We know that Cricket wireless is expanding their coverage area, and plan to double their covered POPs by 2009. This will be accomplished by rolling out service in Seattle; Minneapolis; Milwaukee; Chicago; Philadelphia; Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; Richmond and Virginia Beach, Va.; Columbia and Greenville, S.C.; Huntsville, Mobile and Birmingham, Ala.; Biloxi, Miss.; New Orleans, Baton Rouge and La...

When you think of flat-rate, unlimited calling plans, you probably first think of Metro PCS, Cricket wireless, and even Boost Unlimited. There are a few others out there, some of which will get a spot on Prepaid Reviews in the coming month. One of these is Pocket Communications. They’ve just received some good news in the form of $100 million in venture funding. This will allow the company, ...

Last week, Leap continued its quest to double its covered population by 2009. The parent company of Cricket wireless announced the launch of their network in the greater Milwaukee and Madison markets in Wisconsin. This adds another 2.4 million POPs to their coverage area, bringing their total to 64.1 million. They’re still shooting for 120 million by the end of next year. The story at Cricke...

Cricket has expanded its coverage again and is now available in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin as well as Racine and Kenosha areas. In total, 2.4 million people living in the Milwaukee metropolitan area can now purchase Cricket’s unlimited services at five retail stores and more than 100 dealers. Commenting on the announcement, Leap Wireless’s president and

Motorola announced that the new MOTO VE240 candybar phone will be arriving soon to Cricket Communications and to Metro PCS Communications. The new MOTO VE240 is a sleek candy-bar style device that brings cutting-edge features, such as MP3 and Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology, at an affordable price. The full music experience is enjoyed with MOTO VE240’s MP3 player with a dedicated music

Motorola, Inc. today announced MOTO™ VE240 will be arriving soon to Cricket Communications, Inc., (a wholly owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc.), and to Metro PCS Communications, Inc. The new MOTO VE240 is a sleek… Read Original Post Here

Motorola's VE240 music-centric cell phone will soon be arriving to Cricket and to Metro PCS. According to the source, the phone will be available from Cricket Communications in the Tulsa market tomorrow, and all Cricket Communications and MetroPCS markets in a couple of weeks.Some of the features include: Music player; Stereo Bluetooth; Dedicated music key; MicroSD slot (up to 4GB); Speaker.....

Leap Wireless International Inc. is expanding service to Milwaukee, Wisc.. Starting tomorrow, Leap’s Cricket Communications Inc.

Motorola announced  that the new MOTO VE240 candybar phone will be arriving soon to Cricket Communications and to Metro PCS Communications. The new MOTO VE240 is a sleek candy-bar style device that brings cutting-edge features, such as MP3 and Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Technology, at an affordable price. The full music experience is enjoyed with MOTO VE240’s

As we'd heard back in August, the scrappy little VE240 candybar from Moto is destined for a pair of regionals -- Cricket and MetroPCS. It's got stereo Bluetooth, MP3 support, expandable memory up to 4GB, and that's about it; nothing to get terribly excited about, but the light spec sheet should keep things affordable. It's available now in Cricket's Tulsa market with wider...