Cricket adds Galaxy Tab 10.1 to the fold, leaps into stores this Friday

Dec 15th 2011
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Cricket adds Galaxy Tab 10.1 to the fold, leaps into stores this Friday

Cricket ‘s device portfolio received an infusion of Honeycomb-drenched vitality this week, with the addition of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 . Priced at $500, this WiFi-enabled, 16GB slate will hit the carrier’s stores this Friday, where it may even be available as a part of a $595 bundle deal that comes with Cricket’s Crosswave mobile hotspot and one month of broadband service. The recent addition, announced yesterday, represents Cricket’s first foray into the tablet space, that is exciting news for entomologists everywhere.

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Cricket Enhances its Device Portfolio with the Launch of its First Tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1

Popular Wi-Fi Enabled Tablet Available for $499.99 or Bundled with a Cricket Crosswave mobile broadband device for $594.99, ~ ~ Available Beginning Friday, December 16th at Cricket Company-Owned Stores,

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 14, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Cricket Communications, Inc., a number one provider of innovative and worth-driven wireless services and a totally-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LEAP) today announced that the Wi-Fi enabled Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1 can be available Friday, December 16, 2011 in Cricket company-owned stores. The slim and sleek Galaxy Tab 10.1 features Android™ 3.1 Honeycomb, 16GB of internal storage and can be available in Metallic Gray.

“We’re excited to introduce tablets to our Cricket customers,” said Matt Stoiber, senior vp, devices for Cricket. “Our customers are finding new methods to incorporate devices into their active mobile lifestyle to remain connected, engaged and entertained and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is a good device to aid them do all those things.”

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Android 3.1 Honeycomb brings access to greater than 250,000 apps in the course of the Android Market™ and provides full support for Google™ Mobile Services, including Gmail™, YouTube™ and more. Customers will relish the ten.1-inch enhanced display with a 1280×800 resolution HD screen, 1 GHz dual core application processor, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and a three-megapixel rear-facing camera. Both consumers and business customers will discover a multitude of uses for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 that range from video chat to business tools, including people that allow for the outlet and editing of documents, spreadsheets and presentations. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 features Adobe® Flash® Player to deliver an enhanced Internet browsing experience and access to content-rich Websites.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 would be available from Cricket for $499.99 MSRP. Cricket also is offering the Galaxy Tab 10.1 as a part of a unique bundle such as the Crosswave, Cricket’s dual mode DO/Wi-Fi device and a primary month of Cricket broadband service, focused on $594.99 The Cricket Crosswave creates an instant mobile hotspot so customers can get internet access at the go and support multiple Wi-Fi devices. The Crosswave is obtainable on Cricket’s broadband plans that range from $45 to $65 monthly per plan. The Cricket Crosswave and tethering-enabled Cricket Smartphones can be used to attach the Samsung Galaxy Tab to the web over Cricket’s 3G network.

For additional information about Cricket’s dynamic device lineup, please visit www.mycricket.com. To follow Cricket’s latest news and updates online, visit Facebook at www.facebook.com/cricketwireless and Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cricketnation.

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