If i buy an iPhone from sprint of somewhere can i put it on my virgin mobile plan?

I want to know if i can buy a iPhone and put it on my virgin mobile. I know they sell them but its for a ridiculous amount of money. So can i or no?

Not out of the box, it'd need to be "unlocked" phones bought from carriers are locked to their specific network. You'd be better off buying it right from Virgin mobile OR right From apple which they come completely unlocked and you can use it with whomever you want.

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