Cricket is moving to being a GSM carrier and without thinking I bought my girlfriends mom a Galaxy s4 for a christmas preset.
The last phone I flashed was about 5+ years ago. I've found guides on how to flash a Sprint or contract Verizon phone to Verizon pre-paid,
but I am unsure if the Cricket S4 would be the same , also all of those guides are for before Verizon updated their prepaid plan to their 4G LTE coverage.
I'm also not opposed to using a different prepaid service as long as they are decent speed and coverage wise. (Vancouver, WA)
if anyone could spell it out for me or point me in the correct direction it'd be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to get this done before christmas.
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I'm currently with verizon., and they are so expensive! I went to a MetroPCS store who told me that since its a verizon phone that I can have phone and texting service with MetroPCS, but would not have internet or picture messaging. If I flash my Verizon LG G2 to an AT&T stock ROM, would that work? The MetroPCS guy told me their system only works with AT&T or T-Mobile phones. If flashing to an AT&T ROM wouldnt work, do you have any suggestions?
Please...someone help with my question
You'll have service without an issue. Only problem is that the phone will be stuck on edge because it is missing the aws bands required for hspa+ unless you are in a reformed section where you'll pick up hspa+ 21.1 but that's not available for all towers. Flashing a room will not work. Best if you sell the device, cancel your Verizon contract, pay it with the phone money and get a new phone.
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I dunno my Sprint G2 runs perfect on AT&T but I would think a pro could flash you and not lose anything except maybe LTE, maybe Metro/Tmobile spectrum isn't compatible in your area for the internet. Try an AIO store, call some flashers on Craigslist.
I am thinking of getting a Sprint Note 3 since I keep blasting through my Verizon data in about a day and sprint is offering Unlimited data again. So my question I seem not to be able to find out is if I do get the Sprint Note 3 is it possible to swap back and forth with my Verizon Sim.
From my understanding Sprint/Verizon works on CDMA / GSM as well as Sprints Note 3 has a how to switch your sim on the site.
If this is possible what steps do I need to take?
Also to clarify I also do not have a Bill on Verizon it is a family plan just in case someone wants to ask why I want to have another carrier as well.
Thanks in advance.
Hi folks,
we have had T-Mobile for awhile and while they are doing a lot of neat things with their un-carrier events/plans, at the end of the day we just dont't have good cell reception here were we live. We thought about moving two of us both with Galaxy S5 over to Cricket. We used to have AT&T before we moved to T-Mobile so have an idea of the coverage...
Will our T-Mobile phones work ok with Cricket?
I've been with T-Mobile for many years and am currently using a rooted S5. Recently moved to a rural area where the only good cell signal is Verizon, so thinking of switching. Is it still true that GSM and CDMA phones are not at all compatible on each other's networks, or is this possible? My S5 is all paid off and working fine, so I'd hate to have to start over with paying for a new device since Verizon has now gone to the same "non-subsidized" equipment model as TMO.
It doesn't look like it's possible. https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/822033?forceNoRedirect=true
Hi - I wanted to switch to Cricket so I purchased an S4 from Craigslist (beautiful phone & perfect condition) and took it to the Cricket store to activate it. I was told it was one of the old CDMA phones and they can no longer activate them. This wasn't really the story I got when I called Cricket Customer Service and gave them the IMEI, but that's neither here nor there.
QUESTION: What network can the old Cricket Samsung Galaxy S4 (SCH-R970C) CDMA be used on?
The specs on the Samsung site shows it supports the following Frequencies and Data Type LTE: Bands 2/4/25; CDMA 1x/EVDO Rev.A: 800/AWS/1900MHz.
P.S. Searched the forums quite extensively, but to my surprise, I couldn't find much on this. I'm sure there are a lot of these Cricket phones out there though. What has everyone else done with theirs?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S4
Here you can see what different frequencies are used in the different models. That way you can crossreference.
Based upon the frequencies, it appears it could be activated on Sprint or Verizon, assuming either company has a means of allowing out of network phones on their network. High speed data won't be happening with this S4. Sprint Spark doesn't use LTE, and Verizon blocks LTE on phones that aren't Verizon branded.
For anyone else looking in the future: I also found a carrier ting.com that appears to show 4G could be used.
Ting is a Sprint MVNO, which means it uses Sprint Spark for its high-speed data. Earlier this year they started offering GSM coverage, and that coverage apparently is through T-Mobile. HSPA+ should be doable through Ting, just as it should be doable on all MVNOs. LTE is unlikely.
using mine on verizon with gusto 3 donor phone