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

DEAL IS DEAD $149 now


Request a referral code before you activate the line; both you and the other party will receive a $25 credit after 60 days of service. Be sure to enter the code when you activate.
- Available for free by searching Google for the Reddit Cricket referral thread. Use any referral link to create a new code. Cricket will confirm that it worked, and send the code to your email.
- Search eBay for "$25 cricket referral code" - the FREE referral link is in the eBay item description here's no need to pay $0.99. Be careful using lists of codes, they may be already used.


Activating one number in a two-line order will activate both lines. Remember to downgrade the plan to $30 and cancel the second line (if you're not using it).


EXISTING Cricket Customers


STEP 1
Create a new account to purchase the phone. You can self refer and both your existing and new accounts will each get $25

If you have a non-AT&T number, you can port into Cricket. If you have an AT&T number, you can purchase a non-AT&T number from eBay or use one of the non-AT&T prepaid providers to get a cheap new number.

STEP 2
Before purchasing this device with the new email address, generate the $25 referral coupon from your existing cricket amount. (If you've reached your referral limit, can also search eBay for "cricket $25 referral code"- the FREE referral link is in the eBay item description there's no need to pay $0.99) REMEMBER sharing, advertising, or PMing referrals is a VIOLATION of SD rules!

Your referral code expires 30 days from generation- purchase and activate during this time period

STEP 3
IMMEDIATELY after activating your new phone, enter your unique referral code emailed to you in the "Everything's Better with Friends" section of the myCricket app or Cricket online website. After inputting referral code, you will see a 60-day countdown tracker in the "Everything's Better with Friends" on when your $25 credit is credited.

Downgrade immediately your plan to the $30 plan. You will get the full $30 prorated credit if you downgrade within the first day of activation.

STEP 4
After 2 months on the cricket plan, both your new and old accounts are credited each with the $25 referral. The $25 referral credit will apply on the 59th day and you will get a text notifying you of the credit. After the credit posts, 1 day before your third month is charged on your new account, call Cricket customer service to merge your new account with your old account ensuring your $25 credit from the new account is transferred/ merged with your old account and then cancel that additional line that was merged


NEW Cricket Customers


STEP 1
If you have a non-AT&T number, you can port into Cricket. If you have an AT&T number, you can purchase a non-AT&T number from eBay or use one of the non-AT&T prepaid providers to get a cheap new number.

STEP 2
Before purchasing your free phone, secure a $25 referral coupon from the cricket referral program (Search eBay for "$25 cricket referral code"- the FREE referral link is in the eBay item description there's no need to pay $0.99) REMEMBER sharing, advertising, or PMing referrals is a VIOLATION of SD rules!.

Once a referral code is generated, it expires within 30 days.

If you get the error "Well that didn't work as expected!" when trying to claim a code, you need to find a new link as this person has already reached their refer limit. NOTE: I also had this "Well that didn't work as expected" error when using a VPN (Torguard) service. Turned it off and it worked fine.

STEP 3
IMMEDIATELY after activating your new phone, enter your unique referral code emailed to you in the "Everything's Better with Friends" section of the myCricket app or Cricket online website. After inputting the referral code, you will see a 60-day countdown tracker in the "Everything's Better with Friends" on when your $25 credit is credited.

Change your plan to the $30 plan. You will get the full $30 prorated credit if you downgrade within the first day of activation. You should now have 2 full months of service with the $60 you prepaid and just have to pay $5 more for an extra third month of service. The $25 referral credit will apply on the 59th day and you will get a text notifying you of the credit. After 6 months on Cricket, you can request your free cricket phone to be unlocked


Visual guide for the process to activate new Cricket phone accounts for anyone who is confused about the process:

New Cricket Phone Activation Walkthrough [wixsite.com]


Charges and Fees [cricketwireless.com]


RSIM15 Instructions
This is what worked for me:

I activated Cricket service, set up the phone under my Apple ID, and also updated to the latest iOS. All that with Cricket SIM in the sim tray, as per usual. [Did try to power on the phone for the first time with my preferred carrier's SIM (T-mobile) just to test if the phone comes unlocked but no luck there. It's locked.

To work with your carrier of choice, try RSIM plus carrier's SIM in the sim tray. If you get the pop-up menu, code the ICCID as per instructions. I did not get the menu and was unable to change the ICCID that way.

The workaround was to remove the carrier's SIM and inserted Cricket SIM but with RSIM still in the tray. Then go to "Settings" - "Cellular" - "SIM Applications" - "Edit ICCID" and enter the most recent ICCID number (you can find one here: https://geveystore.com/).

They Gevey Store ICCID is not always up to date. I found the latest ICCID numbers here https://beta.unlockcode.mobi/iccid/. Updated on November 29. The first one on the list ending in 9274 worked for me today (11/29).

After coding is done, remove Cricket's SIM, insert your carrier's SIM (again, with RSIM still in the tray), and you should be able to register on the carrier's network. I think I needed an extra reboot or two and had to enter Apple ID / Password to proceed.

After the phone connects on your desired carrier, be sure to navigate to Settings - Cellular - Cellular Data Network to ensure the APN settings for your carrier are entered correctly. For T-Mobile, use info found here: https://www.t-mobile.com/support/...ple-iphone

For those of you looking to do more than one order: Cricket appears to be sticking to their guns on the one per household, so you will need to do the second order to another address (Note your CC must also have that billing address)

Port out of ultra mobile/mint without calling for your account number (if after hours, I may have needed to add a zero at the beginning to the code) https://old.reddit.com/r/mintmobi...t_calling/

Wiki by EagerBorder7252. Rep here.

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Best Trade-In Options other than Apple Trade-In

Amazon Trade-In, $205
Amazon is offering $205.05 in AGC for the iPhone SE (2020) 64GB
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/browse/9187220011
This is a better trade-in offer if you are plugged into Amazon's ecosystem. Ships via UPS and takes around 1-2 weeks

ATTENTION: Amazon trade in now downgraded to $130!!!
(Verizon/Unlocked 64/128/256GB $200, ATT/T-mobile/Sprint 64/128/256GB $150, Other 128/256GB $150, Other 64GB $130)


TradeMore, $195
Many people are using them and $195 was previous trade-in value. Read the posts to understand more.
Only $158 for now.

Buyback Boss, $180
Buyback Boss is offering $180 cash (check or Paypal) for brand new sealed in original box iPhone SE (2020) 64GB

Code:

https://buybackboss.com/sell/iphone/se-%282nd-generation%29/other/64

They use USPS so shipment is super s-l-o-o-o-o-w.

Buyback Boss Review
I tried them once 10 days back and the shipment is still in transit. So, I have used Amazon for all the other phones. Also, they provide USPS First Class Postage, so there is no insurance on your package. I don't think they will help if USPS loses the package. Last thing is the value you are getting. With Amazon you are just sending the phone and if you have a White colored phone then you can salvage $20-$30 more through accessories. With BuyBack Boss, you ship the whole sealed box and that too for $180 and add it to USPS First Class Postage, No Insurance: Amazon should be the way to go. Create multiple Amazon accounts, trade-in 2 device per account, buy apple or any other gift card (If you want hard cash then buy BestBuy Gift Cards and get 92% of the amount to Paypal through GiftCard selling websites.) And, forget that Amazon account. .
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