I've asked around, and the answer is "no, you can't use a Droid
without a Verizon Wireless plan"

JBQ

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 5:52 AM, Fred Grott <[email protected]> wrote:
> Those are the same questions I had
>
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 7:43 AM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone picked up a Motorola Droid without going through Verizon?
>>
>> I see that Amazon.com and others have it available sans service plan --
>> Amazon's price is $529. While pricey, that pales in comparison to
>> forking over for a service plan from Verizon, particularly when I only
>> anticipate using this phone for testing. For a $2,500 or so cost
>> difference for two years, I can live with just WiFi.
>>
>> With GSM, so long as the phone is unlocked, life is good...but I have no
>> idea whether a CDMA phone can be used without a carrier plan. My CDMA-fu
>> is weak.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
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