Confused about whether unlocking is necessary...

[Doobla]

Hi Guys,

I really appreciate what you have going here. It has been very helpful to me. I have a PPC6700 and it is having random hardware issues so I am considering upgrading to a 6800 bought off of ebay. If I buy a 6800 from, say, Sprint that is CDMA could I simply load a new ROM and activate it on my Alltel account? Or do I need to unlock it? Is there anything else I need to do before just loading the ROM?

I'm trying to determine if I need to just buy an Alltel phone or if any PPC6800 would do as long as it is CDMA since that si what Alltel uses.

Thanks in advance,

Jon