How to Get a Free Chirp on a Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile subscribers can use their phones as walkie-talkies internationally. When they signal each other they want to talk this way, their phones make chirping noises. For this reason, many users call this feature "chirp." As of November 2010, Boost's monthly unlimited plan costs only $50 per month. The cost shrinks by $5 after every 6 on-time payments, down to $35 per month. The plan supports Blackberry phones for an additional $10 per month.
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Instructions
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Subscribe to Boost's monthly unlimited plan. This gets you unlimited chirps, talk minutes, texts, web access, 411, instant messages and email. Pay an additional $5 per month for unlimited international plans.
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Live, work or vacation in Baja California, Canada, Chile or the United States. Boost Mobile's walkie-talkie feature supports only these territories, as of November 2010.
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Give your "Boost Walkie-Talkie Number" to your family and friends who have cell phones enabled with the walkie-talkie feature through Boost or Nextel.
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Listen for the chirp sound on your phone. When you receive a chirp, your phone's screen will say, "Private in Use." The chirp sender's "Boost Walkie-Talkie Number" will also display.
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Answer the chirp by pressing the "Boost Walkie-Talkie Button" on the side of your phone. Keep pressing this button as long as you are talking. Release the button to hear the other person talk.
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Tips & Warnings
To chirp someone else: enter his "Boost Walkie-Talkie Number," hit "Alert" and then click your "Boost Walkie-Talkie Button" to send him the chirp signal.
Enter your family and friends' "Boost Walkie-Talkie Numbers" in your phone's contacts so that their names display when they chirp you.
To find out what your "Boost Walkie-Talkie Number" is, press the "Menu" key and then scroll to "My Info." Select "Walkie-Talkie."
Do not fall for any of the online phishing ploys that promise a free chirp on a Boost Mobile.
Guard your "Boost Walkie-Talkie Number" the same way you guard your phone number, or strangers could chirp you.
