First Things First: Read This Before You Do Anything Else; Determine If Your Phone Is Pre-Activated; How To Activate Your Phone - Sprint QCP-196 User Manual

First things first:
Read this before you do
anything else.

Determine if your phone is pre-activated.

If you received your Sprint PCS Phone
it at a Sprint PCS Center, your phone may already be activated. If
so, it simply needs to be unlocked before you begin using it. (See
"How to unlock your phone" on page 3.)

How to activate your phone.

T h e re a re t wo wa ys t o a c t i va t e yo u r p h o n e.
1. The fastest way is to call from your new Sprint PCS Phone.
First, fully charge your battery.
Turn on your Sprint PCS Phone. Make sure you are in a
Sprint PCS Service Area (no "R" or "Roam" is displayed on
the screen).
Press
You will be connected to a Sprint PCS Customer Advocate who
will guide you through the activation process. (In Southern
California, call 1-888-PCS-6699 from any phone other than
your Sprint PCS Phone.)
while in a Sprint PCS Service Area.
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TALK
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