Activating on Sprint requires purchase of a "Sprint ICC ID"

[Infinity]

I got one coming in the mail but what if I decide not to get a nexus 5, can I still keep it or do I have to send it back?

Keep it or give it to someone who may need it.

 

[somdave2005]

I walked into a Sprint store and even though they couldn't get the phone activated he gave me a Sprint SIM (no charge and the receipt even has the SIM SKU but says $0.00 in store charge).. It's in the phone and the pull down drawer says "Sprint" and under network it says Sprint because of the card BUT because the serial numbers for the 32 gig (or so it seems) are not yet uploaded into Sprints data base they can't actually activate the phone yet... They told me 24 - 48 hours... Local store manager told me Sprint may hold off until Friday since that is their official launch date but that is B.S. to the highest degree... They are just not ready at all... Great way to lose customers to another carrier.....

Uh oh, I'm going to PISSED OFF if they don't activate my 32 gb Nexus... only 7 months left on my contract and you know I'd be gone for sure if they don't let people activate their nexus.

 

[STARGATE]

So when you purchase the phone from the Google Play store and have it activated, does Sprint make you sign a new 2-yr agreement?

If they try tell them to go to hell, that AT&T and T-Mobile don't make you sign a contract because the phone doesn't have a carrier subsidy.

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[spawndoodling]

Classic Sprint....I'm going to wait two or so months to see what happens (painful wait but I figure there'll be more clarity then), so hopefully I can still consider getting the 32GB. Either way, jealous that all of you will be getting your N5's soon...

 

[ludesleep]

There is a guy on xda that purchased two 32gb one black one white. He managed to get the white one activated but not the black. I think sprint had all of the 16gb serial numbers loaded onto their system and slowly adding the 32.

 

[STARGATE]

There is a guy on xda that purchased two 32gb one black one white. He managed to get the white one activated but not the black. I think sprint had all of the 16gb serial numbers loaded onto their system and slowly adding the 32.

Sprint probably expected everyone buying from them at the subsidy price, or didn't think enough people wanted the 32GB version! :banghead:

Either way they're stupid for thinking like that!

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[Gekko]

i was with Sprint since 2008. i posted this below in another thread - fyi - you guys do not know what you're missing - AT&T LTE is NIGHT AND DAY vs. Sprint. LTE is super fast and EVERYWHERE. check it out! -

ok - i just switched from Sprint to AT&T GoPhone. AT&T GoPhone LTE is blazing fast and ubiquitous. night and day vs. Sprint. i didn't know what i was missing! also call quality seems much, much clearer, Google Voice Lite for Voicemail is much easier to set up (No Dial** required), ability to do Simultaneous Voice+Data all the time is nice, i haven't tried it yet but i think jumping in/out of 3 way calls is easier with GSM vs. CDMA, and lastly the AT&T GoPhone web interface for account administration and billing is super simple, clean, and easy - yet still has a lot of features like call details etc!

 

[Gekko]

also - PSA - fyi - if you are getting rid of your Sprint Android phone (can't speak about other models) remember that even after a factory fresh hard reset your phone number will still remain programmed into the phone under Settings-->About Phone. a hard reset factory fresh reset does NOT erase this. for most phones you can call Sprint from another phone and they can wipe it for you via some instructions over the phone (keypad presses like ##777** etc. however - if you have a Sprint Galaxy Nexus - this is not possible - because it doesn't have the necessary Sprint bloatware on it to do it - hence - they need to do it with hardware in the Sprint (corporate?) store. so for privacy and technical reasons - you may want to make sure you wipe your old phone number from the phone.

good luck.

 

[STARGATE]

i was with Sprint since 2008. i posted this below in another thread - fyi - you guys do not know what you're missing - AT&T LTE is NIGHT AND DAY vs. Sprint. LTE is super fast and EVERYWHERE. check it out! -

ok - i just switched from Sprint to AT&T GoPhone. AT&T GoPhone LTE is blazing fast and ubiquitous. night and day vs. Sprint. i didn't know what i was missing! also call quality seems much, much clearer, Google Voice Lite for Voicemail is much easier to set up (No Dial** required), ability to do Simultaneous Voice+Data all the time is nice, i haven't tried it yet but i think jumping in/out of 3 way calls is easier with GSM vs. CDMA, and lastly the AT&T GoPhone web interface for account administration and billing is super simple, clean, and easy - yet still has a lot of features like call details etc!

Oh but you're wrong, AT&T isn't everywhere!

Where I live and the places I go to work, Sprint and T-Mobile have better coverage.

And most of those places the coverage with Sprint is 4G with speeds between 5 to 28 Mbps, that's pretty good for the cheap price I pay! :thumbup:

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[banzaiwolfe]

My Nexus 5 comes today, Sprint SIM that I ordered on Saturday still hasn't shipped. If it sounds like any progress has been made I may try my luck at a Sprint tonight.

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[trinamorgan88]

Sprint probably expected everyone buying from them at the subsidy price, or didn't think enough people wanted the 32GB version! :banghead:

Either way they're stupid for thinking like that!

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We never said Sprint was smart. But I know that the 32gb GS3 never sold well, so maybe they think that the Nexus 5 32gb won't either.

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[Robbie317]

Okay I have my 32 gig Nexus 5 up and running on Sprint.... I had to call last night and the rep had to open up a ticket to get the device IMEI # set up in their system... This morning I went back online to my sprint account and it accepted the IMEI and the ICCID I got from the Sprint store... After that it said to click to chat and complete activation the rep asked for all the same questions and 5 minutes later it was up and running.. SO if you have a 32 gig from the play store have them open a ticket to activate your IMEI in their system and wait 12 hours and try again..... Mine is working fine now...

 

[STARGATE]

Okay I have my 32 gig Nexus 5 up and running on Sprint.... I had to call last night and the rep had to open up a ticket to get the device IMEI # set up in their system... This morning I went back online to my sprint account and it accepted the IMEI and the ICCID I got from the Sprint store... After that it said to click to chat and complete activation the rep asked for all the same questions and 5 minutes later it was up and running.. SO if you have a 32 gig from the play store have them open a ticket to activate your IMEI in their system and wait 12 hours and try again..... Mine is working fine now...

That's the way!
:thumbup:

Sent From Inside The TARDIS in a Galaxy S4 Away!