Rates for "feature" phones using the service are $25 a month for 300 voice minutes and $35 a month for 1000 voice minutes. Both plans come with unlimited texting and Internet access.

Rates for smartphone plans are $50 a month with 1GB of full-speed data and $60 a month with 2.5GB of full-speed data. Both plans include unlimited voice, domestic text messaging, and music with Muve. The $60 plan also includes unlimited international texting.

Muve Music is a Cricket service that offers from a catalog that includes millions of songs and is available to subscribers for no additional cost. According to RadioShack, its Muve Music phones are the only ones that come bundled with an 8GB memory card, which can be used to store up to 6000 songs, or a combination of songs, photos, and videos.

Available Phones

As , two phone models are tied to the new no-contract offering. The feature phone for the service is the ($39.99), which has a QWERTY keyboard, camera and supports Web access.