In-store flashing going away?

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Trishh

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I tried to flash a Boost phone over to Cricket at a store in San Diego and they told me Cricket doesn't do flashing anymore. Is it true?!?
 
Maybe that particular Cricket doesn't do flashing anymore, but trust me, flashing is still going on, try a different Cricket.
 
Flashing all the time here in Utah, definitely might want to try another store/dealer. The Corp stores most likely won't flash it, at least here they don't.
 
I think the OP is right, My local non retail store stopped flashing too. I think cricket wants to sell THEIR phones... they've also had (week long) "test" "outages" only for people with added meiRAB. If anyone knows anyone who will add a meid, i'd like to get one added, so i can threaten to sue their butts for trying to screw us consumers by selling service then yanking it back.
 
Red, I'm sure this is true, But if this is their plan they are not thinking with all caps on. True they make money on the phones, but the real money is made by getting that customer signed up on a service month to month. Keep the customer happy, so if that customer comes in with their own phone and asks to use it on your service. They should just do it. Happy customer = regular customer = you stay in business.
I don't understand how some businesses just don't get this about business.
 
Actually Cricket doesnt make money on phones. The mostly lose money on phones. They make money on customers signing up and staying with them. They do want customers to buy phones and get service because thats a gross add and thats how their subscriber growth is measured. There is considerable cost to each gross ad tho. Net adRAB (flashed phones) cost virtually nothing to the company, but aren't measured the same way and the company doesnt look at them as as important to company growth and bonuses.
Short answer is a Cricket phone that says Cricket on it makes more sense to them than one that says Verizon on it.
And flashing is not going away any time soon, nor do MEIRAB need to be 'added' to Crickets system. Just activate it. there's no special process.
 
I just called every place in Baltimore trying to find someone to flash a DroidX over to Cricket and all of them acted like they had never heard of phone flashing. It's very irritating. I currently use Virgin Mobile and I seriously loathe them at this point. I wish I could find someone to flash it for me, because I know it's possible. Only thing is, I don't already have a Cricket account, so I'd need to set up a new one... which is where it gets tricky. I don't want to have to buy a new Cricket phone if I'm not even going to use it. If anyone can help me with this, please let me know.
 
I believe you might be in an AWS market and that is why no one flashes there. You may want to verify coverage with cricket.
 
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