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Deidra85

Jan 2, 2005, 8:47 PM
Hi I was told that if i bought a verizon phone it would not work because they have a special code is this true.
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RichardW

Feb 20, 2005, 8:19 AM
I purchased a Verizon phone from Ebay and had it activated on Alltel.

The only problem I had was when I went out of my home area the Verizon phone went to a solid triangle.

The phone was still able to send & receive calls.

Received my bill, was not charged for roaming.

But it is always in the back of your mind when you see the solid triangle.

Did *22801 always went to Alltel. 611 alwayays went to Alltel. #668 worked
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ccanady

Feb 21, 2005, 10:40 AM
yes it will work on alltel's network but you cna only have a national plan if you want to do this. If you use it when you travel across the US then you would might run into a billing situation with the phone using towers its not supposed to.
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killebrew

Feb 21, 2005, 1:44 PM
If you have the Alltel PRL in the phone, it should work fine (unles it's a samsung). I have a LG VX6000 I use on Alltel with no problems. I have even traveled with it and the roam indicators work fine.
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RichardW

Feb 21, 2005, 2:12 PM
The phone is Nokia 6015i and I do have Alltel's National Freedom Plan.



How do I get the the phone to display the correct roaming symbols.
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killebrew

Feb 21, 2005, 2:47 PM
make sure it has PRL 2050 in it. *228 option 2 to update.
Also, for a time some Nokia's were solid on in network roaming and flashing when off network such as the 5185i. You may want to check if that is the case with the 6015.
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