Samsung SPH-M575ZKAVMU - Manual (Page 20)

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Activating Your Virgin Mobile Phone
Account
Prior to using your Samsung Restore™ for talking,
messaging, or surfing the Web, you must first activate
your service on this phone with Virgin Mobile. You
need your phone's serial number (MSID) to activate
your Phone.
To find your serial number (MSID)
1. From the Main screen, press MENU ➔
Tools + Settings ➔ Settings ➔
Phone Information ➔ Phone Number/User ID.
2. Locate the ten digit MSID number and write it
down.
Activating the Phone
To activate the phone:
1. From the Main screen, press ACTIVATE
2. Press Yes at the prompt. The phone connects to
the network.
3. Follow the prompts or text on the screen to
complete activation.
Programming Your Phone
Once your account is activated, you need to program
your new phone number into your phone.
1. Turn on your phone.
2. Dial ##VIRGIN#.
3. From the Programming menu, highlight
Activate Phone and press .
4. When your screen displays “do you want to
activate your phone now?” select Yes and press
. The phone connects to the network and
validates itself.
5. When the screen displays “Hi. Press Start to
continue the activation process,” highlight Start
and press . Your phone displays a
message and gets the phone number, then
displays your new Virgin Mobile phone number.
Write it down.
Important!: The Virgin Mobile Network may not recognize the
new number for a couple of hours. Once the
process completes, your phone receives a text
message to confirm the number and you can begin
making calls.
It may take up to 4 hour for Downloads, Voicemail,
or other related features to enable.
Navigating Through the Menus
Menu navigation can be accomplished using the
navigation keys on the keypad, or using the
directional keys on the QWERTY keyboard.
The navigation key on your phone lets you scroll
through and select on-screen items. Many menus
feature a scroll bar on the right to help you keep track
of your position in the menu.
Selecting Menu Items Using the Navigation Key
Use the navigation key to scroll through the phone’s
menu options and provide a shortcut to phone
functions from standby mode.