donitahogan - did you go to the web site... it doesn't cost anything to activate your phone, but you have to "Sign up for the Monthly Unlimited Referral Plan, Monthly Unlimited w/Android Referral Plan, Talk and Text Unlimited or BlackBerry Monthly Unlimited Referral plan. These monthly plans include Shrinkage – for every 6 on-time payments your monthly payment will shrink by $5." (#3 on the web site)
To successfully complete activation as a new Boost Mobile customer and receive your $25 credit, you will have to do the following:
Go to boostmobile.com OR to a select retailer ONLY to activate Input the valid unique referral promo code during the activation process. Please note that the referral promo code is only good if used during the activation process. Sign up for the Monthly Unlimited Referral Plan, Monthly Unlimited w/Android Referral Plan, Talk and Text Unlimited or BlackBerry Monthly Unlimited Referral plan. These monthly plans include Shrinkage – for every 6 on-time payments your monthly payment will shrink by $5. Pay full monthly payment at the point of activation.
there are no contracts with boost mobile, so after your first month.. you can do what you want.. get rid of it all together, switch to a different plan, or go back to the pay by the min.