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Transparent pricing with nothing to hide
Taxes and fees are included in the price of our plans. No line-access charge, no regulatory recovery fee, no quiet increase in month four. What you're quoted is what you're billed.
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Best Wireless 1, Inc. has been a Cricket Wireless Authorized Retailer since 2011 — one store in Lexington, NC then, 46 across two states now.
Taxes & fees included✦No annual contract✦No credit check✦Nationwide 5G✦Keep your number✦No overage charges✦Switch in minutes✦Coverage on the AT&T network✦
Most carriers advertise one number and bill another. We decided that was a strange way to run a business, so we put the taxes in the price, took out the contract, dropped the credit check — and then put our stores in the hands of people who actually live on those streets.
What that means in practice
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5G on all plans
Talk, text and stream on the AT&T nationwide 5G network. It isn't a premium tier or an add-on — it's on every plan we sell, including the $30 one.
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No contracts, no credit checks
Every plan is prepaid and month to month. Change it, pause it, add a line or leave entirely — there's no termination fee waiting at the other end.
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We're in your community
Cricket stores are independently owned and operated by people who live nearby. That's several thousand small businesses, not a call centre in another time zone.
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Stores across two states
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A Cricket Wireless retailer since 2011
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Of Americans covered by the AT&T 5G network
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Saved a year on a 12-month plan
Nationwide 5G
On every Cricket plan
Coverage
The same towers. A different price.
Cricket is a subsidiary of AT&T, which means we run on their nationwide 5G network rather than a thinner wholesale slice of it. Fast, reliable coverage that keeps your day moving — including in the places prepaid carriers usually give up.
5G
On every plan
SD/HD
Streaming by plan tier
50 GB
Max hotspot data
Community
46 shops, and we live on the same streets
Every Best Wireless 1 store is run by people from the town it sits in — 32 across North Carolina, 14 across Virginia. The person setting up your phone probably shops on the same block, and gets measured on whether you come back, not on how many add-ons they attached.
“Give your wallet a break. No surprises, no hidden fees — just great deals.”
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Stores we own and staff ourselves, in the towns they serve.
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In hidden fees. Taxes are already inside the plan price.
The Cricket Nation
You've met them before
Four characters who have been explaining prepaid wireless for years, mostly by refusing to complicate it.
Dusty
The enthusiastic one
Signs up for everything, reads none of the small print. With Cricket he doesn't have to.
Miles
The careful one
Checks the coverage map before booking a holiday. Knows his hotspot allowance by heart.
Rose
The thrifty one
Prepays twelve months every January and spends the difference on better things.
Chip
The connected one
Four lines, one bill, and the family group chat running at all hours.
Apps & services
Everything bolted on, nothing bolted shut
Streaming, security, storage and international calling — some included, some a couple of dollars, none of them buried three menus deep.
HBO Max Basic with Ads
Included on Supreme Unlimited. Stream the whole catalogue at no extra cost.
Supreme
Call Defense
Spam and fraud calls flagged or blocked before your phone rings.
Free
International calling
Add calling to more than 30 countries, or text 200+ for free.
Add-on
Cloud storage
Up to 150 GB of photos, video and files backed up automatically.
Included
Mobile hotspot
Up to 50 GB of tethering, enough to run a laptop for a working month.
Included
Cricket Protect
Cover for loss, theft and damage, with same-day replacement in many areas.
Add-on
AT&T ActiveArmor
Extra security tools built on the network Cricket already runs on.
Free
Ad It Up
Earn credit towards your bill by opting into offers you actually want.
Rewards
The Scoop
Cricket's own newsletter — deals, device news and the occasional bad joke.
Free
myCricket app
Pay the bill, swap plans, check your data and add a line, all from the phone.
Free
Try Cricket
A 14-day trial of the network on your existing phone, before you commit.
Free
Cricket Extras
Perks that aren't an upsell
Streaming, storage and international texting arrive switched on — no add-on cart, no trial that quietly renews.
HBO Max Basic with Ads
Included at no extra cost on Supreme Unlimited. Stream the whole catalogue on us.
Up to 150 GB cloud storage
Photos, videos and files backed up automatically on Smart and Supreme plans.
Text 200+ countries
Unlimited texts from the U.S. to more than 200 countries and territories.
Mobile hotspot
Up to 50 GB of hotspot data — enough to run a laptop for a working month.
No annual contracts
Prepaid, month to month, no credit check. Leave whenever you want to.
Cricket Extras
Rotating perks, partner discounts and member-only device pricing.
How it works
Switching takes about as long as a coffee
No store visit required, no credit check, no contract to read twice.
- Step 1
Pick a plan
Four plans, all with taxes and fees included. Start on any of them and change your mind next month if you want to.
Sensible 10GB$30Select Unlimited$35Smart Unlimited$45Supreme Unlimited$55 - Step 2
Keep your number
Grab your account number and transfer PIN from your current carrier. We move the number across during activation.
Transfer request(512) 555 · 0117
Old carrierCricketNumber kept
- Step 3
Bring or buy a phone
Most unlocked phones work as-is. Or pick up a new one — some are free when you switch.
- Step 4
You're on Cricket
Activation usually takes minutes. Set up Auto Pay and the discounted price kicks in from month two.
Not sure your phone will work?
Check the IMEI before you order anything and we'll tell you in seconds.
CareersWork somewhere the pricing
Work somewhere the pricing
doesn't need explaining.
Roles across retail, network engineering, customer care and the support teams behind them — plus authorised retailer opportunities for people who want to run their own store.
Questions
The bits
worth knowing
Short answers, no small print hiding underneath them.
Yes. Bring your account number and transfer PIN from your old carrier, and we move your number across during activation. Keep the old service active until the transfer completes — usually a few minutes, occasionally a few hours.