Cricket Intros Local Numbers Mexico & 40 Countries from $5-$10 a Month & New Int'l Plans

Prepaid carrier Cricket Communications introduced local global calling numbers for unlimited international calling and new international plans with minutes for local and mobile numbers.

The Global Local Number plan lets Cricket subscribers to set up a local number in over 4o different countries, when the friend in that country calls the local number it rings on the Cricket customer's cell phone.   The service costs $5.o0 a month for Mexico and $10 a month for other countries.

Cricket also announced two new international rate plans, a Mexico rate plan and a global rate plan.  Both plans include unlimited local talk and US long distance, domestic and global messaging and mobile web.

The Mexico rate plan, available for $55 per month, also includes a Mexico local number, 500 minutes of use per month for calls to a Mexican landline phone and 30 minutes of use per month for calls to a Mexico mobile phone.

The global rate plan, available for $65 per month,o features a global local number, 500 minutes of use per month to call an international landline number and 30 minutes of use per month to an international mobile phone.

The plans include the new unlimited global messaging feature, Cricket customers can send unlimited text, picture and video messages to friends and family across the U.S. and the world.

Customers can stay in touch with family and friends around the world for $5 per month as a stand-alone feature.  Unlimited global messaging is included in all monthly rate plans priced at $45 and higher and in the $2 PAYGo plan.

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