Cricket Wireless News & Deals

In late July, AT&T announced that it turned on its 5G network nationwide. Also contained in the announcement was a blurb stating that the network would become available to Cricket Wireless customers on August 21. AT&T owns Cricket Wireless. Now that August 21 is here, the network is indeed available

Last week, Cricket Wireless refreshed some of its phone deals and launched the Samsung Galaxy A11. Today, July 24, 2020, there has been another deal refresh highlighted by some new iPhone offers including a free iPhone 7 deal for switchers. Let’s take a closer look at what the provider is

Cricket Wireless now has a launch date for 5G wireless. On August 21st, subscribers will be able to activate 5G service on the network. Cricket’s first 5G device to become available for purchase will be the Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G. Pricing and a release date for the phone have yet

Cricket Wireless has been very busy over the last several weeks with new phone launches and promos. A recent report from Wave7 Research noted another new offer from Cricket, this one restricted to national retail. Customers that purchase a Cricket Wireless SIM kit at Target and activate a new line

Cricket Wireless has been busy over the past week launching a series of new devices. On May 29, the Samsung Galaxy A01 ($109.99) and Nokia C2 Tava ($102.99) were launched. A YouTube video unboxing of Cricket’s Nokia C2 Tava is already available. Two other devices were just launched on June

At the end of March, Cricket Wireless released a $15 phone plan to help those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan included unlimited everything with the first 2GB of data each month at high-speeds before throttling to 2G data speeds. High-speeds were defined as a maximum of 8Mbps. The

Cricket Wireless has updated its phone promos again. The last update was about 3 weeks ago. There are now several new promos available with the featured offers being for switchers. Customers who port into Cricket’s $60 unlimited plan can pick up a free LG Harmony 3, a $19.99 Samsung Galaxy

Cricket Wireless updated its phone promos today and provided more details about the $15 2GB unlimited plan they announced yesterday.  Besides unlimited talk, text and data with the first 2GB of data at high-speed each month, it was revealed that the plan will come with data speed limits.  Like a

Yesterday, T-Mobile officially launched a prepaid plan with unlimited talk and text and 2GB of hard capped data for $15/month.  A similar plan is being temporarily offered on Metro-By-T-Mobile as well.  Today, AT&T has responded with offers of its own.  Starting on March 27th, AT&T Prepaid will offer an unlimited

According to a recent survey by Wave7 Research, most carrier prepaid and dealer stores have remained open as nationwide worry over the spread of the COVID-19 virus continues.  Although a majority remain open, many do have reduced hours and different markets and brands are handling the situation with varied responses. 

Best Buy is currently offering $10/month off for 12 months on a Cricket Wireless unlimited plan with the purchase of an unlocked phone.  Also available, customers can save $10/month in bill credits with the purchase of two new Cricket Wireless Samsung Galaxy A10e’s or Alcatel Onyx phones and activation on

Cricket Wireless has some new deals launching tomorrow, February 14th.  New customers will have the option to pick up one of 12 free Android devices or to get a discount on one of several different iPhone models.  Cricket is marketing the new sale as being a BFD or Bing Friendly

Cricket Wireless had a minor promo reset today as it continues to push ahead with its tax season offers. It looks like the promos may roll out in stages as the first set of offers were likely unveiled a few weeks ago when the iPhone 6s price was lowered to

A week after a major promo reset, Cricket Wireless has altered some of its promos for the better.  The iPhone 6s is once again $49.99 with port-in to Cricket’s $60 unlimited plan.  It also requires a valid ID.  The same offer was made available during the 2019 holiday shopping season

Cricket Wireless had a promo reset on 1/10/2020 after several long-standing phone deals officially came to an end on 1/9/2020.  The $399.99 Samsung Galaxy S10 and $9.99 Galaxy A10e lead offers for switchers are now gone.  An offer for a free Samsung Galaxy J2 Pure has taken their place as