[Official] Cricket Referral Discussion Thread, No Links

bafranksbro · May 20, 2014

Yep, I got a referral from DonB too. I ordered my sim last Friday when it was still AIO and was surprised to see everything say Cricket when I got everything activated last night, I thought I heard it wasn't happening till June. I used the referral code this morning on the Cricket referral page because the link in the AIO referral email doesn't lead to any page at all now, all seems to have worked well though since I got an email from Cricket saying the referral was validated. So far the service is working really well on my Nexus 5, the AT&T towers have much better coverage in this area than the Sprint towers I was on with Virgin Mobile before.

DonB · May 20, 2014

bafranksbro said:
Yep, I got a referral from DonB too. I ordered my sim last Friday when it was still AIO and was surprised to see everything say Cricket when I got everything activated last night, I thought I heard it wasn't happening till June. I used the referral code this morning on the Cricket referral page because the link in the AIO referral email doesn't lead to any page at all now, all seems to have worked well though since I got an email from Cricket saying the referral was validated. So far the service is working really well on my Nexus 5, the AT&T towers have much better coverage in this area than the Sprint towers I was on with Virgin Mobile before.

Your welcome and welcome to Cricket

I too was a longtime Sprint user and could not take their service any longer, thus why I made the move, and it has been the best move ever.

Make sure since you are on an unlocked N5, that you download the Cricket WiFi app on your device from the Play store, that will hook up to Cricket hot spot areas and save your data. In my case I have an unlocked AT&T device, so I don't need the Cricket app as it hooks up to AT%T WIFi spots, which is pretty. One place as an example, was Sam's club, I use to go in there with Sprint no service, Cricket (old AIO) hooks right up to WiFi and does not use my data, which is cool.

dstephe9 · May 20, 2014

I couldn't take virgin mobile anymore either and have loved every minute of cricket

DonB · May 21, 2014

I merged the 2 referral threads together now that Aio and Cricket are one, cheers.

dstephe9 · May 21, 2014

FYI everyone, be careful with the reward stream referrals until someone confirms they are still good. I doubt they are BC ATT has a different service doing AIO and new cricket referrals.

I like reward stream much better though, virgin used them. Haha

But ATT seems to like people to go in and send you a referral by email and not just a link hahaha

Not saying the first link doesn't work, just double check with cs first to make sure it'll work.

I can confirm that the AIO now cricket referral system is still working where you need to pm a user and have them request a referral on your behalf.

bafranksbro · May 24, 2014

DonB said:
Make sure since you are on an unlocked N5, that you download the Cricket WiFi app on your device from the Play store, that will hook up to Cricket hot spot areas and save your data. In my case I have an unlocked AT&T device, so I don't need the Cricket app as it hooks up to AT%T WIFi spots, which is pretty. One place as an example, was Sam's club, I use to go in there with Sprint no service, Cricket (old AIO) hooks right up to WiFi and does not use my data, which is cool.

Yeah they sent text messages immediately upon turning the phone back on after putting the sim card in. The number port seemed to be instantly, I was expecting it to take a little while after reading all the horror stories of people porting out of Virgin Mobile but honestly it was one of the easiest things I've done. The Virgin Mobile support was even courteous with me, they were all Indian but very nice and helpful, they didn't make me wait on hold very long either... I was very surprised with how well it all went. The guys on the support line were even interested in hearing about the Nexus 5, one of them said he was going to look it up later.lol

But yeah, I got all the Cricket Apps. I haven't been to a lot of places to know if it actually connects to wifi anywhere other than my home wifi. I'm getting LTE everywhere I've been so far and a pretty good signal even inside buildings... although I haven't been to walmart yet with it, walmart was always a super dead zone before... actually every store with a big metal roof was a dead zone before.

DonB · May 24, 2014

bafranksbro said:
But yeah, I got all the Cricket Apps. I haven't been to a lot of places to know if it actually connects to wifi anywhere other than my home wifi. I'm getting LTE everywhere I've been so far and a pretty good signal even inside buildings... although I haven't been to walmart yet with it, walmart was always a super dead zone before... actually every store with a big metal roof was a dead zone before.

Kool IMO you will see a difference I have and don't regret the move, I had dead zones at Costco and Sam's club and no issues now.

bafranksbro · May 24, 2014

DonB said:
Kool IMO you will see a difference I have and don't regret the move, I had dead zones at Costco and Sam's club and no issues now.

Actually do you of a list or something that says where the wifi locations are? I was trying to find a list or something of where I could expect wifi coverage but I couldn't find anything.

DonB · May 24, 2014

bafranksbro said:
Actually do you of a list or something that says where the wifi locations are? I was trying to find a list or something of where I could expect wifi coverage but I couldn't find anything.

No I don't I just know my phone connected automatically at Sam's club and Home Depot, since my phone is an unlocked AT&T device it connects to all their WiFi hotspots

bafranksbro · May 24, 2014

DonB said:
No I don't I just know my phone connected automatically at Sam's club and Home Depot, since my phone is an unlocked AT&T device it connects to all their WiFi hotspots

Thanks, we got a Home Depot. Maybe I'll see if it connects there.

DonB · May 24, 2014

Here I'm at Sam's now this is how it looks once it connects automatically

bafranksbro · May 24, 2014

DonB said:
Here I'm at Sam's now this is how it looks once it connects automatically

Just read some reviews on the Play store for the app and it seems it doesn't work well on the Nexus 5. But also found out that it seems to use the AT&T wifi hotspots which you can search for on the AT&T website. Also reading the reviews it seems you don't even need to be a cricket customer to use the app. lol

DonB · May 24, 2014

Correct I don't use the app it simply connected out of the box lol

I also posted the screenshot above, I forgot earlier to attach it, LOL

dstephe9 · May 26, 2014

Yeah I no longer use the app either. I believe the app is for byod devices. I used it when I first got AIO but it drained battery. Deleted the app and I still connect automatically haha

My phone is an AIO moto g purchased through AIO

Hogan773 · Jun 26, 2014

How do software updates work with Cricket? I just got AT&T Kitkat on my GS3 so I'm probably done there, but let's say that in the future AT&T offers an Android L update, or I get a GS5. Does Cricket "roll out" updates just like AT&T or how do you get an Android version update then?

Lastly, can I join Cricket now even though my GS3 is locked to AT&T? My contract expires in 2 or 3 weeks so I have to wait until then to request an unlock. Not the biggest deal to wait I guess, but just wondering.

DonB · Jun 26, 2014

Your device needs to be AT&T unlocked

And no you cannot get $25 from both and then merge. Defrauding a company is not a discussion we want here , cheers

Hogan773 · Jun 26, 2014

DonB said:
Your device needs to be AT&T unlocked

And no you cannot get $25 from both and then merge. Defrauding a company is not a discussion we want here , cheers

Ok so I'll wait a few weeks

What about software updates - do you know how that works under Cricket?

DonB · Jun 26, 2014

The same way it would four AT&T once they release the update you'll have it. It is carrier-based

DonB · Jun 26, 2014

If you have three weeks left on your contract you should still be able to get AT&T to give you the unlock code.

Since most contracts are paid in advance you're already paid up

Hogan773 · Jun 26, 2014

DonB said:
The same way it would four AT&T once they release the update you'll have it. It is carrier-based

Thanks. So when using my phone through Cricket does the phone say AT&T in the upper left corner? And I guess I would still use the app "AT&T Software Update" to pull any future updates via Wifi.

DonB · Jun 26, 2014

No it says Cricket once u put the Sim in. And yes u use the same update in your phone for SW updates

And WiFi will be the same with AT&T it will connect automatically since it is an unlocked AT&T device

dstephe9 · Jul 17, 2014

Actually from what I understand, cricket allows ATT locked phones BUT ATT will not allow Cricket locked phones.

They told me I could bring a phone locked to ATT and it would work fine on cricket.

DonB · Jul 18, 2014

Well I can tell you that my neighbor brought a Locked AT&T device and at the time AIO store would not and could not activate it, so he had to pay the get the device unlocked.

So unless they changed their policy I have not heard different. Reps always say different things, my neighbor actually brought the phone in to the store.

AUCLABruin · Jul 20, 2014

DonB said:
Well I can tell you that my neighbor brought a Locked AT&T device and at the time AIO store would not and could not activate it, so he had to pay the get the device unlocked.

So unless they changed their policy I have not heard different. Reps always say different things, my neighbor actually brought the phone in to the store.

The phone is supposed to be unlocked, according to their policy. However, locket AT&T phones will work on Cricket. When the clerks ask you if the phone is unlocked, you have to say yes. They will, for a variety of reasons, refuse to test a locked AT&T phone, even though it will work fine. I have a locked 920 running on Cricket to attest that locked AT&T phones can work fine.

DonB · Jul 20, 2014

AUCLABruin said:
The phone is supposed to be unlocked, according to their policy. However, locket AT&T phones will work on Cricket. When the clerks ask you if the phone is unlocked, you have to say yes. They will, for a variety of reasons, refuse to test a locked AT&T phone, even though it will work fine. I have a locked 920 running on Cricket to attest that locked AT&T phones can work fine.

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