Help Use on Boost Mobile

[htowler]

Has anyone found a way to make this phone work on Boost Mobile?

 

[Antiochus]

Has anyone found a way to make this phone work on Boost Mobile?

No but you could just get the EVO Design if you want to use Boost.

 

[DanielM426]

Has anyone found a way to make this phone work on Boost Mobile?

It's not possible to do so. But VM is cheaper...

 

[MediocreBadGuy]

Its possible but pretty sure its illegal...so lets just keep it at no.

 

[Snake X]

plus boost = $55 a month ($40 after a long time) and VM = $35 a month

 

[OverByter]

It is perfectly legal to do provided that you have the carriers permission.

 

[Darkencypher]

It is perfectly legal to do provided that you have the carriers permission.

Which they will never give.

 

[notebooko]

Which they will never give.

Actually I know quite a few people that have done it. Just requires some luck. But I'll just leave it at that.

 

[ajgates92]

Definitely not illegal, just frowned on by the carriers. Obviously, they want you to buy from them.

Also, may I ask why you would want to change to boost?

 

[agentc13]

Definitely not illegal, just frowned on by the carriers. Obviously, they want you to buy from them.

Nope, it's really illegal by federal law to do some of the steps to flash a cdma device without carrier approval.

 

[ajgates92]

Even just unlocking it? How are sites like cellunlocker.net open then?

 

[agentc13]

GSM is different than CDMA. You can't "unlock" a CDMA device, you can unlock a GSM (sim) device.

For instance my HTC One S is GSM, and I can unlock it with a sim code, all I have to do is swap sim cards (after unlocking). That isn't possible with a CDMA device like the Evo V 4g since it doesn't use a sim card, but rather has the network info hard wired in.

 

[ajgates92]

Ahhh okay. Thanks for the info!

 

[Leslie Ann]

You can call customer service and try to activate it, and if you try enough times, and with a little luck, you will get one who will.

Otherwise, yes, all known methods are questionable at best.
According to some state laws it is definitely illegal, and in terms of federal laws, it's sort of a gray area (I.E. how good is your lawyer and it is worth it).


Regardless, it's a gamble.