ViPhone 4 (5.0.1 ) Cricket Flashing Help?

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So I have an iPhone 4 (verizon) running 5.0.1, and I have never been a verizon or cricket customer.

I called into customer care the other day to try and get my MEID entered into the database, they told me it would be $15? Is that right?

Then told me it's impossible for me to flash the phone by myself.

Called in again, and got the same response.

So I guess my first question is,
Do I need a cricket account? If so, how do I get one without buying a phone from them?

Second is, I'm coming from GSM phones, and to use them on a different carrier you have to do a software unlock, is that the case with CDMA phones? (probably a really stupid question)

and last, I was trying to update my prls and I just can't seem to find how they are tied to a location?


Thanks for your time!