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Activating PPC6700/XV6700 on a local carrier
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Posted by: jagomez

Is it possible to buy a PPC6700 or a XV6700 without a contract (i.e. via eBay or whatever) and activate it on my local (CDMA) carrier? If so, are there any stores that sell them like that?

The guys at my carrier said that they can do it as long as I have the SPC (Security Phone Code). However, I do not know what that is nor how to get it. Any help in figuring this out?

Thanks,

Javier

Posted by: jvloyola

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Originally Posted by jagomez

Is it possible to buy a PPC6700 or a XV6700 without a contract (i.e. via eBay or whatever) and activate it on my local (CDMA) carrier? If so, are there any stores that sell them like that?

The guys at my carrier said that they can do it as long as I have the SPC (Security Phone Code). However, I do not know what that is nor how to get it. Any help in figuring this out?

Thanks,

Javier

The verizon phones come with zeroes as the SPC, I´m using a i730 with Iusacell in Mexico.

Vinny

Posted by: lyoung

I bought my phone on ebay and got it provisioned without any issue. The phone was guaranteed to be new.

However I should be able to sell my old phone with the new owner provisioning the phone without issue as long as it is not flagged as stolen..

I don't know how the security code issue comes in play.

My question is about ESN. Was my ESN transferred to the new phone? If it was then how is the old phone proovioned to a new account? I thought the ESN could not be modified.

Posted by: awraynor

I have purchased a V710 and PPC6700 on E-Bay and Alltel activated without a problem. I did however insure that I bought an Alltel branded phone.

Posted by: efparri

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Originally Posted by lyoung

I bought my phone on ebay and got it provisioned without any issue. The phone was guaranteed to be new.

However I should be able to sell my old phone with the new owner provisioning the phone without issue as long as it is not flagged as stolen..

I don't know how the security code issue comes in play.

My question is about ESN. Was my ESN transferred to the new phone? If it was then how is the old phone proovioned to a new account? I thought the ESN could not be modified.

The ESN is internal to the phone. When you activate a phone with a CDMA carrier, the carrier associates the ESN with the telephone number assigned to the account. That means that when someone dials that number, a ring signal is sent to the phone with that ESN. The ESN for the old phone in your account is no longer associated with the account. That phone can now be activated by someone else if you sell it or give it away. The ESN remains with the phone.

The term "ESN Change" simply means that a different phone with a different ESN is associated with the account. It does not mean that the ESN in the phone is changed or transferred to a different phone. Changing of the ESN within a phone or duplicating that ESN in a different phone is a crime.

Posted by: efparri

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Originally Posted by jagomez

The carrier will check its database to make sure that the phone can be activated for its network. The security code is needed to get into the programming of the Number Assignment Module (NAM) where you or the people at the wireless sales office program in the phone number and the wireless carrier code so that the phone will ring when the number is called.

Some carriers use a generic security code "*#NEW#" while others such as Virgin Mobile might change the code to something such as "##VIRGIN" using the equivalent keys. The security code always begins with a nonnumerical key so that it would not be mistaken for a telephone number.

You can program the number into the phone but it will not be effective unless the carrier has assigned the ESN of your phone as the one which will ring when your number is called.