how do smartphone plans work?
A smarter plan for your budget Cricket offers a smartphone plan at half the cost of AT&T and Verizon, with no overages, no contracts and no surprise fees.
Choose a smartphone plan Cricket's Smartphone plan includes talk, text, and data plus all of the features you could want in a plan including US long distance, voicemail, caller ID, call waiting, 3-way calling, call forwarding, US and international text, picture, and video messaging, data back-up, and 411 assistance.
Features included in Smartphone plans:
New Smartphone Features
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android market
Access Google's online store where you can shop from tens of thousands of Apps for your Smartphone, more than half of them free. (Available with Android Smartphone.) shop our plans
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BlackBerry® App World™
Access BlackBerry's online store with apps for gaming, social networking, shopping, productivity, organization and more. (Available with BlackBerry® Smartphones). shop our plans
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html web browsing
Browse the internet and access HTML pages anywhere Cricket data coverage is available.
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BlackBerry® Push Email
Instantly access incoming email featuring an "always-on" capability. (Available with BlackBerry Smartphones). shop our plans
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google mobile services
Gives you access to Google Applications including Maps, Sync, Gmail, YouTube, Latitude and more on your Smartphone. shop our plans
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BlackBerry® Messenger
An instant messaging app with a chat-style layout and unlimited characters, which makes it easy to chat and share with friends. (Available with BlackBerry Smartphones). shop our plans
voice
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nationwide talk
Make unlimited local calls to any number, anytime, from anywhere within Cricket's nationwide talk and text coverage areas. shop our plans
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long distance
Call any cell phone or landline in the U.S. (including Hawaii, Alaska & Puerto Rico) and Canada. shop our plans
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roaming
Talk from anywhere within Cricket's national roaming areas (areas not covered by nationwide talk and text coverage) without incurring roaming charges.
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3-way calling
Conference in a third party to any call. shop our plans
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call waiting
Alerts you of an incoming call when you're on the phone. shop our plans
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caller ID
Displays the phone number of the person calling you. shop our plans
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call forwarding
Allows you to forward calls from your Cricket phone to any other phone number in your home area code. shop our plans
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voicemail
Allows people to leave you a voice message. shop our plans
messaging
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unlimited global messaging
Send unlimited text, picture and video messages to friends and family across the country and around the world.
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nationwide text
Send and receive unlimited text messages from anywhere within Cricket's nationwide talk and text coverage areas.
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international text
Send and receive unlimited international text messages to select countries.
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picture messaging
Send and receive unlimited picture messages anywhere within Cricket's data coverage areas
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video messaging
Send and receive unlimited video messages anywhere within Cricket's data coverage areas
(sending will require a camcorder equipped phone)
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data & entertainment
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mobile video entertainment
Download unlimited music, sports, comedy and other video clips to your mobile video capable phone. shop our plans
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mobile web
Access the Internet from your phone, anywhere Cricket data coverage is available. shop our plans
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navigation
Cricket Navigator allows you to locate places, get directions, or see a map of a location using this LBS/GPS application, anywhere within Cricket's data coverage areas. shop our plans
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data backup
Cricket MyBackup keeps a record of all your phone contacts in case you lose your phone, or get a new one. shop our plans
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411
Helps you find phone numbers or addresses easily by dialing 4-1-1 from your Cricket phone. shop our plans
What other types of plans does Cricket offer?
cricket PAYGo (pay as you go)
Cricket also has a prepaid plans for people who want a monthly plan without the hassle of a monthly bill. Simply pay-as- you-go for true flexibility and control.
› shop for prepaid plans
basic phone plans
Cricket also has basic plans for every budget. Cricket basic plans are great for people who use their phones daily and are looking for an unlimited plan without having to count minutes.
› shop for basic plans
Availability of features vary. Please see our coverage maps for details. Comparison based on AT&T Unlimited Nation Plan plus DataPro Smartphone package and Verizon's Unlimited Nationwide Plan plus Smartphone data package. BlackBerry is a registered trademark of Research In Motion Limited and is registered and/or used in the U.S. and countries around the world.
