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Hey there evo users

If I got a evo with a bad esn on the sprint network would I be able to flash it over on Verizon? Just a question brother in law has sprint and put a claim that he lost his evo (cracked screen) just wondering or if he gives it to me just use it as a developers phone?
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You could flash it to cricket, but not to verizon.

No cricket here in swfl lol just metro
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Curious - what would keep you from flashing it to Verizon?

Idk anyone have any idea
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smarmytime said:
Curious - what would keep you from flashing it to Verizon?
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ESN... unless you know someone well inside verizon, they wont allow you to activate the phone on their network (kind of the same thing why you cannot activate a vzw phone over sprint)

Evo Shift 4g Unlock for use on AT&T?

Is it possible? I looked around a bit but am not really sure...

Not even remotely.

Basically the sprint and verizon phones use a radio technology called CDMA while at&t and t-mobile phones use GSM. It would equate to using diesel fuel in your gas car or vice versa. Incompatible technology.

foolforfood said:
Basically the sprint and verizon phones use a radio technology called CDMA while at&t and t-mobile phones use GSM. It would equate to using diesel fuel in your gas car or vice versa. Incompatible technology.
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I see...thanks for the help, makes more sense now =-]

nevermind 4g, but you would never have 3g, 1x, or phone calls. Nothing you could do.

Isn't the desire on att..
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Wouldn't God smite you for taking a Sprint phone and putting it on AT&T even if it were technically feasible? AT&T is the devil.

Get an attic, the shift has a kinda of sucky slider. And atrix is like gold in the hand
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craby1925 said:
Get an attic, the shift has a kinda of sucky slider. And atrix is like gold in the hand
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Except for the whole Motorola thing... oh, and the AT&T thing..
Now what is this attic you speak of? Is it also on AT&T?

iczerjones said:
Except for the whole Motorola thing... oh, and the AT&T thing..
Now what is this attic you speak of? Is it also on AT&T?
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auto-correct strikes again.
He meant Atrix.

Htc > motorola
sprint > att
Cm7 speedy 1.5ghz

Flashing to Verizon..

Is it possible to flash the sprint nexus 4g to Verizon? If so, how?
Thanks

The short and simple answer is no. If you want the long detailed version look around xda as this gets asked a lot in other cdma phone sections...
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Oh ok thanks. I figured it could be possible since the verizon iPhone was able to flash to sprint. I guess the nexus is different or something.

i would imagine using tools there available online you could in theory get it going on verizon and maybe even get 3g but 4g wouldnt work for sure

ram130 said:
Oh ok thanks. I figured it could be possible since the verizon iPhone was able to flash to sprint. I guess the nexus is different or something.
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When did this happen? You might be mistaken
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I have a verizon prl flashed. It allows my nexus to roam on the verizon network at all times. It increased my dl speeds from 300k to 2mb per second.
You still need sprint service though.

tanman21 said:
I have a verizon prl flashed. It allows my nexus to roam on the verizon network at all times. It increased my dl speeds from 300k to 2mb per second.
You still need sprint service though.
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Could you post how you did that? I would like increased 3G speed and coverage. 4G is fine in coverage areas for me. 3.5-5 down avg

DirtyShroomz said:
When did this happen? You might be mistaken
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Nope..it's highly possible ..check YouTube and eBay. People even got step by step and so on. So I know it's possible.

I was hoping to do the same thing. Technically it seems like the Sprint ones should be possible.
I poked around the forums trying to find a general answer why this wasn't possible but didn't find any real concrete answer. Can anyone explain why it's not possible or point me to a post that does?
Thanks

Possible, yes. Legal? Not so much.
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The fact that its illegal is why your not going to find a how-to on xda.
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Why would it be illegal?
Root your phone and then download roam control.

eagercrow said:
Why would it be illegal?
Root your phone and then download roam control.
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I dont think you understand what the OP is trying to do. He doesn't want to roam on Verizon, he wants to get a Verizon plan and activate his phone on Verizon. That requires falsifying your IMEI and no you cant do that with an app from the market.
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Google is your friend, OP.
You clearly like android, so seek and you shall find
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The hardest part would be getting VZW to add the devices IMEI into their database, impossible, no, but very difficult.
Dan

You guys are really... nvm.
Its the radio chip thats bond to your stupid gay american cariers.
I imported my Ns out of the usa and it works fine on any carier here.
And why? Cuz all cariers here use the gsm-hdsp(or w/e its caled) networks
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ghost010 said:
You guys are really... nvm.
Its the radio chip thats bond to your stupid gay american cariers.
I imported my Ns out of the usa and it works fine on any carier here.
And why? Cuz all cariers here use the gsm-hdsp(or w/e its caled) networks
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That's cool except this thread has nothing to do with gsm carriers. You wont understand how cdma works. Only our brothers in japan and korea understand the headaches and abilities
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HTC Droid Incredible used $105 [with shipping]

Hey Guys,
Great deal on Ebay; there's droid incredibles that are refurbished (in B+ condition, I assume that it means near perfect but still a little handled)
for $105. Not a bad price for a phone.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-Droid-I...P-Camera-8GB-Android-Cell-Phone-/170848931666

It says locked to verizzon i think right?
Even if i root it i wont be able to use it in europe?
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Fekish said:
It says locked to verizzon i think right?
Even if i root it i wont be able to use it in europe?
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The ebay description claims that it is locked to verizon,
I have never owned an CDMA phone so I don't know if XDA has ways to make it unlocked for any CDMA carrier

you can get it on other CDMA carriers (Cricket, Boost) pretty easily using EPST, but you cannot get it on any GSM carriers.

orangekid said:
you can get it on other CDMA carriers (Cricket, Boost) pretty easily using EPST, but you cannot get it on any GSM carriers.
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so using EPST you can flash the phone to work on any CDMA carrier around the world? Provided they Activate your handset on their n/w ?

chils41 said:
so using EPST you can flash the phone to work on any CDMA carrier around the world? Provided they Activate your handset on their n/w ?
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I don't see why not. unless they use some other type of cdma **** i don't know about
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This aint no deal. Is this the first incredible from 2 years ago????
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I have checked it on ebay, it runs Android 2.1, can I update it to 2.3 if I want?

aimery said:
I have checked it on ebay, it runs Android 2.1, can I update it to 2.3 if I want?
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Yeah, I believe you can update it.
I think even the oldest android phone, the g1, can be updated to 2.3, so I don't think you have to worry about anything

DROID3R said:
This aint no deal. Is this the first incredible from 2 years ago????
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Yeah, its definitely not a super new phone.
This is more of an "if you need a backup or international travel", and less of "hot of the press" deal

Well thats true i forgot about the global capabilities
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If this was gsm id buy one.

Bought a Sprint S4 today but...

I have T-Mobile service. I had hoped to be able to flash a recovery and then a T-Mobile ROM but so far it looks like this isn't possible. Or is it?

Nope. I don't think it will work.

Sprint is cdma and tmobile is gsm.
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Sprint's Galaxy S4 has T-Mobile's HSPA+ GSM bands so technically it COULD work, only problem is the sim slot is locked to international providers only so until someone finds away to unlock it, no go.

Must be troll

dev_man77 said:
Must be troll
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Mm probably not
Noobs can be quite nooby

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why the h e dubble hockey stick would you buy a Sprint s4 if u have tmobile service??

P.Mobile said:
why the h e dubble hockey stick would you buy a tmobile s4 if u have sprint service??
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You have that backwards, but still a valid question.

metalfan78 said:
You have that backwards, but still a valid question.
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just caught that.. lol

I bought a sprint s4, and have att service which I prefer.. I also have boost service which is what I'm using on it now, until I sort out the blocked domestic gsm carriers issue..
Why buy sprint s4 when I want it on att? Right deal right time..
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The right deal for a phone you can't use?

metalfan78 said:
The right deal for a phone you can't use?
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Yet...
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Well, each to his/her own, seems like it would be easier just to buy a model that can be used. That's just my opinion though.

itsmillertime said:
I have T-Mobile service. I had hoped to be able to flash a recovery and then a T-Mobile ROM but so far it looks like this isn't possible. Or is it?
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Three major problems with this scheme:
1. Domestic GSM lock. Who known when or if this will ever be worked around.
2. Lack of LTE support for TMO (or AT&T) LTE.
3. Lack of support for AWS HSPA while TMO's HSPA 1900 deployment is still poor in many areas.

metalfan78 said:
The right deal for a phone you can't use?
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as I said.. I have it on my boost account right now and using it.. but I'm pretty handy with phones, and I'm working with a few of the best android guys around to get the domestic block removed..
and tell me you wouldnt buy a bad esn jfltespr for 100?

Chris41g is a boss, if you haven't heard of him around here yet, you will.
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chris41g said:
as I said.. I have it on my boost account right now and using it.. but I'm pretty handy with phones, and I'm working with a few of the best android guys around to get the domestic block removed..
and tell me you wouldnt buy a bad esn jfltespr for 100?
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I wouldn't buy any phone with a bad esn, but maybe that's just me.

metalfan78 said:
I wouldn't buy any phone with a bad esn, but maybe that's just me.
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Well I have 12 devices, and no contracts.. So I pay full price for devices.. And most I just develop on..
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If I were more of a developer then I would probably buy devices with bad esn just to mess around with.