Cricket Wireless News
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By Joe Paonessa • 05/29/20
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 d...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/27/20
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 wit...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/26/20
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/24/20
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. ...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/13/20
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 on...
By Joe Paonessa • 01/17/20
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 p...
By Joe Paonessa • 12/02/19
Cyber Monday is here and Cricket Wireless has some new deals out. The AT&T owned prepaid brand wants you to “save big on the Samsung Galaxy S10 and A10e.” The firm Wave7...
By Joe Paonessa • 10/21/19
AT&T owned Cricket Wireless has discontinued its $25/month unlimited talk and text only plan. The plan is no longer available for purchase through the company’s website....
By Joe Paonessa • 08/18/19
Earlier in the year, Cricket Wireless ran a double data offer. Customers who purchased Cricket Wireless’s $40 ($35 with auto-pay) phone plan at Walmart and enabled auto-pay b...
By Joe Paonessa • 08/08/19
Several days ago, a leak occurred on Reddit indicating that Cricket Wireless would rename its unlimited data plans and add new features and better pricing to its most expensiv...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/29/19
Cricket Wireless launched a new device protection plan today called Cricket Protect Plus. The insurance plan will cost customers $10/month. Cricket Protect Plus is a premium...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/28/19
The next iteration of the LG Stylo is here. Cricket Wireless launched the LG Stylo 5 today for $229.99 for new lines and upgrades. Those that want to upgrade to the device w...
By Joe Paonessa • 05/31/19
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 t...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/20/19
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...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/07/19
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. ...














