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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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***stand up to verizon killing unlimited data to all***

Alright guys if verizon is going to end unlimited data for all users even grandfathered in ones i say we dont go down without a fight!! Next month or every month for that matter lets try to get as many people as possible to use as much data as possible!! (that is unlimited of course) Lets eat up as much data as possible and make verizon think twice about messing with the worlds largest LTE network!! Lets tether,surf, stream and eat data away!! Anybody with me????

can't return a descision made by a corporation unless someone hacks their site.

Kiboe said:
can't return a descision made by a corporation unless someone hacks their site.
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maybe they will change their minds if so many users start needlessly draining their LTE

How would using more data help? All it does is further justify their "alleged" claims that data congestion affects everyone. If you want to make a difference, leave Verizon. Pay the ETF and switch to pre-paid.

alpha-niner64 said:
How would using more data help? All it does is further justify their "alleged" claims that data congestion affects everyone. If you want to make a difference, leave Verizon. Pay the ETF and switch to pre-paid.
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its rebelling to verizon and IT WONT help at all it wil make things worse and get them to change their mind......maybe lol

ETF will not apply. If they terminate your unlimited data during your contract, you'll have the option to leave without ETF which is exactly what I plan to do. Already looking elsewhere so I won't be without for long. I'm fixing to get on the prepaid gravy train....

luke1333 said:
its rebelling to verizon and IT WONT help at all it wil make things worse and get them to change their mind......maybe lol
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kidding right? all you'll do is justify them changing their tiers so that you get less for the same dollars. only one solution and that is to leave the best provider and try a lesser service. not a great option IMHO.
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luke1333 said:
Alright guys if verizon is going to end unlimited data for all users even grandfathered in ones i say we dont go down without a fight!! Next month or every month for that matter lets try to get as many people as possible to use as much data as possible!! (that is unlimited of course) Lets eat up as much data as possible and make verizon think twice about messing with the worlds largest LTE network!! Lets tether,surf, stream and eat data away!! Anybody with me????
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Already used 4gb in two days I will use 100gb this month in spite of Verizon doing that
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I'm with ya. Turning sleep mode off, screen awake while charging, aaand downloading as much as I can till I my phone explodes
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I hope sprint doesn't do that
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Reilly1812 said:
kidding right? all you'll do is justify them changing their tiers so that you get less for the same dollars. only one solution and that is to leave the best provider and try a lesser service. not a great option IMHO.
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^This.
The rest of you guys are idiots.

ATHORNFAM2 said:
Already used 4gb in two days I will use 100gb this month in spite of Verizon doing that
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Thanks man I've used 12 gb this month and just wait till next cycle lol
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I'm with ya. Turning sleep mode off, screen awake while charging, aaand downloading as much as I can till I my phone explodes
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Awesome man
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Reilly1812 said:
kidding right? all you'll do is justify them changing their tiers so that you get less for the same dollars. only one solution and that is to leave the best provider and try a lesser service. not a great option IMHO.
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No I ain't. They grandfathered us in then screw us over. Screw them then they are going to tiered no matter what supposedly let's screw them over till then
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I can use 300Gb in a month if I wanted to and if I had a maxx, 500GB or more. ( Only the battery is the big limit to how much I could use)
Any way with that said, I would wait to see if they go back on this first and if not. Screw them
the end

How soon will it be before I can leave without ETF? I'm thinking of leaving them anyway.

They are not doing this intill you "upgrade" so no geting out of ETF with this.

donsh00tmesanta said:
I hope sprint doesn't do that
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Doesnt matter if Sprint does this because Sprint is slow as hell anyways if you can't connect to 4g
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Speeds depends on location..my location I get above 100kilobyes a seconds which is good enough
Hopefully when NV completes we will see Max evdo
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[HOW TO] Flash your samsung fascinate to Verizon Prepaid 50 unlimited!

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What's the minutes and texts in the prepaid plan? Will they boot you for excessive data use?
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well its 50 dollars unlimited everything includes talk text web n mms, they dont care about the data use, i use about 5-7 gb every month. have 5 months with them now and still have my service

topo123 said:
well its 50 dollars unlimited everything includes talk text web n mms, they dont care about the data use, i use about 5-7 gb every month. have 5 months with them now and still have my service
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Wow, at that price I'm surprised everyone don't dump their planned service
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Couple questions, so the $50 standard phone plan, so I can purchase a $19 phone and use the esn? Also, should I be able to do the same with my incredible 2?
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kilrain said:
Couple questions, so the $50 standard phone plan, so I can purchase a $19 phone and use the esn? Also, should I be able to do the same with my incredible 2?
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Yep, sure can, when you put meid from Verizon Prepaid phone onto Inc 2, and then *228 you will be fully working until Verizon catches on.......
Viper

its possible but im not quite sure if the phone uses a sim card for the 4g or not but it will work. i have not been catched and i use exessive data. right now im using it to write this lol. but try it and let us know if it works!

Any android phone?
so this technically should work on any android phone right ?

snipestech said:
so this technically should work on any android phone right ?
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if you dont want to waste time on it then it should work on any verizon android phone. hopefully the apple team finds a way to hack the iphone 4

Just so you guys are aware.
ESN swapping is illegal and comes with 10 years of prison and $100,000 fine.
So I'm sure mods should close/ delete this thread.
EDIT: Same goes to the flash to Straight Talk thread.
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klabit87 said:
Just so you guys are aware.
ESN swapping is illegal and comes with 10 years of prison and $100,000 fine.
So I'm sure mods should close/ delete this thread.
EDIT: Same goes to the flash to Straight Talk thread.
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Well, that's bull****
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klabit87 said:
Just so you guys are aware.
ESN swapping is illegal and comes with 10 years of prison and $100,000 fine.
So I'm sure mods should close/ delete this thread.
EDIT: Same goes to the flash to Straight Talk thread.
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I don't see anything wrong as long as you own the phone that you got the esn from. What's the law number regarding this, and what country.
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I did some research. http://cdmagurus.com/forum-essentials/free-all/2466-esn-cloning-illegal-5.html
Around page 5 you get an answer.
You must be attempting to defraud or gain fraudulent service.
Buying prepaid time, and only using the phone you flash to would not be stealing or gaining fraudulent service.
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It is a very touchy subject and courts will judge it on a case by case basis.
Just throwing warning out there.
Besides I wouldnt rely too much on that thread since its 2 years old.
Laws change all the time.
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http://www.fcc.gov/guides/cell-phone-fraud
Read the first sentence.
There are no exceptions in the fcc's definition of cellular fraud
You guys do as you will. But I'm not risking it.
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klabit87 said:
http://www.fcc.gov/guides/cell-phone-fraud
Read the first sentence.
There are no exceptions in the fcc's definition of cellular fraud
You guys do as you will. But I'm not risking it.
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so does it seem right for verizon to charge outrageous price when you can get it half the price? yes i know this could help people who steel phones, but doesnt metro pcs and cricket do too? they dont give a damn about the phones history. this guide was intend for good purpouses. no one here asked you if you were gonna do it or not. so please, stop acting like you are a mod. thank you

So would it be possible to setup a Android phone on a standard account with a limited data plan. My wife is almost always in a wifi area. Right now she has a standard phone and a Droid that she uses as a mini tablet. She does not need data when she is away from wifi just a phone.
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Well it depends if u can change the droids esn, not sure if possible. If it can and if ur wife's dumb phone is on Verizon then yes it is
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ESN swapping is illegal
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Does AT&T have Nexus 4? Reason for asking is

I don't want the phone to be recognized by them as something they carry to avoid data plan. Not completely familiar with this phone (like the S2/i9100 etc.)
Thanks,

It will be. Its not an international phone that is only sold in other countries and shipped here. Its designed to work with all GSM US carriers.

Eric-1987 said:
It will be. Its not an international phone that is only sold in other countries and shipped here. Its designed to work with all GSM US carriers.
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I see. So i guess it's not a good candidate for me if I want to avoid data charges.
Thanks.

sbi1 said:
I don't want the phone to be recognized by them as something they carry to avoid data plan. Not completely familiar with this phone (like the S2/i9100 etc.)
Thanks,
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You should go for a Nokia 3310! I guarantee you there will be no data charges
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sbi1 said:
I see. So i guess it's not a good candidate for me if I want to avoid data charges.
Thanks.
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Actually, my dad and I have been using the n4 with no data plan. Once I activated the phone I had my data blocked. Some people were saying that they got changed from the $15 unlimited dumb phone to the smartphone plan. However, I still had my data blocked since day one. You could even ask for it to be blocked before you can't your n4. You can block your data with no problem.
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The N4 has already been flagged by AT&T as a smartphone and multiple people have posted. Figuring out whether a phone's dumb or smart is very easy for AT&T (or any other carrier) as the first eight characters of the IMEI identify the make and model (Type Allocation Code) of the phone.

jt.61 said:
Actually, my dad and I have been using the n4 with no data plan. Once I activated the phone I had my data blocked. Some people were saying that they got changed from the $15 unlimited dumb phone to the smartphone plan. However, I still had my data blocked since day one. You could even ask for it to be blocked before you can't your n4. You can block your data with no problem.
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As a matter of fact, I do want yo use data. I can get the unlimited $10 "dumb" phone plan and if I use a phone that at&t doea noy carry, in most cases it stays untouched. But if at&r will have this model at some point it's not gonna work.
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sbi1 said:
As a matter of fact, I do want yo use data. I can get the unlimited $10 "dumb" phone plan and if I use a phone that at&t doea noy carry, in most cases it stays untouched. But if at&r will have this model at some point it's not gonna work.
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AT&T will never sell this phone only T-Mobile in the USA will carry it.
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aneftp said:
Annoyed. Got the dreaded ATT text that I wasn't using the correct data plan for the nexus 4. Was using it on $10 non smart data plan.
AT&T Free Msg: Did you know a data plan is required for your Smartphone? We have added an appropriate data plan. Learn more at www.att.com/dataplans.
Online management shows phone as being unrecognized but they apparently know the phone is a smartphone.
Even the email I got from ATT says
"For whatever reason, our records indicate your Smartphone does not have an eligible data plan. We have added an appropriate Smartphone data plan for your device"
So unlike the Galaxy nexus, ATT does force the $30 data plan. I guess the LG Optimus G is so similar to the Nexus 4 ATT can see it as a smartphone.
It's weird cause the international Galaxy S3 was never recognized on my account when I had it on the $10 data plan.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35476726#post35476726

BarryH_GEG said:
The N4 has already been flagged by AT&T as a smartphone and multiple people have posted. Figuring out whether a phone's dumb or smart is very easy for AT&T (or any other carrier) as the first eight characters of the IMEI identify the make and model (Type Allocation Code) of the phone.
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I know that they have the capability, but they don't necessarily do that if they don't carry the specific model. We have international ver of the S2 and they don't mark it as smart phone.
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sbi1 said:
I know that they have the capability, but they don't necessarily do that if they don't carry the specific model. We have international ver of the S2 and they don't mark it as smart phone.
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Read my above post ^^^^
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sbi1 said:
I know that they have the capability, but they don't necessarily do that if they don't carry the specific model. We have international ver of the S2 and they don't mark it as smart phone.
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Yes they do, they just don't actively check every. Single. Person. Looking for one.
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Tethering

I received a letter from Sprint yesterday regarding my tethering usage haha. Anyways, they warned if I continue to do it I will be dropped. My question is do all the 3rd party tethering apps (I use the hot spot hack) show my usage as tethering as well?
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How much were you using?

Tell em if they do you want an etf!! Lol
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joe.stay said:
How much were you using?
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This month I'm at 6gb, 4 being tethering.
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bignick1215 said:
Tell em if they do you want an etf!! Lol
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If they drop me my S4 is given a "bad esn" right? I wonder if I pay an eft if they drop me. I don't care too much anymore as with my career change I get NO service where I go. Ha, I barely get service in normal locations. I've only seen lte in places you wouldn't expect it. I still want the Nexus 5 and will probably do straight talk or that T-mo prepay.
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evo-t said:
This month I'm at 6gb, 4 being tethering.
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How much were you using before this month?

joe.stay said:
How much were you using before this month?
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I never really pay attention, normally around 8GB or more.
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Which build number are you on? When you are logged in to your account online, does it have a separate section that says tethering? Or is it all under the data section? Was it 4g or 3g tethering? wimax or lte?

joe.stay said:
Which build number are you on? When you are logged in to your account online, does it have a separate section that says tethering? Or is it all under the data section? Was it 4g or 3g tethering? wimax or lte?
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Mk2, stock. It's under settings/connections/data usage. What's 4G? Hahaha! Or this lte?? Sounds made up ? it was 3g tethering. I just tether my laptop and watch Netflix and do a lil bill paying and such. Maybe with MK2 and the knox plague sprint has a lil spy ware in there? They've never messed with me before and I've had 11gb+ of data usage before..
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Well, you got caught! You were shoplifting from Sprint and they caught you. Either stop stealing or get cut off. It amazes me sometimes that people are surprised when they get caught. 8GB+ a month on 3G, its obvious that you are tethering. Do I tether, hell yes! But if Sprint caught me, I would stop tethering or pay for the service. With their new lifetime data plans they include 5gb of tethering in one of their plans for cheaper than any other provider. They caught you because of the desktop Netflix sever you were connected to opposed to the mobile Netflix server.
It's kind of funny how xda comes down hard on people that post links to warez or movie/music bootleg sites but they turn a blind eye to stealing from Sprint with hacked tethering. Anyway, good luck with Sprint and keeping your account.

cruise350 said:
Well, you got caught! You were shoplifting from Sprint and they caught you. Either stop stealing or get cut off. It amazes me sometimes that people are surprised when they get caught. 8GB+ a month on 3G, its obvious that you are tethering. Do I tether, hell yes! But if Sprint caught me, I would stop tethering or pay for the service. With their new lifetime data plans they include 5gb of tethering in one of their plans for cheaper than any other provider. They caught you because of the desktop Netflix sever you were connected to opposed to the mobile Netflix server.
It's kind of funny how xda comes down hard on people that post links to warez or movie/music bootleg sites but they turn a blind eye to stealing from Sprint with hacked tethering. Anyway, good luck with Sprint and keeping your account.
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Thanks, although I am pretty aware I was caught. I have used mass amounts of data before without tethering. Keeping Sprint won't be a problem as I haven't been tethering. I am not surprised at getting caught, it isn't like I'm crying about the audacity of this company telling me how I can/can't use my unlimited data. I was only asking if anyone knew if a 3rd party app shows the usage as data or tethering still. I will look into this plan you mentioned though.
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