Sprint Epic 4g on Boost Mobile

**masetas** · #1 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 05:35 PM

Anyone here know if all the features will work i.e. sms,mms, data etc when this phone is connected on boostmobile. Or will we have to do some type of configuration like on the Sprint TP2.

I know that maybe i wont be able to access 4g connection when connected to boostmobile but where i live there is no 4g connection so that doesnt matter.

Please no one state that it is not possible to connect a Sprint phone on boost mobile. Also before someone states that boostmobile is only IDEN verify that because boostmobile also has CDMA which works on Sprints network. I know for a fact because i have a Sprint Tp2 on Boostmobile with everything working as it should.

**gTen** · #2 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 05:50 PM

The problem with boost mobile is not the CDMA portion...to get the TP2 working you transfer it from the Sprint ESN DB to the Boost Mobile ESN DB...

The problem is so far only phones that are legacy plans compatible have been ported. Example, I have not heard of an EVO being ported to Boost. The TP2 works on legacy plans thus making it possible to be ported.

The only other brand that is rumored to get the phone is the Clear brand.

sorry, I wish it were possible too

**masetas** · #3 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 06:05 PM

Wont we just be able to call boost C.S. and give them a sorry excuse why our old phone doesnt work and that we got a new one if they can transfer the account to that one give them the esn and act dumb and say we dont know what type of phone it actually is and when C.S. ask us if its a sprint phone we say "NO" its boost its just some red phone. and wait to see if their system gets it.

What is the legacy plans? is that what the boost unlimited plans are called?

**gTen** · #4 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 06:18 PM

Sprint at one point made the "Everything Plans" and required all new phones to be on these plans, all the plans before that are called "legacy plans"..to get people to switch over to these more expensive plans, they limited the usable devices.

Boost is equivalent to a legacy plan...even if the CS wanted to they couldn't do it..it would tell them this phone is incompatible with this plan.

It is hard locked by the system...

**masetas** · #5 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 06:48 PM

What your saying is that when i give the ESN # their system is gonna reject it because the ESN# is gonna be linked some how to the Everything plan?

well hopefully someone will be able to go around the Hard locked system as soon as it is released. By the way any stated release date for it and anyone know how much its gonna cost.

Also ive seen that you have to pay for the 4g access 10 additional dollars but what if there isnt any 4g access where i live.

**gTen** · #6 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by masetas

What your saying is that when i give the ESN # their system is gonna reject it because the ESN# is gonna be linked some how to the Everything plan?

yes something like that

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well hopefully someone will be able to go around the Hard locked system as soon as it is released. By the way any stated release date for it and anyone know how much its gonna cost.

The only way around it is not legal...if people were able to get around legally it they would have done a year ago when this was introduced.

As for price, guess is 200$-250$

Release date is "somewhere in the summer"..There is a thread on releases..we at least know it won't be till july 11th but can be as late as september..But maybe they will do it in July as they are taking shots at the iPhone with this phones in their documents.

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Also ive seen that you have to pay for the 4g access 10 additional dollars but what if there isnt any 4g access where i live.

The $10 is there no matter what..its a "cool tax" as many call it...

**masetas** · #7 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 07:30 PM

So how much does the everything plan cost including the "COOL TAX" a month

**gTen** · #8 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 08:26 PM

79.99$ a month...but you can get things like EDRP it will be 69.99$ or you can get things like 27% off the 79.99$ rate...

others were able to get $10 credit extra to cover the "cool tax"

Also for family plans, you gotta pay $10 extra per line.

**masetas** · #9 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 09:48 PM

What is EDRP and how do i get it. How can i get 27% of the 79.99 rate.

**gTen** · #10 (**permalink**) 06-30-2010, 10:57 PM

EDRP (you can find the stuff needed to get through if you google for it)
http://sprint.com/sero

27% off
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=75318