I didn't remember having anything with sprint on it when that company had that phone for me. It's been 4 years or so. I loved the walkie talkie, and coverage was the best in this area at that time. There was very few places that I didn't get a signal. They just got me teh cheapest phone and though big, bulky and heavy, it did work very well. This new phone I have now with altell is the first one that has came close to working as well. Same service I've always had, just different phone.