Aio Wireless
AT&T's prepaid brand from 2013, folded into Cricket Wireless in 2014.
Aio Wireless closed in 2014, and its customers moved to Cricket Wireless. Use the Cricket Wireless APN settings instead.
About Aio Wireless
- Country
- United States
- Type
- MVNO
- Parent
- AT&T
- Founded
- 2013
- Status
- Closed in 2014
- Replaced by
- Cricket Wireless
More about Aio Wireless
Aio Wireless was a prepaid brand that AT&T launched on May 7, 2013, run at arm's length from its main brand and based in Alpharetta, Georgia. AT&T aimed it at value-conscious prepaid customers it was losing to T-Mobile and Sprint. It opened in Houston, Orlando and Tampa and grew to 27 markets.
Aio ran on AT&T's GSM and HSPA+ networks and added LTE in June 2013, at up to 8 Mbit/s. Its plans started at $40 a month for 100 MB, later 250 MB, with 2 GB for $55 and 7 GB for $70, and a $15 tablet plan. Tethering wasn't allowed. In February 2014 a federal judge barred Aio from using a magenta-like color in its marketing and stores, after T-Mobile sued.
AT&T bought Leap Wireless, Cricket's parent, in March 2014, and in May 2014 merged Aio into Cricket Wireless. The Aio name ended, but much of the new Cricket came from Aio: its processes, store design, branding and policies, speed limits included. Cricket's settings still show it. Aio's MMS server was mmsc.aiowireless.net.
