Seattle.....how's your experience with Cricket been ? Decent coverage and billing? Getting ready to make the leap from Verizon after 20 years but haven't pulled the trigger just yet.
We've been on cricket for a year or so, and overall it's been great. The quality of the connection is identical to our old AT&T plan at a fraction of the cost.
The only kicker is that their customer service is pretty mediocre. The cheap price comes at a cost of personnel, and that means it's great if you don't have any problems - and if you do have problems it can be slow or difficult to get an answer. It's mostly chat-based and you'll spend a lot of time with low-level service agents which can be a waste of time. And if you need assistance from a store, they sometimes charge fees for things like activation help.
We had a hard time getting our initial accounts set up on the website (we kept getting errors) and it was hard to get that sorted out. But now that we're online it's a great service, and inexpensive. Billing is like clockwork, we get a text message the day before the transaction goes through. We find the 2.5 Gig high speed allowance is plenty.
They have zero international coverage outside of Canada or Mexico, so if you plan to use your phone elsewhere I'd suggest Project FI from Google.
Despite the initial hiccups, we're happy.
SIS
PS: Thanks for whoever used my referral code! I got $25. Very nice. :)