Corby <a6geles6sdrag6on@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns9A5415D11A45FCorby@208.49.82.60:

> I have been hearing conflicting reports about Verizon granting the
> ablitity to use non-verizon gsm phones and smartphones on a Verizon
> account. I have had Verizon for six months, and am overall satisfied
> with my service, but I use a pda daily and am sick of carrying two
> devices. I am currently using a Sprint branded Treo 650 as my pda, and
> want to use it as my phone as well. Can this be done? If yes, how? If
> not yet, when? If no, why? I have tried flashing my phone with the
> verizon treo 650 firmware, but it failed, even after Palm told me that
> it could be done. I want to have all the use that I would have if it
> was a verizon treo instead of a sprint treo. Any help you can provide
> would be great. Google has been no help at all.
>
> corby
>

The 650p flashed with Alltel's firmware runs fine on Verizon. The guy I
know who uses it used Verizon's online activation webpage. Alltel firmware
isn't all hobbled up so everything works...(c;