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Cricket Wireless has made a change to its Android smartphone plans. Starting today, the MVNO will package its streaming music service called Muve as a standard part of its Android smartphone plans. Now customers will be able to reap the benefits of having unlimited text, picture and video messaging, mobile web and a big catalog…
The FCC gave a formal blessing last week of Verizon’s deal with multiple cable companies that saw Big Red acquire lots of AWS spectrum the company needs to build out its LTE network. One of the contingencies in the deal was that Verizon would need to agree to spectrum swaps with T-Mobile USA and Leap…
A couple of weeks ago, we heard rumblings about RadioShack getting into the MVNO business with the help of Cricket Wireless. Then rumors spread that the retail giant’s prepaid cellular service called ‘No Contract Wireless’ would launch on September 5. Now, more information has surfaced on how much The Shack intends to charge on a…
HTC announced today that for the first time, it will sell a smartphone on regional carrier Cricket Wireless. The handset of choice is the HTC One V, part of HTC’s One series, and it will be available starting September 2, 2012. The HTC One V has a 3.7-inch super LCD screen with an 800×480 pixel…
We’ve already told you that RadioShack is preparing to launch its MVNO relying on Cricket Wireless’ network. The launch date is apparently closer than we thought with the ad above suggesting that will happen on September 5th. Coincidently this is the same date when Nokia/Microsoft and Motorola/Verizon are having their own events and we’re not…
Getting tired of paying a ridiculously high cell phone bill each month? Well, RadioShack might have you covered. A document leaked over the weekend suggests that the large retailer is in the process of launching its own wireless branding. According to a tip received by Engadget, RadioShack is getting set to launch RadioShack Mobile, a…
We’ve already seen the Huawei Ascend Q back in July and now it got a spot at Cricket’s website. If you order it online, you can get the QWERTY keyboard equipped smartphone for $120 or for $20 more if you do the same from one of Cricket’s physical stores. As you may remember from our…
Leap Wireless revamped its mobile broadband plans. The changes go into effect immediately and provide some extra data for high-end users who require heavy usage per month and adds a cheaper data plan for customers on the low-end of the usage scale. Starting from the top and working our way down, the Cricket provider is…
A new Huawei device has been caught in the wild on its way to Cricket Wireless. Unlike other Android smartphones in Cricket’s portfolio, this one comes with a full QWERTY keyboard that sits beneath a 3.2-inch (HVGA?) screen. We’ve no idea what’s inside the device, though I doubt you’ll find a dual-core processor under the…
Carriers have reported for the first time the number of instances they’ve been asked to provide some form of subscriber information to law enforcement officials. Nine carriers in the U.S., including Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, released information in response to a Congressional inquiry, and revealed that they responded to a whopping 1.3 million requests for…