Can I get my Sprint Treo 650 to work on the Cingular Network - Treo Forum

clcoleal · 10-29-2006, 12:20 PM

I became very dissastisfied with the Sprint service & have switched to Cingular. I want to be able to use my Treo on their network but have been told that it can't be done. Any thoughts?

brandon · 10-29-2006, 02:03 PM

whomever told you it can't be done was right. you can't use a cdma phone on a gsm network. it would be cheaper for you to sell your phone and buy a new gsm model than make yours work on cingular's network. sorry for the bad news.

clcoleal · 10-29-2006, 09:05 PM

Any idea what I could expect to get for this phone if I posted it on eBay? Is there even a market for it now?

forgot · 10-30-2006, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by clcoleal

Any idea what I could expect to get for this phone if I posted it on eBay? Is there even a market for it now?

Not sure exactly what you could get for it on eBay, but I know there's still a market. The thing is, don't set your bar too high as some of the service providers are starting to offer them at lower prices as well.

skoenig · 10-30-2006, 09:47 AM

clcoleal,

If it's out of contract you can sell it on ebay. I bought my Sprint 700p from ebay and got a very good deal, - same price as Sprint but without a 2 year contract and a whole bunch of accessories, just 1 month old.

For prices, I would have thought it would have been quicker for you to search ebay than post a question here.

Anyway.... I searched for you and can see they're selling for around $180 - $240 which isn't bad at all. Watch the auctions for a bit...they always go up at the end.

I expect that to drop quite a bit as the 680 comes out soon so get selling!

~ Steph

CCBLisGr8 · 11-02-2006, 03:17 PM

What about changing a Sprint 700wx over to Verizon? Both are CDMA, I think.....

brandon · 11-02-2006, 03:22 PM

i think you'd have to terminate service with sprint and get the phone reactivated on verizon's network. i once had a verizon rep tell me that unless the phone was bought for use on their network they wouldn't activate it. that's been some time, though...

10-29-2006, 12:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
clcoleal A Few Questions.... Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Can I get my Sprint Treo 650 to work on the Cingular Network I became very dissastisfied with the Sprint service & have switched to Cingular. I want to be able to use my Treo on their network but have been told that it can't be done. Any thoughts?

10-29-2006, 02:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
brandon why so cereal? Join Date: Aug 2006 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 1,545 Thanks: 84 Thanked 128 Times in 101 Posts	whomever told you it can't be done was right. you can't use a cdma phone on a gsm network. it would be cheaper for you to sell your phone and buy a new gsm model than make yours work on cingular's network. sorry for the bad news. __________________ disclaimer any advice from brandon should be considered carefully as he is evil and will enjoy your suffering.

10-29-2006, 09:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
clcoleal A Few Questions.... Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What could I expect to get on eBay for a Sprint Treo 650? Any idea what I could expect to get for this phone if I posted it on eBay? Is there even a market for it now?

10-30-2006, 09:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
skoenig Administrator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles My Treo: Treo 700p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 1,673 Thanks: 98 Thanked 118 Times in 81 Posts	clcoleal, If it's out of contract you can sell it on ebay. I bought my Sprint 700p from ebay and got a very good deal, - same price as Sprint but without a 2 year contract and a whole bunch of accessories, just 1 month old. For prices, I would have thought it would have been quicker for you to search ebay than post a question here. Anyway.... I searched for you and can see they're selling for around $180 - $240 which isn't bad at all. Watch the auctions for a bit...they always go up at the end. I expect that to drop quite a bit as the 680 comes out soon so get selling! ~ Steph __________________ IIIe > V > [wilderness] > 650 > 700p \| Sprint \| Subscribe to the newsletters!

11-02-2006, 03:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
brandon why so cereal? Join Date: Aug 2006 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 1,545 Thanks: 84 Thanked 128 Times in 101 Posts	i think you'd have to terminate service with sprint and get the phone reactivated on verizon's network. i once had a verizon rep tell me that unless the phone was bought for use on their network they wouldn't activate it. that's been some time, though... __________________ disclaimer any advice from brandon should be considered carefully as he is evil and will enjoy your suffering.

11-02-2006, 03:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
CCBLisGr8 A Few Questions.... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ My Treo: Treo 700wx Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What about changing a Sprint 700wx over to Verizon? Both are CDMA, I think.....

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