Hi everyone,
I am a new member here but I have long browsed and admired this forum and I am thankful to now be a part of it! I have a question....I am a Verizon Wireless customer and I purchased an HTC Vogue (xv6900) from Alltel and I wanted to activate it on my line. When I went to do so I was told by 3 separate reps that it could not be done because I was a Verizon plan and only Alltel phones could be on Alltel. They said this is because they are trying to get everyone off of Alltel devices. Is there any way I can flash this phone or hack it so that Verizon will activate it on my account?
Thanks so much!
mac+htc said:
Hi everyone,
I am a new member here but I have long browsed and admired this forum and I am thankful to now be a part of it! I have a question....I am a Verizon Wireless customer and I purchased an HTC Vogue (xv6900) from Alltel and I wanted to activate it on my line. When I went to do so I was told by 3 separate reps that it could not be done because I was a Verizon plan and only Alltel phones could be on Alltel. They said this is because they are trying to get everyone off of Alltel devices. Is there any way I can flash this phone or hack it so that Verizon will activate it on my account?
Thanks so much!
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Does no one know anything about this?
mac+htc said:
Does no one know anything about this?
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Diddo here! having same issue. I can dial (#228) and get Verizon voices, but fails to activate. I think it has something to do with the esn number not being on vzw? Did find this post:
Mylt1 said:
i am doing this right now with a altell phone. i can tell you its a PITA and verizon will NOT push the ESN through on there system via a store or by calling tech support. i have had to send my phone to verizon to have it flashed to there software and have them push the ESN through. i did everything in my power to get them to just push the ESN and they refused. once you get the phone, you will need to take it to the service dept of an actual verizon store and they will have you fill out a form and then they will ship it out to have the work done. i was told by tech support that it takes 3 weeks give or take.
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But that was in 2008, hoping someone had a better solution. Thanks
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Can one use the Verizon xv6800 on the Sprint Network?
If yes, how does one do it?
Unlock,
Flash with Sprint ROM,
Unlock with A-Key?
Clone ESN - is then only way for it to be on sprint.
How does one clone the ESN? I also have an old xv6600 I'd like to run on Sprint. Thanks for you help in advance.
rambo6 said:
How does one clone the ESN? I also have an old xv6600 I'd like to run on Sprint. Thanks for you help in advance.
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Currently, cloning is a very illegal process in the United Sates. IT is basically commiting fraud, as you take a valid ESN from sprint and "attach" it to your current phone. You are tricking Sprint and it is ILLEGAL.
Thank for the heads up. We don't want to do anything illegal. We have a sprint Titan that needs to go in for repair work. We also have a verizon xv6600. I was hoping to get the verizon xv6600 working on sprints network while the sprint Titan was repaired (I did by the insurance, maybe they'll just send a replacement). I.e., I'm not trying to steal services.
If I get a Mogul that is flashed for Cricket, can I flash it to work on Verizon?
thanks
I don't see why not, as long as Verizon allows the ESN on it's network.
Basically:
Use the Titan Relocker and Flash back to a Verizon Stock ROM, letting customizations run.
Try to get everything working at this point (data/calling/etc)
Then do your normal upgrade procedure (see my signature's tutorial if you need help)
i am doing this right now with a altell phone. i can tell you its a PITA and verizon will NOT push the ESN through on there system via a store or by calling tech support. i have had to send my phone to verizon to have it flashed to there software and have them push the ESN through. i did everything in my power to get them to just push the ESN and they refused. once you get the phone, you will need to take it to the service dept of an actual verizon store and they will have you fill out a form and then they will ship it out to have the work done. i was told by tech support that it takes 3 weeks give or take.
Mylt1 said:
i am doing this right now with a altell phone. i can tell you its a PITA and verizon will NOT push the ESN through on there system via a store or by calling tech support. i have had to send my phone to verizon to have it flashed to there software and have them push the ESN through. i did everything in my power to get them to just push the ESN and they refused. once you get the phone, you will need to take it to the service dept of an actual verizon store and they will have you fill out a form and then they will ship it out to have the work done. i was told by tech support that it takes 3 weeks give or take.
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damn that is crazy........Verizon sucks bc of stupid stuff like that.
update. well after having my 6800 for a month i finanlly get a call stating "we were unable to add your phone because its not on out list." what a crock. gonna try something else then give up.
I know there are a lot of threads and tutorials on how to do this, but my question is who is currently using a Sprint Touch pro with verizon and how are you doing it? I read that verizon blocked the way that everyone used to do it with *228 option 3, and I wanted to know if there was an alternate way of doing it before I go and buy one.
I am right now, got mine in while the loophole was still open. There is a way to have the esn added by calling cust service but it may take numerous calls to find someone who knows how to add the esn into the system. I am thinking of selling mine. I wonder if it has been on the account once if it will be able to be activated like normal since it was in the system once? I may toy with this and reactivate my vogue then try to reactivate my tp. Might be a plus for a selling point if i can...
No it wont reactivate, if you used the loophole and switch devices it will not reactivate.
Trust me I did this and had to do an ESN repair to get it working again.
I have been looking at the specs for the alltel TP and it seems that they are really similar to Sprints, and if it is known that a sprint TP will not work with verizon anymore i will just get the Alltel one. since verizon bought them it should be easier to add the Alltel one than the sprint one, they might not like it and try saying they can't but I am sure I can get them to do it. thanks for all your help.
RE: Alltel TP on VZW
No Dice on the Alltel Touch Pro on the VZW network! At least for me.
I think the sprint touch pro will work on vzw. The main thing is to setup the phone first and then some how get them to add the esn. That is what i had to do to get alltel to add my sprint touch pro.
you just need to quote the CSA to them that states that you can use any CDMA compatable phone here is the quote from their CSA "Your wireless phone is any device you use to receive our wireless voice or data service. It must comply with Federal Communications Commission regulations and be compatible with our network and your Plan. Whether you buy your wireless phone from us or someone else is entirely your choice. At times we may change your wireless phone's software, applications or programming remotely and without notice. This could affect data you've stored on, the way you've programmed or the way you use your wireless phone. If you purchased a wireless phone (other than a "global phone") from Verizon Wireless for use with a plan with a minimum term and want to reprogram your phone for use with another wireless carrier network, the default service programming code is set to "000000" or "123456." Verizon Wireless in no way guarantees that your Verizon Wireless phone will be capable of being reprogrammed for use with another wireless carrier network after the service programming code is entered, or that another wireless carrier will accept your device for use on its network" this is the post that I found. http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=75164&page=2
I work for verizon and they have this 'come one come all' but it only depends on the person you get as a CSR. There is a request form where you can fill out the phone make, model, and ESN and email/fax it into the people that actually do it for you. I've performed the request without fail. If I can remember to get the request form, I'll post it here as soon as I can.
if you know how to get the esn added, i would love to find out. i went round and round with verizon customer service, sales, tech support and store reps about trying to get a sprint mogul setup for my girlfriend. everyone kept telling me it couldnt be done or they dont do that. found the entry in their websites faq that states they do before anyone would listen to me. was finally told i had to send the phone to their development evaluation center before they could activate it, and that it would take three weeks! so if you have an easier way, please, enlighten me! ps..didnt mean to jack the thread
coppertop24 said:
if you know how to get the esn added, i would love to find out. i went round and round with verizon customer service, sales, tech support and store reps about trying to get a sprint mogul setup for my girlfriend. everyone kept telling me it couldnt be done or they dont do that. found the entry in their websites faq that states they do before anyone would listen to me. was finally told i had to send the phone to their development evaluation center before they could activate it, and that it would take three weeks! so if you have an easier way, please, enlighten me! ps..didnt mean to jack the thread
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all they will do is change the settings to be compatible with their network, nothing that you can't do yourself. here is some info about how to do it yourself.
derynhaze said:
I work for verizon and they have this 'come one come all' but it only depends on the person you get as a CSR. There is a request form where you can fill out the phone make, model, and ESN and email/fax it into the people that actually do it for you. I've performed the request without fail. If I can remember to get the request form, I'll post it here as soon as I can.
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that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
can someone add my esn or point me in right direction?
please i have had this phone for weeks and havent got any where
My situation: Current Verizon post-paid customer, wanting to try the new BYOP program with Straight Talk, but wondering if I could come BACK to Verizon using that same phone if it doesn't work out.
I have asked around every forum I can find. I called Verizon today and their techs gave me two different answers. What I want to do is take my Motorola Droid X2, that I have on Verizon post paid, and bring it to the new Straight Talk BYOP program. No shennanigans are needed here, it will just activate right on over there.
Now, my question comes here. Basically, what I wanted to know is if I went to Straight Talk, could I bring that phone back to Verizon. One Verizon tech said no, another one said yes that wouldn't be an issue.
Something about when you bring your phone to Straight Talk it reprograms it, and Verizon can't re-reprogram it when they get it back.
Just wondering if anyone knows if this is true, and if so if there would be a way a noob could reprogram the phone to be able to come back to Verizon. It's funny, the Verizon rep actually suggested this, I remember back "in the day" they had everything locked up like Ft Knox. He said to come to xxxda-developers...I mean xda...(neat registration video, I watched it!), and dig up some info.
I searched for this topic but everyone wanted to know going from VZ to ST but ST has this new program where it's kosher now.
wheelsup said:
My situation: Current Verizon post-paid customer, wanting to try the new BYOP program with Straight Talk, but wondering if I could come BACK to Verizon using that same phone if it doesn't work out.
I have asked around every forum I can find. I called Verizon today and their techs gave me two different answers. What I want to do is take my Motorola Droid X2, that I have on Verizon post paid, and bring it to the new Straight Talk BYOP program. No shennanigans are needed here, it will just activate right on over there.
Now, my question comes here. Basically, what I wanted to know is if I went to Straight Talk, could I bring that phone back to Verizon. One Verizon tech said no, another one said yes that wouldn't be an issue.
Something about when you bring your phone to Straight Talk it reprograms it, and Verizon can't re-reprogram it when they get it back.
Just wondering if anyone knows if this is true, and if so if there would be a way a noob could reprogram the phone to be able to come back to Verizon. It's funny, the Verizon rep actually suggested this, I remember back "in the day" they had everything locked up like Ft Knox. He said to come to xxxda-developers...I mean xda...(neat registration video, I watched it!), and dig up some info.
I searched for this topic but everyone wanted to know going from VZ to ST but ST has this new program where it's kosher now.
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It may be possible. I just transferred my straighttalk service to the Verizon Motorola Droid OG that my buddy gave me. I called ST and followed the automated system till I got a representative.They ask for your personal info and the serial number of the phone. Since the phone was locked on verizon, I have to give them my credit card number to purchase the network access code.Took about 2 minutes to transfer and works well.
I dont know about the rest.
So i bought a G5 on ebay. seller says it's unlock for both international and domestic and should work also with sprint.
Trying to activate with meid just give you cannot activate this phone on sprint site. Sprint store says not compatible with sprint network. I was able to get them to give me a sprint g5 sim card anyway. when i insert that at home, the phone detects sprint 3g network
got online with sprint chat, they again says phone is not registered in sprint network and therefore cannot be used.. they keep on saying i have to use a sprint labeled g5 phone?
Is there anything i can do about this? is sprint reps just being an ass (not their fault or maybe because they just being brainwashed by the corporate) or is there some real technical thing preventing them from registering my phone? It did detect sprint network when sprint sim is inserted after all.
Anything i can do about all this? Thanks.
wildpig1234 said:
So i bought a G5 on ebay. seller says it's unlock for both international and domestic and should work also with sprint.
Trying to activate with meid just give you cannot activate this phone on sprint site. Sprint store says not compatible with sprint network. I was able to get them to give me a sprint g5 sim card anyway. when i insert that at home, the phone detects sprint 3g network
got online with sprint chat, they again says phone is not registered in sprint network and therefore cannot be used.. they keep on saying i have to use a sprint labeled g5 phone?
Is there anything i can do about this? is sprint reps just being an ass (not their fault or maybe because they just being brainwashed by the corporate) or is there some real technical thing preventing them from registering my phone? It did detect sprint network when sprint sim is inserted after all.
Anything i can do about all this? Thanks.
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Maybe if you really got high enough up on the engineer food chain, they might be able to override it. The software they use to activate phones will not allow phones outside of their system. If it's not on the list of acceptable IMIEs too bad. Had the same problem a while ago on a Nexus 5x that was fully compatible. It wasn't in the list even though they said all 5Xs are compatible on their website. After a couple of hours on the phone, I decided it was just easier to return the phone on eBay.
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Maybe if you really got high enough up on the engineer food chain, they might be able to override it. The software they use to activate phones will not allow phones outside of their system. If it's not on the list of acceptable IMIEs too bad. Had the same problem a while ago on a Nexus 5x that was fully compatible. It wasn't in the list even though they said all 5Xs are compatible on their website. After a couple of hours on the phone, I decided it was just easier to return the phone on eBay.
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Anyone has any hints or tip on how i can accomplish this? what do i need to say to the sprint rep? I think it's BS they doing this. They allow BYOD but then they do this kind of crap? I really don't understand at all!
wildpig1234 said:
Anyone has any hints or tip on how i can accomplish this? what do i need to say to the sprint rep? I think it's BS they doing this. They allow BYOD but then they do this kind of crap? I really don't understand at all!
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Why don't you return it to the seller? Unless it's the Sprint version of the phone or the RS988 it's not going to work with Sprint.
idontkn1 said:
Why don't you return it to the seller? Unless it's the Sprint version of the phone or the RS988 it's not going to work with Sprint.
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It was actually RS988. I think it was a prior verizon phone as i went to verizon website just testing out adding the imei. it says the phone is no longer eligible to be activated on verizon...... what kind of bs is that?
I guess it;s possible that that phone didn't have all the bands needed by sprint? Anyway, i went ahead and returned it. Got a sprint labeled G5..... the imei seems to check out so far when i tried it on sprint website.... just haven't tried to switch over yet since i still need to back up data from old phone over.....