Can I put an unlocked s3 from verizon on my sprint account - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

I am not new to rooting. But this I am curious about. I have the Galaxy Note 2 btw.
Anyways, someone wants to trade my wife's iphone 5 for the galaxy s3 and a psp go. Is it possible to put the Unlocked Verizon S3 on to the sprint network?
If so what is the process. As I believe that it will have different radios, rom, and such. Do I need to root the phone and and install sprint firmware, radios, and stock rom.
Looking for some insight asap. Thanks

pongoface said:
I am not new to rooting. But this I am curious about. I have the Galaxy Note 2 btw.
Anyways, someone wants to trade my wife's iphone 5 for the galaxy s3 and a psp go. Is it possible to put the Unlocked Verizon S3 on to the sprint network?
If so what is the process. As I believe that it will have different radios, rom, and such. Do I need to root the phone and and install sprint firmware, radios, and stock rom.
Looking for some insight asap. Thanks
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Dont think it's possible, and if it is.. I doubt 4G will work (Just going off of us forcing 3G roaming on Verizon's towers but unable to get 4G. If i'm wrong, please someone correct me! Thanks.

I believe it's the phones hardware that's different.
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I believe it IS possible, but I wouldnt know how
As far as firmware, Verizon is also CDMA so thats not the problem. Maybe check over in the Verizon S3 forums?
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Yes. I've done it. No 4G however. Similar steps as to putting a CDMA GS3 to Boost, etc.
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CNexus said:
I believe it IS possible, but I wouldnt know how
As far as firmware, Verizon is also CDMA so thats not the problem. Maybe check over in the Verizon S3 forums?
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I would have to agree with you I'm pretty sure it's possible I'm just not sure the phone would be fully functional I know that the CDMA should work the same. The only thing I would question is 4g not really sure how Verizon's network works in comparison to Sprint's. For the most part the hardware should be the same except for the 4g portion which supports WiMAX and LTE 4g not sure Verizon's version supports WiMAX it may just be crippled from a software standpoint.
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I've asked a friendly sprint tech about this before and he said it involves getting a "donor" sprint phone and "masking" the ESN of the Verizon phone with that of the donor.
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Ah yes, you would need the donor phone to flash it over to Sprint.
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yes you have to use original esn from the original sprint phone you are no longer going to use
that has to go in the verizon phone
make sure you disable the sprint phone or it becomes cloning and that is illegal

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Why the FFFFF

Does AT&Ts version have cm7 24 hours after launch and we dont?
Yes, its spotty but the fact remains that it is there. I just think its unfair.
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Maybe they have an official stock rom. Small changes from the internal gs2.
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I'm not surprised. They are GSM so they can get everything from the International GS2 instantly.
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I'm not surprised. They are GSM so they can get everything from the International GS2 instantly.
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This exactly. The CM devs have to deal with both CDMA and Wimax whereas the AT&T version is basically the same as the international version.
ipetloudog said:
Does AT&Ts version have cm7 24 hours after launch and we dont?
Yes, its spotty but the fact remains that it is there. I just think its unfair.
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So why don't you quit dicking around on a message board and get CM7 running for us already? I've been waiting for weeks, why aren't you finished?
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ipetloudog said:
Does AT&Ts version have cm7 24 hours after launch and we dont?
Yes, its spotty but the fact remains that it is there. I just think its unfair.
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I'm more interested in knowing if their radios crash randomly like ours do!
Its gsm vs cdma
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daneurysm said:
So why don't you quit dicking around on a message board and get CM7 running for us already? I've been waiting for weeks, why aren't you finished?
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Lol. We're waiting....
ipetloudog said:
Does AT&Ts version have cm7 24 hours after launch and we dont?
Yes, its spotty but the fact remains that it is there. I just think its unfair.
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Why don't you help out and get it working yourself? Otherwise, stop complaining.
EDIT: Ha, daneurysm beat me to it.
ipetloudog said:
Does AT&Ts version have cm7 24 hours after launch and we dont?
Yes, its spotty but the fact remains that it is there. I just think its unfair.
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Get off your ass and get it working already.
Having troubles hitting dead ends with baksmali. Wimax is a *****.
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These are the threads that would make devs not want to help
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ipetloudog said:
Having troubles hitting dead ends with baksmali. Wimax is a *****.
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And guess what he actually posted in the at&t sgsII cm7 thread complaining... These types of people ruing it for eveyone... @op- think about it, can a og galaxy s 2 work on at&t when unlocked? Yes... So the rom will work on the at&t version because the phones are the same thing... We are cdma and its a lot more complicated to get that working, and none of the team hacksung has the phone... Yet
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Anyone using nexus on ATT LTE?

If so what kind of d/l speeds u getting? Thinking of ditching tmo.
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Well, the Nexus doesn't use AT&T's LTE that they are currently setting up across the country, but it does utilize AT&T's HSPA+ network (which they market as 4G, but is much slower than real LTE).
Here are screenshots from the Verge's review of the Galaxy Nexus:
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These are speeds in New York city. Remarkably good compared to many other HSPA+ phones.
Damn that's pretty slow....29 for skyrocket on LTE..tmo hspA+ on gs2 is high teens but I wanted to ditch tmo. I'm just torn between devices.
Can get skyrocket for $149...but really wanted nexus.
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STi489 said:
If so what kind of d/l speeds u getting? Thinking of ditching tmo.
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The Galaxy Nexus is HSPA+, not LTE. You'll get solid speeds but nothing near LTE of course. All depending on your location and a myriad of other factors.
STi489 said:
If so what kind of d/l speeds u getting? Thinking of ditching tmo.
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If you want LTE, then your option looks like Verizon when they come out with it. The international GN won't support ATT or Tmo 4G
ruthlesset said:
The international GN won't support ATT or Tmo 4G
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Well... AT&T's "4G" is HSPA+. They actually make the distinction between "4G" and "4G LTE". T-mo also calls HSPA+ "4G".
So specifically yes, the international Galaxy Nexus Supports AT&T's 4G, and T-mobile's 4G, but not AT&T's 4G LTE.

T-Mobile Galaxy S3

Hey, I won a Galaxy S III From T-Mobile's Spin to win contest and I have some questions residing with the Tmobile Varient.
I do not use T-Mobiles Network, will the Galaxy S3 work on At&t's GSM network without any problems?
Should be good but I don't think you will get 4g
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tyshemi said:
Should be good but I don't think you will get 4g
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Can I Still be on HSPA?
Yes I do think that is where your capped. That should be sufficient though
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tyshemi said:
Yes I do think that is where your capped. That should be sufficient though
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Totally fine haha, its a free galaxy s3 I cant complain
T3hBraveBoss said:
Totally fine haha, its a free galaxy s3 I cant complain
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That is one hell of a prize my friend
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tyshemi said:
That is one hell of a prize my friend
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HA, I also won a 40" Samsung 1080P LED Smart TV also
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picture of the winning screen when I won spin to win
holy hell bro good job
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Congrats! So jealous. I'm surprised that Tmo didn't at least give you a month or so of free service. If you can get the phone unlocked, it can be used on AT&T's HSPA+ network. The one thing I liked about the Tmo variant was the additional HSPA+ 1900 MHz band, which is what AT&T uses, so it is the most universal GSM/HSPA+ S3 model! You will get HSPA+ on Tmo, Wind, Rogers, and AT&T (as well as overseas).
Only got the AT&T version because my company pays for the phone and service, so I can't complain either.
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Congrats! So jealous. I'm surprised that Tmo didn't at least give you a month or so of free service. If you can get the phone unlocked, it can be used on AT&T's HSPA+ network. The one thing I liked about the Tmo variant was the additional HSPA+ 1900 MHz band, which is what AT&T uses, so it is the most universal GSM/HSPA+ S3 model! You will get HSPA+ on Tmo, Wind, Rogers, and AT&T (as well as overseas).
Only got the AT&T version because my company pays for the phone and service, so I can't complain either.
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I also will get a $50 prepaid tmobile giftcard and thank you for telling me it works on h+

Sprint: switching phones?

Say if I buy a new phone, how would I transfer my old number that's on my epic4gt onto my new phone? And in the future can I switch it back to my epic 4g touch?
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Your phone number will transfer. As it attached to your account and not your phone. And if you bought your new phone and still have your E4GT you can always re activate your E4GT.
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Can I switch phones with someone else in the family plan? And then switch back to my epic4gtouch?
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Yes you can. My wife and I have three phone for two people. (Don't ask) she wanted the Icrap 4s and we kept her evo shift. So if we wanted we could play musical phones. Lol.
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LOL, and this is all done through my sprint? Would I have the make an account for the other #?
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Not sure thru my sprint. I never used it. I just either call sprint or go to the store. That's what they get paid to do.
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You can do the esn swap on the sprint.com website. Simple and saves a trip to the store or waiting on the phone
slvrap1 said:
You can do the esn swap on the sprint.com website. Simple and saves a trip to the store or waiting on the phone
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Thanks. I've never done it online.
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slvrap1 said:
You can do the esn swap on the sprint.com website. Simple and saves a trip to the store or waiting on the phone
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Thanks I'm assuming it's through mysprint?
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g_ding84 said:
So if we wanted we could play musical phones. Lol.
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More like the phones could play musical humans :laugh:
EpicFlair said:
More like the phones could play musical humans :laugh:
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Lol I know. Well the way my wife is I'm just waiting for her or one of my kids to break her crapple.
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lee714 said:
Thanks I'm assuming it's through mysprint?
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Yes, login to your sprint account and look on the right side of the screen
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Yes, login to your sprint account and look on the right side of the screen
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FYI, if you're on SERO you have to call and speak to an agent. If you try it online it will tell you that you have to change your account type.

help me choose my ROM... bluetooth and 4g lte a must.

I did a search in this forum about the bluetooth problems and I see a bunch of users with the same problem I have... I have the latest OTA update on my galaxy nexus and cannot pair my phone with my Pioneer AppRadio in my car via bluetooth, it discovers the radio and as soon as I click to pair, it skips the sign up box and just comes up WRONG PASSWORD OR PASS KEY, and after scouring the net for solutions I have yet found one besides going down to the previous version, I can do that, and dont mind it, but I have a soft spot for custom rom's on android phones.
Here's my main question: I need a good stable ROM that bluetooth will work with, and also one that will work with 4G LTE, can someone please lead me in the right direction?
Little about me: I know how to flash items in custom recovery just fine. I have owned 2 previous android phones: evo4g, and galaxy S2, and both were updated regularly with custom ROMs. I had a leaked version of HTC sense5.0 on the evo, the charger port came loose from the motherboard I upgraded to the galaxy S2, you should have seen the sprint store rep when he saw it! haha
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP!!
I'm pretty sure GNex lacks the hardware for LTE, so custom ROM's won't give you that ability.
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ofsinreno said:
I'm pretty sure GNex lacks the hardware for LTE, so custom ROM's won't give you that ability.
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re-read the OP. they have Sprint
Sorry, can't see that using Tapatalk.
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ofsinreno said:
Sorry, can't see that using Tapatalk.
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You couldnt read the first post?
heres a quote:
you should have seen the sprint store rep when he saw it!
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That's right, I couldn't read the first post because there is just SO much useful information here... Yeah, that's what I meant...
..puts foot in mouth..
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ofsinreno said:
That's right, I couldn't read the first post because there is just SO much useful information here... Yeah, that's what I meant...
..puts foot in mouth..
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Well if its for sprint i'm using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2286512 paired with this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2334088 and it works exceptionally well, my phone used to overheat to the point i couldnt use it while browsing and etc and now battery temps won't go more than 44 degrees celcius and also the rom has everything you're looking for
Thread closed as its a Best ROM thread.

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