Cricket Wireless News
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Latest News & Deals
By Joe Paonessa • 04/08/22
Cricket Wireless has added some new phones to its lineup and has updated its deal prices. The Samsung Galaxy A13 ($159.99), Motorola Moto G Stylus 2022 ($189.99), and Moto G P...
By Stephen Vicinanza • 04/03/22
Target is offering $20 off select AT&T Prepaid phones. Also, they are offering a different deal to get a $20 Target gift card with the purchase of select prepaid phones fr...
By Stephen Vicinanza • 03/31/22
Target is running a deal where you buy a SIM card from select providers and in-store activate the service and receive a gift card of $50 or $75. The deal is for bring your own...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/24/21
Cricket Wireless has introduced its first holiday offers of the 2021 season and it includes a 5G push. Cricket’s homepage now highlights that “5G smartphones starting at $0” a...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/17/21
‘Tis the season to advertise. And prepaid providers are doing just that as they start to ramp up their holiday TV advertising spend. Cricket Wireless recently blasted off with...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/15/21
Cricket Wireless is now offering bonus data on select plans to customers that purchase them at Walmart. One plan will get you 30GB of data for $40/month. They are limited-time...
By Joe Paonessa • 10/29/21
Cricket Wireless has announced several long-overdue changes to its plans. The AT&T-owned brand’s wireless plans no longer have any speed caps. All plans are also being gra...
By Joe Paonessa • 10/06/21
Cricket Wireless has announced an update to its branded Icon series of phones. The latest iteration, the Icon 3 will be released on Friday, October 8, for $89.99. The Icon 3 w...
By Joe Paonessa • 09/18/21
Cricket Wireless has released two new smartphones, the Cricket Debut and Cricket Dream 5G. Both devices are too new to have any online reviews. The Dream 5G was only announced...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/19/21
Cricket Wireless is adding more value to its flagship $60 unlimited data plan. Starting tomorrow, August 20th, new and existing Cricket Wireless customers on the plan will get...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/04/21
Today, Cricket Wireless formally announced its exclusive wireless relationship with Acorns. Acorns bills itself as a finance app that that focuses on investing. It also offers...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/23/21
Cricket Wireless has launched some new deals today including switcher offers for a free 64GB iPhone SE and a free Samsung Galaxy A02s. Those with old phones that are not VoLTE...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/11/21
Cricket Wireless is out with some new phone deals and brand new phones. Cricket’s featured phone deal is for a free Moto G Play for switchers. The Samsung Galaxy A52 5G is a b...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/10/21
Yesterday, Motorola announced that it is launching a Moto G Stylus with 5G connectivity. The device will be available through major retail outlets online and in stores on June...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/02/21
Starting on May 12th, eligible persons can enroll in the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program. The program is temporary and it has been designed to help families an...













