• Turn on your phone.
• Dial #-#-8-4-7-4-4-6-#
• You are now in the Programming menu, the Activate option will be highlighted. Click OK.
• Your phone will connect to the network and then the screen will say: "Welcome to Virgin Mobile". "Get Started Now" will be highlighted. Click OK.
• Your phone will say "We're activating your phone now." Your phone will then display your Virgin Mobile phone number. Write it down.
• "Restart to Use" will be highlighted. Click "OK" to complete the activation process. Your phone will turn off and back on by itself.

That's it - you're done! It might take a couple of hours to get you set up on our network, but we'll send a text message to your phone to let you know you can start talking. Also it may take up to 4 hours for Virgin XL (or Xtras), voicemail, and Top-Up features to come online. But we bet you'll find us worth the wait. Enjoy!

To adjust your backlighting, Press Menu -> Tools + Settings -> Settings -> Display -> Backlight. Then choose the options based on your preference.

Press Menu -> Tools + Settings -> Settings -> Security -> Enter your Lock Code (default is 0000) -> Change Lock Code -> Yes -> Enter new code.

Swype provides a faster and easier way to input text on your phone – with one continuous finger motion. Enter text at over 40 words per minute.

To change your ringtone Press Menu -> My Stuff -> Ringtones -> Select your ringtone.