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How to submit a complaint with
Boost Mobile
 

You’ve got multiple ways to lodge a complaint with Boost:

📧 Email
Send your complaint to compliancemanager@boost.com.au — Boost’s dedicated complaints inbox. Include your mobile number, account details, and a clear explanation.

📞 Phone
Call 125 8881 (free from a Boost mobile) or 1800 100 933 from any phone. Ask the rep to lodge a formal complaint and request a reference number.

🌐 Online Form
Use Telstra’s complaint form (Boost directs you here — make sure to note you’re a Boost customer).

📮 Mail
Send formal complaints to:
Boost Mobile Complaints 429, 5 Lime Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Include contact info and a clear written record.

📱 My Boost App
Use the in-app chat or message function. If the issue isn’t resolved, ask for it to be escalated as a formal complaint.

Pro tip: Always ask for a complaint reference number so you can track your case.

What happens after you submit a complaint to Boost Mobile?

Boost follows a formal complaint process governed by telecom industry standards:

📩 Acknowledgment

  • Phone complaints: instant acknowledgment and reference number.

  • Email/form/post: reply within 5 business days.

🔎 Investigation
A case manager will review your issue — they might check account logs, network data, or liaise with Telstra where needed.

Timelines

  • Urgent issues (e.g. no service): resolution targeted within 2 business days.

  • Other issues: aim to resolve within 10 business days.

📞 Updates
You’ll be contacted via email or phone. Boost commits to keeping you updated, especially if delays occur.

🎯 Resolution
Resolution may include:

🛑 Case Closure
If you accept the solution, Boost closes the case and sends confirmation. If not, they’ll inform you of escalation options (e.g. Ombudsman).

Common complaints against
Boost Mobile

Here’s what users commonly experience:

📶 Network Coverage Issues
Some report weak signal or slower data in regional areas. While Boost uses Telstra’s network, fringe areas can have gaps.

📦 SIM Delivery & Activation Problems

  • SIM not arriving

  • Porting errors (e.g. number transfer delays or mis-cancellations)

📞 Customer Support Frustrations

  • Long wait times

  • Confusing Boost vs. Telstra handovers

  • Inconsistent service experience

💳 Billing or Recharge Errors

  • Recharge failures

  • Confusion over discounted promo plans

  • Loyalty vs. new customer pricing complaints

📡 Slow Speeds or Dropouts
Full bars, but slow data? Often due to settings or network issues, but support can usually help troubleshoot.

📣 Plan Changes Without Clarity
Price increases or reduced data allowances frustrate some users when not clearly communicated.

🛠 Tip: Know these are common — Boost has fixes and protocols ready. The key is reporting the issue with detail and persistence.

Complaints submitted through Ajust

How other consumers
Boost Mobile
 complaints got resolved

SIM Never Arrived → Refund: A 12-month SIM order went missing. After delays, Boost (via Telstra) refunded it in full.

Porting Error → Telstra Fix: Boost mistakenly cancelled the wrong number during a two-number transfer. Boost coordinated with Telstra to restore it.

Recharge Issue → Live Chat Fix: A customer couldn’t recharge. Support helped manually apply the recharge and extended service expiry.

How to escalate a complaint with Boost Mobile

🚀 Step 1: Escalate Internally

  • Ask to speak with a manager or case officer

  • Reference your complaint number

  • Follow up if deadlines aren’t met

📝 Step 2: Request Internal Review
If still unresolved, ask whether your case can go to a higher tier (e.g. executive review or senior complaints handler)

⚖️ Step 3: Mention the TIO (if needed)
Say: “If this can’t be resolved by [date], I’ll escalate to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.”
Often, this triggers internal resolution before the TIO gets involved.

🗂 Keep Records
Save all emails, complaint numbers, rep names, and dates. This will help if you need to escalate externally.

Regulatory & Ombudsman Information for Boost Mobile

Your ultimate fallback? The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO):

📞 Call: 1800 062 058
🌐 Online: tio.com.au
💬 Free & independent. Boost is required to respond to TIO cases quickly.

🔍 You’ll need to:

  • Have already made a complaint with Boost

  • Provide your reference number

  • Explain what’s happened and what you’re seeking

📈 Once the TIO steps in, Boost escalates internally to a senior specialist. Most complaints are resolved quickly at this stage.

Other bodies:

  • ACMA: Report serious complaint handling breaches (not for personal disputes)

  • ACCC: For systemic false advertising

  • OAIC: For privacy concerns

📌 In almost all Boost-related cases, the TIO is the path. Use it if Boost won’t respond or provides an unfair final outcome.

Official Boost Mobile Complaint Resources & Links

Boost Mobile
Complaints FAQs

You’ve done your part, now it’s time to hold
Boost Mobile
accountable.

Take the final step and submit a complaint that gets seen and responded to.