Simple phones that work on Cricket Wireless
Cricket Wireless runs on AT&T's network.
- 2G: Off. AT&T switched off 2G on 1 January 2017 and 3G on 22 February 2022.
- 4G calling for phones they didn't sell: Approved phones only. Cricket only activates phones that support its HD Voice (4G calling), checked by IMEI.
| Phone | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Cricket Debut Flex | Works |
We've left out 13 phones we can't confirm work on Cricket Wireless.
Sources
- Cricket requires HD Voice for phones you bring; partial list
- Cricket retired 3G in February 2022
- AT&T bring-your-own-phone rules, linking its list of tested and approved phones
- AT&T tested and approved phones, by model number (last updated 29 November 2022)
- "AT&T ended 2G and 3G services on its owned U.S. network"
- AT&T 2G switched off from 1 January 2017 (GSMArena)
- AT&T 3G switched off on 22 February 2022 (NBC New York)
- AT&T 4G bands (Wikipedia frequency table)