iPhone Goes Pre-paid with Cricket

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The pre-paid cell service company Cricket Wireless will start selling Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S on June 22, marking the first time Apple has struck a deal with a pre-paid carrier in the U.S.

Cricket’s pricing will be an enticing draw at US$55 a month without any contracts. That deal gets subscribers unlimited talk time, unlimited texts and somewhat unlimited data since the carrier throttles wireless speeds after 2.3GB a month.

Cricket is the first U.S. pre-paid iPhone carrierCricket to be the first U.S. pre-paid iPhone carrier

iPhones sold by Cricket Wireless aren’t available at the subsidized prices AT&T, Verizon and Sprint offer, although they are cheaper than full-price at $499.99 for the 16GB iPhone 4S and $399.99 for the 8GB iPhone 4. Apple’s unsubsidized price for the same iPhone 4S is $649, and $549 for the iPhone 4.

Since Cricket Wireless is selling unlocked iPhones, the carrier could rack up some sales to customers that simply want the phone and aren’t interested in the company’s cell service.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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BurmaYank

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