Cricket to Launch the Galaxy S 4 for $55 Down Starting June 7th

TheGalaxy S 4 is now making its way on over to the prepaid world with an upcoming relse on wireless carrierCricket. The company announced today that it is planning to offer the smartphone beginning June 7th for a low up-front price of $55.00. Customers will have to agree to an installment plan to pay off the device but that may be a better option than having to pony up the full $600 off-contract price.By EditAndroidYou will have to live in one of Cricket’s LTE network ars, but for those of you who do– this just may be the dl you’ve been waiting for. Check out the full press relse below:Cricket Announces Launch of the 4G Galaxy S®4~ Next eration of the World’s Best-Selling Smartphone Available On Cricket’s Value-Packed Unlimited No-Contract Plans ~
~ Rate Plans Start as low as $50 per Month including Unlimited Muve Music ~SAN DIEGO – May 22, 2013 –CricketCommuniions, Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of the Galaxy S4. The Galaxy S4 smartphone builds on the success and innovation of its predecessor, the Galaxy S3, and provides a suite of new innovations that will change how customers interact with a smartphone. The Galaxy S4 uniquely makes advanced technologies and ftures sy to use by integrating them into the way individuals use their every day. The Galaxy S4 will be available at Cricket company-owned stores, dlers and at www.mycricket.com starting June 7, 2013 for $599.99 (MSRP). Qualifying customers can put $54.99 down at purchase plus monthly payments.“The Galaxy S4 redefines the smartphone and we are very proud to offer our customers the highest level of wireless technology on the market,” said Matt Stoiber, senior vice president of devices for Cricket. “Cricket’s three smartphone rate plans start as low as $45 per month1 and give customers value-packed choices for the plan that’s right for them with unlimited music included.”The Galaxy S4 is the first device to enable consumers to control the device with touch-less ftures including scrolling or turning a page and viewing documents within a file folder or a link on a web page. It enhances memorable moments with innovative camera ftures that captures progressive action and sily removes unwanted people from the photo. The Galaxy S4 also enhances the watching experience with the new WatchON™ service that simplifies srching and recommends , and according to personal tastes. With WatchOn and the built in IR blaster, the Galaxy S4 also functions as a remote control for home thter equipment.The Galaxy S4 combines the simple and visual interface introduced with the Galaxy Series Camera with a 13-megapixel rr-facing camera to take professional looking photographs with a smartphone. The front-facing 2-megapixel camera on the Galaxy S4 allows consumers to capture special moments in unique and new ways with Dual Camera shooting mode. Dual Camera mode takes pictures with both the rr and front cameras simultaneously to enable the photographer to be in the photo as well.The Galaxy S4 is available on Cricket’s 4G LTE Android Muve Music Double Data service plans that offer, for a limited time, double the monthly full speed data allowance offered in 3G rate plans. The $50 4G LTE Android Muve Music Double Data Rate Plan allows 2GB of full-speed data; the $60 plan allows 5GB of full-speed data and the $70 plan offers 10GB of full-speed data.The Galaxy S4 is also available on Cricket’s 3G all-inclusive smartphone rate plans start at $50 for unlimited talk and text plus up to 1GB of full-speed data per month. The $60 smartphone plan contains up to 2.5GB of full-speed data per month and the $70 smartphone plan offers up to 5GB of full-speed data per month. With the $60 and $70 plans, customers can use their device as a hot spot to power additional wireless devices.Cricket 4G LTE service is now available in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Laredo, Corpus Christi and the Brownsville-McAllen-Harlin market, Texas in addition to existing 4G LTE service in Las Vegas and Tucson. The company’s LTE service now covers approximately 21 million potential customers.