A:AnswerCricket is a company that uses ATT towers, they aren't ATT. Go for. An unlocked note 8 and it will serve your purpose as well as reduce the bloatware from the carriers.
A:AnswerDepending on how demand for it is also how many units are sold. Black Friday 2017 had 300 hundred off. Depending on carrier. Sooner than later I would expect since new series already in pipeline.
A:AnswerThee recemption is about the same as we all know with updates from the brands they kinda mess up the software, I did notice since the upgrade reception was brand new with a new sim and average speeds have improved to downloading
A:AnswerLocked phones work on a specific carrier and no other unless they get unlocked. They also come with that carriers set of bloatware to bog down your phone. Contrary to popular belief u locked doesn't mean it will work on any carrier. Most phones will but many of the budget unlocked phones ($50-400). Will only work on GSM carrier and not CDMA carriers such as sprint or Verizon.
A:AnswerYou can keep you number which is in your own SIM card. If the SIM card you have fits the Note 8 ( Nano) you can keep it, but if it is not the right size att will replace it but you will keep you information stored on your original one.
A:AnswerSorry on my last answer as that was for my S8.
The Note 8 is approx 6 5/8 long by 3/1/8 wide with a case that adds about 1/4 inch in each direction.