Cricket Wireless has revealed plans to launch the recently announced iPhone 5 starting September 28. This will make Cricket one of the first prepaid carriers in the world to sell the new Apple smartphone. Final pricing for the handset is not yet known, though customers are invited to check out the Cricket Wireless iPhone 5 landing page until more details become available.
What Else You Need To Know
- Back in May 2012, Cricket Wireless was also one of the first carriers to offer the iPhone 4S on prepaid.
- C Spire Wireless is another prepaid carrier set to sell the Apple iPhone 5 to its customers soon.
Other sources
The announcement is interesting, particularly because Apple has previously waited a considerable amount of time after the launch of its older devices until it offered them on a US pre-paid carrier.- Matt Brian, The Next Web
If you can get around some of the issues like higher phone pricing, spotty coverage and sometimes slower data speeds, the amount you save is certainly worth considering.- Greg R. Jacobs, Gadgetsteria
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