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Have Cricket Wireless Plans Fallen Behind The Competiton

Have Cricket Wireless’s Phone Plans Fallen Behind The Competition?

Joe Paonessa - Apr 8, 2017
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
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Switch To Cricket And Get A $50 Bill Credit

Cricket Wireless Lowers Price Of Unlimited Data Plan, Offers $50 Bill Credit For Port Ins

Joe Paonessa - Mar 1, 2017
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
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AT&T Cricket Wireless DirecTV NOW

Cricket Wireless Now Offers DIRECTV NOW

Joe Paonessa - Nov 29, 2016
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
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Cricket Wireless Monthly Rate Plans With Promotional Offering

Cricket Wireless Increases Amount Of Data Included With $50 Plan By 60%

Joe Paonessa - Oct 28, 2016
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
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Cricket Wireless 30 dollar 1gb data plan

Cricket Wireless Adds New Plan To Lineup 1 GB Data For $30

Joe Paonessa - Sep 6, 2016
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
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Alcatel IDOL 4 VR Headset Bundle Cricket Wireless

Cricket Announces First Android Smartphone Virtual Reality Goggles Bundle

Joe Paonessa - Jul 20, 2016
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:
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Cricket Wireless Bill Switcher Credit

Cricket Wireless Offering Bill Credits For Making The Switch

Joe Paonessa - Jun 20, 2016
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
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Cricket Wireless Microsoft Lumia 640 Deal

Cricket Wireless Now Offering Microsoft Lumia 640 For As Little As $9.99

Joe Paonessa - May 21, 2016
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
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Cricket Wireless Giving Away All Expenses Paid Trip To The 2016 BET Awards

Joe Paonessa - May 4, 2016
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
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Cricket Wireless LG Stylo 2

Cricket Wireless Announces LG Stylo 2 Availability

Joe Paonessa - May 4, 2016
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
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Cricket Wireless Logo

Cricket Wireless Announces “Unlimited LTE” Data Plan

Joe Paonessa - Apr 16, 2016
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
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Cricket Wireless First MVNO to Announce Support For The Samsung Galaxy S7

Joe Paonessa - Feb 21, 2016
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
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Cricket Wireless ZTE Grand X 3

Cricket Wireless Introduces The ZTE Grand X 3

Joe Paonessa - Jan 29, 2016
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
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Cricket Wireless Group Save Discounts Set to Change

Reminder: Cricket Wireless Will Soon Charge More For 5 Line Family Plans

Joe Paonessa - Jan 10, 2016
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
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BestMVNO 2017 Award Winners

First Annual BestMVNO Awards, 2015

Joe Paonessa - Jan 1, 2016
With 2015 now in the rear-view mirror it’s time to reflect back on the year as it pertained to the world of MVNO’s and no contract cellphone plan providers. Welcome to the first annual BestMVNO.com end of the year MVNO and prepaid provider awards. (Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate links,
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