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Background

Cricket Wireless is an American prepaid wireless service provider. It was founded in March 1999 by Leap Wireless International. AT&T acquired Leap Wireless International in March 2014, and later merged Cricket Wireless operations with Aio Wireless. Cricket Wireless competes primarily against T-Mobile's Metro, Dish's Boost Mobile and Verizon's Visible in the prepaid wireless segment.

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3rd Logo (2012-2014)	4th Logo (2014-)

1st Logo (2006?-2009)

Startup animation

Shutdown animation

Visuals:

Startup: On an orange background, a green circle grows from the bottom with the white text "free from hassles" in it, followed by another above with "free from counting". The background changes to white as a green "k" appears moving at the bottom left of the screen to off-center. The rest of the word "cric et" in black fades in-between as radial semi-circles emerge next to the "k".
Shutdown: The Cricket logo is shown on a green background. Then it spins rapidly into the screen as a radial blur emerges from it, covering up most of the screen. The screen fades to black.

Variants: On Samsung’s line of Cricket phones, the Samsung logo would fade in after the shutdown animation.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio:

Startup: Eight clanging ascending notes, followed by a two-note atmospheric synthesizer with a bell tune.
Shutdown: Another bell tune, with a descending synthesizer and then the clanging notes in reverse order, based on the startup theme.

Availability: Seen on Cricket phones from the late 2000’s;those to be the earliest ones.

2nd Logo (2009-2012)

Visuals:

Startup: On a black background, the "k" from the Cricket logo fades in glowing. The rest of the word "cric et" fades in white, accompanied by "wireless" below.
Shutdown: A reverse version of the startup animation.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: Same as the previous logo.

Availability: Seen on early 2010s Cricket phones.

3rd Logo (2012-2014)

Visuals: On a green gradient background, particles form the "cricket" text from previous logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A six-note guitar theme.

Availability: Seen on Cricket Wireless phones at the time.

4th Logo (2014-)

Visuals: On a white background, many lines appear in different colors. They then move away while the current Cricket logo is shown, without the green part of the "k". Then a line zooms to form the finished "k".

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: A remix of the current Cricket Wireless jingle.

Availability: Seen on current Cricket Wireless phones.

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 ===Background===
 '''Cricket Wireless''' is an American prepaid wireless service provider. It was founded in March 1999 by Leap Wireless International. AT&T acquired Leap Wireless International in March 2014, and later merged Cricket Wireless operations with Aio Wireless. Cricket Wireless competes primarily against T-Mobile's Metro, Dish's Boost Mobile and Verizon's Visible in the prepaid wireless segment.
+{{ImageTOC
+|Cricket_(2012).png|3rd Logo (2012-2014)|Cricket_(2014).png|4th Logo (2014-)}}
 ==={{Ordinal|1}} Logo (2006?-2009)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200" caption="'''Startup animation'''">
-{{YouTube|id=kCpzOtK-vvs}}
+File:Samsung Myshot SCH-R430 (Cricket) Startup (1).png|alt=
-'''Logo:'''
+File:Samsung Myshot SCH-R430 (Cricket) Startup (2).png|alt=
+File:Samsung Myshot SCH-R430 (Cricket) Startup (3).png|alt=
+</gallery><gallery mode="packed" heights="200" caption="Shutdown animation">
+File:Samsung Myshot SCH-R430 (Cricket) Shutdown.png|alt=
+</gallery>{{YouTube|id=kCpzOtK-vvs}}
+'''Visuals:'''
 *'''Startup:''' On an {{Color|orange}} background, a {{Color|green}} circle grows from the bottom with the white text "free from hassles" in it, followed by another above with "free from counting". The background changes to white as a {{Color|green}} "k" appears moving at the bottom left of the screen to off-center. The rest of the word "cric et" in black fades in-between as radial semi-circles emerge next to the "k".
-*'''Shutdown:''' We see the Cricket logo on a {{Color|green}} background. Then it spins rapidly into the screen as a radial blur emerges from it, covering up most of the screen. We fade to black.
+*'''Shutdown:''' The Cricket logo is shown on a {{Color|green}} background. Then it spins rapidly into the screen as a radial blur emerges from it, covering up most of the screen. The screen fades to black.
 '''Variants:''' On Samsung’s line of Cricket phones, the Samsung logo would fade in after the shutdown animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' 2D animation.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:'''
+'''Audio:'''
-*'''Startup:''' 8 clanging ascending notes, followed by a 2-note atmospheric synthesizer with a bell tune.
+*'''Startup:''' Eight clanging ascending notes, followed by a two-note atmospheric synthesizer with a bell tune.
 *'''Shutdown:''' Another bell tune, with a descending synthesizer and then the clanging notes in reverse order, based on the startup theme.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on Cricket phones from the late 2000’s; those to be the earliest ones.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on Cricket phones from the late 2000’s;those to be the earliest ones.
+===2nd Logo (2009-2012)===
+'''Visuals:'''
-==={{Ordinal|2}} Logo (2009-2012)===
-'''Logo:'''
 *'''Startup:''' On a black background, the "k" from the Cricket logo fades in glowing. The rest of the word "cric et" fades in white, accompanied by "wireless" below.
 *'''Shutdown:''' A reverse version of the startup animation.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Basic 2D animation.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as before for the startup and shutdown.
+'''Audio:''' Same as the previous logo.
-'''Availability:''' Uncommon; seen on Cricket phones from the era.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on early 2010s Cricket phones.
+===3rd Logo (2012-2014)===
-==={{Ordinal|3}} Logo (2012-2014)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 File:Cricket (2012).png
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 {{YouTube|id=cpecfBGisLk}}
-'''Logo:''' On a {{color|green}} gradient background, we see particles forming the "cricket" text from previous logo.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|green}} gradient background, particles form the "cricket" text from previous logo.
-'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A 6-note guitar theme.
+'''Audio:''' A six-note guitar theme.
-'''Availability:''' Rare, due to its short lifespan. Seen on Cricket Wireless phones at the time.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on Cricket Wireless phones at the time.
 ==={{Ordinal|4}} Logo (2014-)===
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
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 {{YouTube|id=5l-aUnBvmXM}}
-'''Logo:''' On a white background, many lines appear in different colors. They then move away while the current Cricket logo is shown, without the {{Color|green}} part of the "k". Then a line zooms to form the finished "k".
+'''Visuals:''' On a white background, many lines appear in different colors. They then move away while the current Cricket logo is shown, without the {{Color|green}} part of the "k". Then a line zooms to form the finished "k".
-'''Technique:''' Great animation for the mid 2010s.
+'''Technique:''' 2D animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Something that sounds like a remix of the current Cricket Wireless jingle.
+'''Audio:''' A remix of the current Cricket Wireless jingle.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on current Cricket Wireless phones.
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 [[Category:Mobile bootscreens]]
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