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Cricket Launches Unlimited Wireless Services in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Wireless service with freedom from contracts, counting minutes and credit checks with a low, flat monthly rate is now available in St. Louis. Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, enters the St. Louis market today with its simple and affordable mobile phone service. Cricket's unlimited, flat rate service, which doesn't require contracts or credit checks, will provide a simple wireless solution to St. Louis consumers.
Cricket rate plans range from $30 to $60 a month, and include unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance, unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited text to Mexico, unlimited Mobile Web, unlimited directory assistance, nationwide roaming minutes and more -- all without requiring signed contracts or credit checks.
In addition to unlimited mobile phone services, Cricket is also offering Cricket Wireless Internet Service, allowing customers unlimited internet access anywhere in Cricket's coverage areas on their desktop or laptop computers. The UTStarcom UM100C tri-band USB modem is available for $99 with a combination of instant and mail-in rebates, and the Cricket monthly broadband service plan is just $35 per month for customers who also have Cricket's low-cost unlimited voice plans, and $40 per month as a stand-alone service.
"We are pleased to offer St. Louis a new option for comprehensive, unlimited wireless communications, at a lower cost than any other carrier," said Dan Fowler, area general manager for Cricket in St. Louis. "The ability to communicate freely with family and friends should not be considered a privilege. We have removed credit checks and long-term contracts from the equation, simplifying the process to make wireless communications a reality for a much wider population."
Cricket's St. Louis coverage area spans 3,281 square miles, from Litchfield, Ill. in the north to Festus, Mo. in the south, and from Warrenton, Mo. in the west to Keyesport, Ill. in the east, giving Cricket customers the freedom to use their unlimited services throughout the community. Cricket customer also have unlimited access to their services in any of Cricket markets across 29 states, including the Kansas City area of Missouri.
Cricket service is now available through nine Cricket retail stores in the St. Louis area: Flower Valley Shopping Center (119 Flower Valley Shopping Center, Florissant, MO), The Shops at Roberts Village (1330 Aubert Ave, St. Louis, MO), Dellwood Plaza (10006 W. Florissant, Dellwood, MO), South Side Tower Retail (3606 Gravois, St. Louis, MO), Fenton Plaza (50 Fenton Plaza, Fenton, MO), South Pointe Shopping Center (4479 Lemay Ferry Rd, St. Louis, MO), University City Square (6908 Olive Street Rd, Saint Louis, MO), Lotsie Depot (10082 Page Ave, Overland, MO), and in Illinois in Fairview Heights (525 Lincoln Hwy, Fairview Heights, Ill). Cricket products and services can also be purchased at 92 dealer locations, as well as online at http://www.mycricket.com/.
Cricket is hosting a variety of celebratory events throughout the month to mark its entrance into the community, including a volunteer day with Gateway Greening, free phone calls for Flag Day and Father's Day, and in-store specials and events. Visit http://www.mycricketstl.com/ for more information and store locations.
About Cricket(R)
Cricket is a simple, affordable wireless service offering consumers and local businesses a flat-rate unlimited service over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Designed for customers whose basic and advanced wireless needs have not been met by traditional communications companies, Cricket is the pioneer of unlimited services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required. Cricket offers customers access to a variety of the latest devises and feature-rich mobile applications such as unlimited text, instant and picture messaging, Mobile Web, popular games, ringbones and wallpapers. For more information on Cricket, visit http://www.mycricket.com/. Cricket services are offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit http://www.leapwireless.com/.
Media Contacts:
Standing Partnership
Christi Dixon
314.469.3500
CDixon@standingpr.com
Cricket Communications, Inc.
Courtney Prato, Media Relations
858-882-6335
cprato@cricketcommunications.com
Cricket
CONTACT: Christi Dixon of Standing Partnership, +1-314-469-3500,CDixon@standingpr.com, for Cricket; or Courtney Prato, Media Relations ofCricket Communications, Inc., +1-858-882-6335,cprato@cricketcommunications.com
Web site: http://www.mycricket.com/http://www.mycricketstl.com/http://www.leapwireless.com
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