Cricket Wireless News & Deals

Cricket Wireless has long been one of the best values around for those looking for no contract phone service on AT&T’s network.  In fact, the MVNO ended 2016 with a value award from BestMVNO for its $35 prepaid plan that at the time came with 2.5 GB of data. It

Cricket Wireless was founded in the year 1999 by Leap Wireless. The company was initially an independent CDMA wireless network that partnered with Sprint. Sprint’s network was used by Cricket to provide domestic roaming for its customers. In July 2013, Cricket Wireless was purchased by AT&T for the sum of

Cricket Wireless just lowered the price of its unlimited data plan from $70/month to $60/month with taxes and fees included.  If you enable autopay on your account you can get the plan for $55/month, which is pretty much the best deal around for unlimited data on AT&T’s network. The plan

Just the other day, AT&T announced some new ways to stream premium video, with the main focus being on its DIRECTV platform and a service called DIRECTV NOW. DIRECTV NOW will put satellite TV service on your mobile phone, Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Chromecast and other devices with prices starting

Starting on Friday October 28th, Cricket Wireless will for a limited time increase the amount of data included with its $50 plan by 3 GB.  This means that the plan will include 8 GB of 4G LTE data instead of the usual 5 GB.  Unlimited talk and text are also

According to a Cricket Wireless dealer, Cricket Wireless is set to launch a new cell phone plan on 9/9/2016.  The new plan will feature unlimited talk, text and data with the first 1 GB at high speed.  High speed for Cricket Wireless means 8 Mbps download and unthrottled upload.  Unlike Cricket Wireless’s

Cricket has announced exclusive availability of the Alcatel IDOL 4, the first smartphone sold with virtual reality goggles included.  The bundle will become available on August 5th, priced at $199.99 plus tax with activation of a Cricket Wireless smartphone plan. Alcatel IDOL 4 The Alcatel IDOL 4 features the following:

Cricket Wireless is offering a bill switcher credit to those who make the switch to its network by July 14, 2016.  Those that do will receive a $50 bill credit, and if you bring your own phone you’ll receive an additional $35 bill credit. The fine print states that the

Cricket Wireless is currently running a special on the Microsoft Lumia 640.  The device can be purchased for $29.99 with activation or $9.99 with activation and number port in. Specifications The device features the following: Windows Phone 8.1 5″ HD 720×1280 ClearBlack IPS LCD display 8 GB of Internal storage expandable

Cricket Wireless is once again a sponsor of the 2016 BET Awards After Party Live Post Show.  As a sponsor, the ATT MVNO is offering you a chance to win an all expense paid trip for two to the awards show and more. One grand prize winner will be awarded with

Cricket Wireless today announced the availability of the LG Stylo 2.  The device will be available in stores and online for $169.99 on May 13th. The LG Stylo 2 is a phablet with a 5.7″ 720×1280 HD display.  Similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note series, the phone also features a

Cricket Wireless announced a new cell phone plan today that includes unlimited 4G LTE data.  The new plan makes Cricket the first AT&T based MVNO to offer Unlimited 4G LTE data. Cricket’s unlimited LTE plan also includes unlimited talk, text, international text, as well as full roaming access while in

The Samsung Galaxy S7 was announced today at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona Spain.  Following the announcement, Cricket Wireless put out a press release stating that it will be offering the device both online and at its more than 3,800 nationwide stores.  However, the AT&T owned MVNO did not

Today Cricket Wireless announced the launch of the ZTE Grand X 3.  The device will be available both online and in stores for $129.99 and for $79.99 for those customers who port over to Cricket.  Besides the discount on the ZTE Grand X 3 for porting over, new port ins

Cricket Wireless offers three cell phone plans for smartphone users.  All three plans include unlimited talk and text with varying amounts of high speed data.  The $40/month Basic plan gets users 2.5GB, the $50/month Smart plan includes 5GB and the $60/month Pro plan includes 10GB of high speed data((4G LTE