Getting Started With Sprint Service

Determining If Your Phone Is Already Activated

If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably
activated, unlocked, and ready to use. If you received your
phone in the mail, it probably has been activated; all you need
to do is unlock it. (See page 5.)
To determine your activation status:
©Press >Settings > Phone Info > Phone#/User ID.
If My Phone# displays 000-000-#### and User ID displays
<Empty>,your phone is not yet activated.

Activating Your Phone

If your phone is not activated, you can activate it yourself.
Toactivate your phone:
1. Press to turn the phone on. (The activation display
will appear.)
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to activate your phone.
nIf activation is successful, you will see “Your device
has been activated!”and your phone will be ready
to use.
nIf activation is unsuccessful, please wait while your
phone retries (up to five times).
lIf activation is still unsuccessful, press >
Settings > More… > Data > Update Profile.
Wait for your profile to update, and then follow
the instructions above to determine your
activation status.
Note Be surethatyou are in the Sprint coverage area (not roaming)
and thatyour phone is receiving a strong signal (see page 17)
beforestarting the activation.
4 Section 1A: Setting Up Service