Note

Your phone’s battery should have enough charge to

 

turn on, find a signal, set up your voicemail, and make

 

a call. You should fully charge your battery as soon as

 

possible. See “Charging the Battery” on page 19 for

 

details.

 

 

Activating Your Phone

If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably activated and ready to use.

If you received your phone in the mail, it may activate automatically when you first turn it on, or you may need to perform a few simple activation steps.

Tip Do not press while the phone is being activated.

Pressing cancels the activation process.

1.Press to turn the phone on.

If your phone activates automatically, you will see a brief message and your phone will enter standby mode. Continue to “Setting Up Your Voicemail” on page 4.

 If you do not see an activation message, proceed

Service

2. Press

> Web. (There is no charge to use this

with step 2.

 

service during phone activation.)

Up

 

 

3. To confirm your activation, make a phone call.

Setting

 

Note You can also confirm your activation through the

 

phone’s menu. Press Menu > Settings > Phone Info >

 

Phone Number. If your wireless phone number is

 

displayed, your phone is ready to use.

 

For assistance with phone activation, call Sprint Customer Service at 1-888-211-4727from any other phone.

Tip

When calling Sprint Customer Service, you will be

 

asked for information printed under the battery. Power

 

the phone off and remove the battery prior to calling

 

customer service.

 

 

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