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Cricket Wireless provides prepaid wireless services on a nationwide network. It offers a variety of affordable plans with no annual contracts, featuring unlimited talk, text and data. The company also features a wide selection of smartphones to meet diverse customer needs.
- Affordable pricing plans
- Reliable network coverage
- Flexible device compatibility
- Frequent billing issues
- Inconsistent customer support
- Technical problems with devices
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Reviewed May 27, 2026
So Cricket Wireless has been holding my phone number hostage since 3:30 yesterday afternoon. I switched companies, and they released my number and I was told that I would receive the esim by 6:10 at the latest. 6:10 came and went. I had to wait for my housemate to come home so I could call the wonderful team at Spectrum, who spent an hour on the phone with me last night trying to get it, with no avail, because Cricket still has the transfer status as pending and no customer service available after hours. So here I sit, 16.5 hours later, waiting for Cricket to open their customer "service" line. Idk why they call it that cause after years of being a loyal customer, they have treated me like nothing.

Reviewed May 25, 2026
I had an extremely disappointing and unprofessional experience at this Cricket Wireless store. We came in to resolve an issue where we had been incorrectly charged for an extra line for over a year because the line was never properly canceled. Instead of helping us, the store manager became hostile and dismissive. During the conversation, the manager put the district manager on speakerphone. While the district manager was listening, the store manager began yelling and aggressively telling us to “get out of my store,” despite us remaining calm and simply trying to resolve a billing issue. The district manager did not intervene or attempt to de-escalate the situation.
What should have been a straightforward customer service issue turned into a humiliating and disrespectful interaction. Being overcharged for more than a year due to poor communication and then being treated with hostility is completely unacceptable. I would strongly encourage Cricket Wireless corporate to review the conduct, professionalism, and customer service practices at this location. Customers deserve respectful communication and proper assistance — not intimidation or yelling.
Reviewed May 23, 2026
First off the customer service is not very knowledgeable. They charge fees for everything. Example my bank blocked the payment because it was new. So they canceled my auto pay and raised my bill an extra ten dollars. Not good customer service.
Reviewed May 21, 2026
Absolutely fraudulent terms of service. A TOTAL ripoff. "Service" agents have little or no knowledge of the product and lie about contract terms. STAY AWAY!!!

Reviewed May 20, 2026
The customer service might say press 1 but it will hang up on you. Half the time the service doesn't work and they only discount a few dollars even if you have trouble with it for months. Prices are also higher than they claim.

Reviewed May 19, 2026
I have been a customer almost 10 years and all I see is how they appreciate people that are new. Nothing for the people that has been there long. No appreciation. Nothing. We are thinking about finding a different provider someone that actually cares about the customers they already have. I have five lines. You guys are cheap but I I hate to give up my phone but I am sick of going into the store and you got deals for only the new people. It sucks and it’s not fair.
Reviewed May 18, 2026
I've been a customer for many years. The problem I am having is that Cricket appears to be transitioning to non-human customer service & I am not okay with that. I'm seriously tired of the technocracy ending jobs and basically ending human relations. These technocrats want to employ zero humans by forcing us to work for free helping ourselves on their apps. And pay THEM for our labor while also using our phones as tracking devices. It isn't legal to make us work for them. It's happening through self-checkout stations in stores and company apps.
Reviewed May 16, 2026
I understand their policy to show your ID in order to access your account. It is totally unnecessary if you're only paying a bill. The reps at their locations try to scam you all time. There is no reason for them to walk off with your ID but they do. Why does someone have to be an authorized user just to make a payment. For changes and add one I get but payments that’s just crazy. Now I’m giving someone access to my account just in order for them to make a payment for me.

Reviewed May 16, 2026
We went to the Wrightsboro store. That woman is so rude it's unbelievable!. You can't hear her talk because she has a 4 foot speaker blasting. She doesn't listen and pushes for you to get another line. My husband lost his phone. All he asked for was the same number and she was absolutely no help. Other people walking out because of her attitude and rudeness. We went to Washington Rd and Sandra was so very nice. She worked hard to undue what damage the wrightsboro store did. Sandra spent a very long time helping us and her positive attitude and kindness was heartfelt. We give Sandra the highest score possible!!! Y'all need to fire that woman at the wrightsboro store, she's terrible. Thank you Sandra for every bit of your help. (Washington rd). You truly deserve praise.
Reviewed May 15, 2026
Stay away from this company! As soon you have an issue, and believe me, you will, you are lost! The service is the worst ever experienced! They suspended my business number, because their roaming doesn't work. Excuses, but no help.
Reviewed May 13, 2026
This phone company is not worth the cheap phone bills that they offer you because they will give you the runaround like they did me. I've been paying for a third line for 11 months, almost a year. It's almost $500 out of pocket and I cannot be credited for it all they wanted to do. When I called customer service to have them disconnect the line was tell me to go into the store and when I would go into the store they would tell me to call customer service and when I would call customer service yet again I would get the same response. You have to go to the store to disconnect the line that you want to disconnect. When I called customer service about this for the final time cuz I told them I wasn't paying my phone bill because of this. The only thing they could offer was to drop my reinstatement fee and knock $5 off a month out of $500.
I am now without a phone without plan because their employees did not want to properly file from customer service that I was trying to disconnect the line as cricket told me they do not have any data on me calling about trying to disconnect the line but they have data on other calls that I have made about other issues I would definitely not recommend this service to anybody being as if they can screw you out of $500. They can screw you out of more than that intentionally and that a lawsuit can also not be held because they're not a contract company. They're a prepaid service so I would not recommend anybody getting service with cricket. They also have an option to pay for insurance on your phone to cover.
From what I've been told in store any damages to the phone they won't even do that severely dissatisfied with the service that I have gotten after being a year-long loyal customer and paying for a third line for 11 months at $45 a month been trying to get it taken off of my line the whole time. This has been the worst phone experience that I have had with a company.

Reviewed May 12, 2026
I enrolled in bridge pay and paid $45 to have my bill extended 7 days, with $99 being owed for my next payment. On day 6, I enrolled in the bridge pay extension and paid another $45 to have my service extended another 7 days. 2 days later, my services were suspended until I paid the full $99. Cricket is refusing to give a refund for the second $45 payment, nor will they use it as credit on my account. My monthly bill is only 129 and with a $15 reconnect fee, that is $144. I have paid a total of $189 for ONE MONTH and they refuse to do anything or rectify the situation in any way. They are stealing money from customers and using "policy" as justification.
Reviewed May 9, 2026
After the auto pay did not go through. I tried multiple ways to update. Phone app, website and phone. The system is terrible on the audio it took 20 mins on hold waiting for someone.

Reviewed May 6, 2026
This wireless provider is garbage. The only reason I switched is to have coverage and unlimited use in Mexico, let's hope I don't regret that too. Let's see, where do I start? 2 months ago I went into a Cricket store in Arkansas, desperate because my other phone (Boost) had been completely destroyed and I had little familiarity with the area I was in. The employees "helped me" get hooked up with a "free phone" that they recommended. They also claimed that the accessory bundle was "included". It was not. I was charged $60 for crap I don't need.
Anyway, about a month into my service, my phone started locking itself with the internal SIM card when I was out of service range. Not like a "can't make a phone call" kind of a thing, but a "I can't use my phone at all, in ANY capacity" kind of thing. I ended up driving 100 miles to PURCHASE an external SIM to try to fix the problem (I had to pay more because the external SIM the phone contained was malfunctioning). Well, lo and behold, it didn't fix the problem. I went almost a month with a phone I could barely use (even to play my music or take a picture) and let me clarify, the phone was paid off, I was NOT making payments. I drove to Cricket 6 times in the following 3 weeks, over 300 miles, costing me about $100 in gas.
After countless hours of wasting my time and driving all over the state, the corporate representative agreed to reimburse me $20 on my bill. TWENTY DOLLARS. Days of my life, hours of driving, and $100 in gas is worth $20 to them. Then, as the cherry on top of all of that, I was forced to pay for the most expensive plan for 2 months, which actually turned into 3 because the change of plans doesn't take effect until next month.
BUYER BEWARE! They are scam artists, they don't care about your issues with the phones they sell you, and they are a monumental waste of time (not to mention money). I would not recommend them to anybody. I'd suggest paying more, or going with Boost Mobile if you want cheaper service. I had better luck with a $85 phone from Walmart and a $25 plan from Boost. Cricket, you should be ashamed of yourself for taking advantage of vulnerable people. Boo on you.
Reviewed May 5, 2026
Cricket has the very worst customer service EVER!!! You get what you pay for, and that is so true when dealing with the cheap company. You will regret it.

Reviewed May 5, 2026
Watch out setting up auto pay, they will tell you your card was denied and charge you 15.00 to restore service...

Reviewed May 4, 2026
Went to 6 different store to help with my voicemail locked. Nobody knew what to do. Call Cricket service 7 times and was hung up 3 times. 2 times spoke to customer service support. Gave me another number. Try number. Was hung up again. Very bad service.
Reviewed May 2, 2026
I will give them a zero-star rating, but I can’t but basically what they did. They tried to gaslight you into thinking that what you’re saying to them is incorrect cause I tried to transfer my phone number to Verizon, and it was basically being super unhelpful. Try to make me feel like I’m crazy for one to do so, so the point where I just hung up and called Verizon, which was super helpful and had great communication.

Reviewed May 2, 2026
The company changed my plan, charged me more money per line and gave me less data for more money. They never told me at point of sale for my razor phone that they put a lock on it even though I paid for the phone in full. They made it very difficult to port out my phone line. I spent 3 1/2 hours the first try and finally succeeded the 2 try that took over 1 1/2 hours. I intent to file a complaint with the FCC and take legal action if possible.
Reviewed May 1, 2026
I'd give Cricket a 0-star rating for Customer Service if I could. They are quite happy to take your money, but unable to provide service for the money. I spent 23 minutes after dialing 611 to speak with an agent on Friday around 10 am EST. As soon as I started talking when the agent came on line, the call dropped within 30 seconds. No one bothered to call me back. So, I tried live chat. On the first attempt, after a 6-7 minute wait, the agent dropped because I didn't type fast enough for them.
On the second live chat attempt, the call dropped after a 9–10 minute wait because they had some issue at their end. The chat said reconnecting, then a few minutes later asked me to start a new chat. So, I started a third a live chat with a digital agent, got a live agent after more than 15 minutes. It then took 30 minutes to resolve a relatively simple issue. All in all, a very frustrating 2 hours of my life gone for a 5-10 minute resolution.
Reviewed April 29, 2026
Pretty Rick helped my wife set up our phones for the new msg app. He was patient and helped us with a smile. He definitely saved us.

Reviewed April 27, 2026
Nothing wrong with the service, but for the love of anything they have the poorest customer service. Whether it be online or on the phone it doesn't matter you can't reach anyone to help you with things you need. Very disappointing.
Reviewed April 27, 2026
I purchased a cellphone through a promotional offer that required maintaining a $60/month plan for two months. I have fulfilled that requirement in full. However, after completing the two-month period, the company is refusing to allow me to switch to a lower-cost plan. When I contacted customer service, I was told that the promotion is still “not over” or that the system does not allow the change, despite the stated terms having been met. Each time I raise the issue, representatives claim they are “escalating” the situation, but no resolution is ever provided. This appears to be a tactic to force customers to remain on a higher-priced plan beyond the agreed promotional period. The lack of transparency and failure to honor the terms of the promotion is misleading and unfair to customers.
Reviewed April 23, 2026
I made 2 payments of 63 dollars and I still have no service. The money in my bank account also was taken from it for this transaction twice. Can't get a hold of anyone until 9 am, which puts me with no phone until then. I have to go to work and make use of my phone. Making it very stressful.

Reviewed April 20, 2026
My husband and I have had an account with Cricket Wireless for 4 years. I purchased a Samsung Galaxy watch after being told I could get a plan for my watch for an additional $10 per month. After receiving my watch I contacted Cricket to get the plan for my watch. The person I spoke to kept putting me on hold saying he wanted to help me and finally said he needed to transfer me to someone who can help me with my Samsung watch. He TRANSFERED me to SAMSUNG CUSTOMER SERVICE. I then found out through my WATCH that Cricket does NOT offer plans for SAMSUNG WATCHES, ONLY APPLE! Yet they have phone plans for Samsung/Android phones!
I switched my cellular carrier to SOMEONE ELSE MORE EXPENSIVE then CALLED CRICKET to see if I could get a REFUND since my AUTO-PAY was PROCESSED ONLY the WEEK PRIOR. The CSR said "NO" followed by some gibberish that made no sense. I requested to speak with a supervisor; I was then put on PERPETUAL HOLD! Beware - I guess you get what you pay for and do not expect to get any type of refund from these people!

Reviewed April 17, 2026
My phone has been restarting and Bluetooth not working. Unable to make phone calls… CALLS FAILED.. WHERE IS NOTIFICATION THIS MATTER. This been going on for about 2 weeks.

Reviewed April 17, 2026
I wish there was a 0 star. Horrible!!! ** Cricket.

Reviewed April 16, 2026
Customer service is a nightmare! If you are having any kind of problem, you might just plan on going with a different provider! You are put on hold every time you call, then you finally get to speak to someone, they are no help whatsoever! They LIE saying they will call you back and never do!
Reviewed April 15, 2026
I have lived in South Denver for 2 years the beginning of February. I have always frequented the same location. I went into that store today on Leetsdale Dr and the woman in store today very rudely told me "I don't have to discuss my employees' personal schedules with you." WHEN I TELL YOU I WAS ABSOLUTELY FLOORED and not to mention completely caught off guard. Was going in to upgrade me and my kids' phones and asked for a gentleman whom I am familiar working with when I was rudely turned away.
I called the store to get the woman's information to report her behavior and sh/e hung up on me. I called back and she proceeded to tell me as far as I am concerned "she is everything down to security" in the building and hung up on me once more. I tried to call other locations to report this but unfortunately my number is now blocked. I am very disappointed in this moment....I can only imagine what else she is doing and getting away with by hanging up on people and blocking their numbers. I really hope that this is not the way Cricket wants itself represented. I had a huge upgrade in mind today and your employee cost the store that.

Reviewed April 15, 2026
I am able to buy a phone online and recieve a sim with it but the Sim didn't work. Called them to get it activated and they won't allow me to do it for security reasons. Saying I have to go to the store to activate it. I can buy the phone under my account and get the phone transferred but when I need tech support to get it to work I have to go to the store. Why even offer online sales and set up if ultimately you have to go to the store. Should have stuck with a different carrier.
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