Sprint Forum (Phone Scoop)

need help with Blackberry

Jan 28, 2011, 12:18 PM

Hi,

Just a question???? I have a Blackberry 9330 that I had with Verizon and was wondering since Sprint has the same phone, is there anyway I can use this phone on Sprint?

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thechosen1ji

Jan 28, 2011, 1:00 PM

sprint wont have an esn number for that phone on they system and they wont be able to activate is because of that.

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thechosen1ji

Jan 28, 2011, 1:02 PM

*their system 🤭

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cburnett565

Jan 28, 2011, 1:46 PM

what if it is unlocked?

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thechosen1ji

Jan 28, 2011, 2:27 PM

it wont matter, to activate a phone it has to have an ESN number that is given to every sprint phone and if its a verizon bb it wont have that number on the device. With out the esn Sprint cannot activate that phone sorry.

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dj89

Jan 28, 2011, 9:36 PM

You can take it to your local independent retailer and they might assist you. But cdma technology (used by Sprint and the Big Red) allows the provider to further restrict the device to the point that 99% of the time you try flashing one of their phones, something will go wrong.