Connect your Cricket cell phone through a USB cable to a USB port in your personal computer or laptop in preparation for transferring the new files. Follow the step-by-step instructions which are easy to follow but vary per source.
Instructions usually come as a Read Me document. Select USB controllers and ports to check for your newly-installed carrier which has already been flashed to your cell phone. Dan Falk has been writing professionally since He was an editor for the "Daily Nebraskan," his university's local newspaper, and is an accomplished writer for the sketch comedy group 3Bettys.
Dan graduated from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where he majored in English and filmmaking. Home Phone. References Flash a Cricket Cell Phone. 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. Once you select "yes," the phone will proceed to get flashed and automatically reboot when successful.
That's it! You're done. Almost too easy, huh? Part 3. Know that "bricking" your phone is an option. This is the term used for a "sudden death" of your phone. It becomes virtually useless This risk still exists even when done by a professional.
The odds are lower than if you ask your geeky roommate to do it, sure, but it's still there. Understand that any warranty you had will be voided. However, if you go to a retailer and they do it for you which is an option , your warranty may stay intact depending on your circumstances, of course. Make sure your flashed-to carrier accepts foreign ESNs. If you're flashing to Boost or Cricket, you shouldn't have a problem. But flashing to a behemoth like Verizon could pose some issues -- they approve of fewer "at-home" remedies such as this.
Know that you're still using the same technology. The main benefits of flashing your phone are in saving money and supporting the littler guys. Flashing your phone to Straight Talk is illegal. You need to replicate your phone's ESN to do this, thus cloning it.
Having two phones with the same number is obviously fishy and is a crime that could lead to some hefty fines or more. Depends on the phone. Some phones can be rooted, bootloader unlocked, and reflashed without a PC, but most phones require a PC for at least one of those three steps. Not Helpful 16 Helpful Go to the camera and hit the icon in the top right corner that looks like a lighting bolt; take pictures as usual. Not Helpful 21 Helpful If it's a recent iPhone, it should have a finger recognition, and there's always a passcode for every phone.
Not Helpful 12 Helpful What flashing software do I need to flash a phone from one provider to another? It depends on your phone brand and model; there is no one magic solution for all. Not Helpful 13 Helpful Can I buy any service plan if I flashed my phone?
Do I need to change SIM cards? Not Helpful 2 Helpful 1. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Flashing can save you money because you eliminate the need to purchase a new phone once you switch over to your new carrier. You may also be able to take advantage of a cheaper plan offered by other carriers when you have the ability to flash your phone. Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0.
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