what is mobile data?

Mobile Data is the name of Cricket’s data service.  Put simply, Mobile Data is access to the internet over the Cricket Nationwide cellular network.  Rate plans with Mobile Data can browse the internet, use email, use Twitter, use Facebook, download applications, and generally use any applications installed on your phone or broadband device that require access to the internet.  Cricket’s smartphone and broadband (data only) rate plans include Mobile Data.

Mobile Data is typically sold with a specific amount of Full-Speed Data access (Data Allowance) and unlimited Reduced-Speed Data access.  The amount of included Full-Speed Data is noted for each rate plan in its list of features.

Data usage is generated whenever the Mobile Data service is used to transfer data between your device and the Cricket Nationwide cellular network.