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Originally Posted by kristmen

Yes I understand the legality of cloning phones but most people who clone phones are doing so for illegal purposes such as free calling, I'm not.

I think maybe I wasn't clear. Yes, I know Sprint will gladly change the phone for me, they even have that nifty phone ESN changer even though I've never personally got it to work right, I've always had to call.

ANYWAY, the reason I want to do it is because I want to use the Touch Pro for daily activities but when I need to use a phone for PAM (Phone as a Modem), I want to be able to use my Instinct.

Reading these forums, it seems the Touch Pro doesnt get such great battery life in PAM mode and it tends to over heat.

I even saw people joking about keeping the phone on an ice pack.

With my instinct, I can log on with my laptop and I don't even need to take my Instinct out of my pocket, it never over heats. Just sounds like the PRO has this problem a lot.

Honestly, if I could get a good rate on shared package, maybe a shared SERO account, I wouldn't mind having two phones but I'm paying $99.99 a month for the everything package and they want damn near double that for a shared unlimited package and I just can't justify that JUST to keep the other phone for the PAM feature.

If I had to pick one of the two, I'd probably stick with the Samsung Instinct right now.

Oh, also reading these forums, I've seen a bunch of threads with step-by-step instructions on cloning phones, 5~10 pages long so it would appear the subject matter does come up once in a while. Just not sure how you do it on the Touch Pro.

Thanks guys

Before I forget, if someone just wants to give me a SERO hookup for a family plan with unlimited data I sure would be grateful

first, there is no "legal" reason to clone your phone... cloning is banned by federal law, no matter what your motive is behind it..

second, what your talking about isnt possible.... or maybe it is after i say this:

third, and why am offering any help is beyond me.... if you program the instinct esn into the TP, now the instinct stays the Master, and you can still use the PAM as normal.. the TP, would become the Slave and you would be able to make recieve/calls...txts,mms,and data are a whole other world of issues to worry about on the Slave device though...

again... what you want to do is ILLEGAL by all definitions... even though what i said is possible, is still considered cloning and illegal... thats all i can tell ya man... rest is on you...


and tethering on the TP can be very manageable, yes it overheats if u do some heavy traffic... yes an ice pack would help.. so would a fan... you can get about 2hrs tethering time on a full charge in my experience depending on what your doing...


i suggest moving to the TP offically and legally and enjoy it for all its worth