Sprint branded vs Alltel branded

[umuri]

I asked this on another forum but didn't get much of a reply, and i broke down and bought an alltel branded phone at auction elsewhere, but the seller hasn't contacted me so i suspect i may have to start over from the beginning.

I currently use AllTel in the oklahoma area, and i'm working on upgrading my phone to the ppc 6800, but being poor and in college, i'd like to save a few bucks if possible. The sprint branded titans are around $100-200 cheaper than the alltel ones.

That being said, my question is there any difference, hardware wise, between the sprint branded titan and the alltel branded titan?
Or is it all in the firmware?


Does anyone know for sure what steps would be needed, or if it would even work, to buy a sprint branded titan, and flash it to alltel firmware and have it work on the alltel network.