sprint phones on nextel service n other way around

[kirby242007]

hey i got a little problem... just lost an 860 and im loookin for another phone... i was wondering if sprint phones such as treo etc cud be placed on a nextel plan. Actually i know someone who has done it already and it works fine i think except the chirp feature... Please tell me some more info

 

[zimmezumm]

This is IMPOSSIBLE. The main reason is because Nextel and Sprint run on two different technologies. Nextel is iDEN, and SPCS is CDMA. There is absolutly no way to put a SPCS phone on Nextel or visa versa. There is speculation that Motorola is creating a iDEN/CDMA phone, But its pure speculation.

 

[asabo0213 PSN Account]

Hey YoungGay, :smart:
If you know someone who has done it already, why in the hell would you ask if it can be done?

 

[parkfieldnr16]

He asked because he didnt see it...

 

[rockinthisworld]

Thanks for the defense but um yeah I heard it was done didn't actually see it working I didn't think it cud because sprint fones don't use sim cards

 

[Chuckwalla]

well you can do an inter-company switch. Keep the same plan if it is current and keep the same phone number. So someone that did not know any better would think that they were using a sprint phone on nextel. you do loose the dc number