Summary
- Boost Mobile expands offerings to include tablets & smartwatches, starting with Apple products.
- Plans priced at $20 for iPad & $10 for Watch. Plans are independent of cellphone line.
- Existing customers eligible for $100 discount with 36-month financing agreement. Limited-time offer.
You typically get phones through carriers, but with the rise of other kinds of devices with cellular support, lines are needed for those devices as well. Most carriers offer tablet and smartwatch lines, and now, Boost Mobile is joining the fray.
Boost Mobile announced today it is expanding its device offerings for the first time to include tablets and smartwatches, starting off with popular Apple products. The mobile service provider will now sell various models of Apple iPad and Apple Watch directly to its customers, accompanied by new dedicated monthly data plans.
There’s a tablet plan priced at $20 per month, designed for cellular-enabled iPads, and we also have a smartwatch plan, priced at $10 per month, intended for cellular models of the Apple Watch. Both of these lines would be complementary to your cellphone line on your phone, and you’d just pay the extra flat fee to add data to your secondary devices. These plans allow the devices to connect to Boost Mobile’s network independently, enabling you to stay connected even when your smartphone is not nearby.
To encourage adoption, Boost Mobile is launching limited-time promotional offers specifically for its current customer base who have an active phone line. On the smartwatch side, existing customers can receive a $100 discount on the purchase of a new Apple Watch when they activate it on the $10 per month Smartwatch Plan and commit to a 36-month device financing agreement. Similarly, existing customers are eligible for a $100 discount on a new iPad purchase when activating it on the $20 per month Tablet Plan, also requiring a 36-month financing agreement.
You can choose from several tablet models, including the high-performance 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models featuring the M4 chip. Also available are the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air models powered by the M3 chip. The lineup includes the compact iPad mini (with the A17 Pro chip) and the standard 11-inch iPad (with the A16 chip). On the smartwatch side, we have the Apple Watch Series 10, the Apple Watch Ultra 2, and the Apple Watch SE. You can choose from any of these, buy it directly through Boost Mobile, and pay the flat rate for the additional secondary line, and potentially take advantage of savings thanks to the deals we just outlined above.
According to Sean Lee, SVP of Consumer Product and Marketing at Boost Mobile, “with our fast, reliable and affordable 5G network, both new and long-time Boost Mobile customers want more ways to stay connected—and I’m proud to say that with today’s launch we’re delivering exactly that.” He went on to add that “as we continue to expand our product offerings with iPad and Apple Watch, we’re excited to bring Apple’s industry-leading products to our customers. With unbeatable pricing and flexible plans, Boost Mobile is making it easier than ever for customers to stay connected.”
At first, the selection only includes Apple devices. Other carriers do offer Android tablets as well as Wear OS watches, but if we’re ever going to see those on Boost Mobile, we’ll have to wait. In the meantime, if you want to check out the current plans (do keep in mind that they might only be worth it if you currently own an iPhone), make sure to check out Boost Mobile’s website now.
Source: Boost Mobile
