"XS11E" <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:
>
>> By asking Verizon? Verizon seems to allow any device that's
>> "compatible" with its network and won't "harm" it.
>
> No longer.
>
>> for example, an Alltel Motorola RAZR can be activated, since
>> Verizon also offered the RAZR. Alltel phones are generally a safe
>> bet, while most Sprint phones aren't-
>
> See my post here:
>
> http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...1537135&page=2
>
> It's probably safe to say that a non-VZW phone will NOT activate on
> their network, at least an Alltel phone sure won't....

Jeez! Thanks for the update- I withdraw my previous post!

So much for that "open network" horses--t they spewed when Congress was
making noise about a "Cellular Consumers' Bill of Rights".

I'd love to hear the excuses, since PagePlus (a prepaid Verizon reseller)
will activate any CDMA phone on "their" (Verizon's) network, so it's
obviously a policy issue rather than a technical one. Verizon must fear a
rash of activations of phones that actually have features.