Leap's Cricket unveils unique per-day PAYGo prepaid service
Cricket Communications is well known for offering contract-less / prepaid options for wireless users who'd rather not be shackled down by any given carrier, and today we're checking out yet another option for those still not satisfied by current offerings. The PAYGo service, which is being launched initially in Cincinnati / Dayton, Savannah / Hilton Head and Houston, offers customers the ability to pay for three varying levels of usage on a per-day basis. The Cricket EZ, UTStarcom CDM7126 and Samsung MyShot can be activated on the plan, which only charges you for days you make or receive calls / text messages. For $1 per day, subscribers get unlimited local calling along with voicemail, caller ID and three-way calling, while the $2 per day plan adds unlimited text / picture messaging; the $3 / day plan throws in limited US long distance, international texting to 100+ nations and mobile web / directory assistance.[Via phonescoop]
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diggit @ Oct 11th 2008 6:20AM
Sounds good until you read their terms: http://www.mycricket.com/cricketsupport/faqs/details?id=603&fromsearch=0
Minutes expire really fast, one day per dollar. So you spend five dollars, if you don't use the minutes they expire after five days, and so on.
That's ridiculous.
I wish there was a provider that charges credit cards based on minutes actually used. Personally I much rather pay a high per minute fee than get screwed prepaying for minutes which then expire.
This would be great for back-up phones (or you know, that phone you give to your mom for emergencies, which she never uses).
Man there I thought Cricket had a winner.
detox @ Oct 11th 2008 9:56AM
I believe the service is also available in Las Vegas. I saw some PayGo cricket phones at Wal-Mart yesterday off Rainbow/South 215.
mengelsx7 @ Oct 11th 2008 11:10AM
How is this unique? It's Verizon's INpulse service with a different set of rules for each tier than Verizon. All on the godawful Cricket service. Woo hoo.