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I’m a non-believer.  Cricket says that their taxes and extras are built into their price.I’m a non-believer. Cricket says that their taxes and extras are built into their price. Plus a $5 discount for auto pay. Will my bill REALLY just be $35 a month? I’m also researching Mint Mobile. how are the taxes and fees with that?  
I’m a non-believer.  Cricket says that their taxes and extras are built into their price.

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by (630 points)
I’ve had cricket for 2 years now and I actually only pay $30/month for my plan!  
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by (450 points)
If you have iPhones with another carrier (Att), can they be switched to cricket?  
by (2k points)
@outmost I had the same question.  
by (1.6k points)
@denary I wanna to know too and if they have plans for the Apple Watch?  
by (110 points)
@outmost i had an iPhone with tmobile. I then switched to cricket and was able to use the same phone. I just had to get it unlocked by tmobile
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by (520 points)
Those that are on Cricket, what do you do when it’s time for a phone upgrade? Do you have to pay for it outright?  
by (150 points)
@fiction yes
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by (150 points)
I love Cricket! $100 for 4 unlimited lines. Beats the $200 I was paying at Verizon!  
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by (150 points)
I have me and my wife on crickets phone plan an our bill is $80 for 2 devices. Tax is included with the $80. Unlimited data with no mobile hot spot. If it’s just you on the plan I think it would be the $55
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We have total wireless. here’s what we pay. This is for unlimited talk and text and 30 mb high speed data for two devices.  
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True! I pay $90 w/auto pay for 3 lines :)
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by (150 points)
Can you use a Verizon paid off phone through Cricket?  
by (150 points)
@macneil yep! You just have to get it unlocked by Verizon.  
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by (150 points)
We have Cricket. We pay $125 even for 5 lines.  
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by (950 points)
As long as your phone is paid off with your carrier and it uses a chip . you can move to cricket. I moved from T-Mobile to cricket. They have great service for the most part. Verizon is still the best when you travel a lot , but if you’re staying in your city . I highly recommend it.  
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by (1.1k points)
It’s really the price they say. I get a text a day before they take money out of the account.  
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by (1.2k points)
I have cricket. $100 per month, 4 lines, unlimited data
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Do we just buy the phones outright and then enjoy these rates?  
by (1.2k points)
@schell yes!  
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by (200 points)
We used to have Cricket. Yes, that's the price. But we didn't have great service when we moved to our house.  
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by (150 points)
I have Mint I just renewed for 1 line it was 200 including taxes for 1 year of service. Each month you get 3gb of 4g, unlimited talk, text, etc.  
by (110 points)
200 for the whole year?!  
by (150 points)
@logway yes! It's cheaper the longer you renew I did a 3 month trial to check service and stuff and after I renewed for the longest/cheapest option they have.  
by (4k points)
I wish they'd offer cheaper plans with higher GB. I'd love to utilize them
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by (480 points)
It’s true. I’ve had Cricket for years and will never leave them!  
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by (190 points)
We have 3 lines and hotspot we pay $117
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by (190 points)
With cricket
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by (3k points)
I’ve had cricket for almost a year! 1 line of unlimited data with the $5 auto pay discount - $50 a month and no extra charges! I was paying Verizon $83 a month for the same thing
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by (150 points)
We’ve had cricket for the last 6 years and love them. 5 lines unlimited everything $125/month. Would be cheaper if I didn’t the auto pay but I don’t.  
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by (1.2k points)
We have cricket and our bill is a flat 90$a month. Every month
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by (1.8k points)
I’ve had cricket for the better part of 10 years. I always ALWAYS pay $67. Now if I did the autopay it would be $62 for unlimited everything. Never a question about what my bill will be.  
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by (910 points)
I really pay $55 a month for the unlimited. I LOVE cricket. I’ve had it for a few years and it’s been great!  
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by (1.6k points)
2 lines unlimited and one of the phones has hotspot for $90. I’d been with cricket for a few months and no problems.  
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You can get a line on Verizon prepaid for about the same cost FYI
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by (350 points)
Mine is $60 for both of us no tax or anything! I have senior plan with T-Mobile
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by (3.3k points)
We have 2 lines on cricket $80 a month- would we get a discount for autopay?  
by (3.2k points)
@nananne8 yes
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by (150 points)
You should check out visible. com ! I don't have it but have heard good things about it
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by (150 points)
I have mint mobile for all my kids. I pay one time a year for 12 months of service and that’s it. There isn’t any extra fees.  
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by (710 points)
I have cricket. 4 lines $100 even !  
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by (850 points)
What areas is the service good in?  
by (3.2k points)
@agler same towers as ATT
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by (950 points)
I have 5 lines with unlimited and insurance
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by (160 points)
I pay $47 with Straight Talk. Taxes included.  
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by (3.2k points)
Love cricket. ATT towers
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by (830 points)
I have the unlimited plan and it’s $60 w/$5 disco for auto pay and it only costs me $55 a month FOR REAL.  
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by (2k points)
Watch out for these types of services. Most times the service is crap unless IN the city and since they dont own their towers (how they get lower prices) they get 3g and low priority. So if you happen to connect to a verizon tower and theres a lot of use you'll get even worse service as verizon post paid (aka contract) get top service. If you talk to most mobile retailers they almost always have post paid big 3 (verizon, at&t, sprint) phones. It really comes down to how you'll use it. If you are connected to wifi 99% of the time you'll probably not notice but if you are even slightly in the country and need gps it might not work well.  
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by (150 points)
I live in the country with not great access to anything and I have had cricket for over 5 years no problem with calls. 2 lines unlimited everything and hot spot on both lines $90 a month no question
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by (350 points)
Yep! I have cricket and that's true!  
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by (150 points)
I have cricket and I pay $80 a month. We also live in a very rural area in Alaska where att has towers and our service is just as good.  
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by (150 points)
Important: Today Mint mobile is offering a 3 month free trial! Only for the next few hours though!  
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by (3.9k points)
We pay exactly what Crockett told us we’d pay every month. We have 5 phones. One has 10 gig hotspot and one has international calling. Out bill is $150 every month.  
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by (650 points)
Yes with cricket I pay $100 for 4 lines $25 each
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by (12.1k points)
I'm looking to get lower my tmobile bill. I've looked into Verizon and wasnt impressed.  
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by (160 points)
Check out Mint. They have 3 months free.  
by (1.2k points)
@jamesy I got it  
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Thanks for all this feedback! I got the freebie with Mint for 3 months, but will try cricket next if that doesn’t work out!  
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by (150 points)
Yep it’s true! I’ve been with them for 5 Years now!  
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