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expired Posted by slickwheelin • Nov 20, 2020

New Cricket Wireless Customers: 64GB Apple iPhone SE Phone + $60/ Mo Plan

w/ Port In + Free S/H

$50

$350

85% off
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Cricket Wireless has for New Customers: 64GB Apple iPhone SE Smartphone on sale for $49.99 when you port-in your number (excludes AT&T ports) and activate a minimum $60/month phone plan. Shipping is free. Thanks slickwheelin

Note, Phone is locked to Cricket for 6 months.

Specs:
  • 4.7" 1334x750 IPS 'Retina' Display
  • Apple A13 Bionic Chip
  • 3GB RAM
  • 64GB Internal Storage
  • 12MP Rear / 7MP Front Cameras
  • Fingerprint Sensor w/ Apple Pay
  • IP67 Dust/Water Resistant
  • 1821 mAh Battery
  • Qi wireless charging
  • iOS 13

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Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
First month service charge & tax due at sale. Offer is valid through 1/7/2021. Refer to forum thread for additional deal information and deal discussion. -slickdewmaster

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Cricket Wireless has for New Customers: 64GB Apple iPhone SE Smartphone on sale for $49.99 when you port-in your number (excludes AT&T ports) and activate a minimum $60/month phone plan. Shipping is free. Thanks slickwheelin

Note, Phone is locked to Cricket for 6 months.

Specs:
  • 4.7" 1334x750 IPS 'Retina' Display
  • Apple A13 Bionic Chip
  • 3GB RAM
  • 64GB Internal Storage
  • 12MP Rear / 7MP Front Cameras
  • Fingerprint Sensor w/ Apple Pay
  • IP67 Dust/Water Resistant
  • 1821 mAh Battery
  • Qi wireless charging
  • iOS 13

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
First month service charge & tax due at sale. Offer is valid through 1/7/2021. Refer to forum thread for additional deal information and deal discussion. -slickdewmaster

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Written by slickwheelin

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R-SIM is a SIM card add-on that looks like a really thin SIM card that mounts on top of your nano sim (or below depending on the model) that allows you to bypass the sim lock by hard coding a new ICCID that is unlocked.

You can buy the R-SIMs off ebay/amazon and they are usually $10 give or take.

It works reasonably well and the wiki talks about how to operate it, the only challenge is sometimes iOS updates break it and sometimes you need a new ICCID but for the most part it's great and allows you to use a SIM locked phone with any provider. and in this case you dont have to wait 180 days with Cricket to get an unlock code.

Keep in mind it is unlike the factory unlocking process which is permanent. Here you are dependent always on the R-SIM.

back in the day it also went by the name Gevey SIM.
As long as you have an old Sprint SIM card laying around (they're reusable)... and an IMEI from a phone that's compatible with Sprint's network, you can sign up for the $5 service (data only) or if you want to play it safe... $6 service (500mb data, 100 min). Pay for service, enter in IMEI and SIM card info, activate. You'll have instant access to a new phone number, pin to access port out info.
I bought 2 already. total cost $196 for 2 phones. trade in value of SE at apple is $210

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Nov 21, 2020
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legacy_nyc
Nov 21, 2020
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Quote from ChiefSaby :
Placed the order and it says - we must confirm your number transfer within 3 days of ordering or your order will be cancelled, anything else do we need to do at this point?
I'm on the same boat what's next? I confirmed the account numbers
Nov 21, 2020
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HolmesOwns
Nov 21, 2020
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Ordered around 10am yesterday and order is still pending ordered later for my mom and hers already shipped.
Nov 21, 2020
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ctz
Nov 21, 2020
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A silly question, as I have an unlocked Android phone, and not ready to use the newly purchased iPhone SE yet. So after activation with the iPhone I received, can I just pop the sim and put it in my Android phone, and use for 6 months, then request unlock the original iPhone? Will Cricket detect my iPhone not getting used during these 6 months, thus decline the unlock request?
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Nov 21, 2020
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nanda.slicktogo
Nov 21, 2020
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Same for me as well.. they asked me for PIN number again.. but I am pretty sure they PIN number I provided while placing order is correct.. also, if you don't activate the phn after delivery.. the number will never get ported right and we can keep using on existing network.. any thoughts if that will work??
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Nov 21, 2020
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runtohell121
Nov 21, 2020
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So is it limit to one per address? I'm tempted to order another one, but haven't done it yet as I need to find another number to port.
Nov 21, 2020
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jds487
Nov 21, 2020
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If I am going to create two accounts to order two phones (one for me and one for spouse), can the first account refer the second? If so, can the first account refer the second immediately after ordering or does the first account need to be activated before referring the second?

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jabstep12
Nov 21, 2020
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Quote from DanielD1655 :
That's not true. I purchased three iPhone 7's in a similar deal last year. I just threw the SIM cards in the trash, never activated. Didn't get charged any extra.
Thanks for the info
Nov 21, 2020
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farhaddad
Nov 21, 2020
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Quote from thund3rcat :
You don't get gift card with Apple, you get trade in credits towards buying an iPhone.
https://www.apple.com/shop/trade-in
Nov 21, 2020
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SmilingGiraffe6836
Nov 21, 2020
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Quote from NervousSnake1031 :
yes I bought $7 each porting number from ebay
When you buy a port in number do you have to use that on the new account? I would like to keep the number I have now with AT&T. Is that possible?
Nov 21, 2020
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SiennaCaribou7271
Nov 21, 2020
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Quote from ChiefSaby :
Placed the order and it says - we must confirm your number transfer within 3 days of ordering or your order will be cancelled, anything else do we need to do at this point?
Chat with cricket support to verify the number port info was validated
Nov 21, 2020
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thund3rcat
Nov 21, 2020
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Quote from farhaddad :
https://www.apple.com/shop/trade-in
It's right there in bold :

"Get credit toward a purchase today."
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runtohell121
Nov 21, 2020
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Quote from thund3rcat :
It's right there in bold :

"Get credit toward a purchase today."
Scroll down...
Get credit on an Apple Gift Card.
Nov 21, 2020
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xoneinax
Nov 21, 2020
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Quote from QiangG6553 :
Thanks for replying. Like turning on the phone without the SIM card. Keep the SIM card and activate it later (may be a long time later), because I really don't need the SIM card. I was thinking of when my friend come to visit me some day (For example, one year later), they might need a temporary phone, so I active the SIM card and use the service for only one month.
No, if SIM card not used within 30 days, account/value disappears.

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salviman
Nov 21, 2020
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Quote from pitflyer :
The good ole days of being able to activate a phone, stop paying and then 6 months later it unlocks is gone (I did this before with MetroPCS). So I get you actually have to have 6-7 months of Cricket service to unlock this phone. But after you activate, if you move the SIM to a different already unlocked phone, and put the iPhone SE in the drawer till 7 months pass, will you be able to unlock?

I'm hearing no, the system requires ongoing activity of the actual iPhone, which makes the phone $110+tax to start ($50+$60 plan) and then at least another $65 (2 months at $30 + 1 month at $5 with the referral) == $175 total outlay to get unlocked, some of which may not be useful if it's not going to be your actual phone service.

For me wouldn't mind using Cricket for a few months especially since it's still mostly stay at home, etc, but would like to put into my Pixel 4A from Google FI (which is unlocked to start) while I wait for the iPhone to unlock.
Read the first 36 pages and the last 5 page but this is as close as I will get to find my answer but need confirmation.

Is the unlock policy with Cricket that you must have active service for ~ 6 months so they can unlock it for you? Or is it like Verizon that after 60 days, (in this case ~180 days) then it gets unlocked regardless if no service? Anyone. TIA

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