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Cricket Leaps Into Target Stores Starting Sunday

Apr 20, 2012, 7:25 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Leap Wireless today announced that its Cricket-branded cellular service will be sold at 1,600 Target stores starting Sunday, April 22. The move marks a major retail expansion for Cricket, which will offer its normal and Muve Music plans. Target stores will carry two Cricket smartphones, the Samsung Vitality for $99.99 and the ZTE Score for $69.99. Muve Music plans, which include voice, messaging, and data services, start at $55 per month.

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Cricket Wireless today announced that its phones and services can now be ordered from Amazon.com. Cricket said that the Samsung Vitality and the ZTE Score Android phones will be available first, both of which are compatible with its Muve Music plans.