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Cricket Adds Markets, New Samsung JetSet

Oct 13, 2008, 7:22 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Today Leap Wireless announced that its Cricket services will now be available in additional markets. The new markets include Savannah, Ga., Hilton Head, S.C. and surrounding communities. Leap said the new markets add significantly to its 62.3 million covered POPS. Leap also introduced the Samsung r550 JetSet. The JetSet is a clamshell that supports Cricket's 1700MHz AWS spectrum. It also has a 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, stereo Bluetooth capabilities and an MP3 player. It supports microSD cards up to 16GB. It is available immediately and costs $200.

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Samsung JetSet R550

2.1" display 240 x 320 pixels
800 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot

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ucbigmike20

Oct 13, 2008, 11:53 PM

Wayyyy overpriced !!!!!!!!!

OMG, are they crazy or what? For that same price, you can get an 8GB iPhone!
This phone is just a basic flip phone.

Roboman

Except that Cricket is a contract free carrier, and the price quoted is the full price of the phone, without a contract. Can you get an iPhone for $199 without a contract?

$199 isn't bad at all for a flip phone with a 2MP camera and microSD...
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