Flash me!?
I'm looking to switch from verizon to sprint. enough is enough vzw, its time we go our separate ways,... BUT I really want to keep my handset. SO does anyone know how I could go about flashing my samsung sch-990 to sprint. is it possible with that phone? I would sell my soul to have that phone and sprint service! so any educated help would be awesome... thanks in advance
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You will NOT be able to use anything but a Sprint branded handset on their network. Only those phones with the ESNs loaded into Sprint's data base can be activated on their network.
sorry to say but there is no way around it.
sorry to say but there is no way around it.
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Actually there is a way. my friend tim knows how to get the ESN in the database. only thing is you couldnt mms or use the web. (hell you may not even be able to text message)
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hey-now!
as long as i can make and take calls... if you could as Tim to help me out, i would be forever grateful!!!
as long as i can make and take calls... if you could as Tim to help me out, i would be forever grateful!!!
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there is a reason you never find these people who can add esn's to the database. THEY DONT EXIST.
you simply cannot add a single esn in to our system.
you simply cannot add a single esn in to our system.
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its the sasme thing as trying to use a sprint phone on verizon.
is it technically possible? yes.
does it get asked all the time? yes.
does ANYONE at sprint (that you can talk to) have access to that database? NO.
everyone says they have a friend of a friend that can do it, but the fact is, those esn's are entered in by the thousands when they are made. there is no way to enter a single esn.
i can see why you like that phone, but since you wont be able to use it, might i suggest the M610? its a bit thinner, with most of the same features.
is it technically possible? yes.
does it get asked all the time? yes.
does ANYONE at sprint (that you can talk to) have access to that database? NO.
everyone says they have a friend of a friend that can do it, but the fact is, those esn's are entered in by the thousands when they are made. there is no way to enter a single esn.
i can see why you like that phone, but since you wont be able to use it, might i suggest the M610? its a bit thinner, with most of the same features.
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I agree w/Mobile_Trojan. The M610 is a GREAT phone. I have my M610 myself, and I haven't had any issues.
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The only logical way to do it would be to buy a sprint phone and clone the esn to your old phone this however is not a good solution i know with p2k software released for motorola phones u could change the esn also alot of other values on the phone not sure about any other brand of phones.
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Thanks. well, unless i can get some serious progress on bringing/HACKING my 990 (fingers crossed) to sprint, which is seeming bleak, i will probably be getting the M1. i will be jumping ship to sprint on june 29th.
does anyone honestly know anyone who has made the esn switch-over?? I WANT TO KEEP HOPE! i love that phone dearly!
does anyone honestly know anyone who has made the esn switch-over?? I WANT TO KEEP HOPE! i love that phone dearly!
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I AM GOD said:
If the esn is not in Sprint's database, you WILL have issues.
corrected.
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issues.. i dont like issues! are these issues bribeable? should i just give up?
....and actually Helio is now looking more attractive... is this a good idea?, or are they going to end up a Amp'd mobile... belly up
....and actually Helio is now looking more attractive... is this a good idea?, or are they going to end up a Amp'd mobile... belly up
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yes you should give up.
im not going to tell anyone ever again that this quest is pointless.
im not going to tell anyone ever again that this quest is pointless.
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don't go with the M1, get the fusic. it has removable memory and is more user friendly.
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FUSIC camera SUCKS so if you don't want to take pics go for it. If you do then don't get it! And if you put more then a gig on your phone then you very very special.
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i disagree, i take pictures all the time. i'm a novice caretaker for four turtles so i take pictures of their shells regularly to check with the experts and make sure there's nothing to be concerned with. the pictures come out very clear, much clearer than my actual digital camera. low light pictures are of questionable quality, i'll give you that, but the video and still pictures, muy bueno.
i have 500+ mp4s on my 1gig transflash card, and i'm just getting started...
i have 500+ mp4s on my 1gig transflash card, and i'm just getting started...
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like I said your special. As easy is it to download pics and videos to your computer I don't see the need for over a gig. Also my wife has a fusic and me a M1 and maybe because the M1's camera is so mych better I think the fusics sucks. My opinion!
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as cool as the fusic looks.. I think the M1 will fit me better. I enjoy having a good camera with pict bridge. too bad it doesn't a have a card slot, or look slightly cooler. nonetheless its as close as I will get to 990 on sprint
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you are goin to port to Sprint where there is freedom galore, and you want to bring your pos verizon phone with 😳 🙄
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out of my mind meaning, been with vzw way too long,?... then yes!
but that phone bends over all of sprint's phones! its been a undeniable wingman for me
but that phone bends over all of sprint's phones! its been a undeniable wingman for me
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Why do you like so much is it just the 3meg camera? i guess you're not a verizon UI hater, so what gives what is your beef with verizon???
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yeah, sadly I think I got brained washed into their UI. the phone takes amazing pix and I use the pict bridge all the time. my beef with vzw... is coverage. decent as it may be... sprint has for better coverage in my small town. and if my understanding is right helio uses sprint towers... which is appealing to me.
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Think of Helio as a Middleman. True that the Ocean is very interesting, but it depends on what suits you.
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Hey Holmes =D he he yeah for sure we can get you set up. TRUST ME...! All you need is the ESN numbers as well as if you have DEC numbers on back of the Batt..you'll be able to make voice calls, as well as send and receive text. Because its on a different network you will NOT be able to send and receivce Pics/Videos as well as surf the web...BUT I'll tell you this, Sprint DOES have good coverage and service, but our Customer Care is aaaaaaaawful =( i'm sure ppl can agree with me on that. But if you go into a Sprint store, the dudes there will say you CANT do it. The reason why is cuz their NOT getting the sale. which means they're not getting bonus by settin you up with service so most dont bother on helpin you out. I'll tell you most Sprint ...
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please dont listen to this fool.
i am willing to take bets whether or not you can use your a990.
i think i have conveyed the fact that i know what i am talking about. this guy is wrong, no one in a callcenter can add a single ESN to our vast database of ESNs. its all false hope. just give up.
just because i am such a fair human being, i am willing to be a slave-for-a-day to anywone who can PROVE they have added an ESN. this is not something i am taking lightly. it cannot be done, i am that sure of it.
i am willing to take bets whether or not you can use your a990.
i think i have conveyed the fact that i know what i am talking about. this guy is wrong, no one in a callcenter can add a single ESN to our vast database of ESNs. its all false hope. just give up.
just because i am such a fair human being, i am willing to be a slave-for-a-day to anywone who can PROVE they have added an ESN. this is not something i am taking lightly. it cannot be done, i am that sure of it.
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I hate to say this... but please someone prove him wrong!
somewhere, somehow, someone must have changed a phone to a different carrier...
So everyone please help me do this! not only will mobile trojan be you slave for a day, but I will send u a money order for your completed efforts. that's how much I want to keep this phone (not mention the 350 dollars I spent on it)
somewhere, somehow, someone must have changed a phone to a different carrier...
So everyone please help me do this! not only will mobile trojan be you slave for a day, but I will send u a money order for your completed efforts. that's how much I want to keep this phone (not mention the 350 dollars I spent on it)
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yes, LOTS of people have switched phones over to other carriers. for example, from cingular to tmobile. there is a reason. these are GSM carriers. GSM carriers are now required by law to allow you to "unlock" their phones (under certain circumstances) to use them on other carriers. with that said, this is only possible in the US with T-Mobile and AT&T currently. Sprint and Verizon use CDMA, and are hence NOT required to allow this to happen.
as i have said, it is possible in theory, but then again, so is cold fusion.
there is no "unlocking" of CDMA phones, regardless of what anyone tells you. they are lying, or just ignorant.
yours is a path of squandered hope. give up now PLEASE. i am really tired of this thread.
as i have said, it is possible in theory, but then again, so is cold fusion.
there is no "unlocking" of CDMA phones, regardless of what anyone tells you. they are lying, or just ignorant.
yours is a path of squandered hope. give up now PLEASE. i am really tired of this thread.
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The only time I was able to use a sprint phone on another carrier was a local carrier in Beaufort sc. They had the cable and could reprogram (put there software on it and UI) the phone and add the esn since they are a local carrier. However that was 4 years ago and things may have changed. But as far as the big guys sprint and verizon it is never going to happen.
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ok, I wish ya would told me that off the get go.. so it is possible with GSM. I was going to refuse to give up hope... but what ya say makes sence. as far as being sick of this... sorry dude! get over it
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WOW.
i waste my time and energy to give you a relatively complete and competent answer, FAR beyond what anyone else could do for you, and all i get is "get over it."
thanks alot stranger.
i waste my time and energy to give you a relatively complete and competent answer, FAR beyond what anyone else could do for you, and all i get is "get over it."
thanks alot stranger.
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I bet also a donkey slapping that Mobile Trojan aka A Portable Condom is right. ESNs of other wireless carriers can not and will not be added to the Sprint database as those wireless devices have not been tested for network reliability as well as system integrity.
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wait... what makes me a fool? me trying to move my handset to another carrier? I spent a lot of money on it... trying to switch it shouldn't make me a fool. not trying to would seem more foolish. I'm a fool as u are a lout! cheers!
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the reason you were called a fool was to make you realize that your attempts to move that esn to sprint will be in vain.
i dont think it was a personal attack on you. this thread has gone on for days, and i think i have made it clear, i am right.
i dont think it was a personal attack on you. this thread has gone on for days, and i think i have made it clear, i am right.
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well that seems easy enough. perhaps too easy. so if a rep won't do that for me... how would I do it myself, or have it done?
keeping hope
keeping hope
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STOP HOPING!!
there is no one who can even TRY what you are wanting. its like asking your car to fly. YEA, if it had the tools to do it, it sure would. but it doesnt, so it WONT.
EVER.
there is no one who can even TRY what you are wanting. its like asking your car to fly. YEA, if it had the tools to do it, it sure would. but it doesnt, so it WONT.
EVER.
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I can PROVE that i CAN do this for you....if you can message me the ESN and DEC numbers i can help you out...This Mobile Trojan sucka foo thinks he knows. Believe me, i can get this done. I just gotta submit a manual request thru our lead support group here in our back office. If i prove Mobile Trojan wrong, I'll make sure Mr Mobile will feel a Trojan up his you know what... 😁
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Ey, imma also need a local Zip code to check program standards on local towers....
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i cant wait til you are sorely disappointed. you can submit any and all kinds of forms to anyone you want. those forms are for phones that were transferred over to Qwest, and they want it back on sprint. you are NOT going to get a verizon phone to work thru any official or unofficial channels.
i will admit that there MIGHT be one way to make it work, but it has NOT SH!T to do with sprint adding the ESN, cuz like i said, it wont happen.
now i just need someone to ask me how to do what im talking about...
i will admit that there MIGHT be one way to make it work, but it has NOT SH!T to do with sprint adding the ESN, cuz like i said, it wont happen.
now i just need someone to ask me how to do what im talking about...
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well, since you asked so nicely, here is my suggestion. keep in mind that you risk bricking any and all devices that you try this on, and that i have only seen it successfully done on windows mobile devices.
you need a good hex-editor. you hack the crap out of your phone, and change the esn. you change the esn to whatever your ACTUAL esn is for your active sprint phone. you would then turn the sprint phone off, and use your a990 just as if it were the sprint phone. also, good luck programming it.
are you beginning to see why i said to just give up? you will come to see that there is a reason i say the things i say.
you need a good hex-editor. you hack the crap out of your phone, and change the esn. you change the esn to whatever your ACTUAL esn is for your active sprint phone. you would then turn the sprint phone off, and use your a990 just as if it were the sprint phone. also, good luck programming it.
are you beginning to see why i said to just give up? you will come to see that there is a reason i say the things i say.
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Holmes, as a strong word of caution, do not under any circumstances divulge the serial number of your handset.
Secondly, the means and time necessary of even going about attempting what you wish to do are just not worth it.
Yes, it's a very nice phone . I'm sure you invested a pretty penny in it, hell I wish Sprint carried that very model but the cellular Gods have chosen not to shine their light upon us this day.
I'm glad to hear you joined up with Sprint, and I'm sure there is a model in the ranks that will more than meet your needs.
Secondly, the means and time necessary of even going about attempting what you wish to do are just not worth it.
Yes, it's a very nice phone . I'm sure you invested a pretty penny in it, hell I wish Sprint carried that very model but the cellular Gods have chosen not to shine their light upon us this day.
I'm glad to hear you joined up with Sprint, and I'm sure there is a model in the ranks that will more than meet your needs.
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awww, you told him the reason i said not to try it.
as digitmasher just said, DO NOT give this fool your esn. there is all kinds of crap i could do to you with just that one piece of info. its just a bad idea.
as digitmasher just said, DO NOT give this fool your esn. there is all kinds of crap i could do to you with just that one piece of info. its just a bad idea.
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Well honestly, the transfer CAN be done, but it isnt worth it...you cant do anything except voice and SMS. Having a phone with so many features and not having the ability to take advantage of them is almost the same as having the same as having any basic phones. You know the Mogul? (PPC 6800) i can get that to you for Employee pricing at $288.99...or whatever phone you want, i can set you up with good discounts on equipment and accesories...But lemme know which route you wanna take =D
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O SNAP!!!11!!
i cant believe it.
as i predicted, he comes back without delivering what he promised.
this is exactly why i promise nothing, and deliver miracles.
just ask any of my followers.
i cant believe it.
as i predicted, he comes back without delivering what he promised.
this is exactly why i promise nothing, and deliver miracles.
just ask any of my followers.
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Geez, you couldnt solve my simple Treo 700wx problem. 🙄 🤣 jk, youre pretty good. Ill go ahead and agree with on this whole vzw to Sprint thing... yes it is TECHNICALLY possible... but no, it will DEFINITELY NEVER HAPPEN FOR YOU holmes.
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yea, i know, i failed.
i actually looked into PDAnet briefly. it does not appear to support Mac OS.
i dont know why i didnt think of it sooner, but try this just for fun:
1. start - programs - Modem-Link - select USB in the dropdown - activate.
2. plug in the phone.
3. say a little prayer.
4. hope the mac pops up and says "New port detected"
if that happens, then you can set it to dial #777 with no username and pw, and it should work.
if not, then i still failed. its always nice to try the simple things tho.
i actually looked into PDAnet briefly. it does not appear to support Mac OS.
i dont know why i didnt think of it sooner, but try this just for fun:
1. start - programs - Modem-Link - select USB in the dropdown - activate.
2. plug in the phone.
3. say a little prayer.
4. hope the mac pops up and says "New port detected"
if that happens, then you can set it to dial #777 with no username and pw, and it should work.
if not, then i still failed. its always nice to try the simple things tho.
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hey... thanks! yeah I spent a lot on it. thankfully I can still use it as a camera and mp3 player, I guess...
sprint is the front runner thus far, but I am still on the fense between helio and sprint. as long as I am using sprint towers I cool with either one.
sprint is the front runner thus far, but I am still on the fense between helio and sprint. as long as I am using sprint towers I cool with either one.
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i have a friend that just got the Ocean with Helio.
he loves it. and since the sprint service is good here, his works just fine.
its a pretty sweet phone, btw, but a little too big in my opinion.
he loves it. and since the sprint service is good here, his works just fine.
its a pretty sweet phone, btw, but a little too big in my opinion.
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I'm headed to FYE to check out the Ocean.. I owned the vx-9800 before the 990. so a fatty doesn't bother me too much. its just the sprints plans blow helio away... it feels good to be a free agent, but its harder work than I anticipated.
I'm so effin sick of VZW, the only reason I stuck it out with them was for my phone.
I'm so effin sick of VZW, the only reason I stuck it out with them was for my phone.
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I'm a rep in a store, if someone came to me with a vzw phone to use on sprint of course I'll say it can't be done because it CAN'T!!! not becuse I'm a selfish bitch who wants to only help customers I'll make money on. So don't say it's because we're "NOT getting the sale. which means they're not getting bonus by settin you up with service so most dont bother on helpin you out. I'll tell you most Sprint reps are the most selfish, ignorant ppl i know"
So blow me
So blow me
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Holmes there MAY be a way for you to use your Sprint engineer, corp security, or Gary Forsee. If you are non of the above GOOD LUCK. I don't believe any of corp security or engineers would risk their jobs to use a non branded Sprint phone. mobile_trojan is VERY reliable source in Phonescoop's Sprint forums. He is one of the very few that I rely on. Let's just say sprint-2007's tech can re-flash your phone. Once he or she re-flashes the phone, most likely it's going to give him a one time lock code that will allow him to program the MDN correctly, and not the MSID. these two numbers need to match up in Sprint's system that will allow a phone to work. I don't believe re-flashing the phone will change the platform of J2ME to BREW. The phone's d...
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agreed! mobile trojan seems genuinely giving me educated advice.
its hard for me to say goodbye to that phone...
610 is pretty impressive, but the battery life would keep me away. its either the (ugly red-headed) M1, or go surfing with the Ocean. its just a tough pill to swollow piss'n money away using helio. but the handset I use is important to me... hence my 990
its hard for me to say goodbye to that phone...
610 is pretty impressive, but the battery life would keep me away. its either the (ugly red-headed) M1, or go surfing with the Ocean. its just a tough pill to swollow piss'n money away using helio. but the handset I use is important to me... hence my 990
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I have been with sprint for oh around 7 yrs and the M1 is one of if not the best hone I have had. Reception and camera.
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😕 What the hell did I just type. I guess my a d d is kicking in or something. What I meant is "VZW phone, you can do so if your a" (after your in my 1st sentence ) 🤭
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Also, the M610 or M1 may not be your only choice. Sure they may be on the 29th, when you want to leave vzw, but Sprint gives 30 days to switch out the handset. They may have some pretty sweet phones out before the end of July 😉
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Dang it my folder on my desktop is (.)(.) and I didnt even think about it! I'm having one of "those" days though I must admit.
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