Question about the Galaxy S and rooting. ( sprint/T-mobile)

mycophiles · #1 (**permalink**) 11-10-2010, 10:36 AM

I'm thinking of buying a Galaxy S but I have sprint and don't wan the epic. I'd rather have the version without the flip-out keyboard which I think is for GSM and not CDMA. Is there a way to root the phone to work on CDMA if it's sold for GSM?

Thanks

**arrrghhh** · #2 (**permalink**) 11-10-2010, 10:59 AM

LOL no. The problem is hardware, not software. You need a phone with a CDMA radio.

That's like trying to pirate an apartment. Just doesn't work, you can't download a house!

lioncat55 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-10-2010, 03:46 PM

if you but the Verizon one it might work...but i dont know

killerkhatiby009 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-10-2010, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lioncat55

if you but the Verizon one it might work...but i dont know

No the verizon galaxy S is CDMA as well, Verizon and Sprint are both CDMA, T-Mobile and AT&T are both GSM. So a verizon phone can theoretically work on sprint but a lot of work has to be done in order to do that, its not easy. and a T-mobile phone can work on AT&T but it must be unlocked and support the same radio bands, especially for 3G access.

**darren.wlsn1** · #5 (**permalink**) 11-10-2010, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mycophiles

I'm thinking of buying a Galaxy S but I have sprint and don't wan the epic. I'd rather have the version without the flip-out keyboard which I think is for GSM and not CDMA. Is there a way to root the phone to work on CDMA if it's sold for GSM?

Thanks

fascinate doesnt have slide out kb and its cdma? galaxy s is no slide out and galaxy s pro is slide out.

wrong forum also, this is tp2 android forum so im moving it.

**gTen** · #6 (**permalink**) 11-10-2010, 05:27 PM

Nope...your best hope is the Nexus S is real and comes to sprint >.>