Using Sprint S3 on Verizon

**AustinRawr** · 08-11-2012, 11:14 PM

Is it possible to Use a rooted Sprint galaxy S3 on the Verizon network, with the LTE and 3G fully functional?

**scorpiodsu** · 08-11-2012, 11:18 PM

No. I actually it's technically possible but Verizon would not allow a sprint device on its network even if it was.

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**Uncle Louie** · 08-11-2012, 11:20 PM

Afraid not... The Verizon S3 uses different radios than the Sprint version does.

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**tech_head** · 08-11-2012, 11:21 PM

Not only that. I'm pretty sure that the Sprint phone does not have a SIM.

**Uncle Louie** · 08-11-2012, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by tech_head

Not only that. I'm pretty sure that the Sprint phone does not have a SIM.

Yes it does... It's just not removable.

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**AustinRawr** · 08-11-2012, 11:29 PM

I wasn't sure, because I heard the Galaxy could be used globally, so i assumed it could be rooted for Verizon.
A Samsung rep. told me it wasn't possible because Verizon was CDMA.
Which Doesn't make sense to me since the Sprint version is also?

**Murphy5111** · 08-12-2012, 06:15 AM

Originally Posted by AustinRawr

I wasn't sure, because I heard the Galaxy could be used globally, so i assumed it could be rooted for Verizon.
A Samsung rep. told me it wasn't possible because Verizon was CDMA.
Which Doesn't make sense to me since the Sprint version is also?

Yes sprint and Verizon are both cdma but use different radio frequencies. Sprint is higher up on the spectrum I believe and Verizon lower.

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**PJnc284** · 08-12-2012, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by AustinRawr

I wasn't sure, because I heard the Galaxy could be used globally, so i assumed it could be rooted for Verizon.
A Samsung rep. told me it wasn't possible because Verizon was CDMA.
Which Doesn't make sense to me since the Sprint version is also?

Problem is that neither of the cdma carriers allow outside devices. Devices aren't interchangeable like GSM carriers where you can just pop in your sim card and go. If the device ID isn't already in the carriers database, it won't get activated. Even if you knew someone with enough power to add it or illegally modified ESN, LTE wouldn't work due to Sprint using a much higher frequency and you'd still have the problem of the Sprint GSIII not having a user removable sim.

**Azul713** · 03-29-2013, 11:01 AM

Apperently its possible because randomly my galaxy s3 thinks its from verizon even tho its from sprint

**dpham00** · 03-29-2013, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by Azul713

Apperently its possible because randomly my galaxy s3 thinks its from verizon even tho its from sprint

You are probably roaming on Verizon

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**meyerweb** · 04-01-2013, 02:50 PM

A Sprint phone can, technologically, be made to work on Verizon's network, although you'd only get 3G data, not 4G. It's probably even possible to hack the phone's ESN and MEID to make it look like a Verizon phone. But it's illegal to hack the ESN. If you have a Sprint phone and want to be (or are) a Verizon customer, your best bet is to sell the phone and start over.

BTW, not all GSM phones are completely compatible with other carriers, either. Different carriers use different frequencies, so while putting a t-mobile SIM in an AT&T sourced phone (as one example) will work, it won't give you full capabilities.