Aio Wireless no longer exists. AT&T launched it in 2013 as a prepaid brand and folded it into Cricket Wireless in May 2014.
Aio is gone, Cricket is not
AT&T merged Aio into Cricket on May 18, 2014. It had announced the move in March 2014, after it closed its purchase of Leap Wireless.
If you had an Aio line
Aio plans, logins and bills carried over under the Cricket name. The sources we found do not say how numbers were handled.
How Aio Wireless ended
- May 9, 2013: AT&T announced Aio in Houston, Orlando and Tampa.
- September 2013: AT&T planned a nationwide rollout.
- March 2014: AT&T announced it would combine Aio with Cricket after the Leap deal.
- May 18, 2014: Aio was merged into Cricket.
The history of Aio Wireless
Aio was a no-contract prepaid brand run by AT&T Mobility on AT&T’s own network, separate from GoPhone. At launch it sold $35 (100 MB), $40 Basic, $55 Smart (2 GB) and $70 Pro (7 GB) plans, and allowed bring-your-own-device. After the merger, Cricket plans were $40, $50 and $60 with LTE capped at 8 Mbps, and nearly 3,000 rebranded stores were open.
How to find who holds an old number now
- Check an old bill or payment record. It names the company that billed you last.
- Run the number through a carrier lookup tool. It shows the carrier that holds the number today.
- Call that carrier and ask for the account number and transfer PIN.
- Start the port from the new carrier. Never cancel the old line first.
Your right to keep a number
Number portability is federal law, not a carrier policy. The rule is the FCC’s: Portability: Keeping Your Phone Number When Changing Service Providers.
How we verified Aio Wireless
Best Cellular tracks active carriers and defunct ones. We keep both, because people still search for brands that no longer exist. Every fact on this Aio Wireless page comes from at least two independent sources, listed below, and we leave a detail out when no source states it. Where sources disagree, this page says so. If you can document a correction, tell us and we will check it against the sources.
Tracked and active are different counts on this site. Aio Wireless counts in our tracked total, not in our active total, so it does not appear in tools built for live carriers.
Questions about Aio Wireless
Is Aio Wireless still available?
No. AT&T merged Aio into Cricket Wireless on May 18, 2014.
Who owned Aio Wireless?
AT&T Mobility.
What network did Aio use?
AT&T’s network, HSPA+ at launch and LTE later.
What replaced Aio?
Cricket Wireless, which AT&T gained through its Leap Wireless purchase.
Does BestCellular.com list Aio Wireless as an active carrier?
No. We track Aio Wireless as a defunct carrier. It counts toward our tracked total but not our active total.
Sources and verification
Facts checked October 11, 2026 against at least two independent sources:
- Fierce: AT&T launches new prepaid service under Aio Wireless brand: the 2013 launch and plans.
- RCR Wireless: AT&T to launch Aio nationwide: the nationwide rollout.
- Droid Life: Aio Wireless is gone, Cricket Wireless takes over: the May 18, 2014 merger.
- Android Police: AT&T will shut down Aio and combine it with Cricket: the March 2014 announcement.
Best Cellular. “Aio Wireless: What Happened,” BestCellular.com. https://bestcellular.com/aio-wireless/
Free to reuse with credit. Licence, sources and the full dataset. All defunct carriers are listed on carriers that shut down.
Live carriers to look at instead
Cricket Wireless is the live brand that absorbed Aio.