Swapping ESNs on Sprint

check out this thread at Howards about VZW users with more than 1 phone
swapping their ESN's daily.

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...threadid=180033

Has anyone tried that with Sprint? Do they have a policy for/against
it?

I have always thought of new/replacment phone activations as kind of a
one-way exercise with Sprint. It would be nice to think I could get
another phone and be able to swap between them.

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"tkrandall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have always thought of new/replacment phone activations as kind of a
> one-way exercise with Sprint. It would be nice to think I could get
> another phone and be able to swap between them.

So long as the web page is working, switch it all you like.


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Has anybody used the web page lately--I have used in past but someone
posted recently that it didn't work now--I will try it if nobody else
responds--advise us..thanks

"Carl." <[email protected]> wrote in article
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> "tkrandall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > I have always thought of new/replacment phone activations as kind of a
> > one-way exercise with Sprint. It would be nice to think I could get
> > another phone and be able to swap between them.
>
> So long as the web page is working, switch it all you like.
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Anyone else confirm doing this?

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thread won't come up, can you summarize what it said??

tkrandall <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
>
> check out this thread at Howards about VZW users with more than 1 phone
> swapping their ESN's daily.
>
> http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...threadid=180033
>
> Has anyone tried that with Sprint? Do they have a policy for/against
> it?
>
> I have always thought of new/replacment phone activations as kind of a
> one-way exercise with Sprint. It would be nice to think I could get
> another phone and be able to swap between them.
>
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> Posted at SprintUsers.com - Your place for everything Sprint PCS
> Free wireless access @ www.SprintUsers.com/wap
>

[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

That is weird. The following is a cut and paste from the thread. To
find the full thread go to howardforums.com and then go to the Verizon
board. under that you will find a thread on ESN swaps.



quote:
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Originally posted by fearlessflyer
My work takes me to some pretty dirty and dusty environments. I would
like to purchase a second phone for these times. I need a
recommendation for a durable "candy bar style" phone with excellent RF
that can be purchased for a reasonable price. (main phone is an VX6000)
and second, is there a limit to how many times you can change your ESN
online? Thanks in advance for any replys.
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The 5185i is a CDMA phone that is very durable. I had mine for two
years and it survived a lot of abuse including falling off the roof of
my car at 40 mph when I accidently left it there. I still see this
phone available at Radio Shack and its on eBay too. I actually
activated mine a few weeks ago just to see if the online ESN change
would let me do it. Still worked fine.

As far as there being a limit to online ESN changes, I don't think
there is one. I activate my Moto T720 a couple times a week so I can
connect to the Express Network using my N&W minutes. I re-activate my
vx6000 once I am finished. I've done this at least 20 times and haven't
encountered any problems thus far.

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Verizon, AT&T, and Cingular do not charge for ESN Changes nor do they require
'contract renewal.' Sprint, on the other hand, is lackluster when it comes to
this department.