Can you flash a Sprint iPhone onto Metro's Network?

[coramdeo_10010]

Someone's got to ask the question, so I will.
I don't think you can flash a Verizon iPHone onto Metro and get talk and data to work.
Will you be able to do so with Sprint iphone? I think Sprint and Metro work in similar enough spectrum bands?

[Black69Camaro]

I thought someone has done it before so its possible

[ChazzMatt]

I thought someone has done it before so its possible

When you say someone has done it, do you mean flashing a Sprint phones to Metro (yes it has been done) -- or flashing a Verizon iPhone to Metro? No, no one has flashed an iPhone (Verizon or otherwise) to work on Metro.

As for Sprint iPhones flashed to Metro, no need to try in markets where flashed phones don't work. AND even in the basic frequency markets, it would be on Metro's slow CDMA network, so why bother? Just to have hand candy? iPhone would suck on Metro's 100 - 200k CDMA network.

I want a fast LTE Android.

[Black69Camaro]

When you say someone has done it, do you mean flashing a Sprint phones to Metro (yes it has been done) -- or flashing a Verizon iPhone to Metro? No, no one has flashed an iPhone (Verizon or otherwise) to work on Metro.

As for Sprint iPhones flashed to Metro, no need to try in markets where flashed phones don't work. AND even in the basic frequency markets, it would be on Metro's slow CDMA network, so why bother? Just to have hand candy? iPhone would suck on Metro's 100 - 200k CDMA network.

I want a fast LTE Android.

I believe I saw someone posting from an iphone on metro, probably sprint iphone, again though I agree why use it on 1x network I dont know.

[L0GiC4L 3ViL]

What is the obsession with an iPhone? Still to this day I don't get it!

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[timbrown23]

I believe I saw someone posting from an iphone on metro, probably sprint iphone, again though I agree why use it on 1x network I dont know.

How could it be a sprint iphone, there is no sprint iphone til october. I remember reading someone flashed one to cricket but didn't get the data working but that was months ago, I'm sure someone somewhere has gotten it working but again why have an iphone to use on a slow network, unless you can get one cheap enough it would be a waste of money.

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[Bloodykiller86]

How could it be a sprint iphone, there is no sprint iphone til october. I remember reading someone flashed one to cricket but didn't get the data working but that was months ago, I'm sure someone somewhere has gotten it working but again why have an iphone to use on a slow network, unless you can get one cheap enough it would be a waste of money.

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thats....what i was about to say lol....sprint doesnt have an iPhone yet...maybe with the new one but as of now theres none so...this thread is dumb lol

[Bloodykiller86]

What is the obsession with an iPhone? Still to this day I don't get it!

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easy answer there lol....its apple lol....apple has everyone thinking there stuff is better but you will never see may paying a grand for a $300-400 laptop haha ill stick to my evo...and soon hopefully Evo3D on Metro =D

[Johnnie123]

I know of some one who has def flashed a verizon iphone to metro data and all working for a few days at the time we talked he was working to figure out why the data stopped and how to get it to stay

[Black69Camaro]

I know of some one who has def flashed a verizon iphone to metro data and all working for a few days at the time we talked he was working to figure out why the data stopped and how to get it to stay

That could be the one I remember reading about.
I dont pay much attention to iphones, I dont want one I dont care about them lol

[The Hulk]

easy answer there lol....its apple lol....apple has everyone thinking there stuff is better but you will never see may paying a grand for a $300-400 laptop haha ill stick to my evo...and soon hopefully Evo3D on Metro =D

that might be your current argument, I've got 3 different pc's, an xp,a windows 7, and a mac(which is 2 years old btw), and I speak in terms of there notebooks, there build quality is very good, and everyone here knows I'm not a huge apple fan or ever will be, but unless you got money to blow, windows is the way to go, should be my new damn slogan

[ChazzMatt]

that might be your current argument, I've got 3 different pc's, an xp,a windows 7, and a mac(which is 2 years old btw), and I speak in terms of there notebooks, there build quality is very good, and everyone here knows I'm not a huge apple fan or ever will be, but unless you got money to blow, windows is the way to go, should be my new damn slogan

I've got a couple of friends who have drank the Apple Kool-Aid. When Steve Jobs passes gas, they swear they smell a sweet pine scent. One of them told me the iPhone 4 was better than Android because it had dual cameras. I told him glad he liked it -- but an Android had that before the iPhone. I had to send him proof the EVO 4G launched before the iPhone 4. So many other things like that. I've had a quad core CPU in my desktop since 2008, Macs only got quad core this year. I'm not saying Apple hasn't been innovative with some things, but in many areas they are actually technology laggards -- but Steve Jobs hypnotizes them into believing it's the latest and greatest.

Apple fanbois do not do independent research. One of my Apple friends flatly told me the iPhone 4 antenna issue was not true because Steve Jobs said it wasn't, that on Apple's website was videos "proving" there was nothing wrong. SERIOUSLY? You are going to believe Apple's word over Consumer Reports AND THREE other independent respected testing companies? Steve Jobs is a proven liar and a thief (he lied about paternity for his daughter saying he was sterilized and couldn't be the dad, forcing his ex-girlfriend to go on welfare when he was rich -- and stole money from Woz in the early days of Apple).

That's like just recently Apple photoshopped images of the Galaxy Tab to "prove" it was similar to the iPhone. Apple LIES all the time.

Another example is their iPhone "Retina Display" is NOT really a retina display. Steve Jobs blatantly lied in his presentation to say it was and make up numbers to support his assertion.

iPhone 4’s ‘Retina’ Display Claims Are False Marketing
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/iphone-4-retina/


Yeah, Apple's build construction may be great on some of their products, but if you want to pay that kind of price, I can show you great $1000 - $2000 Windows laptops/desktops where the build construction is just as nice as Apple's. But no need to pay that kind of price for a computer. For half the price you can get higher res screen, faster CPU, more RAM, HDMI ports, and many have Blu-Ray players . "Oh, but Steve Jobs won't let us have a Blu ray player in our computers. He says they are evil."

Here's a couple of laptops on sale right now that match or beat Apple specs.

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Staples
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Best Buy
Toshiba P755S521 5 P755-S5215
Laptop with 15.6-in. Widescreen.
Intel Core i3 processor,
6GB DDR3 memory,
640GB hard drive.
DVD +-RW & Blu-ray drive.
802.11B/G/N & WiMax Wireless.
Webcam, Microphone.
Intel Wireless display.
Up to 6 hrs. 28 min battery.
Windows 7 Home Premium
$599.99
8/21/2011 - 8/27/2011

Their iPhone 4 years ago changed the game, I'll admit that. But that was 4 years ago. 3 years ago Android came along and evened the score. Now Android is winning.

[coramdeo_10010]

OK- as the "moron" that started this thread, I should qualify where I was coming from...

Sprint is rumored to have the iPhone in October- so it's impossible to have flashed a Sprint iPhone to Metro or Cricket as of today.

I would think it's possible though to do so in October. Whether anyone would want to is obviously another story. It is definitely less attractive to run an iPhone on a 2.5G network- but to be frank, I had the iPhone 3GS and 4 on AT&T's network in NYC, and believe me- it's probably worse than what someone might experience through Metro. I barely had talk in a lot of areas, much less data. Looking back, it was probably useful because there is so much wifi in NYC that the crappy data speeds (i would kill for 200 kbits at times) were bearable.

The whole Apple obsession is definitely puzzling to me- for reasons highlighted by everyone on this board. The premium for the iPhone and their laptops/desktop is generally unattractive. However, the iPad does represent value for that segment of the market- and the fact that there isn't a single producer who can compete at the $600 price level is proof of that. There is no tablet market today, only an iPad market.

I do believe that there will be a 4G LTE, "trimmed down" iPhone that can probably be had for < $300 without a contract within 18 months. Apple has publicly discussed how they do not just want to be a high-end product. A cheaper version for int'l markets will be out before end of 2011. How far behind can a version for the Metro/LEAP's of the world be? Wouldn't there be a mad rush for this among Metro's customers?

[Black69Camaro]

If you still live in nyc a flashed phone of any sort probably wont work for you, I believe nyc is one of the aws band only areas

[ChazzMatt]

If you still live in nyc a flashed phone of any sort probably wont work for you, I believe nyc is one of the aws band only areas

Exactly right.

http://www.metropcs.com/metroflash/

MetroFLASH® is currently unavailable in Bossier City, LA; western & northern Michigan; and the Boston and New York areas.

These markets above use AWS frequencies, not the "normal" CDMA frequencies. So, any Metro network phones need to have those frequency chipsets already built in. Therefore phones flashed from Verizon and Sprint do not work in those markets.