Using Sprint Mogul on Verizon?

iofthestorm · #1 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 10:17 PM

Hi guys,
I'm on Verizon with a regular flip phone (Samsung SCH-U550) and my friend who uses Sprint is offering to sell me his Sprint HTC Mogul. He just upgraded to a Touch Pro, which I wish I could own but the Mogul is not bad from what I can see. The only problem is that I've been trying to figure out if anyone's gotten a Sprint Mogul onto Verizon, and despite Verizon's pronouncement last year of allowing any devices, specifically including stuff from Sprint, onto their network, I keep finding threads from summer and earlier about how people couldn't get Verizon to activate their Sprint Moguls. I was wondering if anyone has been able to do this, because I would love to get the Mogul. My friend said the following:
"It's got a cracked spl so you can load up verizons firmware. It's still got a sprint esn though"

Will I be able to get this phone onto Verizon? Also, if I switch to that phone they won't try to force me into buying a data plan will they? I really want this phone because it's one of the few wifi-enabled phones on Verizon, and since I'm in college I have wifi basically everywhere. Thanks for the help.

**Lylej2k** · #2 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by iofthestorm

Hi guys,
I'm on Verizon with a regular flip phone (Samsung SCH-U550) and my friend who uses Sprint is offering to sell me his Sprint HTC Mogul. He just upgraded to a Touch Pro, which I wish I could own but the Mogul is not bad from what I can see. The only problem is that I've been trying to figure out if anyone's gotten a Sprint Mogul onto Verizon, and despite Verizon's pronouncement last year of allowing any devices, specifically including stuff from Sprint, onto their network, I keep finding threads from summer and earlier about how people couldn't get Verizon to activate their Sprint Moguls. I was wondering if anyone has been able to do this, because I would love to get the Mogul. My friend said the following:
"It's got a cracked spl so you can load up verizons firmware. It's still got a sprint esn though"

Will I be able to get this phone onto Verizon? Also, if I switch to that phone they won't try to force me into buying a data plan will they? I really want this phone because it's one of the few wifi-enabled phones on Verizon, and since I'm in college I have wifi basically everywhere. Thanks for the help.

Before paying for it, try getting verizon to switch your phone to the mogul. Chances are they won't as its a sprint ESN however you might get lucky.

BigDiesel07 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 10:25 PM

I would check out this thread...

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=15920

And before you get any critical comments, I would recommend using the search function before you post a new thread... Just a helpful piece of advice... I have gotten chided for not using it...

Welcome to PPC Geeks iofthestorm... You will find massive amounts of information right at your fingertips...

**Lylej2k** · #4 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BigDiesel07

Welcome to PPC Geeks iofthestorm... You will find massive amounts of information right at your fingertips...

I see what you're up to here.... But its not an intro thread so it doesn't count.... oh what the hell

welcome to the madness iofthestorm.

BigDiesel07 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Lylej2k

I see what you're up to here.... But its not an intro thread so it doesn't count.... oh what the hell

welcome to the madness iofthestorm.

hahahahahahahahahahaha... I nearly fell off my chair... Once I got the meaning of what you meant... Had to connect 2 and 2... Wow... I guess lighting does strike twice....

**Lylej2k** · #6 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 10:31 PM

LOL, now that makes 2 each we beat Coz to....

Edit: that is, since i've been counting!

iofthestorm · #7 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 10:33 PM

Hahah... I really have been searching a lot about this today, so sorry if I missed anything.

Oh wait, I saw that thread. It's pretty old though, which is why I asked the question if anything has changed recently.

Also, I asked because this guy http://www.howardforums.com/showpost...46&postcount=1 seems to have gotten it to work, and his post is the most recent on the subject that I found. So I was thinking maybe the guys here might know more.

BigDiesel07 · #8 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by iofthestorm

Hahah... I really have been searching a lot about this today, so sorry if I missed anything.

Oh wait, I saw that thread. It's pretty old though, which is why I asked the question if anything has changed recently.

Some people do search, some people don't... Also, seeing its your first post... You never know, ya know? lol...

I don't think anything has changed since that thread was created... But good looking out