Pros: It's cheap and doesn't require using a plan. Great for teenagers who like to talk alot on the phone.
Cons: Text messaging is limited to who you can text message or receive a text message from. Receiving calls from outside of the continental 48 states doesn't exist so that is useless if you have friends in other countries. You can't ever find what you need from their website along with plans. With other companies you can use their website to send text messages to anyone in the world. With Cricket you can only use it for local service in your state from what I have experienced. Reception is horrib
Summary: All in all I don't feel that cricket is worth having. I have had to purchase another phone to text message outside of the country to others and to receive phone calls from other countries. I have family in Canada and they can never get through to me on my cricket phone. I would only recommend to anyone considering buying a cricket phone that if you can't afford to go for a plan and for people with kids who like to talk alot. Other than that I would never recommend anyone using them. The reception is the worst I have ever endured. I will be going with another plan within the next month.