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ToWhateverEnd
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:57 pm |
To be blunt.T-Mobile's phones aren't all that great, and I've been noticing some sleeker phones from LG & Samsung that I'm interested in, but they aren't T-Mobile phones, they are for companies like Sprint & Verizon.
Can I purchase phones from Sprint & Verizon and insert my T-Mobile sim? I've never purchased a phone that was NOT released from T-Mobile, so I'm kinda new to it.
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Texas Hold'em
Posts: 217 |
Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:50 pm |
| ToWhateverEnd wrote: | To be blunt.T-Mobile's phones aren't all that great, and I've been noticing some sleeker phones from LG & Samsung that I'm interested in, but they aren't T-Mobile phones, they are for companies like Sprint & Verizon.
Can I purchase phones from Sprint & Verizon and insert my T-Mobile sim? I've never purchased a phone that was NOT released from T-Mobile, so I'm kinda new to it. |
No. In short, you have to purchase a GSM phone (sim cards). Sprint and Verizon use CDMA phones (no sim cards).
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ToWhateverEnd
Posts: 32 |
Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:52 pm |
Wow. That really sucks. (but thanks for answering my question)
That would leave Cingular, do they use GSM phones?
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Texas Hold'em
Posts: 217 |
Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:37 pm |
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Yes. Cingular is GSM. The phone must be unlocked if it is to work with T-mobile.
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ToWhateverEnd
Posts: 32 |
Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:53 pm |
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Unlocked? So I can't just walk into a Cingular store, buy a phone from them, then insert my SIM?
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Texas Hold'em
Posts: 217 |
Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:13 pm |
| ToWhateverEnd wrote: | | Unlocked? So I can't just walk into a Cingular store, buy a phone from them, then insert my SIM? |
Correct. The phone will be locked to there network. If you look to buy online make sure the phone is unlocked. If you find a phone you like and it is locked, let me know what model it is and I'll tell you if it can be unlocked by a pro.
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itsajoey
Posts: 380
Phone Model:
t-mobile dash
Service Provider:
t-mobile |
Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:59 pm |
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it dosent have to be a cing phone it just has to be any unlocked gsm phone,,,
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