From WIRED · Julian Chokkattu · · 1m 30s
Fairphone reaches US market through Boost Mobile
The repairable smartphone maker lands its first US carrier partnership, opening a new sales channel for Americans.
In brief
The repairable smartphone maker lands its first US carrier partnership, opening a new sales channel for Americans. Fairphone, a repairable smartphone maker, has partnered with Boost Mobile for its first US carrier deal after entering the American market this summer. Originally reported by WIRED.
Why carriers matter for phones
Nearly seventy percent of Americans buy smartphones at carrier stores on contract, according to two thousand twenty-five IDC data. Any growing phone manufacturer must partner with carriers to succeed in the US market.
Fairphone's US entry and first partnership
Fairphone, the only mobile manufacturer with a ten out of ten repairability rating, has announced its first carrier partnership with Boost Mobile.
What Boost Mobile is
Boost Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, formerly owned by Sprint and Dish.Unlike AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon, MVNOs lease network access and do not own infrastructure.Boost primarily relies on AT&T's network.
How to buy and activate the phone
The six hundred fifty dollar Fairphone Gen.six plus is the only cellular device Fairphone sells in the US.You cannot buy it directly from Boost stores.Instead, buy from Fairphone or Amazon, then activate through Boost.
Repairs without the carrier store
Fairphone customers can order spare parts to their doorstep and repair phones themselves.Complex repairs go to a repair center.The Gen.
“You can simply and affordably order all spare parts to your doorstep and carry out the repair yourself.”
Fairphone's growth despite market decline
The overall smartphone market is declining due to rising costs from the memory crunch. Fairphone claims it is in a bright spot, with phone sales up seventy-four percent in the first half of the year…
The short version
Fairphone, a repairable smartphone maker, has partnered with Boost Mobile for its first US carrier deal after entering the American market this summer.
