Cricket offers first handset under $100
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One frequent complaint about prepaid is that it’s difficult to find a cheap or free phone. And when you do, they’re mostly old, crappy, refurbished models that don’t have all the features you want. On the other hand, some carriers have a large selection of quality phones, but the price tag is astronomical. Cricket is now launching a solution: The Cricket EZ from CalComp.
No, you’re not going to find all the latest features on this phone. But it’s a slim candybar — 0.5 inches deep. It’s got a 128 x. 128 color screen. And, uh, that’s about it. It boasts full SMS capabilities, but I’m not even going to go into that right now.
“Introducing the Cricket EZ into Cricket’s handset line-up broadens our range of entry-level devices, providing our customers more choices when selecting a phone that best suits their lifestyle and budget,” said Sergio Garcia, director of device strategy for Cricket. “The Cricket EZ is a low-cost, user friendly device that offers the essential features value-seeking customers are looking for.”
So no, you’re not going to go impressing your iPhone-toting friends with this, but it is a simple, stripped-down model that will allow you to perform the essentials: make and receive calls, send and receive text messages. Honestly, I’m sometimes sad we’re past those times.
Its yours for a mere $49.99, which halves Cricket’s lowest-priced phones.
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Posted on March 26th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Well, Some people don’t have the money for a nice phone, and we can only afford so much.
Posted on November 9th, 2008 at 8:57 am