- 1). Make sure your Cricket phone is fully charged. If it is a brand new phone, charge the phone overnight before attempting to manually program it. If your phone is new, or you don't know remember your phone number, call Cricket at 1-800-274-2538 and ask for your Cricket MDN (mobile directory number), which is your phone number, your 10-digit Cricket MIN (mobile identification number) and your one- to five-digit Cricket CDMA System ID number. Write the numbers down because you will need them to program your phone.
- 2). Turn your phone on by pressing the red "Power" or "End" button on your phone's keypad.
- 3). Press the "*" (star) button, followed by the number 2-2-8, and press the "Send" key on your phone's keypad.
- 4). Listen to the voice prompts until the automated person on the other end of the line says that activation is complete. Your phone should automatically shut down and restart itself.
- 5). If the automated programming fails to work, turn your phone off and back on. Press the "#" button twice on your keypad, followed by the numbers 6-2-6, followed by an asterisk, or "*".
- 6). Your phone will prompt you to enter a subsidy code. Press the "3" button six times, followed by the "OK" button.
- 7). Select the "MIN" option from your screen by using your phone pad's up and down arrow keys to highlight "MIN" on screen, and then pressing "OK."
- 8). Enter your 10-digit Cricket MIN and press "OK."
- 9). Press the down arrow once and select the "IMSI" option. Read the number that appears to confirm that it reads "IMSI_11_12=00."
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Press the down arrow twice to select the "CDMA System ID" option and press "OK." Use your phone keypad to enter your one- to five-digit CDMA System ID number, and press "OK." - 11
Press the red "Power" or "End" button to exit programming mode. Your phone should automatically reset. If these steps do not work, contact Cricket by calling 1-800-274-2538 for assistance, because you may need a new phone.
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