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move sprint phone to verizon network?

hi all,
i have done quite a bit of searching and reading. there definitely seem to be a number of threads on this topic, but i cant locate a simle straight answer to my question.
heres my situation.
1. I am on sprint right now. my phone is smashed so i can make an insurance claim and get a new phone for 100 bucks.
2. my boss has an extra line on his verizon account that he is going to let me use, but he doesnt have a phone for it and cant upgrade till next august. 2013
3. what i want to do is get a new phone from sprint on my insurance claim and flash it to verizons network and see if i can get vzw to activate it.
4. CAN i do this? what phone should i choose (i was thinking galaxy nexus).
appreciate any feedback and im really sorry if the answer is already out there...i could not find it. i swear i looked! thanks!

nothing? anybody? if there is already a thread answering this please link it for me. thanks.

I wouldn't think it would require more than a VZW sim and either porting the existing number over, if that applies, or activating it on a new VZW number.
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It is possible. But you'll have to know someone or find a really nice rep to activate it for you, as its not allowed/illegal for Verizon to activate a device that isn't in their system. Just popping in the lte sim isn't possible because sprint has imbedded sims.
Tl;Dr possible, not going to happen
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[Completed] Verizon LG G Vista; does it already have an unlocked SIM slot?

My friend recently got this phone but had never used it. I have an account with Ting and the imei checked out just fine, they said with one of their SIM cards it would work on their network no problem. I have 2 questions;
1.since no SIM has been activated on this phone with any carrier dies that have any bearing in it being kicked out not?
2. A brand new sim card came in the phone, again never activated. Is there a reason why that SIM card I'd number count just be attached to my thing account? I thought that they just tore that number in and connect it to the appropriate account n I'm confused in why what logo is on it matters.
Thank you in advance for any help or insight that gets sent my way and I appreciate everyone's patience if my questions seem silly or dumb. I am legit confuse though,

XDA Visitor said:
My friend recently got this phone but had never used it. I have an account with Ting and the imei checked out just fine, they said with one of their SIM cards it would work on their network no problem. I have 2 questions;
1.since no SIM has been activated on this phone with any carrier dies that have any bearing in it being kicked out not?
2. A brand new sim card came in the phone, again never activated. Is there a reason why that SIM card I'd number count just be attached to my thing account? I thought that they just tore that number in and connect it to the appropriate account n I'm confused in why what logo is on it matters.
Thank you in advance for any help or insight that gets sent my way and I appreciate everyone's patience if my questions seem silly or dumb. I am legit confuse though,
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Unfortunately there is not much about your exact device on xda.
I found this thread: [Q] LG G Vista - Root Request by ClassickWORLD.
If you register on xda, you can post in this thread or in the Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum.
Hopefully you will get better help there :fingers-crossed:

Thread closed. Thank you!

[Completed] Help with a locked Note 4

I purchased a T-mobile Note 4 via OfferUp and I didn't check phone properly. Purchasing in a parking lot, I made sure it powered up and checked to make sure it was a Note 4, but guy looked honorable. I KNOW BIG MISTAKE. Got home and found a lens on back camera cracked. And, didn't know to put my T-mobile SIM card in to check before purchasing. Called to change my T-mobile to put on my account and the IMEI# was bad & T-mobile had it locked, T-mobile said that the phone was never paid for and therefor locked. Ordered a Net10 SIM and a months service. When I got Net10 SIM, went to my account to activate. Wouldn't work! Took to a boost store and guy checked and said it wouldn't unlock. Do I have any options or do I loose my $300 and call it a monster learning experience. Its running on 5.0.1 Lollipop!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
John
[email protected]

johnwnusz said:
I purchased a T-mobile Note 4 via OfferUp and I didn't check phone properly. Purchasing in a parking lot, I made sure it powered up and checked to make sure it was a Note 4, but guy looked honorable. I KNOW BIG MISTAKE. Got home and found a lens on back camera cracked. And, didn't know to put my T-mobile SIM card in to check before purchasing. Called to change my T-mobile to put on my account and the IMEI# was bad & T-mobile had it locked, T-mobile said that the phone was never paid for and therefor locked. Ordered a Net10 SIM and a months service. When I got Net10 SIM, went to my account to activate. Wouldn't work! Took to a boost store and guy checked and said it wouldn't unlock. Do I have any options or do I loose my $300 and call it a monster learning experience. Its running on 5.0.1 Lollipop!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
John
[email protected]
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Hi and thank you for using XDA Assist
Unfortunally i really don't know if there is a different solution in these situations, when a phone is locked by the carrier in most of cases there isn't much to do... I don't say it's impossible but yeah you need an expert here.
Maybe you can find a better help here on the general forum of the note 4 > T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!

Samsung Note 8 connection issues

Hey all,
Hope this is the correct place for this.
First time I’ve ever had to post here because I couldn’t find what I needed. So I have a T-Mobile note 8 which was sim unlocked by Samsung and T-Mobile because I wanted to give it to my father in law because I just went back to the s8. Now they have Verizon and he is upgrading from an S5.
However I can’t get the dang thing to work on Verizon. And they keep telling me the phone won’t work on their network. The lady at Verizon was an absolute moron and told me that the phone company probably lied to me and it wasn’t as simple as popping a SIM card in to activate it. So I’m not sure, like I said I have T-Mobile and that’s all I have ever had to do while changing phones.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I promise that the phone is network and sim unlocked. I just have tried everything I know how. Would the next step be flashing either unlocked firmware or Verizon firmware??
Now I have gotten the old mans hopes up and really hope I can get the sought out needed help from the smart community!
I look forward to your responses.

[Help] Make Sprint / Freedom Pop Galaxy S7 Work on T-Mobile

My father recently lost his phone, and so I'm migrating his number to my t-mobile family plan. The only phone he has available is a Samsung Galaxy S7 that he purchased years ago to test with Freedom Pop. It's Sprint branded on boot up, but gives an invalid SIM with a t-mobile sim.
Model: SM-G930P
Software Version: G930PVPSBC TA1
Hardware version: Rev0.6
I've not had to be in the XDA scene for over 6 years since I'd started using Nexus / Pixel phones, so I've let alot of my knowledge slip; but I'm at least capable if pointed in the right direction.
Can someone please help provide me with a checklist of what I need to do to get this phone functional on T-Mobile? If I at least know what I have to do, I can figure out the rest...but given the time crunch of him without a phone and in need for medical reasons, I'm in a bit of a rush and can't study this model phone enough to know what all is necessary.
I'm assuming I need to unlock it, but I've never had to unlock a phone...they've all just worked between carriers for me. I tried contacting Sprint, but they wouldn't unlock it without an account. I tried some shady sites, but they seem expensive and don't understand why needed.
I'm hoping all I need to do is just figure out root access, get a recovery mode installed, flash a T-Mobile or other firmware, and bam...but I really am not sure. Any immediate help would be greatly appreciated!!

I tried contacting Sprint to unlock the phone, but they required I have a Sprint number with them. Seems odd, considering it's a federal law for unlocking now...
Well, I went ahead and just flashed the SM-G930T firmware on my Samsung Galaxy S7....and got an invalid SIM error.
Tried contacting T-Mobile, they went through a bunch and ended up saying Sprint would need to unlock it.
So now I'm stuck...and have no idea what to do next. Seems like I need to setup a Sprint account, get a Sprint number, unlock my phone, and cancel the service? That seems insane...
Was going to do a three way call with Sprint and T-Mobile, and hope somehow something could be sorted. Considering T-Mobile owns Sprint now...this just seems like hassle.
Any advice from anyone would be appreciated!