U.S. Cellular Nabs Huawei Ascend II

Cricket tonight showed off the Huawei Ascend 2 at a press event. We had a chance to try out this successor to the low-cost Android Ascend.

Oct 25, 2012
U.S. Cellular announced plans to increase the availability of its phones through a distribution deal with Walmart.

Jun 1, 2012
U.S. Cellular today announced a trio of new plans for customers of its pre-paid wireless services.

Dec 12, 2011
Cricket Communications today announced that owners of the Huawei Ascend II can now use the Muve Music service. Customers wishing to use Muve Music will need to update to the Muve Music plan, which offers the music downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones, as well as unlimited messaging, unlimited 3G data, unlimited mobile video, and nationwide voice for $65 per month.

Jul 12, 2011
Cricket today announced the addition of the Huawei Ascend II, a new Android 2.3 smartphone that has a 3.5 inch display, 5 megapixel camera with video capture, 600MHz processor and support for microSD cards. It comes with all the stock Google services that make up most Android phones.

3.5" display   320 x 480 pixels
S1 MSM7627 processor
1,400 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)