How to Activate My Cricket Cell Phone

By Phone
1. Charge your phone before starting the activation process, as the programming may drain a bit of your battery.
2. Open the battery compartment of your phone and locate the ESN number. The ESN number is usually found on the sticker underneath the battery so you will have to remove the battery. Write this number down so you are able to refer to it later in the activation process. Re-insert your battery and turn the phone on.
3. Contact Cricket at 800-CRICKET (800-274-2538) from another phone and say you want to activate your phone. You may encounter an automated activation line. If so, follow the prompts; if not, follow the next step.
4. Give the representative the ESN number from your phone, your name, your Cricket account number (if applicable) and address. Follow the instructions given by the representative to finish the activation of your phone.
Online
5. Visit the Cricket website, mycricket.com, and click the 'Activation' tab located at the top of the screen.
6. Turn your phone off and remove the battery. Locate the ESN number on the sticker attached to the inside of the battery compartment. Enter those numbers into the appropriate field on the Web page.
7. Follow the steps to enter the security passcode, and then press the 'Next' button.
8. Enter your name, address, telephone number and Cricket account number (If applicable) in the appropriate fields, and then click the 'Next' button.
9. Select a plan from the available options on the screen.You may be prompted to enter a payment method. Click the 'Activate' button once you are done.