CricKet

Network: CricKet (tri-band phone required for full coverage, older phones are dual-band)

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Website: www.mycricket.com
Customer Service: 1-800-274-2538

Claim to fame: Unlimited service, low rates. They’re one of two big carriers that have done cellular that way from the beginning.

Standout features: Unlimited voice service, with other services available for extra money, such as web access, mobile broadband, multimedia messaging, unlimited directory assistance, nationwide roaming minute buckets and “premium coverage area” plans

Pros: Unlimited minutes, great phone selection, tons of features, Mobile Broadband for high-speed internet wherever CricKet has coverage ($40 per month), First month of service free

Cons: Expensive phones, somewhat limited coverage without pay-per-minute roaming, overloaded network in some areas, taxes and fees (including activation in most markets) extra

Good for: Heavy talkers who stay in CricKet (or free roaming) coverage

PLAN SELECTION (costs are per month)
Due to competition in the South Texas area, CricKet plans have more features for less money there
$30 – unlimited local calling and caller ID
$35 – $30 plan plus unlimited long distance
$40 – $35 plan plus unlimited text and picture messaging
$45 – $40 plan plus unlimited Mexico text messaging, call waiting, 3-way calling, voicemail
$50 – $45 plan plus unlimited mobile web, premium extended coverage, 30 roaming minutes
$60 – $50 plan plus unlimited directory assistance, 170 roaming minutes (for 200 total)
Family plan – $33 per line, 3-5 lines, plan includes $35 plan features plus call waiting, 3-way calling, voicemail

Extra Features
Unlimited international texting – $5
Unlimited Mexico texting – $3
Unlimited Ringback tones – $5
Premium Extended Coverage – $5
HTML Web Browsing (for Motorola Evoke) – $15
Roaming Minutes – $5 for 30 minutes (16.7¢ per minute), $10 for 70 minutes (14.2¢ per minute), $15 for 120 minutes (12.5¢ per minute)
International Calling – $5 for basic plan, $10 for 60 minutes (16.7¢ per minute), $15 for 100 minutes (15¢ per minute), $20 for 150 minutes (13.3¢ per minute)
Phone Replacement Program – $4.95
Paper Bill – 55¢

PHONE SELECTION (all tri-band unless stated otherwise)
Motorola Evoke QA4 (3G 2-megapixel video-enabled camera slider “iPhone killer” with music playback, MicroSD expansion and Stereo Bluetooth) – $229.99
Samsung u340 (refurbished dual-band camera flip phone) – $29.99
Motorola Hint QA30 (3G 2 megapixel video-enabled camera slider messaging phone with music playback, MicroSD expansion, Stereo Bluetooth and QWERTY keyboard) – $189.99
CricKet TXTM8 (1.3 megapixel camera slider messaging phone with music playback, MicroSD expansion, Stereo Bluetooth and QWERTY keyboard) – $79.99
Samsung JetSet (3G 2 megapixel video-enabled camera flip phone with music playback, MicroSD expansion and Stereo Bluetooth) – $79.99
Samsung Messager (1.3 megapixel camera horizontal-slider messaging phone with music playback, MicroSD expansion, Stereo Bluetooth and QWERTY keyboard) – $79.99 (blue green)
Nokia 3606 (1.3 megapixel camera flip phone with music playback, Stereo Bluetooth, MicroSD expansion) – $159.99
Samsung MyShot II (1.3 megapixel camera flip phone with Bluetooth, music playback and MicroSD expansion) – $139.99
Nokia 1606 (flip phone) – $69.99
Kyocera K132 (dual-band flip phone) – $69.99
Motorola VE240 (music bar phone with Stereo Bluetooth and MicroSD expansion) – $49.99
Samsung Spex (bar phone with Bluetooth) – $69.99
UTStarCom CDM7126 (flip phone with Bluetooth) – $69.99
CricKet A100 (bar phone) – $49.99
Kyocera S1300 (bar phone) – $69.99
Samsung R211 (bar phone) – $69.99
All phones include text messaging and, except for the EZ, speakerphone

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