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Is there anything that can be done to use a Sprint smartphone on AT&T?

I know there are two types of networks among the carriers, and sim cards v MicroSD, so different handsets. Is there anyway, by rooting or whatnot, to take a Samsung Epic 4G I had with Sprint and activate it on AT&T?

No smartass answers please, I googled the subject and thats all I saw. My intent is to give this phone to a friend who is on AT&T (only carrier at his house) who has never had a smartphone and doesn't want to commit all the money to buying a handset and 2yr high dollar contract without knowing if he will get use out of it. I've got a brand new warranty replacement Epic 4G I'm not using (I upgraded) and would rather give it away to a friend than sell it.

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  • 9 years ago

    Like you said they are 2 different technologies and you cant swap phones , at least not with these 2 companies . you can flash a sprint phone to use it on metro pcs but not from sprint to ATT.

  • 9 years ago

    NO the ESNs are locked thru their carriers even rooting it wud not do, the samsung epic is running tru CDMA, it will be possible only if its thru GSM

    Source(s): cs :)
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