Cricket "iPhones" and Unlock Policy-Procedure

**gwite** · 12-26-2020, 02:17 PM

Are "iPhones" purchased from Cricket stamped with Cricket branding?

Also, if terms are followed, is the unlock automatic or do you have to contact Cricket to request the unlock? Thank you.

**pitflyer** · 12-26-2020, 07:10 PM

No Cricket branding.

Believe you have to request a unlock after 180 days. Its not automatic

**Theghostlad82** · 12-27-2020, 09:36 AM

There is no such thing as a “branded” iPhone. Apple doesn’t allow any carrier branding or bloatware on their devices. Want to carry the iPhone, you follow their rules. As far as unlocking you have to put in a request after 180 days as the previous poster said.

**brg** · 12-27-2020, 12:43 PM

User energyx, on 11-20-2020 at 12:02 PM, posted that "unlock is based on ~176 days in my experience, you only need to pay for 5 months before it allows it."

See post #5 on this thread: https://www.howardforums.com/showthr...E-with-Port-In

**gwite** · 12-29-2020, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by brg

User energyx, on 11-20-2020 at 12:02 PM, posted that "unlock is based on ~176 days in my experience, you only need to pay for 5 months before it allows it."

See post #5 on this thread: https://www.howardforums.com/showthr...E-with-Port-In

Thanks. Seen any confirmation?

**brg** · 12-31-2020, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by gwite

Thanks. Seen any confirmation?

Nope. That's all I know. 180 is "for sure" because that comes directly from Cricket. 176 would be cool, but I have no further data.

**gwite** · 01-01-2021, 05:52 AM

Originally Posted by brg

Nope. That's all I know. 180 is "for sure" because that comes directly from Cricket. 176 would be cool, but I have no further data.

The more I think about it, the less sense the "176" makes. Since this is "prepay", the 6th payment is made on day 150. So you would have already paid for 6 months on day 176.

**Theghostlad82** · 01-01-2021, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by gwite

The more I think about it, the less sense the "176" makes. Since this is "prepay", the 6th payment is made on day 150. So you would have already paid for 6 months on day 176.

When you log in to you account on the website it gives you the option to unlock your phone in your account settings, it has a countdown clock for when your device is eligible. It starts at 180 days and counts down from there. It’s under account settings, it will say unlock device, you can click request unlock, and it will tell you how many days left. As I said, it starts at 180 and counts down from there. There is no 176 days, it’s 180 days.

**McBrundlefly** · 01-23-2021, 04:58 PM

I'll test the 176 day thing in a few weeks. I have an iPhone that the cricket site says will be eligible for unlock in 31 days, so when it gets down to 10 days, I'll start doing daily unlock attempts to see if it unlocks before all 10 days have passed.

**brg** · 01-24-2021, 04:16 PM

Let us know. I have one currently at 118 days.

**pitflyer** · 02-04-2021, 09:21 PM

It was posted on Reddit today that someone got it unlocked in 173 days. I think the whole when you get to 10 days try daily makes sense.

**energyx** · 02-07-2021, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by brg

User energyx, on 11-20-2020 at 12:02 PM, posted that "unlock is based on ~176 days in my experience, you only need to pay for 5 months before it allows it."

See post #5 on this thread: https://www.howardforums.com/showthr...E-with-Port-In

Originally Posted by gwite

Thanks. Seen any confirmation?

Originally Posted by Theghostlad82

When you log in to you account on the website it gives you the option to unlock your phone in your account settings, it has a countdown clock for when your device is eligible. It starts at 180 days and counts down from there. It’s under account settings, it will say unlock device, you can click request unlock, and it will tell you how many days left. As I said, it starts at 180 and counts down from there. There is no 176 days, it’s 180 days.

Originally Posted by McBrundlefly

I'll test the 176 day thing in a few weeks. I have an iPhone that the cricket site says will be eligible for unlock in 31 days, so when it gets down to 10 days, I'll start doing daily unlock attempts to see if it unlocks before all 10 days have passed.

I just did an 11 Pro Max today. It unlocks when the counter gets to 4 days left, and I checked every couple hours since it was showing 5 days earlier today. This is the second phone in 6 mos I've unlocked at exactly 176 days.

**gwite** · 02-09-2021, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by energyx

I just did an 11 Pro Max today. It unlocks when the counter gets to 4 days left, and I checked every couple hours since it was showing 5 days earlier today. This is the second phone in 6 mos I've unlocked at exactly 176 days.

Yes, but seems the premise of the topic that 176 days saves you from paying for the 6th month seems wrong. Saves worrying about paying for a 7th month, then yes.

That is, unless I'm missing something?

**brg** · 02-09-2021, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by gwite

Yes, but seems the premise of brg's post above, that 176 days saves you from paying for the 6th month, seems wrong. Saves worrying about paying for a 7th month, then yes.

That is, unless I'm missing something?

@gwite, you have 3 identical posts above.

And it was not my premise that "176 days saves you from paying for the 6th month." I was only replaying the other poster's (User energyx) suggestion that phones could be unlocked earlier than 180 days. It was his suggestion that somehow you only end up having to pay for 5 months, but for my part I agree that, Cricket being prepaid, one is on the hook for 6 payments, each at the beginning of a month.