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Flash Sprint EVO 4G for VZW?

lennydude

lennydude

Android Expert
Has anyone got any info on the possibility of flashing the EVO 4G so it can be used on the VZW network?

Thanks for your help
 
From what I understand is that you cannot unlock a VZW phone to be used on Sprint, so I'm not sure if you can do it the other way around.
 
lennydude said:
Has anyone got any info on the possibility of flashing the EVO 4G so it can be used on the VZW network?

Thanks for your help
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Verizon would never add the MEID of a phone they don't carry to their database, so you wouldn't be able to activate it.
 
No, I think he's talking about flashing a different MEID onto the phone. I know it works for lower end devices. Not sure about smartphones.
 
acipollo said:
No, I think he's talking about flashing a different MEID onto the phone. I know it works for lower end devices. Not sure about smartphones.
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Sprint or Verizon will NOT activate ANY ESN (GSM phones have MEID's) that hasn't been branded to their network. Period. So no Sprint phones on Verizon, no Verizon phones on Sprint.
 
IOWA said:
Sprint or Verizon will NOT activate ANY ESN (GSM phones have MEID's) that hasn't been branded to their network. Period. So no Sprint phones on Verizon, no Verizon phones on Sprint.
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Correction-
MEIDs are used to identify CDMA equipment, not GSM. ESNs are an all but obsolete identification system as the finite amount of available serial numbers has been reached a couple years ago. GSM uses IMEI to identify equipment.
 
najaboy said:
Correction-
MEIDs are used to identify CDMA equipment, not GSM. ESNs are an all but obsolete identification system as the finite amount of available serial numbers has been reached a couple years ago. GSM uses IMEI to identify equipment.
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Stop the acronyms!

Yeah looks like I got the two confused. Sprint still uses ESN's though.
 
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