My samsung messenger cricket phone wont connect to other phones for file transfer or object push?

my phone has blue tooth and it says its on and i turn the button on to be visable for 3 min. or so but still nothing,Now the other mobile device(and i tried a few diffrent ones) all show my messenger but the stubborn messenger phone says no devices found everytime.I called cricket and they said i need my friend to go in there with me to fix it because i was added on her account but she is out of town and can not be reached for a few months or so.can anyone help me