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- 08-07-2010, 01:05 PM
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Flashing a 9700 to run on verizon
I abandoned my 9700 and T-Mobile in favor of Verizon and the Storm 2 and better service. However, I do strongly miss my 9700 and do not wanna put the money on a 9650. I had a friend who is very much a tech nerd tell me last nite that he has a program that will flash a gsm phone to work on a CDMA network, therefore making my 9700 operable on VZW. Does anyone else have any insight into this?
- 08-07-2010, 01:17 PM #2
Found this for ya...
http://forums.crackberry.com/f157/wi...erizon-388813/
I'm sure there are other posts here, but this is the 1st one I found. - 08-07-2010, 01:21 PM #3
It is bogus. The 9700 does not have the hardware (radio) to work on a CDMA network. No software will change that fact.
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the 50K CrackBerry challenge - 08-07-2010, 01:38 PM #4
Verizon = CDMA network.... 9700 = GSM network... 9700 WILL NOT WORK ON Verizon!!!
- 08-07-2010, 02:47 PM #5
Didn't think this was possible...would be cool if it was
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com - 08-07-2010, 02:56 PM #6
Flashing a GSM phone to Verizon cannot be done. As has already been said, it's a hardware issue, not a software. If this were a software issue, then yes, flashing the phone would work or if going from one GSM carrier to another, all you'd need to do would be swap SIMs.
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~K Bear~ - 08-07-2010, 03:13 PM #7
Tell your friend he doesn't know jack. And I wouldn't trust his tech "advice" anymore.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com - 08-07-2010, 04:08 PMThread Author #8
Thanks for the input. I searched and didn't see that other post. Guess it hit buried. I argued with the guy for a bit in it because I knew it was impossible. He was just so convinced I gave up. If I had had my 9700 with me I woulda put his knowledge to the test. But I figured I'd ask around on Crackberry just to make sure that I really wasn't the crazy one. Appreciate the help.
- 08-08-2010, 08:45 AM #10
or a 9800 lol
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