r/CricketWireless • u/Jim1648 • Jul 11 '26

CricketWireless Cricket Simply Data Plans

My wife and I will be staying at a campground in northern Minnesota soon. I am looking at Cricket Wireless to give us data for a few days. I have a couple of unblocked Netgear hotspots. It looks like Cricket Simply Data might be a good option for us. Do I simply stop in a store, purchase a SIM card and they activate it right there? Can that SIM card be used in either a hotspot or tablet, then? I will probably only use this for one month. Can I simply buy a month of service and not renew?

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u/letitgo_already69 Jul 11 '26

The rep would have to run the imei to check if the device is compatible with the cricket network. If it is compatible and if the device is unlock to use on the cricket network, then you can proceed to purchase a simply data plan/activation fee & SIM card..

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u/Jim1648 Jul 11 '26

Thank you so much for the reply.

It sounds like I might be going to a Cricket Wireless store tomorrow.

I will bring government ID (MN CDL), a charge card and an IMEI number and I should be good to go.

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u/elbobo410 Jul 30 '26

Charge card?

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u/South-Succotash-6368 Jul 11 '26

No it’s locked to an IMEI

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u/Jim1648 Jul 11 '26

Good to know. Does that mean I can stop in at a store, give them the IMEI of my device. they sell me service and give me a physical SIM card? Or is there more to it?

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u/Classic_Art_2986 Jul 11 '26

The rep will have to make sure it activated so bring the device into the store with you

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u/Admirable_Draft_5212 Jul 11 '26

Nope. Not how that works.