A guide to Cricket cell phones

Cricket is a wireless phone company focusing on affordable calling plans, and do not require long term contracts as most cell phone companies do. Once you purchase a new Cricket phone, you have to activate it before you can start using it. You are also able to access the Web on Cricket cell phones, as long as you are signed up for that service and in their coverage area.

Activate a Cricket phone

Activation process Attach the phone charger to your Cricket cell phone, and plug it into a wall outlet. Allow it to charge overnight. Call Cricket at their customer service number, which you can find on their website or in your user guide, and choose the option to activate a new phone. You need to use a different phone, either cell or land line. You will need to give the Cricket representative, either your Social Security number or driver’s license number to activate your phone. Getting the new numbers
The Cricket representative will give you a Cricket mobile directory number (MDN), which is your new Cricket cell phone number. They will also give you a 5-digit CDMA system ID number, and a 10-digit Cricket mobile identification number (MIN). You will need to write this information down. Press the red Power button on the Cricket cell phone to turn it on. Press *228 on the keyboard and press the Send button. You will be prompted to enter the three numbers you wrote down from the step above. Follow the instructions of the voice prompts to finish activating your phone. Once finished, you can begin using your new Cricket phone.

Connect Cricket phone to Internet

Subscription process
Subscribe to the Mobile Web features for your Cricket cell phone service. You will be able to access the Web on your Cricket cell phone if you are within Cricket’s data coverage area. Steps
-Press the left navigation key on the Cricket phone to access the main menu. On some phones, you need to press the center button labeled OK instead. -Scroll through the list of applications by using the navigation keys on the phone until you find the Browser application. -Press the OK button to launch the Web browser. You can then browse the Internet with your Cricket cell phone, as long as you are in their coverage area.