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Sorry, but you can't do it. Sprint phones require a SIM card and function on the GSM network rather than verizons CDMA.
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Ok, this is the second time I've seen this in the past 2 days. Sprint has never used SIM cards and has never been on a GSM network. If that were the case, Verizon and Sprint wouldn't have roaming agreements with each other. The ONLY "Sprint" phones that may use SIM cards are Nextel phones that still use the iDEN network.
I'll clear it up for everyone that may not know...
Sprint = CDMA = no SIM cards
Sprint Nextel = iDEN = SIM cards
Alltel = CDMA = no SIM cards
Verizon = CDMA (mixed) = no SIM cards
AT&T = GSM = SIM cards
T-Mobile = GSM = SIM cards
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Not going to happen by any legal means. Sprint's esn database is closed to non-native phones so they will not accept esn's from another carrier.
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This is not necessarily true anymore. It used to be that Sprint's database was restricted to only Sprint ESN's and Verizon's database was restricted to only Verizon ESN's. Recently however, I've noticed both have been very relaxed when it comes to these policies.
Just the other day I was curious and went to the Sprint store with my xv6800. I told the Sprint rep I was interested in switching to Sprint, but already had an xv6800 and knew that it was identical to the Mogul. He said he'd add it no problem.
It's all about who you talk to from either company in my opinion.