In plain English
This means paying for more data to add to an existing service. It is mainly used when the normal amount in the plan is no longer enough, especially after it has all been used.
In context
Here, boost labels the action of buying extra data allowance for the mobile or internet service, especially after the regular plan's included amount has been used up.
- Situation
- Choosing mobile plans, allowances, roaming, fair-use, and add-ons
- What it communicates
- labels an action offering extra data in the app.
Meaning limits
By itself, boost does not say how much extra data is bought or whether the regular plan's included amount has already been fully used.
Examples
“When the household had used up its monthly allowance, it boosted the home internet plan with 5 GB of extra data.”
“Her mobile service was boosted with extra data on the last day of the billing cycle.”