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Cricket Wireless announces Engage LT smartphone

, Mar 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

No contract wireless carrier Cricket Wireless has announced that it has added a new Android smartphone to its lineup. The new smartphone is called the Engage LT and the device supports Cricket's Muve Music service. The device is available for purchase right now and Cricket stores and online for $199.99. Read The Full Story

Cricket’s iPhone 5 play stumbles amid half the predicted demand

, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

Leap Wireless' sales of the iPhone have significantly under-performed, despite expectations that a prepaid iPhone 5 would be in hot demand, with $100m-worth of unsold stock expected by June. Leap's deal with Apple saw the iPhone 5 offered through Cricket Wireless at $500 with no ongoing commitment, but according to an 10-K SEC filing, the carrier predicts it will have only sold half of the expected units by the time the smartphone reaches its first birthday. Read The Full Story

LG Optimus Regard is Cricket’s first 4G LTE smartphone

, Nov 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

Cricket, a carrier perhaps best known for its low cost prepaid plans, has released its 4G LTE smartphone, the LG Optimus Regard. While the phone is 4G-capable, it isn't particularly high-end, so don't get your hopes up. The Regard is available now, and is priced at $249, a fairly steep fee considering the low-end hardware you get. Read The Full Story

Cricket Wireless introduces HTC Desire C sans contract

, Nov 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Cricket Wireless has announced a new addition to its smartphone lineup HTC called the Desire C. The smartphone promises a premium design and good features at an affordable price. One of the key features is integrated Beats Audio technology for better music playback. Read The Full Story

Samsung Comment 2 mobile phone lands at Cricket

, Oct 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Cricket Communications has announced a new mobile phone from Samsung that has a physical QWERTY keyboard. The smartphone is called the Samsung Comment 2 and is described as a speedy messaging phone with cool features at a great price. The phone visually looks like a BlackBerry with little phone keyboard underneath the smallish screen. Read The Full Story

Cricket Wireless launches Huawei Boltz 4G modem

, Oct 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

Cricket Wireless has added a new option to its lineup for users who need a 4G supporting USB modem for their laptop or desktop computer. The product is called the Huawei Boltz Modem. The modem is the first 4G device to land on the cricket wireless network. Read The Full Story

ZTE Engage to be a Cricket Wireless exclusive

, Sep 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

ZTE has unveiled a new smartphone running the Android 4.0 operating system that will be exclusively available at Cricket Wireless. The new smartphone is called the ZTE Engage and will be available on Cricket Wireless starting October 2. The smartphone promises to be a full-featured multimedia device running Android 4.0 and sporting a four-inch capacitive touchscreen. Read The Full Story

Cricket Wireless unveils new wireless plans

, Aug 29th 2012 Discuss [3]

If you're a fan of no contract wireless plans, you may be familiar with Cricket Communications. The company is a subsidiary of Lead Wireless and has a number of contract free and reasonably priced plans for smartphones and feature phones. Cricket has announced new wireless rate plans and some have more music available. Read The Full Story

HTC One V heads to Cricket Wireless

, Aug 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

The HTC One series marches on with a contribution to the Cricket Wireless mobile carrier here in the USA with the budget-minded HTC One V. This device has been released several times already, once internationally and with Virgin Mobile, Metro PCS, and US Cellular. Now the most pocket-friendly of the HTC One series appears again, complete with Beats Audio, Cricket's own Muve Music service, and a release date of September 2nd! Read The Full Story

Cricket Wireless launches Huawei Ascend Q

, Aug 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Cricket Wireless has announced the launch of its first Android smartphones to offer a touchscreen and a physical keyboard in a bar form factor. The new smartphone is called the Huawei Ascend Q. The smartphone appears to be your basic lower end Android device with the added benefit of having a physical keyboard for people who aren't big fans of virtual keyboards. Read The Full Story

Pre-Paid Leap iPhone not exactly cheap

, May 31st 2012 Discuss [24]

Today we’re finding that the idea of a pre-paid, no-contract iPhone is something that is driving the news media, but not necessarily customers, right up the wall. Reactions this week appear to be stemming from the unspoken rule that Apple’s selection of approved carriers for the iPhone is a near-impossible cookie to crack. What we’re finding here on Cricket is that there’s certainly nothing to get excited about, especially given the similarities between this carrier’s pricing and the prices users pay through every other outlet.

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Cricket Wireless to carry iPhone 4S

, May 31st 2012 Discuss [4]

So you want one of Apple’s iPhones, but you don’t want to commit to a lengthy contract with Verizon, AT&T, or the Now Network. What’s a geek to do? Starting from today you now have a new prepaid option courtesy of Cricket Wireless. The company will be offering the iPhone 4S on its network on an “unlimited everything” plan, although of course you’ll have to foot the entire bill for the handset yourself. Read The Full Story
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