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evo 4g on boost

has anyone found a way to get this running on boost mobile

Translation:
I just stole an Evo and now I wanna use it on my inner city wireless network.

pimpin oh boy said:
has anyone found a way to get this running on boost mobile
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Karma is a ***** I know.
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m03sizlak said:
Translation:
I just stole an Evo and now I wanna use it on my inner city wireless network.
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And I'm dying of laughter.

pimpin oh boy said:
has anyone found a way to get this running on boost mobile
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oh and......
Next time ask this in the right section.
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from what i've heard, just punching in the MEID in the website gets the job done. flash a boost prl once you activate.
m03sizlak is the same piece of trash everyone has on ignore in #htc-evo, ignore anything he says.

m03sizlak said:
Translation:
I just stole an Evo and now I wanna use it on my inner city wireless network.
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HAHAHA!!!!
And, OP, Nope, not possible. Boost doesn't have the ESN in their system.

benjio12 said:
HAHAHA!!!!
And, OP, Nope, not possible. Boost doesn't have the ESN in their system.
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even if they don't have the esn in their systems, it's still possible. using cdma workshop, clone the esn to the esn of your existing boost cdma device.

efuse said:
even if they don't have the esn in their systems, it's still possible. using cdma workshop, clone the esn to the esn of your existing boost cdma device.
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ESN cloning = illegal
Probably shouldn't discuss it in this law-abiding forum. You'll get booted.

benjio12 said:
ESN cloning = illegal
Probably shouldn't discuss it in this law-abiding forum. You'll get booted.
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This isn't a law abiding fourm. Using HTC's proprietary drivers/software in a custom rom is illegal as well.

The only thing I could think of to say to the OP is just.. You're dumb.. I mean, really? I thought stupidity was defined when someone got an Evo working on Metro.. But you actually want a badass phone like an Evo, on a ****ty ass service like Boost?

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The only thing I could think of to say to the OP is just.. You're dumb.. I mean, really? I thought stupidity was defined when someone got an Evo working on Metro.. But you actually want a badass phone like an Evo, on a ****ty ass service like Boost?
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one reason boost unlimited 50 per month dont do contract change phones way to much

efuse said:
This isn't a law abiding fourm. Using HTC's proprietary drivers/software in a custom rom is illegal as well.
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Using HTC's drivers/software in a custom ROM is punishable by civil penalties at the worst (and completely legal at best). Violating terms of use is not a crime and can only get you sued, not thrown in jail. Also, it really is a grey area if they could actually sue you anyways. I'd like to see a court actually award damages if you are using HTC software on an HTC device, it would almost definitely get thrown out immediately.
ESN cloaning, on the other hand, is a crime. Punishable by jail time. Although I doubt you'd get jail time if you weren't cloaning yourself onto someone elses' account, it can still be a criminal act, unlike anything you do to the ROM.

benjio12 said:
HAHAHA!!!!
And, OP, Nope, not possible. Boost doesn't have the ESN in their system.
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doesn't boost have a cdma blackberry 8330 ?

Short answer to OP question, is yes, you probably can flash the EVO to Boost. However, you should go check out the Boost forums over at Howardforums for this sort of thing.
On a side note to address the Boost bashing or whatever. People flash their phones to providers like Boost, Cricket, MetroPCS, etc. to save money. Most people, like the OP, go through a lot of phones and don't want the restrictions of being on a major carrier tied down with ETF or contracts. I personaly know 5 people with EVO's flashed over to cricket paying $35 a month for talk, text, and web vs. Sprint 79.99 + taxes..

you do realize that boost (the cdma part of boost) and virgin mobile both use sprints network right?
i mean im all for flaming the stupid and i dont know the history of the guy asking the question but there are legit reasons for wanting an EVO on Boost...Namely you save at least 30 bucks per month
and if we are going to roast people at least do it with correct information

LOL..
CDMA Boost = Sprint (without Roaming) even 3G. I have a Touch Pro2 on Boost at $50/month with 3G data. Am I stupid? I think not... What he said... Flame with correct data.
And YES, I would like to have an EVO (nice device) on Boost (inexpensive GOOD Sprint service to SAVE MONEY.)

th3b055 said:
Short answer to OP question, is yes, you probably can flash the EVO to Boost. However, you should go check out the Boost forums over at Howardforums for this sort of thing.
On a side note to address the Boost bashing or whatever. People flash their phones to providers like Boost, Cricket, MetroPCS, etc. to save money. Most people, like the OP, go through a lot of phones and don't want the restrictions of being on a major carrier tied down with ETF or contracts. I personaly know 5 people with EVO's flashed over to cricket paying $35 a month for talk, text, and web vs. Sprint 79.99 + taxes..
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You cant flash a EVO to boost because they use SIM cards

Theres already guides on boost evo but no one uses google to search. Boost doesnt use sim cards.

andre104623 said:
You cant flash a EVO to boost because they use SIM cards
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You can flash an evo to work on boost, there are multiple guides for it.
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Boost does not use SIM cards.
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Score = DUMBASS.

Evo 4g on virgin mobile

since virgin uses sprints tower would it be possible to use the evo on virgin because im think about buy a used one from a friend and i dont want to sign a 2 year deal

Nope would not work. If you really want a evo and your friend will sell you his then you would not need to sign a two year contract. The two is only required for people who buy a new phone or upgrade there phone and do not wish to pay retail price
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why are you starting multiple threads for the same question?

xlrdxrevengex said:
Nope would not work. If you really want a evo and your friend will sell you his then you would not need to sign a two year contract. The two is only required for people who buy a new phone or upgrade there phone and do not wish to pay retail price
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the thing is that sprint doesn't a have plan where some one can buy a phone at full price and use it on a month to month deal or do they and i just cant find in on there webpage like with Verizon i bought a droid when they first came out but paid full price but used it mouth to mouth does sprint have somethink like that

Try going to a Sprint Corporate store and asking.
PROTIP: Bestbuy is not Sprint Corporate.

The Evo on metropcs works great for me for the $40 a month price, though you'll have to get the esn added through houdini in a non-official manner so to speak. Search craigslist and there'll be a ton of adds of people who can add the evo to the metropcs network.

so in other words, yes it's possible as the cdma radio hardware is the same,
however some people who are not lawyers think it's illegal to change the ESN
even though you're not stealing any service.

Protip: Sprint bought Virgin last week. They already had 51% share and decided to purchase.

Virgin does not allow flashed phones on their network (sprint). Now you can flash evo to verizon, cricket and metropc and other verizon based providers. Cricket is nice because for 55 you get android plan with everything unlimited and it runs on network that evo was designed for.

Nothing is impossible in our world.
Anyone out there dedicated and financially capable of trying? lol

xlrdxrevengex said:
Nope would not work. If you really want a evo and your friend will sell you his then you would not need to sign a two year contract. The two is only required for people who buy a new phone or upgrade there phone and do not wish to pay retail price
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You'd be wrong if you sincerely believed this.
Works with $25/month plan perfectly...

Necrosan said:
You'd be wrong if you sincerely believed this.
Works with $25/month plan perfectly...
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so if i went to the virgin mobile website and under swap phone.. i could enter the evo 4g serial number that it ask for.. it would transfer over to the evo 4g then ? i ask because i had a rumor touch and when i got the intercept i just clicked swap phone and enter my SN and went well with he transfer.. now i want to transfer the intercept to the evo 4g.

Deejaydark said:
so if i went to the virgin mobile website and under swap phone.. i could enter the evo 4g serial number that it ask for.. it would transfer over to the evo 4g then ? i ask because i had a rumor touch and when i got the intercept i just clicked swap phone and enter my SN and went well with he transfer.. now i want to transfer the intercept to the evo 4g.
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You had the Virgin Mobile Intercept though, not the Sprint one, right? It doesn't matter that they're technically the same network. They use different databases to check ESN numbers. You'd have to buy an Android phone from them (get the Optimus V, it's cheaper and better than the Intercept) and spoof the ESN of the Evo to match the other phone's. Make sure only one is turned on at a time though or the ESN will be banned, and since they'll have the same ESN neither will work!
Is it illegal? No. You're not scamming anyone. You'd still be paying the same amount of money. Plus, you own the original phone with the ESN you'd be copying, so it's not illegal.

I'm using HTC Evo on Cricket now, and next couple weeks I'll try to make it work on Virgin base on what I did to transfer from Sprint to cricket. Just change the prl ,ip .........I'll see

Google it and I found the prl from the thread called : How to flash a phone to virgin
Good luck everybody .

I think I know what thread you are talking about, does data work on the phone as well as voice?
I've heard of people getting talk and text working but not data, so far with the evo.

Hello, So I have an intercept already and just bought an EVO, how do you spoof the esn of the evo? I really need your help guys! Thanks.

I got the email, but I've never done it.

evo
thanks for the reply. I would appreciate anyone elses help!

houboy123 said:
thanks for the reply. I would appreciate anyone elses help!
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You can find out what the data settings are on howareforums, in a thread called How To: Flash a phone to virgin mobile, but they won't tell you how to change an esn.
Some people thinks it's illegal to change esn # so we aren't allowed to tell how it's done on most forums.
If you look around online and youtube you can find out.
If you end up getting it working let us know.

[Q] Sprint Account Cancelled???

Hey guys.....ive been a long time evo user and today my sprint account was cancelled due to excessive roaming............does any other network support the evo? Is there anything i can do to get my account with sprint reactivated? Should I sell on ebay and go to tmobile, at&t or verizon? Maybe flash to cricket? What do u guys think???? This sucks btw....this is the only phone ive kept for more than a few months and still been happy with it.......and right before they release the Evo 3D and Nexus S 4G too........

jm5503 said:
Hey guys.....ive been a long time evo user and today my sprint account was cancelled due to excessive roaming............does any other network support the evo? Is there anything i can do to get my account with sprint reactivated? Should I sell on ebay and go to tmobile, at&t or verizon? Maybe flash to cricket? What do u guys think???? This sucks btw....this is the only phone ive kept for more than a few months and still been happy with it.......and right before they release the Evo 3D and Nexus S 4G too........
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Were you running the PRL hack to force roam on Verizon towers? I think I read a post from DirtyShroomz somewhere saying if this happens to you, you are pretty much scarred (for a lack of better terms).
I'm sure he'll chime in sooner than later.

Nope, nothing you can do to go back and no other network that can support the EVO outside of smaller CDMA carriers like Cricket and possibly Metro PCS. Sell it on eBay and find out who has better coverage in your area - Verizon or T-Mobile - and jump over to them. You could check out AT&T too but they're going to be noticeably more expensive from what I've seen.

ive been a long time evo user and today my sprint account was cancelled due to excessive roamin
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I hate to say it, but you were warned.
.does any other network support the evo?
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No.
Is there anything i can do to get my account with sprint reactivated?
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Nope, you broke your contract, they will never let you be a customer again.
Should I sell on ebay and go to tmobile, at&t or verizon?
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You could, if sprint didnt blacklist your esn. You would need to call them and ask if the esn is clear to sell.

Thx Guys...........
I guess its tmobile or verizon........

jm5503 said:
I guess its tmobile or verizon........
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Or get someone else to open an account or add a line to their existing account. Again, you'd have to make sure Sprint left your ESn open for activation. Otherwise, the phone will hold no value to you or any other Sprint user.

jm5503 said:
Hey guys.....ive been a long time evo user and today my sprint account was cancelled due to excessive roaming............does any other network support the evo? Is there anything i can do to get my account with sprint reactivated? Should I sell on ebay and go to tmobile, at&t or verizon? Maybe flash to cricket? What do u guys think???? This sucks btw....this is the only phone ive kept for more than a few months and still been happy with it.......and right before they release the Evo 3D and Nexus S 4G too........
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Use it on virgin mobile.
$25/mo gets you 300 mins & unlimited texts/data.
$40/mo gets you 1200 mins & unlimited texts/data.
$60/mo gets you unlimited mins & unlimited texts/data.
And you pay less than sprint! (3G only, though. But who uses the battery hog known as 4G anyway? FWIW, clear.com will sign up your wimax mac address for a monthly plan if you call and supply the necessary info if you are in a 4g area and desire it. )
ALSO: For excess data roaming, sprint does _NOT_ ban the phone.
That would be ludicrous. They ban the name and the ban is "good" for one year from the date they cancelled you.

Necrosan said:
Use it on virgin mobile.
$25/mo gets you 300 mins & unlimited texts/data.
$40/mo gets you 1200 mins & unlimited texts/data.
$60/mo gets you unlimited mins & unlimited texts/data.
And you pay less than sprint! (3G only, though. But who uses the battery hog known as 4G anyway? FWIW, clear.com will sign up your wimax mac address for a monthly plan if you call and supply the necessary info if you are in a 4g area and desire it. )
ALSO: For excess data roaming, sprint does _NOT_ ban the phone.
That would be ludicrous. They ban the name and the ban is "good" for one year from the date they cancelled you.
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How would i go about doing this?????

You'll need a samsung intercept or lg optimus v to start.
Once you have one or the other shoot me a PM

so ill have to go out and buy one of the two???

jm5503 said:
so ill have to go out and buy one of the two???
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So did you use the roaming hack, or did they just ban you because you live in a poor coverage area?

Both...........

Is your esn blacklisted?
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sitlet said:
I hate to say it, but you were warned.
You can wait 7 years then go back with Sprint!? Hope that helps...j/k
No.
Nope, you broke your contract, they will never let you be a customer again.
You could, if sprint didnt blacklist your esn. You would need to call them and ask if the esn is clear to sell.
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Sent by Josh_Evo!

That sucks...

jm5503 said:
Both...........
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Yeah, that stinks, but you have to realize that Sprint LOSES money on subscribers that use that hack. It just makes sense for them to shut those subscribers down.

How much forced roaming will make them dump you? I occasionally use roam control when in a basement or something if I have no signal. If anything I'll make a short phone call, or a few texts.

Necrosan said:
And you pay less than sprint! (3G only, though. But who uses the battery hog known as 4G anyway? FWIW, clear.com will sign up your wimax mac address for a monthly plan if you call and supply the necessary info if you are in a 4g area and desire it.
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You sure about that? I have two different friends that own Evo's and are flashed to Metro, and they can both connect and use Sprint's 4G network.

Rob the plumber said:
How much forced roaming will make them dump you? I occasionally use roam control when in a basement or something if I have no signal. If anything I'll make a short phone call, or a few texts.
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Its 300mb and you're gone :/

Roaming causes contract to expire?

Can anyone confirm this? I read in a Thread that helps Sprint users Flash their Epic to Boost that if you Roam A LOT, they end your contract. No ETF, no nothing. Just dead. This would be AMAZING if it were true.

From all I read about it, you have to going crazy with your roaming. Like downloading a lot of movies each month. Sprint sends a warning letter and if it keeps up, they will terminate you.

Original Android <3ers! said:
Can anyone confirm this? I read in a Thread <snip> that if you Roam A LOT, they end your contract. No ETF, no nothing. Just dead. This would be AMAZING if it were true.
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I believe it was true. Quite a few got out of their contracts that way.
I have heard they changed it to just bill you for the roaming overage now.

LargePrime said:
I believe it was true. Quite a few got out of their contracts that way.
I have heard they changed it to just bill you for the roaming overage now.
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That's what I'm afraid of.

If you had a sprint contract, why would you flash to boost? Furthermore, how would they link your boost account to you sprint account...
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I wouldn't think that boost has anything to do with roaming since boost is a virtual carrier in side sprints network..
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reread the OP. what was meant was...
I read that if you Roam A LOT, they end your contract.
I read this in a in a Thread that helps Sprint users Flash their Epic to Boost
Original Android: Go read your contract. also there are a lot of ways to get out of your contract.
chris41g;
You wouldn't, and one cannot. Also thanks for your DEV work.
Kcarpenter;
Yep, almost no roaming on boost. exceptions are limited and are googleable.

Sprint... the almost not now network

I've been with Sprint for a while now. Lately i've had a lot of complaints that people can't get to me. My girlfriend never gets notified when she gets a voicemail.
It takes us 3-4 times to dial any number.I've been missing important call for the last 2 months. One of them including my grandfather passing away.
It's really bad at my work. No signal at all and always roaming. I cannot continue to use this service.
I've called customer support and they told me that they are aware that a lot of people have had missed calls since March when they started rolling out the network vision upgrade. So for the last months I can get at least 4 people that have the same problem. Nothing is getting resolved and it seems nobody cares.
I took my phone in to get it check out by a tech and there is nothing wrong with it. Since I know of at least 4 other persons experiencing this, I'm sure now that this is not an issue with me.
What I am asking is why do I need to keep paying for a service that I cannot rely on? I have missed important calls, one of them regarding a family member passing away. I can barely make any calls. The data is really slow, pathetic. I cannot count on the Sprint network to do any of the basic functions that I am paying for.
I have tried to call Sprint to get any type of conpenssation or to get them to let me move but they keep telling me that it will all be better.
Anyone got any suggestions. I cannot stay with a company that is responsible for missing the last call i might have gotten from my granfather.

apatcas said:
I've been with Sprint for a while now. Lately i've had a lot of complaints that people can't get to me. My girlfriend never gets notified when she gets a voicemail.
It takes us 3-4 times to dial any number.I've been missing important call for the last 2 months. One of them including my grandfather passing away.
It's really bad at my work. No signal at all and always roaming. I cannot continue to use this service.
I've called customer support and they told me that they are aware that a lot of people have had missed calls since March when they started rolling out the network vision upgrade. So for the last months I can get at least 4 people that have the same problem. Nothing is getting resolved and it seems nobody cares.
I took my phone in to get it check out by a tech and there is nothing wrong with it. Since I know of at least 4 other persons experiencing this, I'm sure now that this is not an issue with me.
What I am asking is why do I need to keep paying for a service that I cannot rely on? I have missed important calls, one of them regarding a family member passing away. I can barely make any calls. The data is really slow, pathetic. I cannot count on the Sprint network to do any of the basic functions that I am paying for.
I have tried to call Sprint to get any type of conpenssation or to get them to let me move but they keep telling me that it will all be better.
Anyone got any suggestions. I cannot stay with a company that is responsible for missing the last call i might have gotten from my granfather.
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Sell your phones use it to pay eta and go to what ever service provider you want.
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daniel4653 said:
Sell your phones use it to pay eta and go to what ever service provider you want.
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OK. you obviously didnt read everything... and thats ok. thank you for your opinion but that's not going to happen.
Selling my phones to pay an EFT because of spotty service is not justifiable.

If it has been driving you crazy which it seems to have since you miss important calls. Go with Verizon which will probably solve all your problems.
And you said it yourself that you cannot stay with a company that gives you problems so go to another company that will satisfy you
How does that not solve your problem.
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You not being happy in no way entitles you to get out of a contract fee free. Network vision is supposed to dramatically increase usability and from what I've read from people it has. For every four people you know that's having service issues I can guarantee there's a hundred who don't. You're on a website with information on different things to try to fix any possible problem. If you truly don't like the service suck it up and pay the etf
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I think the OP is asking what the suggested method is for convincing Sprint that he should not have to pay any fees to terminate service because essentially Sprint is not upholding their side of the contract. In other words, what is the procedure for claiming breach of contract on Sprint? And yes, breach of contract is a legal means to get out of a contract without being obligated to pay any fees and sometimes is enough to get rewarded compensation for those months that you were paying for and not receiving service.
I'm in mostly the same boat as the OP but fortunately the only thing I ever use is text messaging and data through wifi so it doesn't bother me that I can't make or receive calls at work or home much less get any kind of data at either location besides wifi. For the most basic of plans, Sprint charges me less than Verizon would which is why I moved to them but it is a bit disappointing to have a phone where 1/2 of the features (arguably the more important 1/2) don't work.

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I think the OP is asking what the suggested method is for convincing Sprint that he should not have to pay any fees to terminate service because essentially Sprint is not upholding their side of the contract. In other words, what is the procedure for claiming breach of contract on Sprint?
I'm in mostly the same boat as the OP but fortunately the only thing I ever use is text messaging and data through wifi so it doesn't bother me that I can't make or receive calls at work or home much less get any kind of data at either location besides wifi. For the most basic of plans, Sprint charges me less than Verizon would which is why I moved to them but it is a bit disappointing to have a phone where 1/2 of the features (arguably the more important 1/2) don't work.
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Force roam all the time like crazy. I have seen couple people who were asked to leave sprint due to that with no etf. Under no circumstances I would do that but that's what others have done before.

When Network Vision took place around my area, things got really bad until everything was set up and running. Well worth the wait
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locoboi187 said:
When Network Vision took place around my area, things got really bad until everything was set up and running. Well worth the wait
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Yup
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/13/sprint-flipping-the-lte-switch-in-boston-and-chicago/

If they are aware of a problem in your area with service and have no eta u can cancel with no etf. When sprint Renegotiated its deals with Verizon and the coverage shrank in certain areas I know for a fact they let 100's if not thousands of people cancel freely so I see this as no different
Edit: if u get no where with regular csr pm me for the number for executive services they will let u cancel for sure with no etf
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Thank you all for the answers.
In my book i cannot stay with Sprint out of principle. Because of them my phone never ringed when my grandfather called me on the night before he died.
My eft after talking to a representative is only 100$.

It should be zero if your phone doesn't work.

Sprint cost me $300 dollars a few weeks ago. Good like trying to get anything out of them.

Sorry for your loss, yes sprint sucks, i hope to leave it soon.

apatcas said:
Service issue
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You might want to voice up on sprint forums rather than on XDA, there are few sprint employees here.

Or put your phone up on MP if its a epic touch for example post it cheap around $150-175 for a quick sell and use that money if they do end up charging you $100.
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There was a cell site that covered my gf's old workplace and the bowling alley across the street we bowled at that was a data black hole for years. I don't know if it's improved but we don't go there anymore. There are just some buildings that are horrible for rf penetration. The moment you step outside, you get service and signal. There's always the possibility that there's some electronics or machines in the building that are creating interference in the frequency band these phones operate in.

locoboi187 said:
When Network Vision took place around my area, things got really bad until everything was set up and running. Well worth the wait
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Same here

heres a great idea....instead of complaining why dont you be proactive and cancel ur service and go to another carrier. Other than that xda is not a site to whine and complain about sprint or your service which most of us do not experience since we do not live where you do.
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