If that price is familiar, it's because Boost Mobile has been experimenting for a while with a similar offer for its prepaid service. There is no hotspot data or perks like free or discounted ...

Boost is no longer the prepaid ... include hotspot data and roll taxes and fees into their monthly rate. That said, at $60/month, you're paying close to what Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile charge ...

as tested on its Metro by T-Mobile prepaid service, is faster still. Boost’s fastest downloads, up to 1Gbps, come on phones ...