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hi..i hv been using gsm phones for many years now but after seeing some great cdma phones like epic,evo etc i don mind joining the cdma network..and i m also aware of superior voice clarity nd less conjusted network that cdma offers. but i would like to know certain things ...i hv gone through many threads in this forum and hv a few questions before i get my first cdma smart phone 1. As far as i know epic,evo are all foreign handsets and i hv seen people using it...so how do u make it work...does reliance nd tata etc accept foreign meids ? 2. if rel nd tata doesnt accept foreign meids...i know ppl can get it into their database by good contacts...i don mind doin this...but what if later reliance figures out that its the meid of a foreign handset...what is the worst that they can do to the customer(thats me )...can they take legal action against me (is this illegal) ?? 3. Once the meid of the handset is registered in their database...and in future i want to sell or change my handset then what should i do ? since the meid of my previous phone is already registered...how do i make them change my meid or if incase i want to switch over to handsets that use RUIM card...what do i tell them...will it be easy to shift/changeover ? 4. Lastly how do u verify that 100% the meid is registered in their database...do u call up customer care nd ask ? Please bare me for my very limited knowledge about cdma phones...all inputs from members will be whole heartedly appreciated Thanx..

^^ i agree...dhiraj ji has given very useful information...but if u see post #3...i hv 2 questions which are still not answered...its just them i m a lil bit concerned abt this process...would really appreciate if someone could help me with those questions.. Thanx

Np...thanx for the all the useful info i just want to be 100% sure before i do this...so anybody else who would like to give their inputs on this ??

Thank you for ur reply. U said that rel nd tata doesnot officially accept foreign MEIDs...so that means that ppl get the MEID in their database by some means...good contacts right..? which means that reliance is not aware that the MEID has been added..{correct me if m wrong}....i want to know if in future some way or the other if REliance figures out that MEID is of a foreign handset..what action will they take...can they take legal action..i m js bit worried... does this hold true...even if the MEID has been registerd without them noticing its a foreign meid...will the webworld ppl come to know immediately that its a foreign meid ? what abt other operaters...can u call up customer care nd ask directly(is it advisable to do)...and i saw on the forum that MTS is officialy registering MEID...is this true ? yes sir...it was of great help...appreciate ur quick response...thanx again