Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I researched this.
Neither Verizon or Alltel, by their service contracts, allow a non-branded phone on their network. Unless you have a local provider in your area with different policies, you'll have to move to South Korea to use your Sprint phone on another network.
Verizon's clause "Your wireless phone is any device you use to receive our wireless voice or data service. It must comply with Federal Communications Commission regulations and be compatible with our network and your Calling Plan. Whether you buy your wireless phone from us or someone else is entirely your choice." Means you can get your Verizon-branded phone second hand or from an agent (like Best Buy), not that you can use a non-Verizon phone.
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I researched this.
Neither Verizon or Alltel, by their service contracts, allow a non-branded phone on their network. Unless you have a local provider in your area with different policies, you'll have to move to South Korea to use your Sprint phone on another network.
Verizon's clause "Your wireless phone is any device you use to receive our wireless voice or data service. It must comply with Federal Communications Commission regulations and be compatible with our network and your Calling Plan. Whether you buy your wireless phone from us or someone else is entirely your choice." Means you can get your Verizon-branded phone second hand or from an agent (like Best Buy), not that you can use a non-Verizon phone.