AWESOME!!! so wait, does that mean that i say, i buy verizon's voyager when it comes out next month, i can take the phone and hook it up to sprint? what about a helio ocean?
The phone will have to be unlocked by the "owning carrier". So if Helio will unlock the phone for you, then you may be able to take it to Sprint but seeing how tightly Helio is tied to the (sprint) network, features available on Original Helio most likely will not work once ported to Sprint (just my wild guess)...similar to GPRS settings from say at&t not working on T-Mobile and vice versa.
WRONG! Sprint can't unlock a Verizon or Helio phone. They can only unlock their branded phones, which you can take to Verizon or Helio and ask them to hook up. But of course they will tell you that they can't. Remember, this case is currently only applicable to Sprint since they've settled. You will have to bring a separate lawsuit against Verizon and Helio and win to set a precedent. But that should be easy now that Sprint has lost.
long answer - this is not yet a done deal and there are NO details on if, when, what is involved but, pay attention, ... it ONLY APPLIES TO CALIFORNIA and ONLY AFTER YOUR 2 YEAR CONTRACT IS FINISHED! That part will NOT change as this deal is finalized
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AWESOME!!! so wait, does that mean that i say, i buy verizon's voyager when it comes out next month, i can take the phone and hook it up to sprint? what about a helio ocean?
The phone will have to be unlocked by the "owning carrier". So if Helio will unlock the phone for you, then you may be able to take it to Sprint but seeing how tightly Helio is tied to the (sprint) network, features available on Original Helio most likely will not work once ported to Sprint (just my wild guess)...similar to GPRS settings from say at&t not working on T-Mobile and vice versa.
Maciek
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WRONG!
Sprint can't unlock a Verizon or Helio phone. They can only unlock their branded phones, which you can take to Verizon or Helio and ask them to hook up. But of course they will tell you that they can't.
Remember, this case is currently only applicable to Sprint since they've settled. You will have to bring a separate lawsuit against Verizon and Helio and win to set a precedent. But that should be easy now that Sprint has lost.
Verizon and Helio phones aren't locked...
As others have said, THE NETWORK WAS LOCKED.
You can now use ANY CDMA phone on Sprint, as long as it supports Sprint's frequencies.
short answer - NO
long answer - this is not yet a done deal and there are NO details on if, when, what is involved but, pay attention, ... it ONLY APPLIES TO CALIFORNIA and ONLY AFTER YOUR 2 YEAR CONTRACT IS FINISHED! That part will NOT change as this deal is finalized