Verizon is a CDMA carrier. G1 is a GSM device. The network types are incompatible. You can therefore not use a G1 device on Verizon's network.
Jeff Smith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kenneth Loafman Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 6:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [android-developers] Re: Android Dev Phone 1 I'm not sure how it would work without one. I have a Motorola Razor with Verizon. There's a small card in the back, below the battery. Is that not the SIM card? Would kind of imply that the Android would not work on Verizon's network. ...Ken On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:07:28 -0800 (PST), somatt <[email protected]> wrote: >I wasn't aware verizon had sim cards. >-Matt > >On Jan 14, 8:03 am, Kenneth Loafman <[email protected]> wrote: >> If I understand previous posts, a Verizon SIM card won't work in the G1 or >> Developer phones. Is that correct? If so, not all SIM cards work. >> >> On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:18:46 -0800 (PST), blake <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >A phone needs a SIM card in order to work. You'll have to buy one, >> >from a carrier. >> >> >"Unlocked" means that you can buy any SIM that you want, AT&T, T- >> >Mobile, etc., and it will work in the phone. A locked phone will only >> >work with the with a SIM from the company that sold you the phone. >> >> >The phone is not a brick. There are instructions around, for getting >> >it running, with just the USB cable. After you follow them, you will >> >be able to use Apps, Wireless, GPS, etc., just not the phone. >> >> >-blake >> >> >On Jan 12, 7:27 am, indiegamer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am new to programming for Android and Mobile. Got the Android Dev >> >> Phone 1 and says it it will come Sim and Hardware unlocked. >> >> >> Now I get the phone and instruction #2 says insert your Battery and >> >> Sim Card. >> >> >> Well I thought I didn't need a Sim Card? Says it was unlocked? >> >> >> So I put in battery and no Sim Card. So I start the phone and it says, >> >> "No Sim Card. No Sim Card In Phone." I hit the Menu button and nothing >> >> happens. Open up the keyboard and nothing happens. >> >> >> I know I am a newbie, but am I missing something? Do I need a sim card/ >> >> cell phone plan subscription? >> >> >> Right now I have an artist who is working on a background for a >> >> application. I want to "test" to see how it would look on the phone. >> >> >> But how do I do this? I does not come with instruction book, is there >> >> a place online that explains this a bit? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
