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

w/ Port In + Free S/H

$50

$350

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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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slickwheelin
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.
runtohell121
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.
NervousSnake1031
I bought 2 already. total cost $196 for 2 phones. trade in value of SE at apple is $210

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GKia
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Quote from interimusername :
Net10, assuming its like Tracfone since they're owned by the same company does not use last 15 of the SIM card like a lot of people have mentioned, at least in my experience. Last time I ported over 4 tracfone numbers to cricket, I had to call Tracfone 611 and ask them for it.
IMEI for a Verizon based SIM and the last 15 of the SIM for GSM based Net10.
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Rbars
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Quote from Easyprice :
So in my case I have not opened the iPhone 7 I got from Cricket from the previous deal. Instead I activated the sim in my old unlocked LG I had lying around. When I check how many days I have left to unlock it says 96 days. Hoping I am still able to unlock it at that point.
This is really interesting! Does this mean cricket just sees how long you have been a customer and doesn't care if you used the sim in the phone that came with it and doesn't care if you used that phone at all? Can you please explain the logic?
Nov 24, 2020
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akriitis
Nov 24, 2020
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System is asking ssn as part of port in information. I am porting from red pocket, what should be put for ssn
Nov 24, 2020
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Beach__House
Nov 24, 2020
1,422 Posts
Quote from gbkims :
My referral code from 11-20 isn't working when I activated the new account today.
Getting:
Unfortunately your account is not eligible for the referral credit at this time.

Tried via website and app, both show same error.
So I mangled the new account setup somehow.
Similar situation here " Oops! Looks like we're having a problem with our system. Please try again later."
Perhaps the person who sent me the referral link on Friday already got their cricket account maxed out on referrals.
Nov 24, 2020
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zerojinsama
Nov 24, 2020
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Question: So after my first 2 months run out, if I stop paying for the rest of the 6 months and just leave it, I won't be able to unlock after 6 months, correct? Thanks in advance!
Last edited by zerojinsama November 24, 2020 at 12:59 PM.
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runtohell121
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Quote from zerojinsama :
Question: So after my first two months run out, if I stop paying for the rest of the six months, I won't be able to unlock, correct? Thanks in advanced!
Correct. Your line needs to be active.
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Quote from xoneinax :
Phone received, but only 25 days left in cycle. So was activated b4 they even shipped it ?
Yes they activated my line 2 days before It deliver, did you check with customer service

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Rbars
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Quote from akriitis :
System is asking ssn as part of port in information. I am porting from red pocket, what should be put for ssn
Put 0000
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mohammadsp
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Quote from Rbars :
This is really interesting! Does this mean cricket just sees how long you have been a customer and doesn't care if you used the sim in the phone that came with it and doesn't care if you used that phone at all? Can you please explain the logic?
I guess all they care is that you pay 6 months of service?
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DNani
Nov 24, 2020
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Quote from runtohell121 :
Anyone ever ported TFW (Net10, Simple Mobile, Total Wireless, etc.) numbers before? Read online it says last 15 digit of the SIM card is your account number... and pin is the pin you set up during activation. Is that true? Thanks!

I ported from Tracfone. Used the IMEID of the iphone 6s plus i ordered for trading into pixel 4a 5g. not sure if it ported or not, but received the Iphone se from cricket. have not activated it yet.

Account: IMEID
Pin: Pin setup while creating account
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runtohell121
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Quote from DNani :
I ported from Tracfone. Used the IMEID of the iphone 6s plus i ordered for trading into pixel 4a 5g. not sure if it ported or not, but received the Iphone se from cricket. have not activated it yet.

Account: IMEID
Pin: Pin setup while creating account
Have you gone to your account on Tracfone? Apparently my Net10 account became deactivated after a few tries from Cricket... Not sure how that works out. We will see... My phone haven't shipped yet.
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Rbars
Nov 24, 2020
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Quote from zerojinsama :
Question: So after my first 2 months run out, if I stop paying for the rest of the 6 months and just leave it, I won't be able to unlock after 6 months, correct? Thanks in advance!
I'm an existing customer and got the iphone 7 from a similar deal a few months back as a new customer (under spouse name). Activated it and after 3+ months the account got closed automatically. After activation the phone remained unused. Recently took it out and used it for another existing line (cricket) and found it had only 72 days for the unlock. So what this could mean is, if you put a sim that's been active in cricket network for 180+ plus days, you might be able to unlock it. That's how I see it. Or may be my case was an exception.
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karthik_r
Nov 24, 2020
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Quote from energyx :
As I've mentioned earlier, it typically allows unlock around 175 days, so only 5 months of paid service required.
Even if unlocks after 175 days, it requires 6 months paid service right since it is prepaid? 2 months initial $60 will cover. On 61st Day, 3rd month service (should be covered by referral + $5). On 91st Day, 4th month service. On 121st day, 5th month service. On 151st day, 6th month service.

Is this correct?
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Easyprice
Nov 24, 2020
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Quote from Rbars :
This is really interesting! Does this mean cricket just sees how long you have been a customer and doesn't care if you used the sim in the phone that came with it and doesn't care if you used that phone at all? Can you please explain the logic?
Well that's the thing is I don't what logic Cricket is using lol. That's why I figure I share my experience so far in this thread.

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energyx
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Quote from karthik_r :
Even if unlocks after 175 days, it requires 6 months paid service right since it is prepaid? 2 months initial $60 will cover. On 61st Day, 3rd month service (should be covered by referral + $5). On 91st Day, 4th month service. On 121st day, 5th month service. On 151st day, 6th month service.

Is this correct?
I always work a referral in, so it's 5mos + $5 for me typically. Yeah, a straight up account would require 6 full months of payment.

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