Quick Start Instructions

To start your Cricket service, just follow these easy instructions:

1. Charge your battery overnight.
2. Read these instructions and have a pen ready before you call to set up service.
3. If you have signed up for Cricket® service, a valid Social Security or Driver’s License Number will be required to activate your Cricket® phone. Please have this information ready when you call to activate your Cricket® phone.
4. Once your battery is charged, call 1-800 CRICKET from a different phone.
5. A Cricket representative will give you:

• Your new Cricket MDN (Mobile Directory Number).  This is your 10 digit phone number. 
• Your new 10 digit Cricket MIN (Mobile Identification Number)
• Your 1 to 5 digit Cricket CDMA System ID Number.
• Please write these numbers down for future reference.
• Program your Cricket phone number into your Cricket phone using the instructions below.

Programming your Cricket phone

Over-The-Air Programming:

1. Turn on your phone using the red power/end button.
2. Dial *228 and press the send key.
3. This will start the activation process, follow the voice prompts.
4. If your phone fails to program over the air; please refer to the manual. programming instructions below.

Manual Programming Instructions:

1. Turn on your phone using the red power/end button. While in the programming mode the [OK] key is used to save, the left soft key to without saving and the right soft key [Back] to return to the previous
2. Enter ##626* (##NAM*) for NAM Programming.
3. You will be prompted to ENTER SUBSIDY CODE.
4. Enter 333333 (3 six times), then press Done.
5. Press MDN on display to select (Mobile Directory Number/10 Digit Phone Number).
6. Press entry bar to display keypad, enter your new 10 digit Cricket MDN, press Done, then press OK.
7. Press MIN (Mobile Identification Number) on display to select.
8. Press entry bar to display keypad, enter your new 10 digit Cricket MIN, press Done, then press OK.
9. Press CDMA Home SID on display to select.
10. Press entry bar to display keypad, enter the 1 to 5 digit CDMA System ID, press Done, then press OK.
11. Press Done at bottom of display. Phone will automatically reset.

• If the four time use limit has been reached, the user shall be prompted to enter the SPC -Service Programming Code (000000). Correct entry of the SPC shall reset the four time use counter and provide access to the NAM programming menu.