Leap Wireless

AT&T Tries to Retool Fading T-Mobile Bid by Boosting Leap

John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 29, 2011 at 1:04 pm PT

Yeah, making Leap Wireless the nation’s fourth-largest carrier will fix everything.

Leap Wireless Taking Cricket Nationwide With Best Buy, Other Retailers

Ina Fried in Mobile on September 21, 2011 at 10:07 pm PT

Cricket phones, including those with the company’s Muve Music subscription service, will hit Best Buy shelves this week, with additional national retailers to follow.

AT&T Targets $50 Unlimited Plan at Ultra-Competitive Prepaid Cell Market

Ina Fried in News on June 22, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

While unlimited plans are going away on many traditional carriers, price competition in the prepaid market means such plans are enjoying a renaissance. AT&T is looking to get back in the game with a new $50 a month plan, though it is limited to feature phones, unlike some rivals which extend their cut-rate plans to smartphones.

Cricket Wireless’s All-You-Can-Eat Music Plan Stumbles on Way to the Buffet

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 6, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

The prepaid cellular service company says that it is taking a little longer to launch its Muve music server as it works to iron out some software bugs. Cricket still hopes to launch in Las Vegas later this month and in nine additional markets in February with a goal of expanding to all its cities by the spring.

Little-Known Cricket Wireless Tries a New Take on Subscription Music

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 19, 2010 at 9:00 pm PT

Bundling a music subscription into other goods and services has been tried a lot, mostly without success. However, Cricket Wireless is hoping to succeed where many others have failed. It’s launching a service next month that includes music downloads in the cost of prepaid cellphone service. For $55 a month, customers get unlimited text, talk and Web, plus all the music they can cram onto the phone.

Phone Rivals Dial Up Prepaid Services

Niraj Sheth and Roger Cheng, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 14, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

The big U.S. wireless carriers–risking profits for growth–are moving more aggressively into the low end of the cellphone market: Selling services to consumers without requiring them to sign contracts.

Leap: Citi Downgrades, Removes From Top Picks List; Shares Off

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on May 7, 2010 at 8:15 am PT

Leap Wireless shares are trading lower this morning following last night’s March quarter earnings report, and a downgrade of the shares to Hold from Buy by Citigroup analyst Michael Rollins. He also removed the stock from the firm’s Top Picks Live list.

LEAP, PCS Slide as Wal-Mart Offers Cheap Prepaid Wireless Plans

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on October 14, 2009 at 11:23 am PT

The already intensively competitive wireless sector today finds itself with a tough new player: Wal-Mart. The retailing giant has teamed up with American Movil to sell low-cost service under the Straight Talk brand. The company is offering unlimited voice and text minutes for $45 a month, or 1,000 minutes and 1,000 text messages for $30 a month.