Can I activate a non-Sprint CDMA phone on the Sprint network?
No. Sprint maintains a database of all Electronic Serial Numbers cleared for use on the CDMA network, and will not permit the home location registers to accept serials numbers that are not in the approved list. Some Nextel phones may carry the Sprint logo, these can only be used on the Sprint Nextel iDEN network. From a business perspective, Sprint has agreements with certain re-sellers of wireless service that specifically disallows either party from activating a phone whose ESN originated from the other party. In other words, you cannot activate a Virgin, STI, or ESPN Mobile (or any other MVNO’s phone) on Sprint PCS. This would be a breach of this contract between Sprint and the virtual network.
