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Originally Posted by possmann
OK - some time ago Verizon stated that they would allow activation of cell phones not purchased through verizon. Of course they say they won't support it and continue to say that access to special features (which I have never used) like Get is Now and the like will not be availble.
1. Has anyone done this yet? Care to share your experiences?
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Well before Verizon "opened" itself, I took an Alltel Motorola CDMA phone to my Verizon store and had them activate it. It didn't work, but I was able to get into the programming mode and change the parameters to get it to work.
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Originally Posted by possmann
2. So is there a difference between CDMA and HSDPA/WCDMA?
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As far as I know, HSDPA is a GSM technology and not compatible with CDMA. Basically, if the phone has a SIM card, it won't work with Verizon. (There are limited exceptions, though. Verizon does sell a few "world phones" that accept SIM cards, but they only use GSM outside of the U.S./North America. I've heard that their GSM mode won't work in the U.S.)
W-CDMA is tricky. Even though it has CDMA in its acronym, it's not like your basic CDMA. Read Wikipedia's
W-CDMA article.
If you really want one, Sprint (and maybe Verizon) are supposed to be getting a
CDMA Touch Pro.
Steve