No, SIM cards are used on cell phones with GSM cellular technology and Cricket cell phones use the CDMA cellular technology so there is no need for SIM cards.
Open the main menu and touch “Email”> “Gmail or Other”.
Enter your account information and touch “Save”. To set up more accounts, open the main menu and touch “Settings” > “Messaging” > “Email” > “Gmail or Other”.
A microSD card is a removable memory card that allows you to store your personal media files (music, photos, videos) and share this media on other microSD compatible consumer electronics devices.
Cell phones that are microSD compatible have a slot that allows users to easily insert and remove the memory cards whenever they need to share files.
A QWERTY keyboard is a keyboard that is laid out similar to the QWERTY keyboard you use to type on a computer. The QWERTY keyboard on a cell phone allows for much faster texting, emailing and data input than on a traditional cell phone with only a numeric keypad.
A refurbished phone is one that has been completely remanufactured to OEM & carrier specific quality standards. Each handset is thoroughly tested both physically and mechanically to ensure high quality for customers.
The ESN (Electronic Serial Number) is the serial number of your cellular telephone. The ESN is transmitted to the cell site and used to verify that you are a legitimate customer on a carrier’s network.
The MEID (Mobile Equipment ID) is being phased in to replace the ESN numbers currently used on CDMA devices, since the pool of ESN numbers has been virtually exhausted due to the number of devices in use.
Cricket offers a variety of Bluetooth products to compliment its phone lineup. Bluetooth provides a way to wirelessly connect and exchange information between mobile phones. To learn more about your phone and its Bluetooth compatibility, please refer to your User's Guide. Click here to view Bluetooth accessories available for sale online or visit your local Cricket store to view a full accessory lineup.
EVDO (Evolution-Data Optimized) is the 3G wireless technology for CDMA phones that offers broadband data speeds to support applications such as video downloads, faster web browsing and large file transfers.
A megapixel camera has more pixels than a VGA camera, so typically the images taken will be clearer because more pixels means more colors and details. VGA camera is the most basic camera included on cell phones, followed by 1.3MP, 2MP and higher megapixels for greater image clarity. Typically, you pay more in a phone for more megapixels.
Standard Bluetooth wireless technology is the global short-range wireless standard for cell phones. It allows you to talk on your cell phone by using a wireless Bluetooth headset for example. Stereo Bluetooth technology is the next generation of Bluetooth and allows you to wirelessly listen to stereo music with Bluetooth enabled stereo headsets.
Not all cell phones are microSD capable. Typically phones that are in the mid- to high-end in terms of retail price support microSD memory cards. Please refer to the phone features details to determine whether or not your phone is microSD capable and how large of a memory card it can support.
Please refer to the phone features details to determine which music files/types your phone support. This information is also found in your phone user manual.
Cricket charges a $15.00 monthly recurring charge for the HTML Data Feature in addition to the rate plan selected. This feature includes unlimited full HTML web browsing, streaming video, widget access, image and video uploads and email access. This charge is similar to monthly data fees for other 3G touchscreen devices, but is much less expensive.
