And while Cricket, with 5.8 million subscribers, isn't going to threaten Big Blue anytime soon, the carrier wants to slake Americans' thirst for low-cost smartphones with a rich new lineup in 2011.

Cricket is subsidizing the phones to deliver the lowest pricing possible, and so they have the right to introduce software ...

Cricket, owned by AT&T, competes with prepaid providers from other carriers like Verizon's Visible, T-Mobile's Mint Mobile and Dish's Boost Mobile. Cricket has trimmed its offerings down to four plans ...

Oct 16, 2023 Cricket has launched two new white-label (Cricket-branded) phones, including one with a an unusually large 6,000 mAh battery. (The maximum in most current phones is around 5,000 mAh.) ...

As far as phones are concerned, the new Cricket is offering a healthy selection of devices off AT&T's network, including the Android-powered Moto G at $149.99, the popular and highly affordable ...

Taking a very "un-carrier" approach, Cricket and MetroPCS recently introduced financing programs that allow prepaid customers to purchase high-end smartphones with a reduced upfront cost. Cricket ...

Target stores will carry two Cricket smartphones, the Samsung Vitality for $99.99 and the ZTE Score for $69.99. Muve Music plans, which include voice, messaging, and data services, start at $55 ...

All Cricket smartphone plans include unlimited music with Muve Music featuring unlimited song downloads, ringback tones and ringtones. Each family plan must include Automatic Bill Pay.

NEW ORLEANS—Cricket Wireless, the nation's sixth-largest carrier, is doubling down on smartphones, adding 4G LTE smartphones and, potentially, Windows Phones to its low-cost, no-contract lineup.

Service providers MetroPCS and Cricket recently launched their financing programs, which enable users to purchase high-end smartphones, like the Galaxy S3 or iPhone 5, without having to put down a ...

And while Cricket, with 5.8 million subscribers, isn't going to threaten Big Blue anytime soon, the carrier wants to slake Americans' thirst for low-cost smartphones with a rich new lineup in 2011.