Cricket smartphone owners don't have to worry about their data coverage any more because Cricket is launching nationwide 3G coverage.
The nationwide 3G capability will initially be available for users of the two Android Smartphones offered by Cricket - the Sanyo ZIO by Kyocera and the just-announced Huawei Ascend (now $129 online) and the BlackBerry Curve 8530.
Cricket has significantly expanded its 3G-data capabilities through a roaming arrangement announced in August, which enables Cricket to now offer its nationwide Smartphone customers 3G coverage to complement the nationwide talk and text service it currently offers.
"Data is increasingly important, particularly as the new smartphones we've introduced gain popularity across our customer base. We expect our ability to offer high-speed data services across the United States will expand our appeal to potential customers and provide a better customer experience," said Doug Hutcheson, President and CEO of Leap, in a statement.Starting yesterday, new Cricket customers can take advantage of nationwide 3G coverage when using their ZIO and Ascend Android Smartphones and Blackberry Curve 8530. The roaming agreement that enables Cricket's expanded coverage is the first major commercial 3G data-roaming agreement in the United States and expands Cricket 3G data network from 92 million potential customers (POPS) to cover approximately 280 million POPS.