Kindle Preloaded on All Verizon Devices

[RoboRay]

Originally Posted by RoboRay

What operator? You just dial a number and it automatically activates your new phone (while also deactivating your old one).

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

And what if you want to to an other operator and keep your phone ?

What if you want to what?

[EowynCarter]

Originally Posted by RoboRay

What if you want to what?

oups...

I meant, to go to an other operator.

[FF2]

As mentioned above, most verizon phones do not have sim cards. They can be used only on the verizon network. While Sprint uses the same system as verizon, cdma, neither will activate a phone from the other company - just policy (security concerns????). With the sim card models (both sprint and verizon) you can use them in Europe. I've also read that you can use them on, say, AT&T but you need to get the proper service books and do some other settings. You still cannot use sim-equipped verizon on sprint or vice versa - again, just policy. The sim does not affect anything on those networks in the US on their own networks. So, yes, there are definitely limitations on switching carriers and trying to use your "old" phone.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by FF2

As mentioned above, most verizon phones do not have sim cards. They can be used only on the verizon network. While Sprint uses the same system as verizon, cdma, neither will activate a phone from the other company - just policy (security concerns????). With the sim card models (both sprint and verizon) you can use them in Europe. I've also read that you can use them on, say, AT&T but you need to get the proper service books and do some other settings. You still cannot use sim-equipped verizon on sprint or vice versa - again, just policy. The sim does not affect anything on those networks in the US on their own networks. So, yes, there are definitely limitations on switching carriers and trying to use your "old" phone.

Such silliness. Imagine if our home phones were set up this way. Different carriers requiring different networks requiring carrier specific phones.

I'll be glad when the "air" is standardized.

[EowynCarter]

They can be used only on the verizon network. While Sprint uses the same system as verizon, cdma, neither will activate a phone from the other company - just policy (security concerns????).

So if you want to change operator, you need to buy a new phone. That sucks. At least simlocking can be undone...
Not "security concern", more like "money concern".

I'll never complain about "locking" in france anymore.

[Dylrob]

Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan

A shame Verizon is removing Windows-based phones from its lineup (on the other hand, Amazon never came up with a Kindle reader for Windows-based phones and PDAs... scurvy bastards...)

Windows Mobile is essentially dead. Verizon will carry Windows Phone 7 devices eventually, but of course it runs completely different applications.