On 13/8/05, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: >Phones can be sold independent of a service provider, unlocked, or >locked to a particular service provider's SIM cards. Those sold >locked to a service provider are usually at about half the normal >retail price, and are usually sold with a service contract. Phones >can also be either CDMA or GSM protocol, CDMA is still fairly >widespread in US service providers, and they don't take SIM cards. (I >don't believe Verizon offers GSM as yet. I use Cingular/AT&T GSM >service on a simple, pay as you go plan.) > >When I bought the Treo 650, I specifically wanted an unlocked, quad- >band GSM phone with no service contract ... I wanted maximum >flexibility to use anyone's SIM card, anywhere in the world, and pick >whatever plan/use model made the most sense. It cost a fairly hefty >premium to get that kind of equipment but I feel was worth it.
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