CricKet Review: Low cost, poor network infrastructure
Written by admin on October 20th, 2007 in Cricket Cell Phone Reviews.
An operating subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, CricKet prides itself in providing services to customers who are frustrated with the service of other cellular subscribers. Offering a wide range of plans to its customers, CricKet is considered to be one of the cheapest cell phone services available in the United States.
Benefits of CricKet
Little to no documentation: Unlike other cell phone providers, you could get a CricKet Mobile phone service with minimal documentation. This also means that you could be spared from signing one or two year contracts, which is not the case with other service providers.
Cost effectiveness: CricKet Phone services are known to be the most cost-effective of all other service providers. The highest priced plan of CricKet, CricKet Nation 200, is priced at $60 per month, with the lowest priced plan extending to $30 a month. There really is no other cheaper provider on the market.
Free text messaging: Unlike some other cellular service companies who charge their users for text messaging, CricKet offers free text messaging with all their plans. This allows users to send as many text messages as they want without being charged with a cost per message.
Unlimited anytime minutes: This is a very important and defining benefit for CricKet; depending on your plan, you can have unlimited anytime minutes, which is an offer unmatched by other providers. Therefore, you can talk as much as you want without worrying about overage minutes and charges.
Disadvantages of CricKet
Poor call quality: By offering such low cost plans to customers, CricKet has not invested extensively into its technology and networks. This has resulted in customers often complaining about poor call quality and limited reception coverage. Poor call quality is one of the largest reasons why customers are unhappy with CricKet.
CricKet covered areas: CricKet phones can only be used in areas covered by the CricKet Networks. Though CricKet claims to have coverage throughout the entire country, there are very few areas across the USA that can consistently rely upon good reception for a CricKet Phone.
Overall Rating (4/10): With very low monthly plan rates, CricKet has made its mark on the cell phone carrier industry. Many customers prefer using CricKet because of its low priced plans, ease of initiation, and no documentation. However, if reliable reception throughout the United States is important to you, then CricKet is most likely not the best carrier for you.
