Hack LG Ally Smartphone to Work with Standard Verizon Prepaid Plan

[miller_11111]

Ok, crazy idea,
I have an LG Ally but I wanna have a 50 unlimited prepaid plan. Unfortunately your supposed to buy a basic prepaid phone. I was wondering if I can hack my ally to appear as one of those phones and then be able to use it for a prepaid plan without having to buy a new phone. If not, I was wondering if I could unlock it and use it with an at&t prepaid.

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[CR6]

I assume youve already tried calling them and asking if you can use that phone on their prepaid plan? Good question though. You wouldn't think they'd mind a long as you're buying their prepaid cards each month.
Welcome to the forum btw!

tap'n

[Bluehereyeson]

I have been trying to do the exact same thing. I just recently bought an ally from a friend who got an iPhone. I did have the $50 unlimited plan until I moved my number to the new phone. That was about a month ago and been tryin to find a way to unlock it ever since. I've found how to "root" it and I think that would do it. But am not sure if rooting is the same as unlocking as far as being able to use it with any provider.. When I first got the ally I was checking out the apps and everything that first night and 3 days later my phone was out of $. So now Im afraid to do anything with the apps or online; which, the apps ect are kinda the point in havin a smartphone to begin with. I like Verizon as my provider and don't really wanna change, I just think its stupid to have to pay an extra $30 for a data plan that is limited to 1gb when it's called the "unlimited" plan. Have u found out how to yet? If so please let me know.

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[UltraDroid]

Hello Blue. I'm afraid if you like Verizon as your provider, you're not going to be able to take your phone to other providers. Well maybe Sprint, but I don't think you can utilize all the features on your phone if you are successful in that move. The reason is very simply that Sprint and Verizon utilize a technology known as CDMA to send their signals. AT&T and T-Mobile (and most of the world) use a different technology called GSM. You have much more flexibility with GSM than you do with a CDMA device. It's just the nature of the beast. Go here - GSM Vs. CDMA - for an in depth discussion of the differences.

[cali]

Welcome to the site. I was very disappointed when I found first found out about the basic differences between CDMA and GSM type phones.

[UltraDroid]

Why Cali?