Get droid eris on Sprint network?

[tmoney7mile]

I have the same question? Let me restate it can you unlock or jailbreak the Moto Droid and use it on sprint? I have been a customer with sprint for over 11 years no problems. You pick whichever floats your boat, but is it possible to unlock this phone or jailbreak it? Thank you in advance for real help!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dressagerider]

I have the eris with verizon and love it, but I have also heard great things about sprint's hero. I think sprint has the best costumer service, but they have noooooo strength in my area. I tried to switch and had to switch back to verizon due to dropped calls and no signal. I live in South Carolina. It is frustrating, though, because sprint does have much better rates and customer service. Good Luck!!

[entropism]

Here, from an employee (me): Sprint will NEVER activate a phone that doesn't have a Sprint logo on it. Simple, end of story. Trust me, I wish I could get around it on a few phones, but it's not happening.

As for coverage, especially in NYC: I've been with Sprint for a loooong time, and I worked in NYC for the majority of that time. I've had about 5 dropped calls total in about 10 years that were due to MY phone. And no, I'm not using the phone for about 100 minutes per month, there were times I was using 4000+ minutes per month for work.

[drksilenc]

question since the eris and hero are just same phone different shell basically could you put the hero rom on or wouldnt that make a difference cause of the esn?

[sk8boardd]

lets pretend that the esn doesnt matter. Then can it be made to work with sprint?

[entropism]

Originally Posted by sk8boardd

lets pretend that the esn doesnt matter. Then can it be made to work with sprint?

Holy hell... OK, one more time, for those who didn't pay attention before, and this time I'll put it in big letters for you:

Sprint will NOT activate ANY device that does not have the SPRINT LOGO on it. If it did not COME FROM SPRINT, Sprint will NOT ACTIVATE IT.

You want to change your ESN to get it on the network? It's a FEDERAL OFFENSE, and yes, they do consider it serious enough to actively go after you. Oh, yeah, and it STILL WON'T WORK. Any idea why? Oh, yeah, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SPRINT PHONE.

Sorry about the overload of capslock, folks, but I can't stress this enough here.

If you want me to spell out why, I'll be glad to, but let's stop beating this dead horse already.

[omcdaniel3]

If a ESN has been on the cricket network how do you get it back into the Sprint database. And it was an originally a sprint phone

[tokuzumi]

Originally Posted by omcdaniel3

If a ESN has been on the cricket network how do you get it back into the Sprint database. And it was an originally a sprint phone

If the true ESN on the phone is clean, just activate it with sprint, I would think...assuming the phone is properly setup to use the sprint network...

[willpower101]

Originally Posted by obelisk79

That statement some kind of bait? Sprint has been excellent for both coverage and reliability, not to mention the service plans put verizon to shame. ATT, VZW or Sprint, pick your poison, but don't actually buy into their marketing hype.

Haha. Agreed. But seriously, have you all forgot the talk of the town circa 2006/2007??? Sprint mutually roams on verizon and even is allowed TV, movies, and streaming on VERIZON's 1xrtt where verizon customers are NOT! If you have sprint in NYC, and the towers are being shitty, the phone seamlessly pops on verizon towers. You can even LOCK some phones to verizon towers. Combined with the alltell agreement, sprint TECHNICALLY has the largest coverage area.

mmm... backed up with facts like a good little nerf herder: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_...ing_agreements

[dannyppc6700]

Originally Posted by entropism

Holy hell... OK, one more time, for those who didn't pay attention before, and this time I'll put it in big letters for you:

Sprint will NOT activate ANY device that does not have the SPRINT LOGO on it. If it did not COME FROM SPRINT, Sprint will NOT ACTIVATE IT.

You want to change your ESN to get it on the network? It's a FEDERAL OFFENSE, and yes, they do consider it serious enough to actively go after you. Oh, yeah, and it STILL WON'T WORK. Any idea why? Oh, yeah, BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SPRINT PHONE.

Sorry about the overload of capslock, folks, but I can't stress this enough here.

If you want me to spell out why, I'll be glad to, but let's stop beating this dead horse already.

Wow.. dude.. Get a girlfriend or something. While changing esn might be "frowned upon" or even terminated service.. It's only a federal crime if doing so is with the intention of cloning a phone to steal service. that's the way the law is written. No one is hurt, nor cheated, so it's not imorral. service isnt' being stolen. What's wrong with you? why do you act angry and take it personal?

It's not a sprint phone? are sprint phones magic? no they are not. are tehy both cdma? yes they are. Will sprint and verizon phones work on each others networks? YES THEY WILL and people do it. please stop speaking out of your buttox.