I saw that so I am leary. I bought him a phone for Christmas but that phone requires you to pay 6 months in advance in order for it to be "unlimited" Sorry this isnt the gift that keeps on giving. I told him if he really wants the phone I'd pay for it and one month service after that it was up to him.
Where are you located at? You are the second person to reccommend both of those phones. Knowing him it would be mainly for text and internet use. When I punched in Mechanicsville zip it said there was service but there map shows roaming for Leonardtown which is where it would be 80% of the time. Is there a roaming charge?
I live in Alexandria now, but had the phone for a few months in Waldorf. Reception was good/okay enough in Waldorf, and good here in VA.
When I first got it, I asked if I could return the phone if the service sucked. They said I could, but would be charged a pro-rated amount for days I had the phone.
FYI: Sometimes the phones themselves are cheaper if you buy them from their website (mycricket.com) as opposed to in-store. I saved $50 on my phone that way. (Their internet sales are not honored in-store.) Only downside is you have to set it up yourself as opposed to walking out of the Cricket store with it fully functional. Also you'd have to return it through the mail, as well.
Check out their coverage maps. There are other companies (T-Mobile, Virgin, etc) that also have pre-paid Android plans and may show better coverage where you are.
I have never been charged a roaming fee, and have taken it around the country. But I was in populated areas, so am not sure if I was ever "roaming" while talking. There is no roaming charge for text/data, if I recall correctly. Just for any phone calls made while roaming.
I haven't been to their website in a while, so you may want to double check for newer information than I have provided.
