2 Custom roms available for the VZW Trophy...Thoughts ?

[failito]

Originally Posted by DavidinCT

To Flash, no... ESN changes...Maybe

Interesting, what does an ESN change require? Is it a similar process to what people were doing to get sprint/verizon and other CDMA phones to work with Cricket? I thought that was called "flashing". Thanks.

[DavidinCT]

Originally Posted by failito

Interesting, what does an ESN change require? Is it a similar process to what people were doing to get sprint/verizon and other CDMA phones to work with Cricket? I thought that was called "flashing". Thanks.

CDMA phones have a electronic serial number, aka ESN number. It's what when you get a call, the celll towers look for. A ESN changes changes the serial number from one phone to another. It's not very legal to do, as people used to be able to "clone a phone" and have 2 phones on the same serial number. It's a federal law as I understand.

Flashing is just the software on the phone. Cricket is a phone whore(excuse the term), it will take any phone and use it (well as long as you have a unlock code), Flashing to Cricket changes the settings like their servers and software needed on their network.

If you want info on ESN changes, your in the wrong place, you wont get that here...because it's it's not very legal. That would really be the only way as Verizon or SPrint would not activate another carriers phone.

These custom roms will fully unlock your phones but will not change your carrier...

Good luck but, if I was on Sprint, I would just get a Arrive...It's almost the same phone, WITH a keyboard (specs by the numbers besides tiny bit smaller display are exact). THey have custom roms for the Arrive (AKA The HTC Gold_C). Ive seen used ones go on ebay for $100-175 with no contract.

[failito]

Thanks for the info, yes I looked into the Arrive but I really don't want a physical keyboard and extra bulk. I was hoping I'd be able to unlock a Verizon Trophy to use on Sprint, looks like I'll be getting an Arrive or maybe just wait and hope Sprint offers a W8 phone later this year.

[DavidinCT]

Originally Posted by failito

Thanks for the info, yes I looked into the Arrive but I really don't want a physical keyboard and extra bulk. I was hoping I'd be able to unlock a Verizon Trophy to use on Sprint, looks like I'll be getting an Arrive or maybe just wait and hope Sprint offers a W8 phone later this year.

Try to find one out of contract if you can. With the big press statement, Windows Phone 8 is comming out in fall. WP7 devices wont be able to handle it and not get the upgrade.

It's a great OS but, moving forward they needs some major changes