Question by : Is an unlocked Samsung Juke phone compatible with the Boost mobile network?
Is Verizon’s Samsung Juke cellphone usable under the Boost mobile carrier if its unlocked?

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Answer by Ben
It is not.

You will not be able to make your Samsung Juke … or any other unlocked phone from any other network on Boost Mobile. It does not matter if your phone is GSM, CDMA or any other type of phone. It also will not matter whether your phone was from the Sprint, AT&T, Verizon or T-Mobile network.

The only phones that will work on Virgin Mobile are phones specifically made for, programmed and sold on (and for) the site / network … such as their Blackberry Curve 8530. They do this intentionally, and it is the only way for a low-cost, prepaid network to survive.

If you could use any phone (or any other network’s phone), thousands of people (or most people?) wouldn’t buy Boost Mobile phones at all … they’d buy inexpensive used or unlocked phones elsewhere, then go sign up for Boost, Virgin or some other prepaid network. So this also applies to NET10, Tracfone, etc.

This is also the reason why phones are often “free” or so inexpensive on one of the major networks – because they are relying on a minimum Two-Year Contract … which a prepaid company can not get from you.

You CAN unlock your Samsung Juke or get it unlocked and use it on a competing major provider, one other than AT&T or T-mobile.

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