Cricket Wireless is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T, providing prepaid smartphone-based plans with data tethering capabilities and data-only plans.
Plan Information
Cricket offers both unlimited and capped data plans for phones, and capped data plans for data-only devices. Phone plans are not permitted for use in data-only devices (hotspots).
Cricket offers an entry-level hotspot device for their data-only plans, or plans can be activated on most AT&T compatible bring your own devices.
Tiered data Cricket phone plans have download speeds up to a maximum of 8 Mbps for compatible 4G LTE devices and 4 Mbps for compatible 4G (HSPA+) devices.
As of August 21st, 2020, Cricket customers with 5G capable devices approved by Cricket have access to AT&T's 5G network - on applicable plans.
Currently Available Plans:
- Phone
- Unlimited + 15GB Mobile Hotspot - $60
- Unlimited - $55
- 10GB - $40
- 2GB - $30
- Simply Data - Data Only Plans **TOP PICK**
- 100GB - $90
- 40GB - $50
- 20GB - $35
Plan Specifications:
- Carrier Networks Used: AT&T
- Carrier Relationship: Prepaid Carrier Subsidiary
- Plan Types Available: Phone, Data Only
- Device Types Permitted: Phone, Hotspot, Routers
- Unlimited: Yes, on two Phone Plans
- High-Speed Mobile Hotspot Use:
- $60 Unlimited Plan: 15GB
- Simply Data Plans: All data
- Throttling:
- $60 Unlimited Plan: No
- $55 Unlimited Plan: All data throttled to 8 Mbps
- 10GB/2GB Plans: Speeds slowed to 128 Kbps after the data cap
- Data Only Plans: No throttling, after cap data stops completely
- Network Management:
- Unlimited Plans: Always
- 10GB/2GB Phone Plans and Data Only Plans: No
- Streaming: 480p
- 5G Access: Yes, as of August 21, 2020 on $60 unlimited plan and Simple Data plans
- Device Purchase Required: No
- Plan Period: 30 days
- International Roaming: Yes in Canada & Mexico. Calls, texts, or data usage while in Canada cannot exceed 50% of the total usage during a 3 month period. If you use data services on wireless carrier networks other than AT&T Mexico while in Mexico, your data usage may be reduced to 2G speeds.
- Domestic Roaming: None
- Data Roll Over: None
- Overage Charges: None
- Tiered smartphone plans: Extra high speed data can be added for $10 / 1GB
- Simply Data plans: Extra data can be added for $5 / 5GB or $10 / 15GB as needed
- Lines permitted per account: 9
- Extras:
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