Cricket Wireless

Joe Paonessa - May 31, 2019

Cricket Wireless has added a new device to its lineup.  The LG V35 ThinQ has launched today for $349.99 and is in limited supply. Wave7 Research sales checks at AT&T suggest that the LG V35 hasn’t sold well.  Its release on Cricket Wireless may be AT&T’s way of offloading inventory. 

Joe Paonessa - Apr 20, 2019

Cricket Wireless is running a few promotions involving Samsung Galaxy Devices.  As noted by SlickDeals and Main Event Tech the Samsung Galaxy S9 is available to switchers for just $274.99.  The Galaxy S10 is available for $699.99 or $200 off to those who port-in.  Both offers come with some stipulations.

Joe Paonessa - Apr 7, 2019

Cricket Wireless is set to announce some new wireless plans called Simply Data.  Simply Data plans will be data only plans designed for hotspot devices, tablets, and phones.  The new plans were uncovered independently by Wave7 Research and Magic Tech Reviews. Simply Data Plans Launch Date And Details The aforementioned

Joe Paonessa - Mar 10, 2019

Target is no stranger to BOGO deals.  This week the retail store is running what might be their best BOGO deal ever on prepaid refill cards. It’s at least the best that I have noted. Those who purchase either a Cricket Wireless, T-Mobile Prepaid, AT&T Prepaid, or Tracfone refill card

Joe Paonessa - Mar 8, 2019

Cricket Wireless is once again selling the 32GB iPhone 6s for $99.99. The sale price is for new customers that port in a number from anywhere other than AT&T.  New customer pricing is regularly set at $199.99.  The offer is said to be a repeat of a deal that Cricket

Joe Paonessa - Feb 28, 2019

Cricket Wireless has launched a double your data promo exclusively at Walmart. Those who subscribe to Cricket Wireless’s $40 plan that is $35 with AutoPay billing enabled, will get 10GB of LTE data a month for 1 year.  The plan normally comes with 5GB of LTE data and it does

Joe Paonessa - Feb 15, 2019

Cricket Wireless has launched a Samsung Galaxy S9 promotion for switchers.  Those that switch to the wireless provider and subscribe to an eligible plan can get the device for just $349.99.  This isn’t the only offer available from the AT&T owned prepaid wireless brand.  The Alcatel ONYX is available for $39.99,

Joe Paonessa - Jan 25, 2019

Cricket Wireless launched the Alcatel ONYX today for $119.99.  The phone is available exclusively through the AT&T owned wireless provider.  Alcatel is owned by TCL Communication, a subsidiary of TCL Corporation.  TCL Corporation is a large manufacturer of a multitude of electronics which includes a popular line of Televisions. Alcatel

Joe Paonessa - Dec 21, 2018

Cricket Wireless has a launched a new promotion.  The new promotion is for a limited time and gives customers an extra 2GB of data to use when they subscribe to Cricket’s $40 plan.  The $40 plan normally includes unlimited talk and text with 5GB of high speed data.  The bonus

Joe Paonessa - Sep 24, 2018

Cricket Wireless has announced the availability of the new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.  Pricing starts at $999.99 for the 64GB Apple iPhone XS and goes all the way up to $1249 for the 256GB iPhone XS Max.  The 256GB iPhone XS is also available for $1149.99 while the

Joe Paonessa - Sep 19, 2018

A poster on Reddit claims that Cricket Wireless will be getting a new unlimited data plan on 9/28/18.  The new plan will likely replace Cricket’s current Unlimited Max plan which is priced at $60/month.  The new plan will be called Unlimited Extra and will also be priced at $60/month.  Unlimited

Joe Paonessa - Sep 15, 2018

Cricket Wireless has announced some new promotions.  The AT&T owned brand is marketing them as hot deals for the cool temperatures of fall 2018.  Deals include 4 lines of unlimited data for $100, the LG Fortune 2 for free and the Samsung Galaxy S9 for $499.  Cricket also has open

Joe Paonessa - Jul 17, 2018

A few months ago Cricket Wireless ran a promo for new customers that offered $200 off all the flagship phones that it carried.  The promo is now back, although this time it is limited to iPhone only purchases.  New customers that purchase an iPhone 7 series, 8 series or X

Joe Paonessa - May 22, 2018

AT&T owned Cricket Wireless has quietly increased the amount of 4G LTE hotspot data that is available for purchase as an add-on to its unlimited data plans.  Subscribers can now add 10GB of high speed data to their plan whereas previously only 8GB was offered.  The charge for the add-on

Joe Paonessa - Apr 27, 2018

Cricket Wireless, the prepaid brand owned by AT&T has announced that it now has over 9 million subscribers.  Since being formally acquired by AT&T in 2014 the company has doubled its subscriber count. “Our ability to double the Cricket subscriber base in just four years after the acquisition is owed to