the info.

[@StetsonDoggett]

Hope it helps! Just remember it can take 48h to get your phone unlocked after you submit an unlock request.

[@Notthecobracommander]

@StetsonDoggett I have 2 phones 1 is a s22+ visible+ anual this will be 16+ unlimited+. After the year is up then will see what plan or network the 16+ will be on.

[@danielgartin-oh9ik]

How’s the service so far, I’ve had Boost Mobile for about a year and I have no issues at all

[@zaybarden8632]

What plan are you on

[@danielgartin-oh9ik]

@ 4 lines for $100, it’s great even though I only have 3 lines

[@ljl1450]

Much better video and the last, really explaining that your phone have to be bought out first before fully unlock

[@StetsonDoggett]

I appreciate it, thank you! Trying my best.

[@diokdin]

Thanks. Very informative.

[@truckertoddllc]

Will boost allow dual sim use?

[@jimmyboy1582]

That is depending on the phone. I have AT&T for one eSIM and boost mobile for another. On my iPhone.

[@truckertoddllc]

@@jimmyboy1582 I already know this. It does depend on the phone, but it also depends on if the carrier will allow it.

[@HeyNickJ]

If the phone is unlocked/no Sim restrictions, you’d be fine.

[@truckertoddllc]

@@HeyNickJ they’ve already established that the phone is locked when you buy it from them

[@HeyNickJ]

@@truckertoddllc if you buy from Apple locked 60 days then unlocked to use dual sim after that

[@Jpavv]

Love your videos! Thanks!

[@StetsonDoggett]

You're welcome!

[@helloimpablo]

Hey Stetson, how are you liking the coverage around town? Obviously, it was lousy in your filming location. I live nearby and am curious if this is a good area for Boost.

[@Carls_Word]

Can I use Amazon Only give thme My last 4 ssn not full

[@la-thekid]

Thanks for video

[@SonicFanaticEthan]

What if I want to cancel if I'm not sacrificed?

[@Tesla_702]

What I didn’t like about the setup is that it took about 3-4 days to activate the device. Very upset with boost for that.

[@ReR7474]

Explain a bit what went wrong.

[@edwardw851]

@@ReR7474 same I got my 16Pro Max on 10/09/24 as of 10/12 I’m still waiting for activation. I’m considering going back to AT&T.

[@StephenMarquez]

4:41 why does that iPhone look tiny in his hands 😭

[@FullSpectrumWarrior]

I’d like that field test icon how?

[@rayw8252]

The "Free year of service" promo...seemed too good to be true - and looks like it was. I got the 16 Pro Max at full retail, first month of the $25 plan was indeed free and it didn't charge me any extra. However, it just renewed today and pulled ~$27 from my credit card.

[@rayw8252]

I reached out to Chat about this, and they told me that "This is normal, because you need to be on $60 plan to receive discount" - I've never been so angry at a phone company. They blatantly lied, and try to gaslight me. I have screenshots to prove it, and they won't provide a way for me to send the screenshots.

[@StetsonDoggett]

That’s awful, Ray. I am so sorry to hear that. I signed up for the free year of service promo, too. I’ll see if I’ve been charged.

[@rayw8252]

​​@@StetsonDoggettthanks Stetson. Taking a trip down memory lane, I think what may have triggered this could have been after I unlocked the phone and added a few ESIMs and I tried switching around the ESIMs it inadvertently kicked the Boost eSIM onto a different IMEI (since the iPhone has two IMEIs for dual eSIM). Pure speculation of course. I asked support to escalate it to supervisor but they insisted nothing could be done. I then wanted to give up and at least get a refund for this month and cancel but they couldn't do that either. Looks like cc chargeback is my only option.

[@StetsonDoggett]

Hey, Ray. Similar story for me. It looks like I was charged the full $26.16 this month for my service. And curiously, similar story. I had moved my Boost eSIM to a different iPhone. So it would have a different IMEI as well. 🤔. This issue has been escalated and hopefully we will have a resolution/answer soon!

[@thatdannyboi]

does wifi calling work on boost? i tried enabling it and it says to contact support to enable it on my line.

[@davewilson7602]

Hey just so you know your phone number is showing at 1:05

[@tekgamer33]

⁠​​⁠@StetsonDoggett what happened to Boost’s automatic network switching that was introduced with Boost Infinite?

[@ulucio86]

That is no longer in the picture. Boost mobile became a mayor network using their own towers. While still using Tmobile and AT&T when ever those towers are not available it's called roaming

[@StetsonDoggett]

When you sign up for Boost Mobile, you get one of two options. 1) You get activated on the native Boost Mobile network. Your phone will default to using the Boost Mobile network for coverage. In areas with no coverage, you will roam on either AT&T or T-Mobile. This is the same as with the network switching on Boost Infinite. 2) You get activated on either the AT&T or T-Mobile network directly. In this case, your phone will only use either AT&T or T-Mobile for coverage, the same as if you signed up for an AT&T or T-Mobile MVNO.

[@buffuniballer]

It still works. We were in Alaska when the change happened and instead of being on Dish towers like it was at home, we were on ATT towers. Around home, if I get out of Dish tower coverage, the phone usually gets a TMO tower. It seems it's still working.

[@onehitwond3r]

Is the "Free Year of Service" offer available if I purchase the Boost Mobile version of the iPhone from the Apple Store?

[@StetsonDoggett]

No, you need to buy the iPhone at full price from Boost Mobile directly.

[@onehitwond3r]

@@StetsonDoggett Ok thanks

[@khurananikhil21]

Problem with free year of service is you loose credit card cell phone protection and u need to buy apple care

[@HeyNickJ]

What you should do next is create a app/website/algorithm where the customer answers a handful of questions about what’s important time with their carrier and then it recommends the best carrier for them with the great plan and cost of the new device that they’re looking to get. For example, I could see Apple doing something like this where Customer says hey look I wanna get the new iPhone. This is the carrier I have this is what I like or don’t like if they’re open to switching carriers, they could get a recommendation on based on what you told me, I’d recommend this Carrier with this deal.

[@ReR7474]

They removed the $25 upgrade iPhone to solely $65. Was it a blunder from the web developer?

[@musicviolamusician4392]

wait why is it few dollars cheaper? maybe im not keeping the taxes in mind but at apple the total price i got for a 16 pro max at 512gb was $1,514.42 while the boost mobile one is totalling at $1,424.99?

[@borameric315]

Can you explain video of how to buy iphone from apple with boost service as a new customer with 36mo contract?

[@thechazz8080]

Hey Stetson are you gonna cover US Mobile bringing in Apple Watch support?

[@StetsonDoggett]

Yes!

[@raidersamson3356]

yeah, but do you really want to trust Boost mobile service??

[@lanaspalace]

What about the 36 months financing. Will they charge you if you pay?

[@xxkarlosxxxxxx7233]

Wym charge u?

[@ruredeyed8949]

They will charge you for service but not the phone unless it’s a 16 pro max than they charge a bit.

[@mirainoivuyo984]

Are you sure that unlocking the phone will still allow you to get the bill credits? I’m trying to understand what’s in it for Boost…

[@StetsonDoggett]

Yes, I am sure! That's what I'm doing. What is in it for Boost is they need customers, and this is one way they are incentivizing people to sign up for their service!

[@buffuniballer]

What's in it for Boost is you use the "included" service for a year and stick with them. If you leave, you forego any credits.

[@gparyani]

Is there a great carrier that charges for international roaming on a pay-as-you-go basis rather than a significant fee per day/week/bundle? Some people like to use international eSIMs/local SIMs but occasionally need native roaming for, e.g., receiving 2FA codes from banks, and don't want to pay a significant fee for a roaming package just for this purpose. This caused a significant uproar on the Mint Mobile subreddit when they moved from pay-as-you-go roaming to bundles. Is there such a carrier?

[@xxkarlosxxxxxx7233]

I know TMobile offer per month which is better since I believe it's unlimited calling

[@Forthebetterlifehere]

I dont see in the policy they say will be unlocked if purchased from boost in full. The policy says if postpaid (60/65) plan, will be unlocked in 60 days. If prepaid (other lower plans) will be unlocked in 1 year.

[@buffuniballer]

That may be an old policy. I just took advantage of the deal. i've had a Boost Account for my wife's phone for about a year when it was Boost Infinite (now just Boost as they rolled the Post-Paid and Pre-Paid into one company.) We did a BYOD of her iPhone 15 Pro Max and got the Rainbow SIM. The service has worked well and the Smart Network fits our needs when traveling. She had service in Alaska (on ATT) when I did not on Mint. Just ported my Mint line today to Boost on the new iPhone 16 Pro I purchased. Porting was about 15 minutes and it was just under 4 hours for the unlock request to go through. Purchased the phone on 9 Oct and it arrived 14 Oct. Set it up today, 16 Oct. Now I can bring over my other eSIMs to this phone.

[@Forthebetterlifehere]

@@buffuniballer I ordered the phone, but unlucky me, UPS has lost the package. Submitted a claim and waiting. It was supposed to be delivered yesterday but still stuck somewhere at 20 miles from home. Any idea if Boost refunds or send replacement if its never found?

[@abarzua21able]

I ordered mine last week but it will be delivered oct 23rd😢😮

[@StetsonDoggett]

Yeah, unfortunately Boost is a little behind on shipping times right now. 😢

[@buffuniballer]

@@StetsonDoggett I think they are catching up. Of course, I ordered the 16 Pro. Ordered on the 9th, looks like UPS picked it up on the 11th and is slated for delivery on the 14th. Perhaps it depends on the device and color you ordered? I ordered a 256GB Black 16 Pro and it was picked up by UPS in about 48 hours.

[@jacobcarkeet5334]

Got my iPhone 16 pro max today they said it would be here nov 8-10

[@floraguilar966]

@@jacobcarkeet5334when did you order it? I ordered mine Friday the 18, but won’t be shipped till the 25.

[@PHX9494]

Boost told me you cant unlock your phone if you recieve the 1 year service promotion

[@xxkarlosxxxxxx7233]

That's if ur paying per month but if u buy the phone in total it's yours so u have no obligation to stay with them and they have to unlock it since it belongs to u 😂😂😂

[@StetsonDoggett]

You're eligible to get your phone unlocked if its paid off.

[@PHX9494]

It is paid off and that’s the answer they gave me…1 year to unlock

[@rayw8252]

@@PHX9494 The chat reps are still uninformed and provide misinformation. Call them instead and tell them you want to unlock.

[@angelsfunstuff226]

Hey Stetson. Love the videos, can you recommend me a carrier that’s less than 50 bucks that can run well in a city like New York? Thanks so much.

[@StetsonDoggett]

US Mobile Unlimited Starter: www.bestphoneplans.net/plans/us-mobile-unlimited-starter

[@nag617]

@@StetsonDoggettwould you recommend the same plan for Metro Washington DC? I’m coming for T-Mobile and my wife has A T&T

[@CKPHH]

@@nag617 US mobile you can pick TMo AT&T and Verizon.

[@angelsfunstuff226]

@@nag617 us mobile does have all 3 networks, but it is deprioritized on both however. You can pay for priority on AT&T but on T-Mobile you will stay deprioritized

[@AndrewBCause]

@nag617 Great thing about US Mobile is you have access to all 3 networks! You can test each network and choose the one that works best for you. Warp is Verizon, Light Speed is T-Mobile, DarkStar is AT&T. My wife and I are on US Mobile Unlimited Starter and love it here in Dallas metroplex. I use Warp and she uses Light Speed. $50/month all in for our 2 lines. Excellent customer support, fantastic app & website, and great value for the price. If interested, I can share a referral link.

[@ankitsaraswat2329]

Stop promoting Boost mobile. I can understand that they’re probably paying for it. But for other folks thinking to switch to Boost. Please REFRAIN at all cost, unless you want a headache by talking to their incompetent customer support executives.

[@HeyNickJ]

Customer support executive is a weird term. I would definitely not call them that laugh out loud. Usually if you know what you’re doing you’re OK switching any prepaid carrier. But I agree. They’re behind the times and Support. What was your issue that your hellbent on them

[@buffuniballer]

Moved my wife's ATT line to Boost Infinite a year ago and it's been a great experience. Moving my Mint line to them, taking advantage of buying the phone and getting a free year of service. The Rainbow SIM smart network worked better on her phone in Alaska than Mint did for me. Therefore, now that my year is up at Mint, I'm moving my line. My experience has been good. And if not, I'm not paying any more for an unlocked iPhone 16 Pro from Boost than I would from Apple. Getting a free year of service to buy it from them is a bonus. I'll let you know in a week how it goes.

[@436EM]

That’s your experience. But for me Boost mobile has been great. NC area

[@elliekim6666]

I have boost for a secondary number and their fine. Haven’t had any issues. Using this blanket terms is so dumb

[@eriknation8409]

I’ve never spoken to customer service on any of my old carriers

[@BestEverHehe]

i aint paying for nun i steal it instead wtf

[@Greg-f4g]

Ok boost shut me down 2 phones

[@randomshotsbyks]

They gave u free i guess heheh

[@Jemar_Deshun_Blount-Golden]

Sad 😥 AI will rule us all.. 😮

[@Tranquil-Trekker]

top 5 (comment)

[@gparyani]

Honestly, I'm finding this promotion very hard to justify making use of. Most Android phones are available for significantly lower prices than what Boost offers (e.g., the Samsung Galaxy A25 for $300 through them vs. $225 on Amazon with double the storage), and Boost's plan isn't that great (no hotspot), so to me it's more worth it to buy a phone elsewhere and buy an annual plan from US Mobile.

[@buffuniballer]

Just a thought, I think you can add hotspot for $10/month. So, you pay $300 for the phone and $10/month for the hotspot add on for a total of $420 (nice) not counting taxes and fees which vary based on location. If you pay $225 for the phone and get a $25/month plan that includes the hotspot you need, your total is about $100 more at $525. The more the plan costs that includes the hotspot and data you need, the more you would pay. You can add the hotspot to Boost if that's the only thing you are missing. But, if other options work better, then by all means. Of course, I'm assuming the phones are the same in each example. If you can get a more powerful or more storage for less, that may work better for you. I hope you find a solution that fits your use case.

[@gparyani]

@@buffuniballer The $225 example has more storage.

[@buffuniballer]

@@gparyani Yes, I was clear that my example was if both were the same price, if someone can get more storage for less money, and they need that storage, that option may work better for them. I did it simply because I was probably going to buy an iPhone 16 Pro. I purchased my last two phones from Apple direct, so I'm already paying $1100 to $1200 (For my wife's 15 Pro Max last year) For me, my next year of service is essentially free. Well, sales tax. I have someone ready to buy my 15 Pro for $800. I paid $1100 for my 16 Pro 256GB. So, when I sell my phone, basically, my next year of service is for the cost of the sales tax on the phone, plus, about $1.70/month in taxes and fees based on how much my wife's taxes and fees are. So for me, it's a nearly free upgrade. I purchased the phone outright, and it's already unlocked. About 15 minutes to port my Mint number and about 4 hours to get the phone unlocked. Anyway, it's a deal that works for some, but of course, not for all. It worked for me because I was going to upgrade anyway meaning $300 of service and selling my phone to a friend for $800 made for an attractive deal. I didn't need hotspot because my work line includes that. I also have a Visible+ line and that also includes hotspot. I collect phones and phone plans :)

[@Jemar_Deshun_Blount-Golden]

Sad 😥 AI will rule us all.. 😮