I am no longer in the US and haven't been for four years. Five years ago, 
Cricket purchased time in selected markets only. They did not offer coverage 
outside these areas, so a person paid roaming on Sprint. Also, Cricket charged 
additional fees if one wanted service in other Cricket local areas. A person 
really should read the agreement thoroughly. 

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone

On 18/02/2013, at 12:51, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi David,
> 
> Cricket does work on the Sprint network so it should more or less work
> nation wide just as Straight Talk would on the AT&T network. I am in Canada
> and use Koodo which uses the Telus network and while Koodo which is owned by
> Telus provides no contract less expensive plans, the coverage is just as
> good as it is on Telus.
> 
> Regards,
> Sieghard
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of David Chittenden
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 3:13 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: A great new carier for your iPhone: unlimited everything $49
> per month!
> 
> Cricket is also a regional carrier. Their coverage area is limited. And, at
> least five years ago, one could only deal with Cricket via email and text
> messaging, so if one had problems, it became more complicated. In so many
> ways, one gets what one pays for.
> 
> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
> Email: [email protected]
> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 18/02/2013, at 9:13, "Richard Turner" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Good points.  I assume if someone is going with a specific deal, they 
>> will think to get the phone through that carrier so they won't be out 
>> in the lurch.  You know what they say about assume though, grin.
>> 
>> I will remember to point that out when I talk to others in the future.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>> Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
>> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 11:28 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: RE: A great new carier for your iPhone: unlimited everything 
>> $49 per month!
>> 
>> Hi Richard,
>> 
>> Keep in mind that Cricket works on the Sprint network which means you 
>> need a CDMA version of the phone.
>> Straight Talk and the other carrier that was mentioned use AT&T's and 
>> T-Mobil's network, respectively, which meansa GSM/SIM card version of 
>> the iPhone.
>> 
>> Take care,
>> Sieghard
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>> Behalf Of Richard Turner
>> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 11:25 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: RE: A great new carier for your iPhone: unlimited everything 
>> $49 per month!
>> 
>> Yes, you will pay full price up front, but the various services that 
>> offer this point out that after about a year, you have reached the 
>> break-even point compared to most two-year contracts.  Wall Mart 
>> offers the same kind of a deal through their Straight Talk service, 
>> but I know someone who just spent about 8 to 10 hours over the last 
>> two weeks trying to get the data plan to work and only after finally 
>> getting through to a person that knew the exact issue was she able to
> begin taking advantage of the data plan.
>> They apparently haven't documented in their support system how to make 
>> it work, so you get to spend lots of hours with people giving you the 
>> same answer and leaving it to you to finally complain loudly enough to 
>> get to someone who knows something.  Not very good customer service.
>> 
>> Cricket also offers an unlimited everything plan.  I don't know if 
>> they are any better or worse than the others.
>> 
>> 
>> Richard
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>> Behalf Of Fred Olver
>> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 11:08 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: A great new carier for your iPhone: unlimited everything 
>> $49 per month!
>> 
>> but, Dana, remember you have to buy the phone and you'll pay full 
>> price for it, $649 for a 16GB model.
>> 
>> Fred Olver
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dana" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 10:33 AM
>> Subject: Re: A great new carier for your iPhone: unlimited everything 
>> $49 per month!
>> 
>> 
>>> Holy wow.
>>> I didn't know that it was possible to get unlimited everything for 
>>> the pone.
>>> If I go with my verizon plan it is going to be very expensive.
>>> Dana
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