Cricket Wireless has good coverage as AT&T and offers cheap shared plans and international deals.
Who should consider Cricket Wireless
- Who need a reliable network with nationwide coverage.
- Who planning to add friends or family members to his account.
- Who need international talk, text, and even data.
Cricket Phones for Seniors
To get Cricket Wireless services you can bring your own phone(BYOP) or get an unlocked phone that is compatible with the Cricket network if you don't have one you can buy one from Cricket Stores.Cricket offers smartphones including the latest iPhone models and the latest Samsung models. Most of the majority of smartphones are lower-end smartphones.
The available flip phones are very few or usually one model.
Cricket Free Phones
Cricket Wireless offers smartphones with $0 price when you bring your number and activate a minimum $30per month plan such as the Alcatel TETRA, LG FOUNE2, and Samsung Galaxy J2 Pure.
Also offers smartphones with $0 price when you bring your number and activate a minimum $60per month plan such as the LG Harmony 3 and Nokia 3.1 C.
Cricket flip phones are recommended Cricket cell phones for seniors who don’t need smartphones. Cricket offers one flip phone model that changes periodically. A short time ago Cricket offers the LG True then the Alcatel QUICKFLIP and at the current time, it offers the Alcatel SMARTFLIP, which will be reviewed below.
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Cricket Flip Phones for Seniors
Alcatel SMARTFLIP is the current available Cricket flip phone for seniors in Cricket Wireless store. It has an external display to show coming calls and notifications in addition to the main 2.8 inch display. The phone keypad is large for easy navigation. It comes with a 2MP camera and supports 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, and is hearing aid compatible. This Cricket phone for seniors is loaded with many Google apps like:- Google Assistant: to make calls, send SMS texts, open applications with just your voice.
- Google Maps: to get directions on the go.
- Google Search: to get information and videos.
Alcatel SMARTFLIP Specifications
- 1.44” external display
- 2.8” QVGA internal display
- 1.1 GHz quad-core processor
- 4G LTE compatible
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth v4.1
- micro-USB
- Rated for hearing aids (M4 and T4)
- 2 MP camera
- 1350 mAh (removable battery)
- Up to 4 GB internal memory, expandable up to 32 GB memory card
Cricket Wireless Plans for Seniors
There’re no Cricket senior plans, but shared plans represent an affordable option for senior citizens looking for cheap cell phone plans.All Cricket Wireless voice plans include
- Unlimited talk, and unlimited text.
- Data at 4G LTE speeds in available areas.
- Get $5 discount per month starting from the $40 plan and higher plans with the auto-pay service.
- No overage charges: After data allotment finished the data speed dropped to 128 kbps.
Cricket Voice cell phone plans
Cricket cell phone plans start at $30 per month for unlimited talk, text, and 2GB of high-speed data. Download speeds in this plan is up to max 8 Mbps (LTE) and 4 Mbps (4G), this plan is not eligible for Auto-Pay discount.
At $40 per month, you get unlimited talk, text, and 5 GB of high-speed data.
At $55 per month you get
- Unlimited talk, text, and data.
- Data speed limited to a max of 3 Mbps.
- Video streaming at SD quality.
At $55 per month you get
- Unlimited talk, text, and data.
- Data speed limited to a max of 3 Mbps.
- Video streaming at SD quality.
- 15 GB Mobile Hotspot.
20 GB Simply Data
- 20 GB of high-speed data for $35 per month.
- Mexico and Canada usage.
- Video may be ltd. to SD.
40 GB Simply Data
- 40 GB of high-speed data for $50 per month.
- Mexico and Canada usage.
- Video may be ltd. to SD.
Cricket Family plans
You get unlimited talk, texts, and data at a maximum speed of 3 MP, after 22 GB of data speed reduced to 2G data speeds. The more lines you add the more discount you get.
- 2 lines for $80.
- 3 lines for $90.
- 4 lines for $100.
