Use Sprint Phone on Verizon

#1 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 01:15 AM

Is there a way to activate a sprint Motorazr v9m on verizon?

#2 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 01:45 AM

I would suggest using the phone on Sprint. You can set it to roaming only
mode if you want to use verizon.

"Willie Lambert" <nospam@home.now> wrote in message
news:47D5DD3B.ADE6DB6D@home.now...
> Is there a way to activate a sprint Motorazr v9m on verizon?
>

#3 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 03:09 AM

Jar-Jar Binks wrote:

> I would suggest using the phone on Sprint. You can set it to roaming only
> mode if you want to use verizon.
>
> "Willie Lambert" <nospam@home.now> wrote in message
> news:47D5DD3B.ADE6DB6D@home.now...
> > Is there a way to activate a sprint Motorazr v9m on verizon?
> >

Problem is i'm not a sprint customer and I don't think I will become one any
time soon because i'm locked into verizon

#4 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 04:30 AM

"Willie Lambert" <nospam@home.now> wrote in message
news:47D5F802.52E4C29A@home.now...
> Jar-Jar Binks wrote:
>
>> I would suggest using the phone on Sprint. You can set it to roaming only
>> mode if you want to use verizon.
>>
>> "Willie Lambert" <nospam@home.now> wrote in message
>> news:47D5DD3B.ADE6DB6D@home.now...
>> > Is there a way to activate a sprint Motorazr v9m on verizon?
>> >
>
> Problem is i'm not a sprint customer and I don't think I will become one
> any
> time soon because i'm locked into verizon
>
That makes sense. I believe that it is currently possible to use a Verizon
phone on Sprint. I have heard about this on sprintusers.com. You should ask
the question over there. Good luck.

Jar-Jar

#5 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 05:46 AM

Jar-Jar Binks wrote:

> "Willie Lambert" <nospam@home.now> wrote in message
> news:47D5F802.52E4C29A@home.now...
> > Jar-Jar Binks wrote:
> >
> >> I would suggest using the phone on Sprint. You can set it to roaming only
> >> mode if you want to use verizon.
> >>
> >> "Willie Lambert" <nospam@home.now> wrote in message
> >> news:47D5DD3B.ADE6DB6D@home.now...
> >> > Is there a way to activate a sprint Motorazr v9m on verizon?
> >> >
> >
> > Problem is i'm not a sprint customer and I don't think I will become one
> > any
> > time soon because i'm locked into verizon
> >
> That makes sense. I believe that it is currently possible to use a Verizon
> phone on Sprint. I have heard about this on sprintusers.com. You should ask
> the question over there. Good luck.
>
> Jar-Jar

I have read others say they have got sprint phones to work on verizon. And I
think the Motorazr v9m can also, but I need to fine how it can be done. I'll
look in sprintusers.com and see if I can fine any thing about it.
Thanks

#6 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 11:49 AM

Maybe this is a little too simplistic, but ummm, have you thought
about calling verizon and asking?
The Sprint v9m will have to be unlocked of course, meaning you will
need the MSL from Sprint, unless
you already have this, or got the phone from someone that did have it
active on their Sprint account, this
may prove to be problematic as Sprint will not give you the code
unless it has been active on an accout
and the authorized user of that account calls in for the code. Also
the phone has to not have been reported
as lost or stolen.

On Mar 11, 12:46*am, Willie Lambert <nos...@home.now> wrote:
> Jar-Jar Binks wrote:
> > "Willie Lambert" <nos...@home.now> wrote in message
> >news:47D5F802.52E4C29A@home.now...
> > > Jar-Jar Binks wrote:
>
> > >> I would suggest using the phone on Sprint. You can set it to roaming only
> > >> mode if you want to use verizon.
>
> > >> "Willie Lambert" <nos...@home.now> wrote in message
> > >>news:47D5DD3B.ADE6DB6D@home.now...
> > >> > Is there a way to activate a sprint Motorazr v9m on verizon?
>
> > > Problem is i'm not a sprint customer and I don't think I will become one
> > > any
> > > time soon because i'm locked into verizon
>
> > That makes sense. I believe that it is currently possible to use a Verizon
> > phone on Sprint. I have heard about this on sprintusers.com. You should ask
> > the question over there. Good luck.
>
> > Jar-Jar
>
> I have read others say they have got sprint phones to work on verizon. AndI
> think the Motorazr v9m can also, but I need to fine how it can be done. I'll
> look in sprintusers.com and see if I can fine any thing about it.
> Thanks- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

#7 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 05:39 PM

dafydd wrote:

> Maybe this is a little too simplistic, but ummm, have you thought
> about calling verizon and asking?
> The Sprint v9m will have to be unlocked of course, meaning you will
> need the MSL from Sprint, unless
> you already have this, or got the phone from someone that did have it
> active on their Sprint account, this
> may prove to be problematic as Sprint will not give you the code
> unless it has been active on an accout
> and the authorized user of that account calls in for the code. Also
> the phone has to not have been reported
> as lost or stolen.

The phone has never been active on a account, as I have been told.

>
>
> On Mar 11, 12:46 am, Willie Lambert <nos...@home.now> wrote:
> > Jar-Jar Binks wrote:
> > > "Willie Lambert" <nos...@home.now> wrote in message
> > >news:47D5F802.52E4C29A@home.now...
> > > > Jar-Jar Binks wrote:
> >
> > > >> I would suggest using the phone on Sprint. You can set it to roaming only
> > > >> mode if you want to use verizon.
> >
> > > >> "Willie Lambert" <nos...@home.now> wrote in message
> > > >>news:47D5DD3B.ADE6DB6D@home.now...
> > > >> > Is there a way to activate a sprint Motorazr v9m on verizon?
> >
> > > > Problem is i'm not a sprint customer and I don't think I will become one
> > > > any
> > > > time soon because i'm locked into verizon
> >
> > > That makes sense. I believe that it is currently possible to use a Verizon
> > > phone on Sprint. I have heard about this on sprintusers.com. You should ask
> > > the question over there. Good luck.
> >
> > > Jar-Jar
> >
> > I have read others say they have got sprint phones to work on verizon. And I
> > think the Motorazr v9m can also, but I need to fine how it can be done. I'll
> > look in sprintusers.com and see if I can fine any thing about it.
> > Thanks- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -

#8 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 08:27 PM

dafydd wrote:

> Maybe this is a little too simplistic, but ummm, have you thought
> about calling verizon and asking?
> The Sprint v9m will have to be unlocked of course, meaning you will
> need the MSL from Sprint, unless
> you already have this, or got the phone from someone that did have it
> active on their Sprint account, this
> may prove to be problematic as Sprint will not give you the code
> unless it has been active on an accout
> and the authorized user of that account calls in for the code. Also
> the phone has to not have been reported
> as lost or stolen.
>
> On Mar 11, 12:46 am, Willie Lambert <nos...@home.now> wrote:
> > Jar-Jar Binks wrote:
> > > "Willie Lambert" <nos...@home.now> wrote in message
> > >news:47D5F802.52E4C29A@home.now...
> > > > Jar-Jar Binks wrote:
> >
> > > >> I would suggest using the phone on Sprint. You can set it to roaming only
> > > >> mode if you want to use verizon.
> >
> > > >> "Willie Lambert" <nos...@home.now> wrote in message
> > > >>news:47D5DD3B.ADE6DB6D@home.now...
> > > >> > Is there a way to activate a sprint Motorazr v9m on verizon?
> >
> > > > Problem is i'm not a sprint customer and I don't think I will become one
> > > > any
> > > > time soon because i'm locked into verizon
> >
> > > That makes sense. I believe that it is currently possible to use a Verizon
> > > phone on Sprint. I have heard about this on sprintusers.com. You should ask
> > > the question over there. Good luck.
> >
> > > Jar-Jar
> >
> > I have read others say they have got sprint phones to work on verizon. And I
> > think the Motorazr v9m can also, but I need to fine how it can be done. I'll
> > look in sprintusers.com and see if I can fine any thing about it.
> > Thanks- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -

Ok, I called verizon. and they tried to activate the phone and it would not, because
it's not one of the phones it will activate on there system for now they said. Maybe
at some later date. But there are sprint phones that you can use on verizon, Just go
to there web site or call cs and activate the phone on a verizon account. All that
is needed is the ESN.

#9 (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 11:30 PM

"Jar-Jar Binks" <jarjar@nospam.com> amazed us all with the following in
news:JVnBj.12772$CD7.11684@newsfe11.phx:

>
> "Willie Lambert" <nospam@home.now> wrote in message
> news:47D5F802.52E4C29A@home.now...
>> Jar-Jar Binks wrote:
>>
>>> I would suggest using the phone on Sprint. You can set it to roaming
>>> only mode if you want to use verizon.
>>>
>>> "Willie Lambert" <nospam@home.now> wrote in message
>>> news:47D5DD3B.ADE6DB6D@home.now...
>>> > Is there a way to activate a sprint Motorazr v9m on verizon?
>>> >
>>
>> Problem is i'm not a sprint customer and I don't think I will become
>> one any
>> time soon because i'm locked into verizon
>>
> That makes sense. I believe that it is currently possible to use a
> Verizon phone on Sprint. I have heard about this on sprintusers.com.
> You should ask the question over there. Good luck.
>
> Jar-Jar
>
>

It is NOT possible to use a Verizon phone as a Sprint customer.

#10 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 04:54 AM

On 2008-03-11, The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote:

> It is NOT possible to use a Verizon phone as a Sprint customer.

That's supposed to be changing, just as it is at Verizon. Don't know
what the timeframe is.

--
Steve Sobol, Victorville, CA PGP:0xE3AE35ED www.SteveSobol.com
Geek-for-hire. Details: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesobol

#11 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 08:05 PM

I know someone that called Verizon about activating my old Sprint Moto Q
and they said they couldn't do it. They didn't even ask for the ESN or
anything, they just said no. I do have the MSL code for that phone as
well.

--
mindfrost82
------------------------------------------------------------------------
mindfrost82's Profile: http://www.mindfrost82.com/member.php?userid=1
View this thread: http://www.mindfrost82.com/showthread.php?t=127728

#12 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 11:19 PM

Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> amazed us all with the following in
news:slrnfteofv.fd1.sjsobol@amethyst.justthe.net:

> On 2008-03-11, The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote:
>
>> It is NOT possible to use a Verizon phone as a Sprint customer.
>
> That's supposed to be changing, just as it is at Verizon. Don't know
> what the timeframe is.
>

Actually, it is not changing. The news release from Sprint on the subject
was Quite vague, and when pressed for an answer they have not indicated any
desire to allow competitors' phones on the network.

#13 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 11:44 PM

mindfrost82 wrote:

> I know someone that called Verizon about activating my old Sprint Moto Q
> and they said they couldn't do it. They didn't even ask for the ESN or
> anything, they just said no. I do have the MSL code for that phone as
> well.
>
> --
> mindfrost82
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> mindfrost82's Profile: http://www.mindfrost82.com/member.php?userid=1
> View this thread: http://www.mindfrost82.com/showthread.php?t=127728

Have them try on verizon web site. Log on to there site. go to activate
phone, add esn. Also try calling verizon CS again because some CS people
don't know what they are talking about. All I hear is that verizon only
activates phone that there network will support is what I heard