Need cell phone help

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

Does verizon use gsm, sim, or what?

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[VOA_NIGHTMARE 10+ year member]

not around ny dont know about other areas

 

[liar2 10+ year member]

Verizon uses CDMA technology.

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

Im looking into gettin this nokia 9300, (mayyybe 9500) and I cant figure out if it is compatible

 

[Sachmo12345 10+ year member]

verizon does not use sim cards to my knowledge

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

So those phones wouldnt work? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

nope, for verizon you can only use thier gay neutered phones (they disable many of the bluetooth features)

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

Fvck.

Even if they are unlocked?

Some say they allow verizon in the carriers available in their ebay auctions.

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

And what about wcdma phones?

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

don't know, but knowing Verizon, if it's not a phone they currently offer or have offered in the past I doubt it will work. Are you stuck in a contract? If so, look for a Motorola E815, I have had mine for about 2 months and am pretty happy with it, but cingular has all the cool phones.

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

Yea.

Well Im a little wary of getting the E815.

I have a v710 currently and.... well....

That phone is a disaster. I lost it, but have insurance on it, so I can get a new one for $50.

 

[liar2 10+ year member]

CDMA phones can not be unlocked, at least to my knowledge. All the info is hardcoded into the phone and not in the SIM. Only GSM phones can be unlocked and universally used between the GSM providers.

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

the e815 supposedly cured all the v710 woes- I really like mine, except for the limited bluetooth.

 

[snebes 10+ year member]

if you are with verizon, stick to getting the E815 (moto), sammy 850 or 870 (the 850 is better IMO), or the LG9800. . . there is an LG that you can get from a reseller that doesnt use the verizon UI, but the model # eludes me right now. verizon ui = sh!t . . . if i could get it off my 850 i would in a second!

 

[snebes 10+ year member]

if you are with verizon, stick to getting the E815 (moto), sammy 850 or 870 (the 850 is better IMO), or the LG9800. . . there is an LG that you can get from a reseller that doesnt use the verizon UI, but the model # eludes me right now. verizon ui = sh!t . . . if i could get it off my 850 i would in a second!

it was not an LG phone, it is a nokia...

http://www.nokiausa.com/phones/6256i/0,7747,,00.html

reviews aren't that great, and it has a nokia menu, but it does have full bluetooth (not crippled by verizon like the rest of their lineup)