A turnkey path to becoming a successful Cricket Authorized Retailer. Cricket pulls the customers. Ping funds the buildout and runs the back-office. You run the store.
For wireless entrepreneurs & multi-unit operators · Open in as little as 30 days
A national brand customers ask for by name — amplified by hyper-local Ping marketing the moment your doors open.
Cricket's national TV, sports, and digital advertising drives walk-in demand. Spend nothing on top-of-funnel.
Same towers, same coverage as postpaid — no contract, no credit check. The pitch writes itself.
Cricket has cleared four high-demand markets for new Ping-operated storefronts — and isn't approving them to anyone else.
Top-5 international market · high prepaid penetration.
AvailableDense urban core · strong Cricket brand familiarity.
LimitedUnderserved corridors · high walk-in demand.
AvailableMulti-state DMV catchment · premium foot traffic.
1 spot leftCricket pulls customers in. Ping fuels the store. You activate at the counter. The customer comes back — and the loop spins faster.
The most-loved brand in prepaid drives walk-in demand into every authorized storefront — customers arrive already asking for Cricket by name.
Ping funds the buildout so your capital goes where it earns — inventory and operations. These are Ping Exclusive Incentives, available only when you build with us.
Site survey, training, fixtures and furniture, install, and exterior signage — covered by Ping Exclusive Incentives, not your wallet.
DJ, food truck, and brand ambassadors. A real launch event.
Twelve months of in-market social media advertising.
Full-year monitoring and support, included.
Handsets, accessories, and premium marketing support.
Inventory and back-office incentives grow for operators committing to multiple locations.
The buildout is on us. Your money funds inventory and operations — the things that grow your book.
The highest Month-1 commission in prepaid wireless — plus recurring residuals and earnings on every refill, paid through Ping's automated back-office.
The strongest first-month payout in prepaid.
Every added line lifts the first-month total.
Earn every month your customer keeps paying Cricket.
Daily walk-in top-ups compound across your base.
Drag the slider. Watch how a steady pace of activations compounds your active customer base — and your recurring income — month over month.
Illustrative and directional. Shows how your active base builds as you add lines each month — no figures or earnings implied.
Four markets are open now — reserved first-come for qualified operators.
For first-time operators with the drive but not the capital. Ping fronts the entire buildout and the working capital, so the right operator can run the store from day one.
Lease, buildout, grand opening, plus working-capital runway for inventory and payroll.
Staff, sell, and own the customer experience. Performance milestones unlock upside as you ramp.
Your focus is the customer at the counter. Compliance, reporting, and carrier escalations sit with Ping.
Operate daily, hire well, and hit your activation goals.
Fund inventory, payroll, and rent. Ping carries the lease and buildout.
Operate inside Cricket's standards. Ping handles the reporting.
Hit targets month over month and your incentives compound.
Five steps from approved application to ringing your first sale — start to finish, in your name.
Submit your dealer package and operator background.
Underwriting review and Cricket operator sign-off.
Lease executed under Ping with the Cricket rider.
Fixtures, signage, and full operator training.
Grand opening, first activation, commissions start.
Most operators already have what they need. Start your application — our onboarding team helps with the rest.
The ~30-day timeline is an estimate. Actual time to open varies with site availability, lease negotiation, permitting and inspections, landlord and Cricket approvals, buildout and inventory scheduling, and operator readiness.
Ping is an authorized Master Retailer for Cricket Wireless — the operating system between the carrier, the buildout, and you. We handle the complexity so you stay on the counter.
Cricket has signed off on Ping to expand Dealer Lite in approved markets.
Ping carries the lease in our name and funds the fixtures, signage, and grand opening.
Inventory monitoring, social ads, and Cricket compliance — all run by Ping.
We don't run the storefront. You do. Every dollar we earn depends on yours growing.
Grand-opening campaign plus a year of managed paid social that drives walk-ins.
Handsets, accessories, and marketing collateral — delivered to your store.
See your earnings post in real time. No spreadsheets, no payday surprises.
A dedicated AE plus a support desk for carrier and ops — answered fast.
A wholesale catalog of Cricket-supported phones and high-margin add-ons.
No-credit-needed leasing closes sales you'd lose at the counter.
Bank-grade processing with competitive rates and reliable settlement.
Insurance, hotspot, and data plans earn more on every relationship.
Treat us like an extension of your store — leadership, sales, onboarding, marketing, support, and finance, all working for your success.
An authorized Cricket Master Agent, a modern dealer platform, and a team that only wins when you do.
Replace these with real operator quotes as your first locations open.
Answer five quick questions and we'll point you to the right path — then carry your answers straight into the application.
Tell us your market and experience. A Ping rep reaches out to reserve your territory.