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I noticed on the Boost website that it now states that 5G will now be permanent - the stipulation is that speeds may be limited depending on what recharge you have.

The website also states that if you have a current recharge, your speeds will be uncapped until your next recharge. So, if you're thinking about activating or recharging your Boost account, it might be a good idea to do so before the 4th of April since that's when the capped speeds kicks in.

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  • Raj09 on 16/01/2023 - 21:13
    +1

    Great one. Thank you

    • JeBs on 16/01/2023 - 21:39
      +24

      I can honestly say that after using Boost for 4G over a period a month, I’ve come to the conclusion that the service is handicapped in a serious way relative to the one directly obtained through Telstra. I know this because after having issues with receiving and sending messages, along with missed phone calls (my phone would not receive calls when within a very strong reception zone) I switched to Telstra (not the resold edition Boost use) and now my mobile reception is perfect.

      Note that prior to Boost I was using Optus and that worked reasonably well too - but not as good as pure Telstra.

      You get what you pay for in this world.

      Good luck to anyone who disagrees.

      • jecec on 16/01/2023 - 22:01
        +9

        I second this!

        I oreviously uaed optus and it was perfect. Now with Boost, my internet connection is patchy on shopping centers and some areas im melb metro. Didnt havr a problem previously with optus or vodafone.

        • AsukaST on 16/01/2023 - 22:05
          +18

          I am also in Metro Melb (E/SE). Can't find anything to complain with Boost.
          Fast speed and voice is clear.

        • deandebz on 17/01/2023 - 12:23
          +2

          Totally agree on this! I had great service with Telstra sim only but i thought i would change over to Boost because from what i was told it was the same service and i could save $20 a month. As soon as i changed over, major drop outs (i would be driving and my apple maps will stop). Been troubleshooting for weeks with Boost who have come to no conclusion. Can't move back to Telstra as the deal i was on with them is no longer haha. Kicking myself i moved over but i will learn for next time, you get what you pay for.

      • apptrack on 16/01/2023 - 22:04
        +14

        That's really odd, maybe it could have been a faulty sim card or your phone not receiving the right settings?

        I've used 'direct' Telstra and Boost and the speeds have been the same.

      • spaceflight on 16/01/2023 - 22:19
        +21

        I’ve come to the conclusion that the service is handicapped in a serious way relative to the one directly obtained through Telstra

        Except it isn't.

        Boost Mobile is on the full Telstra mobile Network providing coverage to 99.5% of the population and covering more than 2.6million square kilometres – that’s 1 million square kilometres more than any other mobile network.
        https://boost.com.au/pages/coverage

        • dosada on 16/01/2023 - 22:39
          +23

          That does not mean that they have the same access priority. Just coverage.

          • spaceflight on 17/01/2023 - 08:34
            -5

            @dosada: Yes it does, they are the same network.

            Telstra and Boost use the Telstra retail network.

            Other MVNOs use the Telstra wholesale network.

            • zemphism on 17/01/2023 - 08:53
              +2

              @spaceflight: I’ve used Telstra and now on Boost in the cbd of Sydney and Brisbane and I still only get 2 bars. Are there different network setting I should be using? If so some guidance would be much appreciated

              • Cyphar on 17/01/2023 - 09:50

                @zemphism: I don't know the settings on Android, but I found that swapping from 5G or 5G Auto to 4G only has sometimes meant I received better reception. Purely annecdotal on my end, however, and not a guarantee it'll work for you but worth a shot!

              • macrocephalic on 17/01/2023 - 10:45
                +1

                @zemphism: Does your phone support the correct bands?

            • JungliChilli on 17/01/2023 - 16:36
              +2

              @spaceflight: Doesn't mean there is the same access priority…

          • J-T on 17/01/2023 - 13:12
            +1

            @dosada: this is spot-on !!!

          • Associatedboostmobileau @ Boost Mobile on 17/01/2023 - 16:43
            +2

            @dosada: Hi there! I confirm that we are the only Telstra MVNO that has access to the full Telstra network. This means you are getting the same cellular service with Telstra.

            • dosada on 17/01/2023 - 18:50
              +3

              @boostmobileau: I am not saying that you don't have access to the full network. All I am saying is that boost definitely does not have as high network priority as telstra itself.

        • Sirajs on 16/01/2023 - 23:21
          +18

          I have dual Sim phone with Boost and Tesltra.
          Personal and work.
          Some places I see less boost signal compared to Telstra. Also speed has difference. But it's negligible difference IMHO.

          • mrkorrupt on 17/01/2023 - 10:40
            +2

            @Sirajs: Have you switched positions on the sims?
            My second slot can only do 80MbPS

        • mirovich on 17/01/2023 - 07:05
          +6

          Yes same coverage but probably they have QoS applied to limit bandwidth/priority.

          You would be naive to think that Testra would let another virtual provider to use their full coverage without any limitations.

          • Alzori on 17/01/2023 - 08:33
            +2

            @mirovich: This would be my guess. Boost customers = Telstra customers and pushing them away is just as likely to push them to another network as it is to push them to pay more with Telstra.

            I think they would be offering the best they can to Boost customers, but when push comes to shove if a given tower is at capacity the Boost customers would suffer before the Telstra customers would.

            Personally I've had very little issue with Boost but I can see how experience could vary depending on where you are.

          • spaceflight on 17/01/2023 - 08:35

            @mirovich: Both Telstra and Boost use the Telstra retail network.
            Others use the wholesale network

            https://cybershack.com.au/consumer-advice/telstras-retail-vs…

          • alxr0101 on 17/01/2023 - 08:47
            -4

            @mirovich: boost is owned by Telstra.

          • macrocephalic on 17/01/2023 - 10:45
            -3

            @mirovich: Boost is owned by Telstra, they're not letting someone else use it - it's their own subsidiary.

            • Nousernamehere on 17/01/2023 - 11:08
              +6

              @macrocephalic:

              Boost is owned by Telstra, they're not letting someone else use it - it's their own subsidiary.

              Unless that’s changed recently, Telstra do not own Boost.

            • spaceflight on 17/01/2023 - 11:29

              @macrocephalic: You're thinking of Belong.

              Telstra does not own Boost

              • Elijah on 17/01/2023 - 13:20
                -2

                @spaceflight: @macrocephalic @alxr0101 @mirovich
                This is the truth it was at one point in time but not since 2020: https://boost.com.au/pages/telstra-changes

                • spaceflight on 17/01/2023 - 13:24
                  +1

                  @Elijah: That link is irrelevant and has nothing to do with ownership of Boost.

                  Boost sits on the Telstra retail network.
                  That means that as a Boost customer your personal information sits with Telstra in Telstra's billing platform in the same way as if you were a Telstra customer.

                  When Telstra seperated their business your data was transferred accordingly.
                  That link is a legally required notification.

                  It has nothing to do with Telstra's ownership of Boost, because Telstra doesn't own Boost.

                • macrocephalic on 17/01/2023 - 13:27
                  -1

                  @Elijah: That page says that Telstra did a corporate restructure and moved it to it's own private holding. It's still owned by Telstra, but is no longer part of the main Telstra entity legally (from what I understand).

                  • spaceflight on 17/01/2023 - 13:31
                    +4

                    @macrocephalic: That link says nothing about Telstra owning Boost, transfering Boost or anything else.

                    Boost sits on the Telstra retail network.
                    That means that as a Boost customer your personal information sits with Telstra in Telstra's billing platform in the same way as if you were a Telstra customer.

                    When Telstra seperated their business your data was transferred accordingly.
                    That link is a legally required notification.

                    It has nothing to do with Telstra's ownership of Boost, because Telstra doesn't own Boost.

                • JungliChilli on 17/01/2023 - 16:41

                  @Elijah: lol….

          • PukeyLuke on 17/01/2023 - 10:52
            -2

            @mirovich:

            You would be naive to think that Testra would let another virtual provider
            But Telstra owns Boost Mobile,

            • Hangryuman on 17/01/2023 - 12:54
              +2

              @PukeyLuke: looks like Boost does not 'Belong' to Telstra but simply does business with it

              this says Boost switched service-offering from Optus to Telstra around 2013 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_Mobile_(Australia)

        • Ade99 on 17/01/2023 - 07:30

          I guess the question is that if the price premium is worth the extra 1 million square kilometres that you may (or may not) ever visit?

          • ThirdRonnie on 18/01/2023 - 08:48

            @Ade99: Ah, but it's that one square kilometre that you do visit that's not covered by the others that makes all the difference.

      • oleglap on 16/01/2023 - 23:59
        +4

        Had similar experience in Melbourne. Went from Boost to Telstra prepaid back to back and saw improvements in connectivity indoors - on Boost I had to toggle flight mode to regain reception but Telstra just worked. I don’t know how you explain it given they claim to be on full network. When I was on Boost, I kept wanting to smash my phone against the wall but Telstra worked ok (not great). Get more consistent coverage on Vodafone at the moment (albeit lower speeds).

        I think people focus on speed too much - while it’s great to get hundreds of megabits out on the street, it was more important to me to be able to access internet indoors.

      • cumova on 17/01/2023 - 07:38
        +1

        I said this previously and people disagreed.
        Their drop in service was around the time they changed their pricing/plans over 1 year ago. You could clearly notice it.

      • aussieprepper on 17/01/2023 - 08:31

        I had some of the same issues, i was not receiving text when i had WiFi / WiFi calling enabled that was on my MI Mix 3 5G which has android 9 still.

        • Toxinor on 17/01/2023 - 08:54

          Some are due to the software support of band 28 or driver issues. I had a mi 8 which does support band 28 but unknown why only works with Telstra.

          There are way more hidden factors than the coverage and signal strength/qualities…

      • J-T on 17/01/2023 - 13:10
        +2

        No. i agree wholeheartedly. i think it is absolutely disgusting what Telstra is doing. i have used Boost, Lycamobile, AldiMobile, all of these being on the Telstra network. the speed of the network on these are not as fast as main Telstra. somehow, Telstra is able to limit the speeds of internet usages. i suggest for people not to use any of these, if internet is your main priority. when i was using Boost, Lycamobile, and AldiMobile, the speed of the network as measured by speedtest.net varies between 1.5 to 7 Mbps. Now i am on Vodafone, using the same device, and i get speeds of around 45 Mbps. my partner who is on Optus gets around 20 Mbps. my conclusion : Telstra is expensive and hopeless.

      • BigBoy47 on 17/01/2023 - 18:40
        +3

        Found this Whirlpool thread from someone who claims to be in the know: https://whrl.pl/Rf3DaL

        Boost, prepaid and consumer plans run in Siebel, and have equal regular level priority.

      • PeppaPigDidNthngWrng on 17/01/2023 - 23:27
        +2

        Well, I get 600Mbps down, and have never had any issues with messages or phone calls.

        Been with Boost for a few years. Never had an issue.

      • BradH13 on 18/01/2023 - 12:37
        +1

        I'm on Boost and I get the exact same speeds and issues pop up as my best mate on 'real' Telstra.

        In fact, Telstra has really been slipping lately here in SA. Good signal but no data throughput very often, and again, my mate standing next to me will always have the exact same issues.

      • wots on 20/01/2023 - 11:53

        OMG yes. Same experience.
        Boost would drop out (or fall back to unusable 3G) in buildings. Or 4G/5G would still show but no data - had to toggle flight mode on and off in order to get internet back. Wouldn't be aware data was not working so had missed messages.
        This happened in and around Sydney CBD

        Moved to Telstra (work started reimbursing monthly invoices) and no issues in the same locations!!

        Boost is on the full Telstra network but Boost might not be a priority on that network.

    • Ehty on 16/01/2023 - 21:33
      +1

      That’s explains a lot.

    • U30004 on 16/01/2023 - 21:39
      -1

      4g over 5g any day

      • jv on 16/01/2023 - 21:40
        +3

        I skip all the odd Gs

        • U30004 on 16/01/2023 - 21:43
          +3

          Bring on 6G

        • chartparker on 16/01/2023 - 22:13
          +2

          Does that include G strings? Kenny G? Ali G? I suppose that last one is pretty odd actually

        • Alzori on 17/01/2023 - 08:27

          Strange jv, I've always seen you as a bit of an odd G.

  • Neoika on 16/01/2023 - 21:16

    Uncapped Speed using plan and banked data.

  • emoticon on 16/01/2023 - 21:18
    +2

    Thank you, will buy a 12 month 260GB sim when it goes on sale next and will activate before April.

    • jv on 16/01/2023 - 21:40
      -1

      it says it only applies to a recharge

      • ezzaf on 16/01/2023 - 22:08

        "Capped download speeds will apply on your first recharge from 4 April 2023.”

      • emoticon on 16/01/2023 - 23:00
        +5

        Yeah the capped speeds apply on your first recharge from 4 April 2023.

        But if you activate a 12 month sim before that date, you’ll still have uncapped speeds until your first recharge 1 year later.

        What happens to the speed on my current recharge?

        You’ll continue to have access to uncapped 5G and 4G speeds with your existing recharge. Capped download speeds will apply on your first recharge from 4 April 2023.

      • Toxinor on 17/01/2023 - 08:57

        Don't be wordy. Recharge always means activating a new sim or recharging the current plan.

      • Hangryuman on 17/01/2023 - 13:48

        'it only applies to a recharge'

        yeah - reminds me yesterday I saw in Coles a display rack of mobile phone sim stuff - with Boost displaying big tickets something like $30 for 30GB - and thinking about travel overseas I went 'this looks like'

        until I came closer and read the smaller print 'on your first recharge'

        went WTF - yeah nah and walked away. Not good for a traveller, that.

        • jv on 17/01/2023 - 13:57

          You'll need an International Roaming pack for that anyway…

  • kipps on 16/01/2023 - 21:39
    +9

    I can’t see much use for >150mbps sustained on a mobile handset. This won’t be increasing ARPU

    • Neoika on 16/01/2023 - 21:43
      +5

      People will use up data quota more quickly and have to recharge earlier. Thus, potential more revenue is in sight.

      • spaceflight on 16/01/2023 - 22:20
        +5

        Just because data is delivered to their phone quicker doesn't mean they will use more data.

        You assuming that faster data makes people consume more content.

        • Averell on 16/01/2023 - 22:57
          +18

          I worked for a mobile operator, we analysed the difference between 3.5G and 4G, with A/B testing, and could prove that - faster data connection makes people consume more data

          • Binchicken22 on 17/01/2023 - 10:01

            @Averell: There is a huge real world usage/speed difference between 3G and 4G download speeds, so I could see that being the case. More people watching HD/full HD/ 4K content when on 4g compared to 3G.

            However 5G over 4G offers little benifits to most customers… What's a real world use case that say 800mbps on 5G has a substantial benefit of 350mbps on 4G, I can't think of many.

            • Averell on 17/01/2023 - 12:36

              @Binchicken22: our 3.5G was upto 40Mbps, and typically at around 20Mbps. 4G speed when in the early days was only a few times more than that.

              However, I totally agree with you that our current 4G speed is quite enough for usage on phones.
              I'm using 4G at home instead of NBN, and don't see any need for 5G.

          • Hangryuman on 17/01/2023 - 13:53
            +1

            @Averell: as an ex-computer professional my observation of the jumps in data were like

            text-only messages/emails - tended to use KB of data - dialup data, that was all you could do

            photo sharing - tended to use MB of data - faster broadband was like wow - pictures !

            movie watching - tends to use GB of data - now streaming speeds can binge watch continuously

            for non-nerds - each step from KB to MB to GB is like 1000x more data each time

        • Ozone999 on 16/01/2023 - 23:31
          +2

          video are fulled preloaded before you changed to another video, that's how people consumed more data nowadays.

          • greenmartian on 17/01/2023 - 09:49
            +2

            @Ozone999: Also, most video streaming would adjust quality based on bandwidth. If it can consume more, it will ((unless told otherwise).

    • jv on 16/01/2023 - 22:02
      +3

      I can’t see much use for >150mbps sustained on a mobile handset.

      hotspot.

  • hashtagbargain on 16/01/2023 - 21:45

    I recharged mid dec on an annual plan, will i have full speed for an year now?

    • BarryBargain88 on 16/01/2023 - 21:48
      -8

      Click the link man. You’ll be capped 150mbps

      • matt_will_fix_it on 16/01/2023 - 21:56
        +4

        Actually, it says they would be uncapped until their next recharge.

        What happens to the speed on my current recharge?

        You’ll continue to have access to uncapped 5G and 4G speeds with your existing recharge. Capped download speeds will apply on your first recharge from 4 April 2023.

  • rpb on 16/01/2023 - 21:56
    +3

    “You’ll continue to have access to uncapped 5G and 4G speeds with your existing recharge. Capped download speeds will apply on your first recharge from 4 April 2023.”

    Well I read that as hastagbargain having uncapped speeds until their next recharge, possibly mid dec 2023

  • Marrk on 16/01/2023 - 21:58
    +12

    Nice, basically Telstra reception without their pricing. 99% of people don’t need faster than 150Mbps for mobile.

    • JeBs on 16/01/2023 - 22:52
      +3

      Not even close to pure Telstra in my experience. I dumped Boost due to intermittent connectivity issues with 4G. Switched to pure Telstra and have perfect coverage.

      • matt_will_fix_it on 17/01/2023 - 01:55
        +3

        Could be the placebo effect?

      • PeppaPigDidNthngWrng on 17/01/2023 - 23:33

        And yet, completely the same as pure Telstra in my experience. I would never, ever use Telstra as a direct provider for my phone. (Their Home 5G internet is very nice, though)

      • stephendt on 11/02/2023 - 16:25

        I've heard mixed reports about this. Do you have a 5G enabled iPhone by any chance? I suspect that it might be device / APN related

  • lazydesi on 16/01/2023 - 22:01
    +21

    esim is what we need not 5g.

    • jv on 16/01/2023 - 22:02
      -1

      why

      • xmagic on 16/01/2023 - 22:05
        +4

        Dual SIM on most phones that supports eSIM, swap SIMs without actually carrying them, people can't take the sim out easily when the phone is lost, immediately switch to a different carrier without waiting for SIM delivery, etc.

        Not sure why people actually say that eSIM is not important than 5G. 5G in my area sucks. I have to turn off 5G from time to time to get data to flow. 5G network supposed to have a better capacity to deal with more users.

        • Averell on 16/01/2023 - 22:59
          +2

          I second this. I don't need 5G on my phone. 50Mbps download is enough for me. I need eSIM

          • meong on 17/01/2023 - 00:29
            +1

            @Averell: Well i only get 50-60Mbps using Boost 16km from Melbourne CBD. You're not missing much… 😅

      • vodamerc on 16/01/2023 - 22:06

        So I don't need to wait for a sim to come in the mail every month

      • l o l on 17/01/2023 - 07:51

        For using in watches?

    • OzBestDeal on 16/01/2023 - 22:27

      This…
      Make churning free boost(s) less hassle

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