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  • can you text while your talking on the phone?

  • can you download ringtones from funformobile and watch youtube videos?

  • @JUNIOR6289 unfortunately no, you cannot.

  • @getleashed wow dat sucks thanks for the advice i might jus get a blackberry from boost

  • @JUNIOR6289 yeah you'd be better off with the new blackberry curve 8530 for boost.

  • Can you use a boost sim card on the Nextel version i9 phone?

  • @David279300 yeah

  • @David279300 yes

  • How do i add music to the phone?

  • @David279300 you need a USB data cable.

  • @getleashed I have one....but what do i do once its plugged in?

  • @David279300 on a PC, go to "My Computer" click on the appropriate drive, click and drag music, pics, videos, etc. WALAAA!

  • @getleashed. i dont wanna sound like a dummy..lol but what drive would that be? when i plug in the usb cord i hear a sound on my computer but thats it, i dont see an appropriate drive or anything associated with the phone

  • @David279300 it depends on your computer. just go to "My Computer" and start clicking on drives. It's diffidently not C or D drive, those are usually your hard drives. that's all i can really say.

  • Thank you for this video man =) You've convinced me. I have been debating which phone to get and on what carrier. 50 bucks unlimited on boost's nationwide network/and that badass phone. Kudos dude.

  • @kidgravexiii lol im glad i could help! thanks for watching and commenting!!

  • @pachekon1 no problem dude!

  • @pachekon1 that just means apps you still have open that you haven't exited.

  • lol my parents don't pay for my phone, I do. obviously you know nothing about this phone because you would know that you can infact make the flash automatic. and yeah it kinda does have to do with where you live because unless you live under a rock, you most likely get boost mobile coverage because they are nationwide dumbass. so if it "takes forever to send and receive test mesgs" for you then obviously you live in an area where boost coverage sux. lmao get a life & actually upload a video.

  • This phone is actually one of the best iDEN phones to date.

    Unless you live in bumblefuck egypt the texting is just fine on Boost. I live in Chicago and have no complaints. I don't know what you were expecting, but the internet is not 3G. You can download Opera Mini to enhance your browsing experience - the browser actually makes the web faster. You can set the camera flash to automatic, and theres nothing to do about the shutter sound, but thats hardly a reason not to buy this phone.

  • The i9 is a great phone does everything I need it to do and boost mobile rocks

  • yup! it is! i dont have my i9 anymore cuz i got that Nextel Blackberry Curve 8350i that I flashed to Boost Mobile, but yeah when I had my i9 it was hot. I got it right when it came out and i was waiting for it and when i got it it was awesome. great phone, just i need a full keyboard and shit and nuthin beats blackberry with dat boost mobile chirp! lol

  • hOW DO YOU KEEP THE BLUE LIGHT ON THE SIDE TO STAY ON

  • I HAVE NO IDEA!!! LOL SORRY!

  • thats cool thanks anyway man I appreciate the help thus far and am loving the phone

  • lol no problem man i enjoy helping others :)

  • allright bro the phone looks cool. but would you recommend the i 9 or the blackberry from boost mobile

  • the blackberry by far.

    check out my review on the blackberry curve 8350i for Nextel that I flashed to Boost Mobile. it's a sick ass phone :)

  • ohh and how do you get the music on the phone does it come with a usb card

  • this question has already been answered in previous comments.. thank you

  • dude...does your phone has a SIM card??

  • Yup! All Boost/Nextel phones need SIMs in order to operate.

  • you cant speak well.... thats dumb!!!

  • this video has gotten over 7,000 views and during the time it's been up, you're the first to tell me this. stop hating and try uploading some vids of your own instead of hating on other people's vids that have thousands of views and almost a hundred positive comments.

  • I have i9. I saw someone at the store that called someone by just saying the persons name without opening the phone! Then I tried it! And its says not having voice acitivated or something! I saw it again on Youtube that someone did it! I cant find it! Would you know how to activate it and do it? I would like to add that My family owns houses in Mexico! And I can call them on there Nextel Radios and I have Boost all for the same fees! Nothing extra! They say 10 bucks more! I have never paid it!

  • I have no idea how to set up voice dialing, but I think this phone has that capability. As for the international connect from Boost Mobile, it's an additional $10/month for Monthly Unlimited subscribers and you can chirp people on Telus Mike in Canada as well as Nextel Mexico, and people in Peru, and other parts of South America.

    Other than that I really don't know much about International Connect cuz I don't have a need to use it.

    Hope this helps! Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • does the front of the phone randomly hit buttons when its in ur pocket?

  • not if you lock the phone

  • Hi nice review, how do u put music onto the music player?

  • thanks! i've already answered this question in previous posts..

    you need a USB data cable and a MicroSD card...

  • hey round about how thin is it?? like in centimetres or what eva americans use:S

  • lol i cant give you technical specs, but it's about as thin as the Motorola RAZR or RAZR 2

  • hey,

    wats up??

  • Hey!! Not much, just enjoying all the love I get from this review!! Thanks for watching and commenting!!! Please subscribe for plenty more reviews!!!

  • Where can I get the memory card and USB cord from.

  • both can be purchased on ebay for a total of about $10 including shipping

  • wheres the calculator on this phone?

  • go to games and apps and click on calculator suite

  • ME AGAIN ...

    THANKS for replying back .you were really helpfull it worked but my problem was that i didnt used the memory card before what i mean is that i didnt put it inside the phone before ..and i have a lots of pictures on the phone memory ..i couldnt get trnsferd to the memory card ..any idea would be appreciated ...

    thanks in advance

  • First have the memory card in the phone. Once it's in the phone go to your media center, then get to where it shows your pics that are on the phone. Then highlight the photo, press menu, and click "copy to card". do this for every pic you want from your phone on your card.

    then from now on go into the camera settings, and change the default destination where the pics save to your card.

    hope this helps :)

  • lol im not gonna do a demo of the web just for you, but i will tell you that it isn't 3G because Boost is not a 3G network. All Boost and Nextel phones come with GPS capabilities.

  • hi ..thanks for posting the video ..but i was wondering if u have any idea about uploading the pictures and videos from the phone to the PC..

    i tires with the memory card and the usb ..but i don't know ..probably something is missing ..thanks anyways

    waiting Ur response

  • Hey thanks for watching and commenting!

    First make sure you have the memory card in the phone, then plug the USB into the phone and into the computer. The phone will recognize that you have the USB cable plugged in and so will the computer. Finally, go to My Computer and you should see the phone listed as one of the external drives.

    Hope this helps!

  • hey look its drake and josh

  • stop hating

  • how do u put music on it ?

  • This question has already been answered... please look below for it.

    Thanks for watching!!

  • What's up with the loud static...I got this phone..its hot as shit to me...N I got it on the 50 dolla unlimited plaN

  • sorry about that... already apologized in the description, but I'll say it again... I was using a really jacked up camera to record this review. The sound recording on it isnt that good. Didn't find that out til I already did the review... my baaad.

    anyway, back on topic... YES! Boost is awesome and the i9 is a great phone! thanks for watching and double thanks for commenting!

  • how is the internet on boost because im thinking bout getting a i9?

  • its not 3G, but its still great.

  • hey can you please tell me if u know anything about earphones head sets or fm transmitters that r worth buying or if recommend one please!!!!!

  • iite im thinkin about it

  • sweet! you wont regret it man i love boost :D

  • cool

  • is the i465 worth buying? cuz im sick n tired of tmbolie

  • hell yes man, fucking ditch tmobile they suck ass. the i465 is a great texting phone. hey subscribe to me cuz i have a review for the clutch i465 coming along with more tech reviews and stuff coming really really soon like in the coming weeks so yeah subscribe please!

  • are you selling yours??

  • nah, I already sold mine lol cuz I got the new Clutch i465... sorry man. I've got a review/unboxing vid of the i465 that I'll be premiering really soon.

  • I have the I9 and the 50 dollar plan and the texting is the network problem, my only beef with it is that you only can record a 1 minute video and for some reason I can't send vodeos it tells me that the message is too large. some one help me

  • I'm sorry you're having problems with texting because Boost has improved their service greatly in the last few months.

    With a MicroSD card you can record videos that are as long as you want and the reason you can't send videos that are too long is because you can only send videos like 30 seconds long or less.

  • Can you get email alerts on this phone?

  • this phone does not support email

  • Are you guys having problems about sending and receiving text? It all of a sudden says it can't receive text, or it can't send the text. Anyone know how to fix it?

  • nope. picture messages are received and sent as easy as regular texting.

  • sweet! yeah it's an awesome phone, glad I could help!

  • can u answer my question. can you get on youtube on the I9 and watch videos?

  • hey can u send stuff like pictures and ringtones through bluetooth adn can ppl send stuff to u through bluetooth on the i9..also were do pl get the free mosquito ringtone dat adultsz cant hear??THnxx

  • you can most certainly send stuff like pics and music through bluetooth as well as receive it.

    as for that ringtone you're talking about... i have no idea, sorry.

  • how can i put music in it if i have a usb..also i have itunes but idk how to put it into fone??

  • If you have iTunes you cant put music on the phone unless you have the music files somewhere else on your computer because once you put music on iTunes it doesnt let you take it off of there.

    ... as for getting music on the phone with the USB cable... if you're using a PC go to start, computer, and then look at your drives it should be the last drive listed... double click and there you can access all the stuff on the phone... then just drag all the stuff into the appropriate folders...

  • can you get on youtube on the I9?

  • you can only view the youtube mobile site, but none of the videos are available to watch because this phone is not a smart phone and doesn't offer the amount of internal memory nor software needed to watch flash video. hope this helps!

  • hey great review man very helpful just quick question...do u no anything bout the supposedly new phone comin out august 2 itsz called "banfi"...it suppose to be sum kind of slider phone n it will be out august 2 for around 140??do u no anythin bout it??

  • yeah the i856, code named Banfi, is said to be coming out in August. It's the first ever iDEN slider phone (the first ever slider phone to offer walkie-talkie capabilities). besides that I don't know anything else about it. I'm not really interested in it cuz I hate sliders lol. I have my Clutch and that's awesome. I also have my i9 but I'm selling it cuz I use my Clutch more and I'm getting a digital camera (I was only keeping the i9 cuz of it's camera lol).

  • haha your welcome. and ha thanks!

  • I looked through all of your comments and none answered whether or not i could download ringtones or not or if i could download music from my pc and set them as ringtones so can u please respond to this message and help me thanks

  • I've answered this question at least two times about both ringtones and taking music from your PC and putting in on the phone... please look harder

  • Can you download ringtones?

  • please see past comments for the answer to this question...

  • Nice review, I was recently thinking about getting the i9 or i465 from Boost Mobile. But I keep on hearing that you get "text messages 2 days late", is that true, does that happen to you?

  • Thanks!! It's always nice to see the support! Both the i9 and the i465 are great phones, and I'll be putting up a review of the i465 really soon so look out for that. As for the text messaging.. I have both phones (i9 & i465) and texting on both are fast, reliable, and fun. There was a problem with the messaging, but Boost has been hard at work fixing that and let me say they have come a long way and have made many improvements so ignore all the complaints about texting! lol

  • That's good to know! Thanks for the help!

  • do you have problems recieving service in big building because my phone doesnt

  • nope not at all

  • you should probably get to know your camera

  • yeah i warned the viewers in the description that this is raw video that was intended to be edited, but it wasnt because my editor was effin up.

  • i might be getting this phone and i loved the review, but i was wondering can you set your own pictures as you background on the eturnal or inturnal screen

  • first off, thanks for the love! always nice to see the support!

    now to answer your question... yes you can take any picture on your phone and set is as a wallpaper or picture caller id.

    using a data cable, you can also take pics from your computer and put them onto the phone and apply those as wallpaper and picture caller id.

  • how do u get ur ringtones?

  • can you get ringtones with this phone?

  • ringtones are available for download through boost mobile's website and by going to "Boost Live" on the phone

  • i really like this phone but im not sure how much it cost with the unlimited plan all together. can any one tell me

  • About $355 give or take basically

    ($299 for phone, $50 for plan and add taxes)

  • All together it will be $350.

    $300 for the phone, and $50 for the first month of service...

    If you put money on your phone through Re-Boost cards, the store you purchase them at will add a $5 tax onto the purchase price..

    However, if you buy them on eBay you can get them tax free and most time for about $5 less then they normally cost.

    And if you use a credit/debit card there is no charge for taxes.

  • Good Job on the review man. I've been thinking about getting this phone on Boost mobile and you showed very well that it is fun and easy to use . And its a whole lot cheaper then the other phone comanies out there. I'm sold

  • Aw thanks man! It's always nice to see the support! I'm glad my review could help :D

  • My question is how loud and clear is the ring tone?

    The boost mobile I have, its gurgled/low sounding (if that makes any sense) and I have missed many a call >8-(

    Great review!

  • Thanks man! Sorry I couldn't get back to you sooner, YouTube doesn't always notify me of new comments :(

    Anyway, the ringtones on the i9 are very loud and clear because despite the i9's thinness and sleek high style design, it still embodies the classic iDEN phone features of a loud and clear speaker, and extremely solid walkie-talkie quality. Hope this helps!

  • Oh it did! Thanks! Because I am using a Boost mobile phone now and my speaker on it is /crap/.

    Thanks again!

  • am i the only one that has all incoming calls go straight to voicemail when the phone is locked??

  • Nah, that never happens to me. I've never heard of that, wish I could help ya but I really don't know what that's all about.

  • lol check yes juliet

  • haha yuup. that's an awesome song :D

  • turn down the mic volume

  • ahh yeah I know, I'm sorry. I only have this handheld camcorder and my cell phone to record stuff. Cell phone has okay quality, great sound. handheld camcorder has crappy sound, better video quality... so its a bitch I know lol.

    Hope that didn't take away from your viewing experience! thanks for watching!!

  • thats a sweet phone I'm thinking of getting it. Only $50 a month for unlimited on everything well worth

  • you bet! this phone has everything!!

    i've had the unlimited plan since March and it's awesome! best value in wireless!

  • same here my dad told me about it

  • yeah ... bought an i9 today and tryed out texting w/ my old sim card and it has to download a simple message ... regular text messaging to be exact ... does your i9 do that?

  • yes, every Nextel/Boost phone does that. there are some things you can do to assure a better texting experience and one of them is to set your phone so that it automatically downloads texts. that way your phone wont alert you until the text has downloaded. that's one of like 3 things you can do, but I don't remember it all off the top of my head.

    Anyway, using the web on your i9 go to "Boost Updates" and click on "Messaging Tips" the tips in that section should better answer your question :)

  • hey.. just one quick question.

    when you text, can you close the phone while sending and will it still send ? or will it save the message unsent ?

  • I've only done that a few times and every time it has managed to send it, but I wouldn't recommend doing that because closing the phone cancels/exits you out of most everything so for total assurance that your text was sent, I would just wait until it says "message sent".

    hope this helps!

  • do you download the music from your pc to the chip and to the phone or do you buy the songs from boost?

  • you have to put music from your computer on the phone. currently, boost does not have a music download service. the only thing you can download from their site is ringtones, wallpapers, and games.

  • does the i9 bring a usb cord? can you put a Micro SD in it?

  • these items are sold separately.

  • dude no way i would pay $300 for this phone. its not good for texting or web, its only good for music. i think i would pay at less $100 for this phone. the Clutch i465 is going to be way better then this phone.

  • no actually, the Clutch i465 is only better if you prefer a full QWERTY keyboard for texting. other then that, it's a pretty average phone. The camera on the i465 is only VGA, the i9 has 3.1 megapixels with flash and auto focus. The i9 has an awesome media player, but that's not the only thing that makes it a great phone. I'd do your research first before you say things because obviously you don't know what you're talking about. Take it from me, I know what I'm talking about.

  • you need to do some research, you overpaid for this phone dumb ass.

  • haha not my problem you're a cheap ass.

  • i have a sidekick lx 2009. i dont need a cheap ass boost mobile phone bitch.

  • You have a Sidekick which obviously means you have T-Mobile and you're calling me a dumb ass? Wow. Dude T-Mobile blows so I could understand why you would hate on people that have better phones on better networks.

  • Whats up buddy i just receive my i9 , but i cant take pictures with the flip closed , do you know how to take pictures?? i cant find the button that take the picture.

    Sorry for my bad english

  • theres a camera button located on the right side of the phone. its right under the keypad lock thingy. also, make sure you remove the little plastic wrapping from the lense or else your pics will come out blue lol

  • hey nice vid thanks.

    I was wondering how long can a video be and can you use headphones to listen to the music instead of having it on speaker?

    what about watching movies and what not? is it capable?

  • thanks! always nice to see the support!!

    video on the i9 is as long as the microSD card inserted in the phone can hold. 8GB is the biggest card you can get for the phone and it holds four hours of video.

    you can listen to music more privately using a pair of micro USB headphones that you can purchase on eBay for around $5

    videos, both recorded off the phone and put on the memory card from your PC, can be watched using the phone's media player which works very nicely.

    hope this helps!!

  • Are you saying that this phone does not come with earphones since I have the razr 2 being very similar phone that did come with those earphones. It can also be used with 3.5mm headphones as well as 2.5mm headsets with the right adapter.

  • correct. this phone does not come with headphones, you need to buy those separately. and the ones that are compatible with this phone are microUSB headphones. this is because there is only one port on the phone to stick things into (the charger port, which is microUSB)

  • ok that helped now another ? how do i make the gps work?i thought it was turn by turn?not lateral.and can u c youtube videos on ur yours?thanks!i really appreciate it

  • I personally have no experience with the GPS. I do know however, that its an additional cost not included in the $50 Monthly Unlimited price. Also, it's a program you have to download called Boost Loopt which charges you a monthly subscription fee of around $5. Other then that, that's all I can tell you about the GPS. Try calling Boost Mobile at 888-BOOST-4U and ask them your questions about GPS.

    Hope this helps!

  • hey can u tell me how to upload internet images on it (like the ones u google) ive tried but they never show on my phone they sync but dont show!also i cant figure out how to shift when texting?please help me, thanks

  • you need a data cable that can be purchased on eBay for around $5. once you have that, you need to connect it to your computer. it should automatically detect the phone, but if it doesnt, go to "my computer" and look where there are different drives, one should be the phone you have plugged in.

    as for the texting, its different depending on if you have T9 enabled or not, so with that I suggest just playing around with the phone.

    hope this helps!

  • the phone does not come with IM software installed, and so far I have not been able to find out how to get it on the phone. So idk I'm not sure about that one. My best guess would be to call Boost Mobile (888-BOOST-4U) and ask them if the i9 is capable of having IM.

    Hope this helps!!

  • hey is nextel i9 better than boost meaning as color display and menu image let me know

  • no, the Boost and Nextel i9's are the same exact phone. the only difference is one is with boost and one is with nextel. in my opinion though, i would have to say the Boost one is better because you can activate it on the new $50 monthly unlimited plan from Boost. Nextel makes you sign contracts and their unlimited is $99/month.

  • wen you call someone, does your name show up on the caller id?

  • not unless the other person has your name/number in their phone. otherwise your phone number will just show up.

  • Okay so would u recommend me to get Boost mobile and this phone cuz im relying on u lol?

  • absolutely! Boost is the best deal in wireless and this phone is fricken awesome! I would def recommend you get this phone and Boost Mobile!

  • K thus Friday im gonna go get it as thats when my 2 year contract with Verizon is up.

    Thanks and i hope to put my own review up too.

  • Sweet! Glad I could be a help!

    message me once you get your phone and get it all set up and stuff. i'll give you my chirp number so you can test out your walkie-talkie lol :D

  • Alright dude thanks for the Great review!

    I should get it friday but most deff ill have it saturday

  • sweeeeet! glad i could help :D

  • yo man can u go on myspace or facebook using the web... and do you still have that texting problem

  • I already answered the question about myspace and facebook in an earlier comment, please read below...

    as for the texting problem.. Boost is working on it and since shooting this review, the texting has gotten faster so Boost isn't lying when they say they're working on it.

    hope this helps...

  • hey no problem! I'm glad my review could help! thanks for the support and thanks for watching my review!

  • yo can u go onto like facebook and myspace getleashed on the i9 because im thinking about getting it for my b-day on saturday???

  • yep! this phone is capable of doing myspace mobile and facebook mobile.

  • Hey Getleashed. Make a new video. Ur Messin up the Review by your camera work. Sorry Aim/Cant see a thing.! on what you taking about.

  • Nah, I'm gonna keep this one for now. After 409 views and counting, I think people are pretty satisfied with this one :D

    Thanks for watching!

  • hey man i have the i776 and it sucks 4 texting i get texts like 2 hous later wat is the longest u had to wait 4 a text on the i9 and if its any better wen it comes to texting?

  • How do you download music to it and make it a ringtone?

  • oh by far the i9. the samsung instinct is a great phone, but MetroPCS is a sucky service. first off they're only a regional company so they will charge you roaming charges up the ass if you try calling out of your home calling area.

    Boost is a nationwide company which means you can go anywhere in the US and not EVER get charged for roaming, period. they also have coverage in select areas of Canada and Mexico for an add. $10/month. go with Boost man, you'll be way happier.

  • I've been having a terrible time with boosts new unlimited plan, sending and receiving texts are slow as hell! Anyone having this problem too? i've complained so much to boost about it that they credited me 10 dollars to my account so i would stay with the company. Apparently they're telling me that its because this new plan is so popular that they network is bottlenecking. I've noticed too that the phones are selling out everywhere so this could be true? i'm going to give it till end of month.

  • its always been slowish, have had nextel (same phone system and towers boost uses) for about three years. it has always sucked when it comes to texting, its slow but its bearable.

  • oh man, I'm sorry to hear that. a lot of people are saying that and to be honest I have the new i9 and it's not that bad at all. it's because they weren't expecting this much of a response from the all new monthly unlimited plan.

    they are currently working on this issue and it should be resolved by May 2009.

    please stick with Boost, they're a great cell phone company that's doing what no other wireless company is even daring to do. they're just working out the kinks so bear with 'em lol

  • do it do ringtones

  • Yeah, it doesn't take regular standard size, or headset size earphones. The only input for cords is microUSB. There's one microUSB port on the side of the phone. That's used for the charger, USB data cable (sold separately), and earphones