Cricket Wireless will turn 19 on March 17th. To celebrate, the ATT owned prepaid provider will be offering select smartphones for only $19 to new customers who port in to Cricket between March 9-18, 2018.
Cricket Wireless is marketing this promotion by saying:
"It's Cricket's Birthday, and We're Giving You 19 Reasons To Smile."
Let's have a look at those smartphones and see if they are really something to smile about.
Cricket Wireless's Discounted Phones
All phones are just $19 during this promotion.
Samsung Galaxy Halo
Regular price $199.99 for current customers upgrading or new numbers
- 5.5" 720p screen
- 1.6 GHz octa-core Samsung Exynos Processor
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 8MP main camera with 5MP selfie camera
- 32GB internal storage expandable with a microSD card
- 2GB RAM
- 3300 mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy Amp Prime 2
Regular price is $79.99 for current customers upgrading or new numbers
- 5.5" 720p screen
- 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 or 430 quad-core processor
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 5MP main camera with a 2MP selfie camera
- 16GB internal storage expandable with a microSD card
- 1.5GB RAM
- 2600 mAh battery
LG X Charge
Regular price is $99.99 for current customers upgrading or new numbers
- 5.5" 720p display
- 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 quad-core processor
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 13MP main camera with a 5MP selfie camera
- 16GB internal storage expandable with a microSD card
- 2GB RAM
- 4500 mAh battery
LG Stylo 3
Regular price is $129.99 for current customers upgrading or new numbers
- 5.7" 720p display
- 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 quad-core processor
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 13MP main camera with a 5MP selfie camera
- 16GB internal storage expandable with a microSD card
- 2GB RAM
- 3200 mAh battery
HTC Desire 555
Regular price is $119.99 for current customers upgrading or new numbers
- 5" TFT 720p display
- 1.1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 quad-core processor
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 8MP main camera with 5MP selfie camera
- 16GB internal storage expandable with a microSD card
- 2GB RAM
- 2200 mAh battery
None of the phones being offered as part of the promotion are high end, however, they are only $19 so that is a good deal. For a high end phone, Cricket's half off a Galaxy S8 promo is really a steal.
To get a phone for $19 from Cricket Wireless you must activate it on a plan costing $30 or more, and you can't be porting from AT&T.
In addition to the phone discounts, Cricket Wireless continues to run other promotions. For instance, new customers can subscribe to Cricket Wireless's unlimited data 2 plan for just $40/month with auto pay. That's a savings of $10/month off its regular price.
Unfortunately, current customers get left out in the cold as part of this "celebration."