Sprint PCS Vision phone on Verizons Express Network

I know a Sprint PCS phone can be activated on Verizons network, once the
MSL code has been obtained, but I am wondering if a Sprint PCS phone with
Vision is capable of using Verizon's Express Network. Thanks.

- Derek

Derek wrote:
> *I know a Sprint PCS phone can be activated on Verizons network, once
> the
> MSL code has been obtained, *

Exceedingly difficult, unless you know someone "on the inside" at a VZW
store who will program your SPCS phone with a VZW PRL.

> *but I am wondering if a Sprint PCS phone with
> Vision is capable of using Verizon's Express Network. Thanks.
>
> - Derek *

I highly doubt it. From all I've read, even if one is successful in
putting a Sprint phone on a Verizon network, it will work only for
voice calls.

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Not really. After I obtained the MSL code for the Sprint phone I just gave
Verizon the ESN number to the phone and it was activated. I did this all
over the phone. I do not have any contacts at Verizon at all.

- D

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 11:57:27 -0400, ah sechs hundert wrote:
>
> Derek wrote:
>> *I know a Sprint PCS phone can be activated on Verizons network, once
>> the
>> MSL code has been obtained, *
>
> Exceedingly difficult, unless you know someone "on the inside" at a VZW
> store who will program your SPCS phone with a VZW PRL.
>

Derek:

Congratulations! I wasn't aware it was so simple -- for curiosity's
sake, could you tell us the brand and model of phone you activated, and
how your luck has been so far with features and such?

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ah sechs hundert <ah.sechs.hundert.raatz@in-val-id.com> wrote:
>
> Derek wrote:
>> *I know a Sprint PCS phone can be activated on Verizons network, once
>> the
>> MSL code has been obtained, *
>
> Exceedingly difficult, unless you know someone "on the inside" at a VZW
> store who will program your SPCS phone with a VZW PRL.

If it's a phone they sell, you're ok. If it's a phone that is a variant
of a phone they sell (for example, Verizon's 2325 and 2235 are essentially
the same phone as Sprint's 2345 and 2235), you may still be ok.

If it's a phone they don't sell, you're probably SOL.

And even sometimes with phones that Verizon activates through resellers/
retailers (like my old Alltel Nokia 6185, which Verizon never sold directly
but some Verizon authorized retail outlets sold), you may have a problem.
In my case, when I switched the phone, they were more than happy to upgrade
my firmware but said that either the model number or the ESN of the phone
was not in their database - so they couldn't do a PRL update.

I ended up manually uploading a PRL.

And I don't know what the differences are between Vision and Express
Network, from a technical standpoint.

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ah sechs hundert wrote:
> Exceedingly difficult, unless you know someone "on the inside" at a
> VZW store who will program your SPCS phone with a VZW PRL.

Not true, it can be done over the air.


> I highly doubt it. From all I've read, even if one is successful in
> putting a Sprint phone on a Verizon network, it will work only for
> voice calls.

This much you do know.

Rod wrote:
> *ah sechs hundert wrote:
> > Exceedingly difficult, unless you know someone "on the inside" at
> a
> > VZW store who will program your SPCS phone with a VZW PRL.
>
> Not true, it can be done over the air.
>
>
> > I highly doubt it. From all I've read, even if one is successful
> in
> > putting a Sprint phone on a Verizon network, it will work only for
> > voice calls.
>
> This much you do know. *

Thank you, Rob. Everyone seems to report different results on this
stuff -- thanks for contributing your side.

A question: friend of mine wants to buy an i700 from VZW and bring it
on over to SPCS. Any chance at all of this going through? (Anyone who
replies with a big orange Search button will be summarily bombed into
oblivion. )

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Sprint PCS will not activate a non Sprint PCS phone.


ah sechs hundert wrote:

> Rod wrote:
>
>>*ah sechs hundert wrote:
>>
>>>Exceedingly difficult, unless you know someone "on the inside" at
>>
>>a
>>
>>>VZW store who will program your SPCS phone with a VZW PRL.
>>
>>Not true, it can be done over the air.
>>
>>
>>
>>>I highly doubt it. From all I've read, even if one is successful
>>
>>in
>>
>>>putting a Sprint phone on a Verizon network, it will work only for
>>>voice calls.
>>
>>This much you do know. *
>
>
> Thank you, Rob. Everyone seems to report different results on this
> stuff -- thanks for contributing your side.
>
> A question: friend of mine wants to buy an i700 from VZW and bring it
> on over to SPCS. Any chance at all of this going through? (Anyone who
> replies with a big orange Search button will be summarily bombed into
> oblivion. )
>
> --
> Posted at SprintUsers.com - Your place for everything Sprint PCS
> Free wireless access @ www.SprintUsers.com/wap
>