I purchased the phone after being told by a rep that it would work, then I was told it may not...does anyone know if this phone can work with Page Plus?
Pageplus rep told me today that verizon added one too many numbers to the meid on the thunderbolt. It won't work she says.
I was just about to get one.
Now I hear that some programmers can fix that but it is a very gray area they say.
Thank you to everyone for the responses, I appreciate it....
I was told by a person at Page Plus Direct . com that there is huge possibility that it can work...I sure hope so.
slrrls~ So you heard that some programmers can fix the (1) to many added numbers so it will work, But it is a gray area, what do you mean by that......I think you meant it is (iffy) that it can be done, correct??
Pageplus rep told me today that verizon added one too many numbers to the meid on the thunderbolt. .
(facepalm) a MEID in hex is 14 digits. Period.
You cant just "add too many numbers"
PS, if you ever see a MEID with 15 digits (generally only seen on box labels, or repair paperwork) you drop the last digit, its just a checksum... the phone's barcode should only have 14 digits, and only 14 digits are stored in the phone's software or transmitted to the network.
Disclaimer: If this is an answer to a TECHNICAL QUESTION, then MY ANSWER is correct, even if its contradicting something that a tech support rep, or anyone else said. I am not giving you the answer YOU WANT, I'll give you the answer I know is CORRECT.
If this is about CARRIER POLICY, then you should probably be aware that carriers change their policy unexpectedly, and inexplicably. Even if the answer is correct when posted, it could very well be wrong in a day, or week.
1. "world phones" have both a IMEI and a MEID or ESN. The CDMA side of the device has the CDMA identifier, most likely a MEID on a newer device. The MEID is the number that page plus would activate, not the IMEI.
2. It is not against federal law to modify or change an ESN/MEID/IMEI on a cellular device. It IS against federal law (18 USC 1029, sec 7) to modify or change an ESN/MEID/IMEI for the purpose of committing fraud, including to defraud the carrier.
Stop perpetuating incorrect information, and straying off topic.
The topic is "can i activate a thunderbolt"
the answer is "beats the heck out of us. apparently 4g phones are unofficially banned, but feel free to try and get back to us"
Its not the modifying thats illegal. Its the use to defraud thats illegal.
changing the esn of a device so that you can use a smartphone on a non-smartphone plan, saving money = defraud = illegal
changing the esn of a device so that you can use a phone that was previously blacklisted = defraud = illegal
selling/offering software to change the esn of the device is also illegal if the end user's reason is to defraud.
The rules of this forum, and the moderator's actions err on the side of protecting the forum from allowing illegal activity, and i stand behind it, however blindly posting misinformation about what the law actually says doesnt help anyone.
Also, we werent talking about changing the ESN to allow the device, the person asked if they could change a "wrong" esn with "one too many digits"... which is just stupid misinformation from a CS rep that someone blindly believed as the truth. Nobody actually said anything about changing the ESN to allow activation.
So, back on topic AGAIN: Unless theres a written policy that specifically disallows a MVNO from activating a 4G device, the only thing we can tell the OP is "try it and see, then report back your results"
HTC thunderbolt works on page plus. you DO NOT have to change, modify or tamper with the esn for it to work. How do I know? I am using one right now on pageplus everything works (expect 4G of course).
HTC thunderbolt works on page plus. you DO NOT have to change, modify or tamper with the esn for it to work. How do I know? I am using one right now on pageplus everything works (expect 4G of course).
What did you have to provide to pp to get them to add the phone? Any tips for dealing with activation?
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