Pros and Cons of Cricket Prepaid Service

what are the pros and cons of a cricket cell phone?

Pilar

RESPONSE:

Hi Pilar,

Here's a breakdown of the Pros and Cons of choosing a Cricket phone.

Pros:

Cricket provides unlimited anytime minutes and unlimited night and weekend minutes to its network subscribers. This means you don't need to keep track of the minutes you use, or the time that you call - a definite plus over most prepaid and contract carriers.

And, the price of Cricket plans are very reasonable.

For instance, Virgin Mobile (who also uses the Sprint PCS network) charges $59.99 for only 600 anytime minutes, and unlimited weekends and nights between 7pm to 7am. For $45, Cricket gives you Unlimited local and long distance calls (excluding Alaska) with Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Waiting, Unlimited Directory Assistance (available for a fee) and unlimited text and picture messaging.

Because almost everything comes included in a Cricket plan, your monthly bill will always be predictable.

Cons:

Probably the biggest drawback of owning a Cricket phone is the limited coverage area of the network. As of now, Cricket provides network service to only 41 metropolitan cities in 20 states across the U.S.

To place calls outside the network, you must first sign up with the carrier's Travel Time program. Callingout of network will cost 59 cents a minute, and is deducted from your "Flex Bucket", which is set up with funding ahead of time.

Another disadvantage is the cost of purchasing a Cricket phone. Although the carrier has a better phone selectionthan most prepaid carriers, they also tend to be more costly.
For instance, T-Mobile's" prepaid Motorola Razr is currently priced at $249.99. The same Moto Razr through Cricket costs $299.99.

Thank you for your question! I hope my information will help in your decision!


Sincerely,

Sandi