[Touch Pro2 CDMA] starscalling:
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Well there's a lot of conflicting information, this first post is reserved for the ultimate list or so, forgive the future constant editing. And, though i make a bare, rudimentary effort, irc rules for punctuation apply - only when really needed :P

Here's the scenario:

a. sprint branded touch pro 2

b. friend who owns boost auth. [and others] cell store

c. goal - boost cdma

d. never been activated!

problems i've run into so far:

at least with the initial activation you cannot choose ANY of the 3 cdma phones boost sells [sold?]. Wonder why? Well your in luck i've spent about 14 hrs on the phone with sprint and boost so far, and have a few answers. Reps for either Co. feel free to comment.

a. of the phones they offer for the cdma or offered as the case may be, the primary obstacle is that the meid [dec] does not fall in the same //family// as theirs. Currently they are looking for a 268..... [there's another one i don't have in front of me offhand, will edit this later with that].

b. Second point of contention: When investigating the process that cells are 'authorized' for use on a carrier it seems to fall down to talking to someone who is both willing and able to add a given phone's id to inventory.

1. so if your wondering why metropcs is so easy, but boost is so hard:

A. the software houdini - that's the authorized dealer's access portal to the metropcs inventory. That is why its the only 'legal' way to get a [good/bad/non-metropcs] imei/esn/dec/{whatever they wanna call it this week} into the system.

B. Once its in inventory, the phone must also at least have the correct PRL - Preferred Roaming List. After that's where custom roms come in

[ anyone feel free to correct me i've no personal pride tied up here ;) ]

2. so essentially what we're looking for is a boost agent who is capable of inputting this legit clean never-been-used dec.

a. Tried using the phone models they do offer, with my real dec - no go. Two models are having 11digit dec, the other one has 15 digits.

So no offense to those who have said they had existing service, but added a phone, here i have to call BS. Again in MY experience, over 4 hours calling in to many many MANY different reps - i could not even activate the phone - ONTO THE BOOST UNLIMITED CDMA PLAN - to an active account with over a half dozen lines.

[ for the curious, the shop owner was using his acct for that step, as if we can ever figure this out, we plan to offer it out, as long as its a legit process, etc. ]

Now here's the kicker - the phone cannot be added to even an existing Boost Unlimited CDMA account ONLY because of several re-cyclical reasons [those they use to justify each other and when all are heard end up in some sort of circular logic pattern]

What i've heard so far [again feel free to add in here]:

1. amount of digits in imei cannot work

2. i am not capable

3. only second level tech can do inventory adds

4. there is only one level of tech support at boost and we do not know how to do it

5. we cannot activate it since we don't know the phone model

6. you cannot put sprint on boost no matter what

7. that phone is incompatible

Keep in mind, i'm about a half step from an FCC filing, as they can certainly deny custom service for no reason, however in telecommunications the company is legally responsible for what their operators say. If you can prove they offered you XXXXX and there's a recording, a long drawn out investigation CAN reveal these facts, and remember mediation is your only option unless you can PROVE they are violating the contract, which is the thing requiring mediation. [the FCC can check if they are in violation, but this is a lot of work and time to get started, and even worse getting finished lol.]

so with the blustering anger out of the way lets review the boost excuses:

1. - possible.. i can see a software/database check to ensure against, well i'm sure fraud is usually the reason given for this type of policy, it makes sense - just frustrating.

2. lies.

3. need rep confirmation

4. need rep confirmation

5. lies.

6. lies.

7. LIEZ!

so for compatibility lets review the sprint branded touch pro 2:

cdma - check

gsm - check

edge - check

evdeo - check

iden - check

hsdpa - NOPE

fm radio - DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT

[Ive not tried my hand yet, get to that next week... shoot i don't even listen to the radio, i just hate being locked out of anything that my device is capable of, JUST IN CASE ;) ]

So in conclusion, I think [so far]:

a. they can

b. they don't wanna

c. sometimes someone's probably frustrated with job and does anyway

d. wondering if it matters where you say your from [I'm in calli - its on the cdma list]

[][][]Lets try not to flame them [boost/sprint], this makes marketing sense for a number of reasons for them to do this, I, and many of you, it seems just do not want to pay more than needed just to use a cool phone.[][][]