I just bought a warp and not satisfied with Boost's customer service. Is there any way i can flash the phone to work on Sprint and be recognized as a sprint phone ? (i called sprint and they said no)
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Root [Boost Mobile] flashing to Sprint?
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Technically, Boost uses the same towers as Sprint since Boost is owned by Sprint.
So when you move a phone from one carrier to another all that's actually needed is the correct PRL file, which is basically a file that contains a list of radio frequencies so that the phone can talk to the right towers. Of course there are other considerations for Web, SMS, etc, but for talk and text messages, that's the only requirement.
Seeing how Boost already uses Sprint towers, far as I know you don't actually need to do anything special to move to Sprint other than convince Sprint to activate your phone ESN (electronic serial number) on their network.
If you can get that much accomplished then you can adjust other settings so that Web and SMS work. Shouldn't be too difficult assuming you can find the right settings to enter into your configuration.
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The guy is asking for help and you have to be a smartass? Merry Christmas to you too. Be thankful I'm not a moderator...
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