Sprint To Unlock Its Phones, Allow Non-Sprint Phones
Will this really do anything?
Sprint unlocks their phones, but other carriers aren't obligated to activate those phones. I thought Verizon specifically didn't activate esn's not in their database (to maintain network quality by only having authorized devices or some crap like that). And they say they'll allow other carriers devices on their network, but don't they also need to be unlocked?
To be honest, I didn't even know CDMA phones were actually locked. I thought the carriers controlled device access by allowing or disallowing esn's on their network.
To be honest, I didn't even know CDMA phones were actually locked. I thought the carriers controlled device access by allowing or disallowing esn's on their network.
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It won't do much unless every CDMA carrier gets sued. I can't wait until I get someone who dropped hundreds on an unlocked sprint phone on ebay and wants to activate it on Verizon's network and I can see what happens (probably nothing).
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The key is Sprint will activate compatible unlocked phones on their network . Something they didnt do before. This will help the cdma sagging phone market here in the states. You ever wonder why People that have ATT or T-mobiles phones are much more advanced? This is because there is a world wide market for unlocked / unbranded gsm / wcdma phones . Not so much for cdma evdo Cause cdma cariers lock down their network and phones. With this happening you will start to see better phones surface when it comes to evdo. Then you will wonder what the hell you were doing with a locked down phone in the first place. Its very liberating . 😎
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