Sprint Activation on Native Network - Required?

markajones · EVDO Newbie Joined: 03 Apr 2008 Posts: 3

Is a device required to on the Sprint NATIVE footprint to activate (OTA) a 1xRTT or EVDO device?

I have heard this is a limitation with Verizon, and with Sprint's extensive roaming arrangement with Alltel, this would be a severe limitation.

Michael · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:49 am Post subject:

You must activate Sprint on a native Sprint network.

You must activate Verizon on a native Verizon network.

You must activate Alltel on a native Alltel network.

Currently, there is NO way around this.
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Torrey · Site Admin Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 282 Location: USA

Just a quick note, you can activate Sprint devices in a 1xRTT area, but it MUST be native sprint 1xRTT coverage. So EVDO coverage isn't necessarily required to activate for Sprint.

jtludwig · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject:

Michael · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:

We are talking about an EVDO data device and a device that has never been activated.

If you know the right people at Sprint, they can activate on their end, but it still requires that you be in a native Sprint area (1X or EVDO) in order to complete the activation.
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