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[Q] Incred on Sprint

No, I'm not asking when/if the Incred is gonna hit Sprint.
Due to a falling out with Verizon, I'm now with Sprint, and would like to bring the $300 phone over to them (even if I would love to get my hands on an Evo). Now, considering I've never even considered taking an unlocked phone and dropping it onto another provider, I was hoping someone here in the forums may know whether or not it is possible to do so.
I mean, they're both CDMA and Sprint does use Verizon's towers...

It's not possible sadly. Not for any technical reasons, there are no issues there, but Sprint won't activate a phone's ESN number that's not in their system. The ESN contains the model number/vender/etc. Being that this phone is a VZW-exclusive, there really isn't a lot you can do... sorry =/.

DeeBG said:
It's not possible sadly. Not for any technical reasons, there are no issues there, but Sprint won't activate a phone's ESN number that's not in their system. The ESN contains the model number/vender/etc. Being that this phone is a VZW-exclusive, there really isn't a lot you can do... sorry =/.
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HTC is known for releasing phones that are better than and similar to other carriers versions, so i'd try to hold out, HTC releases phones every other month or so too. You can still use the phone as a Wifi only device atleast so its not entirely useless.
also, from the sound of it DeeBG, the ESN seems to be the same as a VIN for a car, didn't know the ESN contained all that info, i thought it was just an id like a MAC I.D. on wireless devices.
As far as them not activating the ESN, a while back they were part of the Open Handset Alliance, as was Verizon, and T-Mobile was also in there, and as far as i've read, Verizon is the only carrier that left it.
An H-SPL* unlocked HTC Touch Pro 2 with Windows Mobile from Verizon can be made to work on Sprint, its just that the 3G won't work (just to give an example)
*H-SPL is the equivelant of Root on Android, except on Windows Mobile OS

Trey_Miller said:
No, I'm not asking when/if the Incred is gonna hit Sprint.
Due to a falling out with Verizon, I'm now with Sprint, and would like to bring the $300 phone over to them (even if I would love to get my hands on an Evo). Now, considering I've never even considered taking an unlocked phone and dropping it onto another provider, I was hoping someone here in the forums may know whether or not it is possible to do so.
I mean, they're both CDMA and Sprint does use Verizon's towers...
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You're chances are about as good as Janet Reno winning a Miss America pageant. Sprint will not activate it as the MEID is not in their database nor would they even remotely entertain the idea of adding it as they can not support it if there are problems.

anything is possible but you are then on your own with no warranty or support from sprint. if you search around you can find how to do it but it is not easy and really not worth it unless you enjoy messing around with programming phones.
best bet is to ebay your INC and get an EVO on sprint. you'll probably come out ahead money wise anyway.

I say try activating it online. It wouldn't hurt to try. Can't speak for Sprint, but I've activated an old MotoQ from Sprint on Verizon's network within the last 6 months or so. So, I at least know Verizon does it. Or maybe they both carried the same phone at one point. But, trying doesn't hurt.
Edit: Comment back here when you figure it out.

[Q] htc evo on boost mobile

anybody can help me telling me how change my evo to boost mobile i had tryed calling to customer service but they won't help so can somebody help me with this problem please

mhackner said:
anybody can help me telling me how change my evo to boost mobile i had tryed calling to customer service but they won't help so can somebody help me with this problem please
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Dear soloboy,
Why did you make a new name on here bc u couldn't get help in the other thread? The guy said he east doing it anymore, so what's ur deal?
All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!

Are you stupid. Im still SOLOBOY. I went with METRO PCS instead.. So mind your Business... And BOOST MOBILE DOES NOT ALLOW EVOS on BOOST

Soloboy1 said:
Are you stupid. Im still SOLOBOY. I went with METRO PCS instead.. So mind your Business... And BOOST MOBILE DOES NOT ALLOW EVOS on BOOST
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Split personalities ftw
All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!

it's not suppose to work....you can always try this guide and see if it will work for you, but customer service won't help you do it because it "can't be done"
http://cellphoneforums.net/boost-mobile/t307946-how-get-sprint-phones-boostmobile-cdma.html
and as always, please google before posting your question in multiple sections...
thanks

wvaj said:
it's not suppose to work....you can always try this guide and see if it will work for you, but customer service won't help you do it because it "can't be done"
http://cellphoneforums.net/boost-mobile/t307946-how-get-sprint-phones-boostmobile-cdma.html
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Just wondering if anyone can confirm this working on the evo? looks promising but would still like some feedback from anyone who may have tried this... F**k sprint!!! I purchased a new Evo for me and a samsung seek (which stopped turning on after one day) for my girlfriend, but sprint charged me for two evos and they refuse to admit they are wrong... so needless to say i cancelled my contract and i am now making free calls over wifi (take that sprint) without service. But having to be in a wifi hotspot to call or text isnt always convenient. Please post any issues or non issues that you may have if you try this... Thanks

there is a way , but its illegal , its has to do with ESN change on phone , but you can go to jail for many years , its a fellony , CDMA ws ,QXDM, these programs needed , but again u can go to jail , it can be done , nd it has been done .

I guess it depends on your interpetation of the law, many peolpe are 50/50 on this. but i can confirm evo works with boostmobile.... you will go on a hunt for the info but its out there.... and no i will not provide the info or tell you where to find it... google my friends... and once you get the info and do what needs to be done you will feel good that you did it on your own, not entirely on your own...lol-

740man said:
there is a way , but its illegal , its has to do with ESN change on phone , but you can go to jail for many years , its a fellony , CDMA ws ,QXDM, these programs needed , but again u can go to jail , it can be done , nd it has been done .
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not true. u can get a legit phone from boostmobile a 3g phone preffered and use that esn and flash it to your evo. thats not illegal since u own that boostmobile phone and you not using it to harm or steal no ones identity or making free phone calls withouth paying for it. so i dont see anything illegal about it. i use 2 phones 1 for work and the evo when im out of work.

dominicanodcora said:
not true. u can get a legit phone from boostmobile a 3g phone preffered and use that esn and flash it to your evo. thats not illegal since u own that boostmobile phone and you not using it to harm or steal no ones identity or making free phone calls withouth paying for it. so i dont see anything illegal about it. i use 2 phones 1 for work and the evo when im out of work.
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It doesn't matter whether or not you consider it illegal, it's what the fcc thinks that's important, and according to the fcc, it's a federal offence, even if it's your own phone/esn. From their website;
Fraud
Cellular fraud is defined as the unauthorized use, tampering, or manipulation of a cellular phone or service. Cellular industry estimates indicate that carriers lose millions per year to cellular fraud, with the principal cause being subscription fraud. Subscriber fraud occurs when a subscriber signs up for service with fraudulently obtained customer information or false identification.
In the past, cloning of cellular phones was a major concern. A cloned cellular telephone is one that has been reprogrammed to transmit the electronic serial number (ESN) and telephone number (MIN) belonging to another (legitimate) cellular telephone. Unscrupulous persons obtain valid ESN/MIN combinations by illegally monitoring the transmissions from the cellular telephones of legitimate subscribers. Each cellular telephone is supposed to have a unique factory-set ESN. After cloning, however, because both cellular telephones have the same ESN/MIN combination, cellular systems cannot distinguish the cloned cellular telephone from the legitimate one.
The Commission considers any knowing use of cellular telephone with an altered ESN to be a violation of the Communications Act (Section 301) and alteration of the ESN in a cellular telephone to be assisting in such violation. The Wireless Telephone Protection Act (Public Law 105-172) was signed into law on April 24, 1998, expanding the prior law to criminalize the use, possession, manufacture or sale of cloning hardware or software. The cellular equipment manufacturing industry has deployed authentication systems that have proven to be a very effective countermeasure to cloning. Authentication supplements the use of the ESN and MIN with a changing encrypted code that can not be obtained by off-the-air monitoring.
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You can get your HTC EVO on Boost Mobile
It is possible to get your HTC EVO on Boost Mobile.
Some people will tell you it is illegal and site code of federal regulations. Well as of January congress has crushed that.
If you OWN (OWN being the KEY WORD) your device and you are not changing the device info to commit fraud. Then you are good to go.
How do you own your device, Not be under contract, have no outstanding balances, etc. Easiest way around this is to just buy a seperate phone. This way you are not playing with the semantics. You can also find info and detail guides here www evoflash . myfreeforum . org
Hope this helps everyone enjoy their EVO ON BOOST, I am
ALSO WITH 4G, How? I activated the Mac Address with CLEAR.
I love it

The text from my post above is still what's posted on the fcc website, and it doesn't say anything to the effect of "the above doesn't apply if you clone your own phone, or mess with the esn of your own device". What happened in Jan to change the law? Is the fcc just posting old info? Do you have a more current link?
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fachadick said:
The text from my post above is still what's posted on the fcc website, and it doesn't say anything to the effect of "the above doesn't apply if you clone your own phone, or mess with the esn of your own device". What happened in Jan to change the law? Is the fcc just posting old info? Do you have a more current link?
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Supposedly they are suppose to change it, which makes sense. It all stemmed from Apple wanting to punish people for jailbreaking, but congress decided that as long as you own the device, and are not doing anything wrong, then you can do whatever you want. Basically, as long as you are not committing theft you are alright.

TechSoft said:
It is possible to get your HTC EVO on Boost Mobile.
Some people will tell you it is illegal and site code of federal regulations. Well as of January congress has crushed that.
If you OWN (OWN being the KEY WORD) your device and you are not changing the device info to commit fraud. Then you are good to go.
How do you own your device, Not be under contract, have no outstanding balances, etc. Easiest way around this is to just buy a seperate phone. This way you are not playing with the semantics. You can also find info and detail guides here www evoflash . myfreeforum . org
Hope this helps everyone enjoy their EVO ON BOOST, I am
ALSO WITH 4G, How? I activated the Mac Address with CLEAR.
I love it
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i went to that website and i dont see any info. and why u would pay $50 for boostmobile and $45 for 4g with clear doesnt make sense just stay with sprint it will be a lot cheaper.

TechSoft said:
It is possible to get your HTC EVO on Boost Mobile.
Some people will tell you it is illegal and site code of federal regulations. Well as of January congress has crushed that.
If you OWN (OWN being the KEY WORD) your device and you are not changing the device info to commit fraud. Then you are good to go.
How do you own your device, Not be under contract, have no outstanding balances, etc. Easiest way around this is to just buy a seperate phone. This way you are not playing with the semantics. You can also find info and detail guides here www evoflash . myfreeforum . org
Hope this helps everyone enjoy their EVO ON BOOST, I am
ALSO WITH 4G, How? I activated the Mac Address with CLEAR.
I love it
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So, under your logic here, having two cars would, in essence give you the right to change the VIN numbers. This is not allowed. It is illegal for mostly anything out there.

I have 5 cars and I commonly switch around the VIN numbers and licence plates just to **** with the authorities.
jk.
I have one car and it's starting to break =[
In any case, I think the law would be a little more lenient on switching around phone information than car information.
I might be wrong.

egzthunder1 said:
So, under your logic here, having two cars would, in essence give you the right to change the VIN numbers. This is not allowed. It is illegal for mostly anything out there.
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A better comparison would be an engine swap. VIN #'s don't match but you can get it registered at the DMV for legality issues. Just like phone companies have the right to not add the phone to their network the DMV has the right to deny your swap as legal.

I was under the impression that there was a recent ruling that made it totally legal to do whatever you want to your phone, as long as you are not bound by a contract. As far as phone flashing and esn adding, I believe houdinisoft is the only way to legally add an esn to a carrier, and I think it only works for metroPCS. I can confirm that the Evo works on metroPCS legally, with 1x data. I have mine sitting on my desk next to me.

Soloboy1 said:
Are you stupid. Im still SOLOBOY. I went with METRO PCS instead.. So mind your Business... And BOOST MOBILE DOES NOT ALLOW EVOS on BOOST
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I have an EVo on Boostmobile..!

but all those laws are TARGETED AT CRIMINAL INTENT.
first if you own both phones and are NOT defrauding boost of "subscription" ie you also have a valid subscription and you gain no service above what you would have had.
there really is no criminal intent under this law. Still illegal? hell yes. likely to be found? hell no (unless your STUPID and keep both phones on. that first phones needs to be DAMAGED to prevent it EVER turning on and connecting to the system)
Likely to be prosecuted and convicted? NOT likely. once in court (if it ever gets that far not likely) when the judge see's wait you own both phones? you own the services and pay for it? your not defrauding anyone of service or identity? you even made sure the old phone can NOT connect and still posses it so your not getting TWO phones working for the price of one.
I don't see you EVER being convicted and certainly not a felony if your lawyer has more than 50 brain cells.
illegal yes. would you be convicted? probably a better chance of you being struck by lightning. twice. and then hit by a meteor made of gold.

Can you flash verizon phones to sprint??

I have heard of people using a evo on verizon i been eyeing the droid razr so if possible i wanna flash it to sprint. I called a store they said no but they prolly just want me to spend money on a new phone. So is it possible?
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AFAIK, this is impossible because Sprint will not activate a phone from outside their network.
I believe the CDMA frequencies are incompatible, but don't quote me on that.
Are you sure the Evos are in Verizon? I've heard of them on Cricket and other smaller carriers that use the Sprint network, but not Verizon.

I do not believe this is possible due to Sprint being a jerk. You COULD buy the Droid Razr unlocked and plead with a Sprint rep, but I would say you have next to no chance of getting them to activate it for you. Sprint will only activate a phone that has an ESN number that is in their database, they COULD activate it, but that is against their TOS and no rep even has the power to do it for you, you would have to practically get Dan Hesse on the phone to do it
My advice would be to wait a little bit (unless your current phone is on the fritz and you need a new one now, and in that case, go with the Epic 4G Touch, I love mine!!) and see what is out there, the Galaxy Nexus MAY or MAY NOT come to Sprint, but I would expect at least 2 or 3 top of the line Android devices by the end of Q1 2012...... Ultimately the choice is up to you... Best of luck!!

It is being done you have to unlock the phone so the freg can be changed to work on a different carrier. You do not tell what type of phone u just give the ESN number after you hack the hardware info. You would be surprised how often this is being done. Most of your local cell phone providers have the software to make this happen and when i mean your local cell phone provider. I am talking about the ones that offer service cheap or have the phone in the store that you can buy. the mom and pops.

I have to "lol" at some of the replies. Sprint and Verizon use the same cdma frequencies, 800mhz/1900mhz. Why do you think Sprint phones can voice and data roam on VZW?
Anyway, what the OP wants to do is achievable via *wink* *wink* methods, and it's not easily done anyway but possible.
Google is your friend.
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I thought there was a law against them not allowing this?
When I was with T Mobile (GSM) they were required by federal to give you the subsidy unlock code and could not deny the usage of any other GSM phone on their network so long as the IMEI wasn't blacklisted for being stolen/lost. I could call AT&T to unlock one of their phones to use on T Mobile - obviously data was a nogo because of the AWS band.
So there's nothing like that for CDMA carriers?

Like what newalker91, none Sprint ESN will not work. But any Verizon phone will work on Sprint. You will have to do the same thing as they are doing to the EVO's.
Look for a broken or older Android phone with a good ESN.
huh? Google it!

newalker91 said:
For one, the 3G frequencies on Sprint are locked out to phones not registered in the ESN database and the phone will NOT work on Sprint's network. Calling Sprint a jerk for this is ridiculous and shows how little research has been done by the complainant.
For two, this has nothing to do with the Epic 4G Touch, therefore this thread is being reported as spam/incorrect section.
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If that's the case, how can we load certain PRL's and roam on Verizon's network using 3G? Or is roaming a different story? It would seem we're not exactly "lock out" due to the ESN not being registered, maybe mildly restricted?
There seems to be some major gaps in what you said but I could be wrong, care to elaborate?
As far as reporting this thread, that's a douchey move. The OP has a legitimate question, it just seems people have heard different *facts* about the topic so there's a few different answers. That's no reason to report the thread and try to have it deleted - obviously there's an information issue on this subject that needs to be resolved. Even more of a reason to keep this thread open.

CDMA phones are essentially unlocked. You can get your SPC/MSL, for my Vogue and Mogul, I called sprint ant they gave the MSL even though at the time I was under contract. Now I just use CDMAWS. Everyone knows Verizon's MSL code, 000000. With your msl you can change configurations to your hearts content, provided you have the software.
The problem is that Verizon and Sprint will not activate a meid/esn that is not in their system. Yes they are both protecting their interests by making sure you live up to your agreement but I also think they do not want to take the to time trouble shoot every stinking phone that some yahoo wants to put on their network. Keep in mind every phone they release has been tested and configured to work on their network, they don't some strange phone coming from a Korean/Chinese CDMA network with who knows what settings configured on their network. There are a ton of configuration options that other carriers can use. Thankfully Verizon and Sprint keep the configs on the simple side.
Getting a E4GT on Verizon/MetroPC/Virgin/Boost is a piece of cake. Its one of the easiest phones to do. Many HTC phone are harder to do but can be done. LGs look simple but the Optimus seems to require using LGNPST to unlock some entries before you can get changes to stick. I was using a Droid Incrdible on my Sero plan for 6 months before I changed phones. Going in to details on how is discouraged and I have been warned against doing so by a mod.

rruss said:
I have heard of people using a evo on verizon i been eyeing the droid razr so if possible i wanna flash it to sprint. I called a store they said no but they prolly just want me to spend money on a new phone. So is it possible?
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Yes, it's possible. When I worked at Sprint I had a customer come in with an Evo on Verizon (he later came back to Sprint). You take a Verizon smartphone and swap ESN's with the phone you want to put on. It's not illegal if you swap them, and it's not like anyone's going to know, because on their system, it'll show up as the other phone, not what you're actually using. It's not a straight-forward process but if you can follow directions it's not too hard.

Product F(RED) said:
Yes, it's possible. When I worked at Sprint I had a customer come in with an Evo on Verizon (he later came back to Sprint). You take a Verizon smartphone and swap ESN's with the phone you want to put on. It's not illegal if you swap them, and it's not like anyone's going to know, because on their system, it'll show up as the other phone, not what you're actually using. It's not a straight-forward process but if you can follow directions it's not too hard.
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So If I were to call sprint and Had a droid razr that I want to use and I'm currently using a palm pre I Just give them my pre esn and they will use that to activate it? How is this possible because doesn't each phone have a specific ESN that allows that specific phone to be activated?

Applestoandroid-fandroid said:
So If I were to call sprint and Had a droid razr that I want to use and I'm currently using a palm pre I Just give them my pre esn and they will use that to activate it? How is this possible because doesn't each phone have a specific ESN that allows that specific phone to be activated?
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It's not that simple. You have to use programs to swap the ESNs. As in take the ESN from the Pre and put it on the Droid Razr. And then you give them the Pre ESN (which is really the Droid Razr) and it'll work on Sprint. You'll still need to change some stuff like the APN/MMS settings, among other things, but out of the box, it should make calls/SMS texts.

A little bit of a downer...
Theres only one problem with that... Droid Razr uses a Sim card for network identification. I know its CDMA, but all LTE phones on Verizon require a sim card, also it has no ESN number. So, until Sprint gets LTE, then no Razr on Sprint, unless someone hacks the sim card to have an ESN number (which I have seen with the HTC ThunderBolt), but if Sprint does get LTE, then you have to change the IMEI number with a 4G LTE phone on Sprints Network, and even then, you still only get Sprint 3G, unless they plan to use the same bands as Verizon, but good luck trying to get it on Sprint!

ok here's the breakdown.. because 90% of the info in here isnt correct. few guys said some worthwhile stuff tho.. so everyone dont hate
the droid razr isnt getting on sprint... youre not editing the moto meid. not possible. there are some scripts out there that edit the moto meid on bootup but its buggy and does not work on all motos. unless youre super mobile hacker.. youre not touching this method.
other phones... samsungs/htc/lg... as gedster314 said... can all be easily edited. each individual phone may have its quirks but in general.. they all generally use the same methods to edit meid/3g profiles.
now... as for what Jayjaymac said above about it not being able to work without a sim card. generally this is correct.. when doing everything by the book. but you can remove the sim card and rewrite the serial built into the phone and rewrite it as the meid.. and then youre on cricket/metro/boost etc. now again... youre not editing the moto meid... but its because of how moto locks down their phones.. NOT because of the lte sim. the samsung charge has a weird chipset so no one has interfaced it with QPST yet.. so no meid change there either. the htc thunderbolt can easily be put on any cdma network.. that has a sim. any htc device wouldnt be a problem putting on other networks... vzw gnex would work as well.
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the moto cant be done... but not for the reasons people specified in this thread. if u wanna edit meid's.. dont ever choose moto.

Yes, like auto said, the MEID was created as an ESN replacement. You cannot "clone" and MEID to another device to fool Sprint anymore. Old ESN devices could be done that way, but that is no longer the case with MEID

Korey_Nicholson said:
Yes, like auto said, the MEID was created as an ESN replacement. You cannot "clone" and MEID to another device to fool Sprint anymore. Old ESN devices could be done that way, but that is no longer the case with MEID
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i didnt say that
you can certainly edit meid's on phones still. any htc device, 99% of samsung devices, 90% of lg devices... all editable. you can even force meid phones back to use esn-only if you must.
the issue in this thread is that the OP wanted to edit the motorola droid razr, but you are unable to edit it due to how motorola locks their phones down.
and to everyone else reading this thread.. no this thread will NOT be used for directions on how to do any of this. we're merely discussing whether something is technically possible or not.

autoprime said:
i didnt say that
you can certainly edit meid's on phones still. any htc device, 99% of samsung devices, 90% of lg devices... all editable. you can even force meid phones back to use esn-only if you must.
the issue in this thread is that the OP wanted to edit the motorola droid razr, but you are unable to edit it due to how motorola locks their phones down.
and to everyone else reading this thread.. no this thread will NOT be used for directions on how to do any of this. we're merely discussing whether something is technically possible or not.
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Ahh misunderstood.

autoprime said:
you can certainly edit meid's on phones still. any htc device, 99% of samsung devices, 90% of lg devices...
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I can Vouch
check this out
or this or this or this if your lazy

rruss said:
I have heard of people using a evo on verizon i been eyeing the droid razr so if possible i wanna flash it to sprint. I called a store they said no but they prolly just want me to spend money on a new phone. So is it possible?
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http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/estore/certifieddevice/cd

Why didn't you just reply to the thread this was in?
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[Q] Bring Epic to Ting Mobile by swapping esn?

My wife and I use our phones more for the smart phone functions, and maybe use 300-500 minutes, 500 texts a month. The ting mobile plans would save us $1000 a year, the problem is that you have to buy phones straight from them.
According to the Ting support, some of their customers have gotten around this problem by purchasing one of their cheap phones, and then cloning the ESN to their better sprint / verizon phone. Ting encourages this, but I need to figure out how to do it.
Any ideas? Thanks!
I tried to post the link to the ting support staff statement, but apparently I haven't posted on XDA enough yet. So to find the forum post, just highlight this (including the quotation marks) and google it:
"Is it possible to activate ex-Verizon or ex-Sprint smartphone on Ting?"

This is possible I'm sorry I don't have a how to but I'm here to give you some encouragement. This has been done on numerous different wireless carriers so if you figure out how it would be as simple as 1,2,3...
I think flashing to alternative carriers doesn't differ so if you look at the how to flash boost mobile or cricket here on xda and ask them ill link them to ya
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473141
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This is something i would like to know too been trying to find a way to get my GF att phone to work with Verizon but everything ive found says it cant be done because Verizon is CDMA and att is GSM and the 2 technologies arent compatible

Pretty sure you guys are going to get flamed for this discussion or worse.
Isn't messing with esn illegal?
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K3VlN said:
This is something i would like to know too been trying to find a way to get my GF att phone to work with Verizon but everything ive found says it cant be done because Verizon is CDMA and att is GSM and the 2 technologies arent compatible
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Yeah your not going to get anything working there two completly different radio frequecies there bud
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mjben said:
Pretty sure you guys are going to get flamed for this discussion or worse.
Isn't messing with esn illegal?
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Yes but this is flashing to an alternative carrier with an esn they have bought and paid for what your referring to is a ghost esn not esn swapping
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yeah thats what i gathered just trying to find out if there was a way to get around that with out taking the phone apart...i told her to just sell it on swappa i already rooted it so she should get a lil chunk of change for it

mjben said:
Pretty sure you guys are going to get flamed for this discussion or worse.
Isn't messing with esn illegal?
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Really man... you haven't seen the threads on how to do this for boost, virgin, and cricket? Those threads have been here since before I was a member... you're just not allowed to go into significant detail about it... as long as nobody explains how to do the esn switch you all should be alright... (btw there are TONS of guides on how to do this.... its basically the same for every carrier with minor changes here and there...) not hard to do and takes less than 20 minutes once you get it down... also if you would rather metro pcs or have one in your area most of their stores have a rep there that will do this for you... just don't pay them until they get data working!!!!
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Biggoron said:
Yes but this is flashing to an alternative carrier with an esn they have bought and paid for what your referring to is a ghost esn not esn swapping
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Ah, OK. Thanks for the clarity. I've seen other folks threads get quite beaten up over that sort of thing.
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Should have no problem flashing the phone as long as both phones are cdma phones. Might be difficult getting mobile data and MMS working though. I am running an epic on virgin mobile and everything works except mms. I have gotten mms to send just can't receive it. As for the legality I made sure to zero out the esn on my old phone so both cant be active at same time. Might be a good idea to avoid the risk of being banned.
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Yes, a Sprint phone on Ting would be easy to do. In your case, the Epic 4G phone by Samsung is incredibly easy to change the ESN on. All Samsung phones are really... especially on Verizon as their SPC codes are 000000. The standard Samsung SPC code unlock password though should work on Sprint Samsung phones. Google around for it.
The problem with all of this though is that you'll have to purchase a Ting phone in the first place. Now maybe you could purchase the feature phone that they have available and use that ESN, but using hundreds of megabytes on an ESN that is supposed to be a feature phone might be suspect in Ting's system. I'm not sure they would care though, but you would stick out like a sore thumb. Buying one of their smart phones seems to defeat the purpose of doing this as you would be left with a unusable smartphone that is probably better than your Epic 4G in the first place. You could take your Epic 4G to Boost. I admit, Ting rocks especially for more than one phone on a plan, but Boost isn't bad.
Don't go to Virgin Mobile. It is the same network as Sprint and Boost, but getting the phone on VM is difficult. You need the A-logins and Passwords that are difficult to get if you don't know what you are doing. Also, VM seems to more actively police their network for this type of use and if you don't have everything exactly copied from the donor phone you'll be noticed. No one really is sure what all needs to be copied over and after about 3 months or so the phone is usually noticed. It is kinda a mystery. I noticed that a person above said he has a phone on VM from another carrier. Might want to inquire with him though he said that he had several phones so maybe the little use of the VM phone is enabling him to skirt under the radar.
For the person looking for AT&T on Verizon... as already mentioned... not possible. I would look into using Red Pocket for AT&T's MVNO. You could also go to Simple Mobile, but would not get 3G data.
Let me know of anyone else has any questions...

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Yes, a Sprint phone on Ting would be easy to do. In your case, the Epic 4G phone by Samsung is incredibly easy to change the ESN on. All Samsung phones are really... especially on Verizon as their SPC codes are 000000. The standard Samsung SPC code unlock password though should work on Sprint Samsung phones. Google around for it.
The problem with all of this though is that you'll have to purchase a Ting phone in the first place. Now maybe you could purchase the feature phone that they have available and use that ESN, but using hundreds of megabytes on an ESN that is supposed to be a feature phone might be suspect in Ting's system. I'm not sure they would care though, but you would stick out like a sore thumb. Buying one of their smart phones seems to defeat the purpose of doing this as you would be left with a unusable smartphone that is probably better than your Epic 4G in the first place. You could take your Epic 4G to Boost. I admit, Ting rocks especially for more than one phone on a plan, but Boost isn't bad.
Don't go to Virgin Mobile. It is the same network as Sprint and Boost, but getting the phone on VM is difficult. You need the A-logins and Passwords that are difficult to get if you don't know what you are doing. Also, VM seems to more actively police their network for this type of use and if you don't have everything exactly copied from the donor phone you'll be noticed. No one really is sure what all needs to be copied over and after about 3 months or so the phone is usually noticed. It is kinda a mystery. I noticed that a person above said he has a phone on VM from another carrier. Might want to inquire with him though he said that he had several phones so maybe the little use of the VM phone is enabling him to skirt under the radar.
For the person looking for AT&T on Verizon... as already mentioned... not possible. I would look into using Red Pocket for AT&T's MVNO. You could also go to Simple Mobile, but would not get 3G data.
Let me know of anyone else has any questions...
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Virgin Mobile isn't hard to do.. I wrote up the guide for us, the only ones having issues are the few who don't use the phone written on the guide, and many who do not bother reading the guide. I have heard boost is actually more tedious.
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okay so this is the 3rd time i am posting this...im a fool and posted in the rong place, and instead of being transfered it was deleted... for what ever reason... anyways, hello, my name is joey, how are you today? well thats great, im not to bad accept for this....okay i decide i want the glaxay nexus...its kinda pricey for a tmobile version...so i deicide on sprint, cause it just came out gotta be the latest right? right, so i go on craigslist and find one... call a guy and tell em to meet me at a sprint store in my area, we run the esn with the rep, its good, i pay em 350 hes on his way, well im with tmobile so its time to set up a new account, which i do, then when it comes time to set up my phone...guess what....its reported lost or stolen...the rep appologizes feels my anger but at the same time his hands are tied...okay now what, well i have the option to flash the esn with anouther glaxy nexus on sprint thats clean or i can flash a boost phone or metro phone with similar capabilities, and use it on their newtworks...so i deicide thats what ill do, switch to a new carrier, i mean why not sprint doesnt have a dedicated 4g network like tmobile anyways, boost is on the sprint network anyways lol so why not? okay i find a guy a google, hdoes em all evos 3d evos galaxy s 2's i mean everything, i go buy a 100$ refil card and turns out he doesnt do everything... he cant figure out my phone remotely, and here in lies the problem, i connect my phone to computer..after a few mintues most of the time things are recognized and the phone is connected, then other times i have to download the latest usb driver up dates, okay fine, well on this phone according to the guy who attempted remote flash to enter diagnostic mode i must dial *#*#3424#*#* okay and it does, i switch my phone to cdma modem under both possible options, the phone now refreshes itself inthe usb port and now searchs for drivers related to INTF 1 INTF 2 and lastly INTF3 well 1 and 3 are found, infact # 1 is called via telecom usb modem and # 3 is called via telecom usb ets but # 2 is still INTF 2, again according to the gentleman that attempted to remotly flash my cell phone I his understandign is that INTF 2 is suposed to be usb composite deivce, i download multiple usb drivers from muslitple google searches and aswell from this guy, and all have failed, one random post i found on google said that i need a windows 7 64bit laptop running the ultimate version...i have only tried office and home premium, if anyone has this phone and has ultimate, and can type *#*#3424#*#* and see if something else pops up then please leme know or anyone that maybe has flashed this phone, leme be clear im not trying to flash a kernal or rom im trying to flash my meid to a differnt one, now in some states...most...this isnt legal so please dont break the law to help me, but in NY RI MA CT ME FL CA NV and a few other places this is totaly legal, and permitted, a guy in FL claims he has done it several times to this phone, and wants me to mail it to him...im skeptical...please please someone help me ive invested thus far, 350 phone, 100 deposite for sprint waitng on return, 100 on prepaid refil for prepaid credit card...waste, no cell phone for almost 3 weeks... priceless, so in retrospect someone needs to answer this for me, thank you for your time enjoy you day....

No one flashes the Galaxy Nexus to any other carrier. Why would you send your phone to someone who claims they can?
And you realize the T-Mobile version is $399 but you paid $350+100+100 for a Sprint one..?
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Sprint model can't be used on any GSM carrier, and has yet to be flashed to any of the Sprint MVNO's either.
Coulda just bought a used GSM model for $300-$350 (even $399 brand f-ing new) and been on your way, using on T-Mobile / AT&T for less than Sprint.

Yup, you screwed up somehow. You do realize there are 2 different versions of the phone? CDMA (sprint, Verizon) and GSM (everyone else).

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Lol where to begin... Okay so yes it is obvious that there are 2 types of Phones CDMA and gsm I know the difference, not sure where the thought of me trying to flash a CDMA phone to a gsm network came from but your out in left field on that, gsm uses a sim card no meid or hex number so the phone would only need unlocking for use else where I have a sprint nexus and I'm trying to flash to metro or boost both CDMA carriers this guy in Florida says he can and has done it but like I said I'm skeptical lastly idk why you would add 350 100 and 100 and say that's stupid, did I anticipate the guy walking out the stOre to report it stolen? No did I anticipate the recommended guy off google to no be able to flash it ? No , please use common sense over rushed ignorance also please do a craiglist search find me a slightly used nexus for tmobile for 350 I dare yaaa lol a 32 gb at that nope they are 400+ granted im in the hole for more then that but had no anticipation of any of these events taking place otherwise I'd have scored a new nexus for 350. Lastly I simply asked if its possible to flash which the only answer close to my question came from someone who somehow out of reading my story thinks I'm arogant enough to believe sprint can be used on any network which as I know well is not the case... All I want to know is, why am I seeing intf2 what does it mean this phone as well as most should be flash able it's a very simple task once the phone drivers read correctly, I just wish someone could give some real advice vs talking to me like I'm an idiot I'm hurting lol I got burned on a phone then on google and now xda the fail safe is bashing my post as if I just bought my first smart phone I flash Ron's and Kernals regularly I've flashed an Evo to boost but my little gnex driver can't be found ... Why

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Lol where to begin... Okay so yes it is obvious that there are 2 types of Phones CDMA and gsm I know the difference, not sure where the thought of me trying to flash a CDMA phone to a gsm network came from but your out in left field on that, gsm uses a sim card no meid or hex number so the phone would only need unlocking for use else where I have a sprint nexus and I'm trying to flash to metro or boost both CDMA carriers this guy in Florida says he can and has done it but like I said I'm skeptical lastly idk why you would add 350 100 and 100 and say that's stupid, did I anticipate the guy walking out the stOre to report it stolen? No did I anticipate the recommended guy off google to no be able to flash it ? No , please use common sense over rushed ignorance also please do a craiglist search find me a slightly used nexus for tmobile for 350 I dare yaaa lol a 32 gb at that nope they are 400+ granted im in the hole for more then that but had no anticipation of any of these events taking place otherwise I'd have scored a new nexus for 350. Lastly I simply asked if its possible to flash which the only answer close to my question came from someone who somehow out of reading my story thinks I'm arogant enough to believe sprint can be used on any network which as I know well is not the case... All I want to know is, why am I seeing intf2 what does it mean this phone as well as most should be flash able it's a very simple task once the phone drivers read correctly, I just wish someone could give some real advice vs talking to me like I'm an idiot I'm hurting lol I got burned on a phone then on google and now xda the fail safe is bashing my post as if I just bought my first smart phone I flash Ron's and Kernals regularly I've flashed an Evo to boost but my little gnex driver can't be found ... Why
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You cannot flash it to boost or virgin or any other network. Its just not been done.
You can find a GSM nexus for $350 no problem (just checked my local CL and found 3 under $350). They're $399 brand new...
I just find it absolutely hilarious that you'd buy the phone without first 100% knowing that you'd be able to flash it to another carrier... and at that, why would you waste your time and money and get locked to a BS carrier like Boost or Virgin? You can get prepaid AT&T or T-Mobile plans for the same price, but with an unlocked device and a better network. Just baffling.