- I do not recommend iDEN phones unless you are just looking for a phone with just chirp because the reliability of you receiving important text messages can be non-existent, and services area is smaller and less reliable than the newer CDMA however there is more of a selection with the iDEN. Most phone companies choose to keep everything on the same type of network but unfortunately Boost Mobile has yet to catch onto that fad.
In all I would have to say Boost mobile is only good on CDMA, if you go with the iDEN phones then disregard the rating on this review.
This rating I have given applies to the Boost Mobile CDMA line only. If I included the iDEN line then the rating would be much lower than it is now.
For Warning, check the coverage map at the boost mobile website to make sure your city is covered, although CDMA is part of the sprint network it does not cover sprints entire coverage area. CDMA is larger than iDEN but smaller than the entire sprint network as a whole so just make sure you research that detail before looking into their phones. I am currently a Boost Mobile customer and will remain one for time to come.