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Sprint Phones with a verizon Plan?

LittleMermaidAK

Dec 29, 2004, 6:34 PM
Hey does anyone know if I can use a Sprint phone and use it with my Verizon plan?
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pizpiz80

Dec 29, 2004, 6:39 PM
Lol... ok so yesterday you asked a question. No one understand your question and u proceeeded to bash us. We bashed you back and you said you contacted Rich. Then you said you'd never come back. And NOW you want us to answer your questions? You won't be getting any answers from me... 👿
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LittleMermaidAK

Dec 29, 2004, 8:39 PM
good
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f38urry

Dec 29, 2004, 7:39 PM
You MAY be able to use a Sprint phone on Verizon's network, but with a severely limited feature set. The same goes for using a Verizon phone on Sprint's network. Why bother? There are lots of fine Verizon phones available to use on Verizon's much more extensive network.
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LittleMermaidAK

Dec 29, 2004, 8:39 PM
Can you tell me which phones you would pick?
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f38urry

Dec 29, 2004, 10:06 PM
My priorities may be different from yours. I use the Audiovox CDM9900, a great phone, but it may be hard to find, as it's no longer being imported.

If you want a very small phone you will have to sacrifice screen size. If you don't mind a slightly larger phone, you can get a much bigger and more vibrant display.

Do you want a phone for making calls or do you want one for phone calls and for taking mediocre pictures? A regular camera is far better than one in a phone. Do you need a PDA? The more doodads you use (fancy ringtones, games, music, photos, text messaging, web browsing, etc) the more frequently your battery will need to be recharged, and the more minutes you'll have to buy.

LG (Lucky Goldstar), Motorola and Samsung m...
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sob153

Dec 30, 2004, 9:54 AM
No you can't. Sprint uses thier own tech for their phones. 1900 mhz. Veriz uses their own tech 800 mhz and 3 other techs on thier service. However, you can buy a plan from sprint (america) and roam off a verizon tower, however if more than 50% of airtime is used in roaming mode, you will be charged for roaming. Sprint is not GSM or chip changing. the phones are dedicated sprint service phones.
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