purpose for an Unlocked PDA

[edprush]

I saw this on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...Item&item=360156182659

What advantages or uses are there for buying this item?

Do you save money on your cell phone plan? Or is it something else?

Thanks.

 

[zerocool84]

Some people want to be able to use a phone that is on AT&T on Tmobile or Sprint on Verizon or a phone that is not offered from any carrier here in the states but want to use that phone here. Also maybe they don't want to extent a contract but want a better phone so they will buy an unlocked phone. I've always bought unlocked phones because my plan wasn't offered any more and would have to move to a more expensive plan if I upgraded my phone.

 

[edprush]

Can a person use the unlocked phone to have two phone numbers?

 

[boomhower]

Originally posted by: edprush
Can a person use the unlocked phone to have two phone numbers?

Yes and no. If you want two numbers on the same provider(GSM) it would be easy enough by switching sim cards but only one would work at a time. There are some phones overseas that have dual sim card slots but none have made it to the states yet.

 

[boomhower]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
Some people want to be able to use a phone that is on AT&T on Tmobile or Sprint on Verizon or a phone that is not offered from any carrier here in the states but want to use that phone here. Also maybe they don't want to extent a contract but want a better phone so they will buy an unlocked phone. I've always bought unlocked phones because my plan wasn't offered any more and would have to move to a more expensive plan if I upgraded my phone.

That is a little broad of a statement. Yes an AT&T phone will work on T-Mobile but their 3G networks are completely different so you would lose that.

A Verizon phone will not work on Sprint period, Sprint will not allow it. Verizon will allow a Sprint phone but it is not the easiest process in the world.

AT&T/T-Mobile will not work on Sprint/Verizon or vice versa, they are completely different technologies.

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: zerocool84
Some people want to be able to use a phone that is on AT&T on Tmobile or Sprint on Verizon or a phone that is not offered from any carrier here in the states but want to use that phone here. Also maybe they don't want to extent a contract but want a better phone so they will buy an unlocked phone. I've always bought unlocked phones because my plan wasn't offered any more and would have to move to a more expensive plan if I upgraded my phone.

Classic example: Most of the better Nokias cannot be bought in the US or at the very least, not through a carrier.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: shortylickens

Originally posted by: zerocool84
Some people want to be able to use a phone that is on AT&T on Tmobile or Sprint on Verizon or a phone that is not offered from any carrier here in the states but want to use that phone here. Also maybe they don't want to extent a contract but want a better phone so they will buy an unlocked phone. I've always bought unlocked phones because my plan wasn't offered any more and would have to move to a more expensive plan if I upgraded my phone.

Classic example: Most of the better Nokias cannot be bought in the US or at the very least, not through a carrier.

I bought an E51 and use it on Tmobile.

 

[Chunkee]

do these unlocked phones work with Sprint? I always see SIM or CMA for them... Sprint does not use that right?

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: Chunkee
do these unlocked phones work with Sprint? I always see SIM or CMA for them... Sprint does not use that right?

GSM and CDMA

Verizon and Sprint both use CDMA but not all phones compatible with CDMA will work between both.