Hello, i'm new to this forum but I've been looking for solutions to this problem and it seems like there are knowledgeable people here.

I have attempted to flash my (jailbroken) iphone 4 CDMA with os 5.0.1 to cricket by switching .prl files and attempting OTA programming. I've switch my .prl files countless times, and every time I attempt to OTA program my phone by dialing *228 and/or *2280x (x meaning any of the digits 0-9) I either get a message saying my iphone is not authenticated, or the Verizon programming OTA service (well, except *22803, which is always Sprint). Has anyone else encountered this problem?

Now, I'm not sure if I would have to activate my MEID/ESN on Cricket before i attempt this, I have heard that even if you don't activate it you can still reach cricket by dialing *228, *22804, or *22806. I have also checked the Cricket map, and where I live (Boston ,MA) is covered under the service map.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.