I'm looking for a new Sprint phone. I'm not going to do the leasing program. I want to purchase a phone out right. However 99% of unlocked phones will only work on GSM networks. The only phone that I know of that will work on cdma network that I can buy that would work on Sprint as well is the Moto G5 plus. Which I've heard is a pretty good phone. My question is does anyone know of any other phone that I can buy that's fully unlocked that would work on the Sprint network? I'm currently using the Samsung galaxy S6 which is over 2 years old and the battery is horrible, and the touch screen is going as well. Thanks for all the help.
Silentassassin1991 said:
I'm looking for a new Sprint phone. I'm not going to do the leasing program. I want to purchase a phone out right. However 99% of unlocked phones will only work on GSM networks. The only phone that I know of that will work on cdma network that I can buy that would work on Sprint as well is the Moto G5 plus. Which I've heard is a pretty good phone. My question is does anyone know of any other phone that I can buy that's fully unlocked that would work on the Sprint network? I'm currently using the Samsung galaxy S6 which is over 2 years old and the battery is horrible, and the touch screen is going as well. Thanks for all the help.
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You've already asked this in the correct place here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72608968&postcount=18482
so I'm going to close this one up.
Thanks for understanding
Sawdoctor
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Hey! Anyone know if I can use a Sprint Phone on Verizion? It looks like the new Sprint HTC Arrive will be a better phone then the Verizon HTC Throphy.
Is there a way to make the Sprint Arrive work on Verizon?
drigug said:
Hey! Anyone know if I can use a Sprint Phone on Verizion? It looks like the new Sprint HTC Arrive will be a better phone then the Verizon HTC Throphy.
Is there a way to make the Sprint Arrive work on Verizon?
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I know there is a way to get a Verizon phone to work on Sprint so I am sure that you to the other way around....
Ok, so how would you put a verizon phone on Sprint? They are both CDMA so I guess in thorey it should work both ways.
Hi,
Just curious if the AT&T Lg v10 would work on cricket? I have been buying factory unlocked phones for the past year and half so am a bit out of loop. I know older att phone models worked on cricket but I did see a few cases of it not working in the newer threads online. Just want to check before getting it.
Thanks
chopchopw said:
Hi,
Just curious if the AT&T Lg v10 would work on cricket? I have been buying factory unlocked phones for the past year and half so am a bit out of loop. I know older att phone models worked on cricket but I did see a few cases of it not working in the newer threads online. Just want to check before getting it.
Thanks
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You can buy a locked AT&T V10 and use it on Cricket (owned by AT&T). It does not need to be unlocked. Same applies for any AT&T MNVO too. In theory, but it seems youve found people posting that for them their phones haven't worked...
clockcycle said:
You can buy a locked AT&T V10 and use it on Cricket (owned by AT&T). It does not need to be unlocked. Same applies for any AT&T MNVO too. In theory, but it seems youve found people posting that for them their phones haven't worked...
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Thanks man. I know in theory it should work just a bit hesitant since ATT has been having a lot of new restrictions with new android phones like bootloader lock.
chopchopw said:
Thanks man. I know in theory it should work just a bit hesitant since ATT has been having a lot of new restrictions with new android phones like bootloader lock.
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All carriers used to be boot loader locked. That's not new. And as far as AT&T and T-Mobile they welcome each others phones, they like stealing each others customers.
Verizon phone cricket service
Wanted to share I bought a Verizon v10 off eBay (they come unlocked out of the box) took it to cricket, tweaked a few settings and it's worked perfectly for three weeks now.
Im using my v10 on Cricket right now and it works well! Just wont get any updates unless you use an att active sim card.
My v10 is from AT&T and I currently use it on cricket.
My GF's v10 is from Verizon, and she also uses it on cricket. She just had to set the apn.
I use my locked ATT V10 on crickets network. The only real issue is so far it can't update to MM since I'm not a ATT customer.
Bought an lgv10 Unlocked Verizon currently on cricket but won't get any service every time I try to turn my data on it says to contact customer service I don't know what to do please help
Rey-a12 said:
Bought an lgv10 Unlocked Verizon currently on cricket but won't get any service every time I try to turn my data on it says to contact customer service I don't know what to do please help
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do you have the APN settings correct? if not, enter the correct APN, enable it, then restart your phone. it should work.
you can just slip in the sim card and hope it works. find your APN settings...
https://apn.gishan.net/settings/1255_22_cricket_apn_settings_for_lg_v10.php
not sure if I'm allowed to paste the link to another site if its not from xda forums... if so... my bad
LG V10 on Cricket
chopchopw said:
Hi,
Just curious if the AT&T Lg v10 would work on cricket? I have been buying factory unlocked phones for the past year and half so am a bit out of loop. I know older att phone models worked on cricket but I did see a few cases of it not working in the newer threads online. Just want to check before getting it.
Thanks
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Good day. I am currently running 3 LG V10's on Cricket. So far, so good. Make sure you check your IMEI number with them FIRST !
Anyone have experience with the V10 on mintsim or textnow
i had the s4 rooted and unlocked and custom rom. Im not a daily tweeker. just like to rock on something that works for me. so i just updated to s6 edge + wow really??? never would have assumed that verizon locked this down. im instantly pissed and want to dump the s6 and verizon. unfortunately verizon has the only and best coverage for my house.
guess i should have checked the forum to get the info on this phone b4 purchasing. so is the verizon policy to prevent root/unlock of all their phones? if not, what phones would be a good verizon alternative which can be rooted and unlocked? i purchased from costco and believe i can return.
thanks
markkal123 said:
i had the s4 rooted and unlocked and custom rom. Im not a daily tweeker. just like to rock on something that works for me. so i just updated to s6 edge + wow really??? never would have assumed that verizon locked this down. im instantly pissed and want to dump the s6 and verizon. unfortunately verizon has the only and best coverage for my house.
guess i should have checked the forum to get the info on this phone b4 purchasing. so is the verizon policy to prevent root/unlock of all their phones? if not, what phones would be a good verizon alternative which can be rooted and unlocked? i purchased from costco and believe i can return.
thanks
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I'm sure there's a phone mechanic somewhere in your town. You can ask them to carrier unlock your phone.
Or you can use this website http://TheUnlockingCompany.com which has good reputation but I never used it.
Note that all methods I mentioned are paid.
Definitely Nexus or possibly moto phones, other than that not sure about rooting Verizon phones.
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I placed my preorder for my Gold S7 Verizon from BestBuy a few days ago and am now wondering if I shouldn't cancel that and try getting one from another carrier? I want to to be able to flash custom roms but we all know how Verizon is... Are there any other variants I can use? Thanks!
I am in the same boat as you. I have the Note 4 with locked bootloader and no root. My wife is up for an upgrade and her line is up in May. I want to get her the S7 for her upgrade, but the way Verizon and Samsung are, it's unbearable, but for her, it's no big deal, she just uses it as is. I want to see the phone in person, hopefully tonight I can before I pre order the gold one for her. I don't think she will really utilize the edge features, still feels like another year or Note 6 away from better use.
Can anyone chime in?
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T-Mobile and I believe Sprint are the only carriers which don't make it a point to lock bootloaders; or at least give you the option to unlock. Since the Qualcomm S7 is not carrier specific you should be able to bring one from any carrier and use it on Verizon. However, im not sure if Verizon lets you bring your own phone (unless it's an approved Verizon phone). The s7 will be the same for carriers, but i wouldnt be surprised if Verizon installed some proprietary software on their s7's to distinguish it from other carriers. Meaning that any s7 not purchased from them would be unable to register on their network.
Really not sure though. I just know how they normally operate as I used to be a customer before switching to TMo.
Hello all,
A friend of mine is on AT&T and thinking of getting an US unlocked S8+ to use. He asked me what he might miss out on by not getting the AT&T version. I'm thinking VOLTE, maybe wifi calling. Idk. Can anyone enlighten us?
Thanks.
-evilhunter101
P.S. I swear this is really for a friend, I'm using a Verizon S8+ on Verizon :good:
I had bought an AT&T version of the S8 plus and unlocked it, then i switched the fw to the unlocked version and now i am able to use it on any carrier i want. The only problem is that i have to activate my service on one of my older phone that used the carrier i wanted.
Honestly, won't be missing out on much
alspaugh.william said:
I had bought an AT&T version of the S8 plus and unlocked it, then i switched the fw to the unlocked version and now i am able to use it on any carrier i want. The only problem is that i have to activate my service on one of my older phone that used the carrier i wanted.
Honestly, won't be missing out on much
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So basically nothing missing. That's good to hear. He's already on AT&T but I don't know the sim card size of his current phone. We'll deal with that when we get there.
Thanks, appreciate the information.
I think you're right about WiFi calling unless there is some other way to add it. I'm looking for a solution for that. I just switched my AT&T S8+ to an unlocked ROM and that is the thing I miss the most. Not sure about volte.