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Eindar
Can't Stop Posting
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 Posted: 03/28/06 - 20:07 Post subject: Cell Phone Question
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The Realpoor community seems to know more shit about tech. than any other community, anywhere, so this seems like a good place to post this question:
I just won a Blackberry 7130e (Courtesy of Verizon Wireless). I guess it's a very nice phone, and I'd love to use it over the PoS $20 phone I'm currently using, however, I'm currently with Sprint. Are all phones interchangeable, or do certain companies only roll with certain models?
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kireol
RealPoor Master of Posts
Joined: 02 Aug 2003
Posts: 9517
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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Posted: 03/28/06 - 20:19 Post subject:
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almost all are locked in with a certain company, but some phones you can "unlock". check howardforums for more info. You can prolly get it done there. or your phone may already be (see if it has a providers logo on the box.
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Lumberg
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Joined: 17 Nov 2002
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Location: i'm in ur base, i'm killin ur dudes
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Regan
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Location: Miami
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Posted: 03/28/06 - 20:34 Post subject:
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Sprint is partnered with nextel I think, so there may be a form of plan transfership avilable. Ask your service provider not us 
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Eindar
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Posted: 03/28/06 - 21:29 Post subject:
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| Regan wrote: | | Sprint is partnered with nextel I think, so there may be a form of plan transfership avilable. Ask your service provider not us |
haha, I emailed them, no response yet. Thanks for the tips on unlocking the phone and whatnot, though.
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Isriam
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Joined: 15 Oct 2002
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Posted: 03/28/06 - 22:27 Post subject:
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your phone is worthless unless you use it with sprint.
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Lumberg
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Posted: 03/28/06 - 22:28 Post subject:
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| Isriam wrote: | | your phone is worthless unless you use it with sprint. |
I think he means Verizon.
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Aatommy
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Joined: 12 Oct 2002
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 07:05 Post subject:
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Sprint will not register a phone that was not purchased from them, or manufactured for thier service, no exceptions.
They stand by this policy to reduce support costs for customers with issues from a non branded phones calling in for support.
Sucks for sprint customers.
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Isriam
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 09:25 Post subject:
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Sorry I didn't see he got it from Verizon. Verizon and Sprint have the same policy towards phones. Read above.
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r00typooh
RealPoor Master of Posts
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Miami, FL
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 10:40 Post subject:
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why would you want to stay with sprint anyway- drop it like it's hot booooieeeee
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Kenelm
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Posted: 03/29/06 - 11:06 Post subject:
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With SBC buying AT&T and now buying Pac Bell youll probably want to end up in the AT&T family (which will now own cingular as well). The monopoly returneth!
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