If you already have these two values from Cricket, skip this section. Otherwise I will explain how to get these numbers by signing up with Cricket before flashing your phone.
You can probably do this online but I went to a local Cricket store. To avoid converting hex to dec, poweroff your phone and remove the battery. Tell them you will flash your phone later and all you will need is your phone number and your MIN. When they sign you up, they will print out a paper with both of these values. Make sure your MIN and phone number are on it. When you have your phone number and MIN , continue on to the next section. Once you have your MIN and phone number:.
Where it says Enter your login string : enter mycricket. Click on Write to Phone on the bottom. If your phone does not reboot, reboot it. Username: phonenumber mycricket. Placing and receiving calls work. Data works fine, including the Market. QPST 2. Click Generate , it will download a text file roughly 6 KB in size. Keep holding T until Android boots up as normal. Click on the Settings tab. Uncheck NVT Enabled. Click on the Virtual Serial Port tab.
Set IP Address to Set Port to Click on Create COM at the bottom and wait about 10 seconds. Click on the Nam tab. Click on Write. This article has been viewed 1,, times. Learn more If you want to use your old cell phone with a new carrier, you will need to know how to flash a phone. Flashing is also referred to as reprogramming.
You can also take your phone to various authorized cell phone dealers to get it flashed for you, but you can learn how to flash your phone yourself. Download a compatible flashing app to a computer.
Open the flashing app. Click the Read or Detect button. Click Write. Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article.
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Tips and Warnings. Things You'll Need. Related Articles. Article Summary. Author Info Last Updated: November 2, Part 1. Make sure you are trying to flash a CDMA phone. If you are uncertain whether your phone is CDMA or not, remove the battery and look for a removable subscriber identity module SIM card under the battery.
Since Metro has merged with T-Mobile they have introduced phones with SIM cards so flashing may vary from phone to phone. Your phone must also have a clean ESN electronic serial number -- that is, it must never have been reported lost or stolen. Get out your USB cord. The same one you use to connect to your computer to download music and whatnot will be used with this process. Search for compatible flashing software. There are several easy-to-use flashing programs that make flashing easy, and some are even free to download.
Make sure the one you choose will work with your particular phone before attempting to flash. Examples include Easyflasher. Search around before you risk damaging your phone with an inadequate or incompatible program. Know what you want to flash your phone to. You are changing your phone from your current carrier to something else. The only stipulation is that it also must be a CDMA network. You can check the reception in your area for various carriers at Cellreception.
Certain programs are affiliated with larger networks, like Page Plus is with Verizon. Part 2. Download the flashing program of your choice onto your computer, and unzip the files. Carefully read the instructions and follow them carefully. After reading the instructions, you will be able to flash your phone within 15 or 20 minutes.
Because each phone's set up is a bit different, it's impossible to outline step-by-step guidelines here. However, there are generally a few things you need to know that we'll try to cover. Check for drivers. If you're unsure whether your phone is up-to-date or not, it's fairly simple to get the latest online. As long as you know your phone's model number or name, you'll be good to go.
If you don't, you can find that online, too. Make sure you have all the drivers you need before you flash! Otherwise the process may not work. Visit your phone company's website e. Know the basics. The software will ask you what your original carrier was, what you're flashing to, and your phone's make and model.
It will also prompt you to choose between a "half flash" and a "full flash. If you get into the program you're using to flash, you can "read" the phone, which will then give you all the information you need to continue with the process. Or you can get into it beforehand.
Detect your phone. Your software should have an option to detect your phone, allowing it to be read. If you do this, you don't have to worry about determining the COM port yourself -- it should be able to figure that out for you. If it is asking you your unlock code, for Verizon phones this is always six zeroes. The lesser common, but still possible, options are six ones or six threes. Certain phones may require you to mess with the PRL.
If for some reason the COM Port is giving you guff, you can manually find what port it is in through your Device Manager. Choose "write.
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