OK take the MEID HEX and enter it at this site [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] it will convert it to the DEC to give to cricket. That should get it on the account. Now for the *228 not working you could also try *22804 - *22809. But as long as you properly flashed it with a good prl, your MDN, MIN, SID, etc you shouldn't even need to OTASP, or even need to play around with cdma ws and nv items.