please answer my question

[RonC]

what is the purpose of buying an unlocked cellphone?

 

[amgracing]

you can use it with any carrier

 

[Cyrann]

If it is unlocked it will recognize and/or be able to utilize any network SIM card.

So in short, I believe you could take an Iphone to Verizon and so on!

 

[unfairtoast]

Verizon doesn't use sim cards.
Or when I was on them they didn't.
So.....T-mobily....

 

[amgracing]

Verizon doesn't use sim cards.
Or when I was on them they didn't.
So.....T-mobily....

nope they still dont

 

[Volusianator]

what is the purpose of buying an unlocked cellphone?

"Ask Ron" :laugh:

 

[Cyrann]

I guess I could of figured that out considering I use Verizon... I think he's got it though.

 

[RonC]

ok, so if i use verizon, is there any way that i can unlock an iphone, and use verizon?

 

[RonC]

ok, so if i use verizon, is there any way that i can unlock an iphone, and use verizon?

seems the answer is NO.

 

[Angry Bill]

Nope... Verizon has no resource for other carrier phones. YOU might be able to use that phone if it was unlocked with tmobile, att, nextel... I believe they all have sim cards

 

[tuffy]

Sprint and Verizon use CDMA technology so their phones can be switched between networks.

Almost every other carrier uses GSM technology, including most (if not all) foreign countries. Therefore, there phones are interchangeable.

 

[Cyrann]

Sprint and Verizon use CDMA technology so their phones can be switched between networks.

Almost every other carrier uses GSM technology, including most (if not all) foreign countries. Therefore, there phones are interchangeable.

Well that is a little more technical... thanks for the info.

 

[Crypto Sailor]

Ron,

In the long run you'd be better off with an unlocked phone. You have way better programs and options available. You can unlock/jailbreak a 1st gen iphone. But the dev-team hasn't been able to unlock it as of yesterday.

Your "crackberry" provided it's not on Verizon is unlocked.

 

[JRL]

Sprint and Verizon use CDMA technology so their phones can be switched between networks.

Almost every other carrier uses GSM technology, including most (if not all) foreign countries. Therefore, there phones are interchangeable.

O look at the smartie pants.

 

[tuffy]

O look at the smartie pants.

Don't hate the player, hate the game. :grin:

 

[Jwrussell]

Moral of the story, find someone other than Verizon for a carrier. :wink:

 

[Cigary43]

Quote:
Originally Posted by jeeper
O look at the smartie pants.

Don't hate the player, hate the game. :grin:

Oh, snap!!:jitb:

 

[joshua]

seems the answer is NO.

Thats correct. The iPhone only works on GSM networks, and Apple has a deal with ATT right now so thats what its with them. People have just unlocked them to also work on T-Mobile. If they were to bring it to Sprint/Verizon they would have to put a different radio in it, so the hardware would have to be redesigned.