Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

I will detail the instructions on how to modify your phone to work on other carrier's networks here for you as I have already done it with my Sprint Touch.

Here is what you need to do:

1. Download GetSPC(attached below)
2. Unzip to desktop
3. Turn off phone and remove battery.
4. Write down your HEX ESN
5. Power your device back on
6. Connect via ActiveSync or WMDC
7. Copy entire folder to main memory on device.
8. Run GetSPC.exe
9. In the top box type in your HEX ESN(make sure caps is on)
10. Click generate or whatever the button is named
11. The resulting number should be a 6 digit number, your MSL, write it down.
12. Search for, download and install Qualcomm's QPST tool.(not freeware)

THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE VERY DANGEROUS SO MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW MY DIRECTIONS EXACTLY.
13. Run QPST Configuration(run as admin if Vista)
14. From the Dialpad, dial ##3424#(##diag#)
15. Connect device to computer via USB(this will install drivers)
16. In QPST Configuration, click ports.
17. Continue to add ports until the QPST Configuration detects your phone
18. Under active phones it should display your phone.
19. Click Start Clients/Service Programming
20. Select phone and click ok.

DO NOT LEAVE FIRST TAB, THE SETTINGS TAB. THIS IS THE ONLY TAB WE WILL NEED TO CHANGE ANY SETTINGS

21. Under the settings tab, click Read from phone.
22. Input your MSL you got from GetSPC earlier.
23. Under codes where it says Service Programming, change this to 000000
24. Click Write to Phone
25. Wait 1 minute
26. Close Qualcomm QPST one window at a time.
27. Disconnect the USB cable from your device
28. Perform Soft reset once
29. Test new MSL(##000000#)
30. If new code does not go through, hard reset.

31. Depending on what device you have, follow the necessary steps to unlock your phone so you can flash a new ROM to it.

32. Install OEM ROM from carrier of choice or build your own custom ROM using the new carrier's information.

33. Follow instructions to flash new OS to device.

34. Call service provider and do some sweet talking to get them to activate the phone on their network. You may need to do some serious sweet talking because Sprint ESNs are not in Verizon's database and vice versa. This goes for all CDMA carriers.


I believe that is it in a nutshell. If I missed anything let me know.

Here is another thread that has some more information. Not sure if all is required but if I missed something you may find it in here:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...change+carrier

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

Seems like alot of steps that aren't needed.

This is all you need to do really;

First check with the carrier you intend on using your phone on to see if they can and will accept it.

Call Sprint, ask them for your MSL, they will ask you for the ESN. You can play this sneaky if you want but don't need to, by telling them you needed to manually program your MSID and MDN but need the 6 digit code MSL.. YMMV, remember Sprint got sued and lost, they have to provide you with the MSL..


Go here http://www.corolada.com/prl/ and download the latest PRL for the carrier you are wanting to use. Copy this to the phone (device).

Type ##PRL# on the phone's dial pad, enter the MSL and choose to edit the prl, choose load, it will look on your device for available prls, load it up let it do it's thing, reset the phone.

Type ##PST#, edit, enter MSL, look for SID/NID.. Edit those to the appropriate settings for your new carrier. You can go here http://www.rainyday.ca/~dialtone/ to look up the PRL interpretations. Using search and find, look for the city you're in for the SID (tower #) in your area and enter it if you don't know it.

Call provider give them the info they need and follow their instructions on reprogramming your phone. Usually ##MSL# (Your MSL) then you can edit the MSID MDN.. *228 should work now, you may have to try *228xx (00-99) combination to get your carrier's activation team if you didn't get the SID right.

Your phone should work from there..

If you want to further customize or use the carrier's rom for the same device, if there is one available. You can just unlock the phone and load up that carrier's rom for your particular phone. To get features working for that carrier..

Another thing to take into mind is that you become your own tech support for any issues with your phone.

goodluck,

-CC

P.S. thought comes to mind with this, getting EVDO to work on another carrier is gonna be a ](*,)

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

so what rom would i use to flash a sprint touch to the vzw network, if that would even work yet?

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

You would need to flash a Verizon Wireless ROM. The only problem is that there is no Verizon ROM yet as the Verizon XV6900 has not been released yet.

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

thats what i kinda figured, it would have to be a VERIZON touch rom! thanks for the reply dharvey! the wait continues:angry7:

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is it possible to have two phones with the same esn and have them both work? i guess you would call it cloning, i have a touch and a mogul, and only my touh is activated, id like to have both of them with the same phone number and such.

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Yes it does. I personally hate Sprint. The only reason I have Sprint at all is because of a special rate plan exclusive to Radioshack employees. I have been researching a lot to see if it would be possible to switch to Verizon and keep my current device because I have a lot of family on Verizon and to be quite honest, I really don't want to be there when Sprint goes out of business...

I think I pretty much have it figured out but regardless of what I do to my phone, in the end it will all be up to Verizon whether or not I will actually be able to do it.


I think a high enough rate plan would be enough to sway them. :mrgreen:

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

Step 15. Connect device to computer via USB(this will install drivers)

Where can I find the "Data Interface" drivers to a PPC6800?

Thanks.

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

What OS does your computer have? If you have Vista, it will install the drivers automatically.

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dharvey, does this allow you to clone esns? please, if you have any information on how to do this, please pm me or IM me on aim - blankd3ckskat3r TIA

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

Check your PM.

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

Does the ESN needs to be clean on sprint's network for it to work on Verizon?

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

Generally yes. If you are having problems with a Bad ESN, check this thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=380172

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

Nope I buy bad esn phones from other carriers all the time and have had no problem getting them on vzw other than sweet talking tech support to add them to the vzw device database.

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

Sprint ESN numbers cannot be used at Verizon or vice versa. When I try to activate a Verizon phone at Sprint it tells me that ESN is not in inventory. Sprint and Verizon both have "closed" networks as does alltel. Cricket is the only cdma carrier that will allow any cdma esn on their network.

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well i lil lost on step ( Type ##PST#, edit, enter MSL, look for SID/NID.. Edit those to the appropriate settings for your new carrier. You can go here http://www.rainyday.ca/~dialtone/ to look up the PRL interpretations. Using search and find, look for the city you're in for the SID (tower #) in your area and enter it if you don't know it.) i got in ##pst# and all i see is msid is that the same thing as sid/nid it has my old sprint number in the msid any help on this or what i should look for in ##pst# i got the prl thing working i even can call the *611 and go to the carriers main line im useing 6800 unlock with ****ed rom thxs for any help i kid see what you were saying but says i need 10 numbers in msid i just cant put 5 like that site says to do

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I want to used my htc touch sprint on cricket will this work ?

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what do you consider bad esn's and im going to try switch my touch to alltel from sprint and suggestions? please let me know

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Hello I have just changed to ESN of my touch to the same as my mogul using the methods in the cracking 6800 packaged file. I have SuperCID with mtty 00000000 and then successfully changed the ESN in CDMA workshop. I have also using ##778# i copied the MSID MDN and the settings from my MIP on default profile and custom 1 profile. I am able to receive calls and browse the web in 1x not EVDO. When trying to run the IOTA it attempts to connect with failure. Error 67, but i can successfully browse the net only in 1x. Is there a way to fix this. The only problem i had was not being able to copy the AAA secret key from the default MIP profile because it was all crazy characters, did successfully copy this info from the custom profile 1 with my SPCS user name. Any help would be appreciated... Thanks

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

can I flash my sprint htc touch to boost unlimited there a prl on that page for boost unlimited

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

ay bro check this thread out..:mrgreen:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=27221

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

Sorry i have to correct you on this, Alltel does allow foreign esns on their network. i have a sprint mogul with a bad esn that i have working on alltel, fully funtioning as well, voice, text, web, mms, gps you name it i have it working. And Verizon wireless has changed and is now allowing any device on the network as long as it has the correct software and settings.

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A bad esn has been blacklisted by a specific carrier. The phone has been reported as lost, stolen or there is money still owed on the account that it was associated with. This just means that it can no longer be activated on that particular carrier. Though it does not prevent you from flashing the device and taking it to another carrier as they do not share that information.

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

Verizon only allows VERIZON ESNs on their network

Re: Activate Sprint phone on Verizon, Altell, etc... Network.
 

Not so at all.

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I can only add my experience of the last 48 hours. I got an almost new Alltel, PPC 6800 off Ebay. ESN is not on negative but of course was not on VERIZON Device Management Database (DMD the " big issue" where the ESN's Hangout!!) I called and asked for Tech Support. They told me that they cannot add it and then I asked for level 3 support. I got level 3 support and was told that the Alltel PPC Devices are not approved and they are not allowed to add them to the database. I stopped waited awhile and tried again. Same EXACT response from different people./. Waited awhile, tried again. This time was told that if I took the device to a corporate store and the Manager could assertain it was indeed an Alltel PPC 6800 that they could add it into the Database. Well , feeling good, I still was not going to drive anywhere without talking to Store Manager. Store manager said, quote, "Who in the hell told you that?" "Never heard of it, cannot do it. " He talked to me for a while and said "I can appreciate your points, ie Alltel bought by VZW, the phone is the same as xv6800 no reason not to etc, Let me see what I can find out" Called me back 2 hours later. Said he had contacted everyone he knew (7 years with VZW) and everyone told him no way to do it. So after all this, he said that he had found a Memo that if a new customer brought in an Alltel Device for New Activation (Data Device Only not just any phone) they could take it in and swap out the phone for a comparable model. He told me to bring it in and he did just that, took the Alltel PPC6800 and gave me a xv6800. Now, thats my story. I have heard what people say. I owned two Wireless stores for over 14 years and I know the business. I could not get it done. My outcome was fine with me, but I got lucky. My advice, it is one thing if you have a device and want to try it, but I certainly would not tell ANYONE to go buy an OFF VZW device and expect to just add the ESN into the DMD.
That is my story and I am sticking to it.

Now, if someone can PM me details on how to clone a xv6700's ESN to this XV6800, I would be a very happy man. I have a unique situation where I need to do just that. Thanks alot

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PLEASE HELP ME
i'm stuck at the part after PRL and the SID?
don't know anything about that, the website isn't working
please help me

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Sorry to bring this back up. But here's my situation... I have a plan with Sprint currently. Can I buy my friend's iPhone 4 that he had with At&t and activate it with Sprint? I know they run on different systems... GSM and CDMA... Is there a way to modify these? Any info will help. Thanks