No-Contract iPhone 5 Coming to Cricket Wireless Sept. 28
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Apple's iPhone 5 event may be long over, but news about the device continues to trickle in. Today, we've gotten word that in addition to the big three carriers, AT&T, Sprint and Verizon, the iPhone 5 will also be available on Cricket Wireless' prepaid, no-contract network. Cricket says that the iPhone 5 will be available Sept. 28.
Cricket became the first U.S.-based no-contract carrier to offer the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S earlier this year. The main draw of the service is that you don't get locked into an expensive two-year contract just to get an iPhone. The downside is that you'll have to pay more up front for the device.
Currently, Cricket sells the 16GB iPhone 4S for $500. Plans include a $55 unlimited talk, text and data option. While data is technically unlimited, Cricket will throttle you if you use more than 2.3GB per month. Since the iPhone 5 will cost the same as the iPhone 4S originally did, we expect Cricket's pricing to be roughly the same.
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There isn't much more information available as of yet, but Cricket says it will give us more details as we approach the launch date.