Cricket launches two new AWS handsets

just talking about Cricket and their newly-acquired AWS spectrum? Well, after launching their first AWS handset earlier this month, they’ve added two more to the lineup, which will be initially sold in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in anticipation of the AWS network launch in Oklahoma City. They are the Samsung Spex, and the Samsung MyShot. And yes, they’ll operate on the current network as well as the AWS one, so you can get it and use it now.

The Samsung Spex looks suspiciously like the Cricket EZ, though they’re not quite the same model. Beyond the AWS capabilities, the Spex includes Bluetooth. It also costs a bit more, ringing up at $119.99. The MyShot is the first AWS phone to feature a camera. It’s 1.3 megapixels, so it’s not the latest. But it’s a start. It as well has Bluetooth, as well as voice dialing. This one will run a bit more than the Spex, at $149.99.

“As we prepare to launch the first of our AWS markets, we want to ensure that consumers have a choice of mobile devices when they sign up for Cricket’s unlimited wireless services. We are pleased to be the first operator to bring CDMA AWS devices to market including the Samsung MyShot and Spex,” said Al Moschner, Cricket’s Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. “With today’s introduction, both new and existing Cricket subscribers have access to two new wireless phones that incorporate the latest AWS capability, while having the ability to operate on the PCS and cellular bands.”

The phones will both be available tomorrow in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [Business Wire]]]>