Alltel Touch Pro to Verizon, please help. - Page 9

**Adrianh85** · #81 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by battlemac

Dunno. But, I think the esn has to be in their system.

if the phone was branded verizon and the esn was added to sprint. the esn is still on verizons network they dont erase it, they dont even know its been used on another network unless u tell them! i know verizon over the air activation will probly over write old settings!! no harm no foul!!!

Please dont forget with useful info comes a thank u in return!!!

**Adrianh85** · #82 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by battlemac

I just want to make sure before I make sure before I try to find a Alltel TP on ebay. If I have the pay as use data plan as a long time VZW customer, do I need one of those newer data plans(required on VZW TP) to get the Alltel TP activated or will my current plan work still work with it? Thank you all.

now that i thing about it i have at 6700 branded sprint and i used it on verizon along time ago and when my female friend broke her phone she used it on sprint. without me changing any settings!! im sure sprint has some type of over the air programming just like verizon!! yeah that 6700 is old but the concept is the same!!

battlemac · #83 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 04:21 PM

Good point, thanks.

**Adrianh85** · #84 (**permalink**) 09-16-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by battlemac

Good point, thanks.

i was talking about the thanks button all the way to the right of u screen!!!

**Adrianh85** · #85 (**permalink**) 09-22-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by battlemac

Good point, thanks.

today i sold my sprint touch pro i had used on verizon to a sprint customer and they were able to activate and get the voice and data working fine!!

AceXMachine · #86 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 01:52 AM

Just FYI, OTAP does not change all settings required for all services to work. All that OTAP does it program the MTN (your number), MIN (mobile inventory number), default SID (system ID) and PRL. As far as MIP settings, it will only change the MDN part, not the domain. It is easy enough to get a Sprint phone working on Sprints network, a bit harder to get a Sprint phone working 100% on VZW's network. I don't know why some people have such problems, specifically with data in most cases. Assuming all settings are correct, either having a tech reset DMU keys in the AAA while the battery is pulled on the device or forcing 1X to write the HA/AAA keys should work. If not the first time, within the first 3-5 attempts. I have done dozens of phones, both my own and others, and this is always the case.

AceXMachine · #87 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by battlemac

If that true I may have go after the Alltel TP. I take it sprint and other cmda brands(not Alltel) would not work on VZW anymore based on what I read. Thank you.

Any CDMA phone, regardless of brand CAN work. The problem with Alltel devices is that they are now loaded in the VZW DMD but are restricted to Alltel markets (accounts that are still on Alltel plans/coverage). Prior to this they were not loaded and could be loaded into the DMD as anything (like a VZW TP) and could be activated. A friend of mine had a contact in VZW HQ IT that could change them in the DMD from Alltel (restricted) to VZW but said that he stopped doing it and hasn't found anyone else willing to do it. In short, it can be done, but because of the merger it has made getting Alltel devices working on VZW accounts nearly impossible unless they were allready loaded as a VZW device prior to the merger of the DMDs.

**Adrianh85** · #88 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AceXMachine

Any CDMA phone, regardless of brand CAN work. The problem with Alltel devices is that they are now loaded in the VZW DMD but are restricted to Alltel markets (accounts that are still on Alltel plans/coverage). Prior to this they were not loaded and could be loaded into the DMD as anything (like a VZW TP) and could be activated. A friend of mine had a contact in VZW HQ IT that could change them in the DMD from Alltel (restricted) to VZW but said that he stopped doing it and hasn't found anyone else willing to do it. In short, it can be done, but because of the merger it has made getting Alltel devices working on VZW accounts nearly impossible unless they were allready loaded as a VZW device prior to the merger of the DMDs.

thats what i have been doing with sprint phones telling verizon to put in paper as if it was a alltel device but like u said they have merged!!

**Adrianh85** · #89 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by battlemac

Good point, thanks.

hey on the far right side of the screen there is a button that says "thanks" that is the proper way to acknowledge someone helped u! it also shows that people are helping others out! when pressed it boosts that persons rep!!

**Adrianh85** · #90 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 10:43 PM

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and to kill the thought that once a sprint or whatever branded phone u have has been activated on another provider it cannot be reactivated on the orginal carrier! the week i have activated a sprint branded touch(6900) and touch pro back on sprint during the time i was selling them even tho they had been used on my verizon account! the only problems i ran into was data! to make it work the 10keys and aaa had to be repushed to the device by a sprint tech!! i did not mention verizon activate at all during the process!!