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Cricket Debuts MOTORAZR(TM) V3a Handset.


Stylish, Clamshell Handset Available to Cricket's Base of Unlimited Service Subscribers

SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay.  -- Cricket Communications Cricket Communications, Inc. is a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. It offers wireless service without credit checks or long-term commitments. Customers can purchase plans giving them access to unlimited local calls; unlimited U.S. , Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, today announced that the MOTORAZR V3a is now available to Cricket customers.

The RAZR[TM] V3a is a thin, clamshell handset with speaker phone and speech recognition, Bluetooth([R]) wireless technolgy1, a 2.2" 176 x 220 65K TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film.

TFT - Thin Film transistor
 color main display, a 96x64 4K CSTN (Color STN) A color passive matrix screen technology developed by Sharp Electronics. CSTN displays have improved dramatically over the years and cost more than half that of an active matrix (TFT) display. See passive matrix.  external display, VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions.  camera with video capture and playback and an internal antenna. Cricket services available on the RAZR V3a include unlimited text and picture messaging picture messaging n(envío de) mensajes mpl con imágenes

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2, Cricket's nationwide roaming service, Unlimited Mobile Web2 and Cricket Games & Apps2, making the RAZR V3a ideal for customers who want a multi-functioning, sleek phone.

"The V3A affords us the ability to continue to offer one of the most popular form factors in the world, at a more affordable price. When you couple the V3A & our unlimited wireless service proposition, this makes for a very compelling offer," said Scott Edwards Scott Edwards (born August 23, 1968) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers between 1995 and 1996. He was drafted from Claremont in the WAFL as a foundation selection in the 1994 AFL draft and played mainly as a wingman. , Cricket's senior vice president of marketing. "This stylish phone is a great addition to Cricket's handset line and we are very excited to offer this popular handset model to our customers."

Cricket offers its customers unlimited value, with no contracts or credit checks, and a range of rate plans starting at $30 a month. Other Cricket service plans include unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance, unlimited text and picture messaging2, unlimited Mobile Web access2, international long distance, and calling features such as voicemail, caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. 2, call waiting2, and 3-way calling2.

The RAZR V3a is available at select Cricket retail stores, dealers, and online immediately for $199.99. For more information, please visit a local Cricket retail location, or online visit www.mycricket.com.

About Cricket

Cricket is a simple, affordable wireless service offering consumers and local businesses a flat-rate unlimited service over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. 2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Designed for customers whose basic and advanced wireless needs have not been met by traditional communications companies, Cricket is the pioneer of unlimited services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required. Cricket offers customers access to a variety of the latest devices and feature-rich mobile applications such as unlimited text, instant and picture messaging, Mobile Web, popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket services are offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com http://www.leapwireless.com/.

Certain mobile phone features There are many mobile phone features found in today's mobile phones that offer users many more capabilities than only voice calls or text messaging. General features
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 may not be available throughout the entire network or their functionality may be limited. All features, functionality and other product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

1 This device supports Bluetooth generic access, hands-free, headset, dial-up networking, object push, and generic object exchange profiles. In order for Bluetooth devices to communicate with one another, they must utilize the same Bluetooth profile. To determine the profiles supported by other Motorola devices, visit www.hellomoto.com/bluetooth. For other devices, contact their respective manufacturer.

Certain Bluetooth features including those listed may not be supported by all compatible Bluetooth-enabled devices, and/or the functionality of such features may be limited in certain devices, or by certain wireless carriers. Contact your wireless carrier about feature availability and functionality.

2 Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas. Airtime, data charges, and/or additional charges may apply.

MOTOROLA and the Stylized styl·ize  
tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es
1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style.

2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize.
 M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by their proprietor and used by Motorola, Inc. under license. All rights reserved.
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