Nicholas Thompson wrote at 10/13/2012 08:59 AM: > So, we sent off messages to America asking whether Verizon will > kindly let us unlock our phone so we can join a competing provider > while we are in China.
I think Verizon will give them the code to unlock the phone. I'm told they are cooperative in this. But they'll only give you 1 code in any 6 month period. My old phone was a Verizon (CDMA and SIM) phone that I'd flashed to Cricket. In my planning for an upcoming trip overseas, I tried placing a SIM card in there and got the SIM Lock prompt. I was told I could have my phone added to my S.O.'s Verizon plan, call them and get the unlock code, then remove the phone from her plan. She wouldn't have been able to request a code for her phone for 6 months afterward. But she rarely leaves the country; so it would have been fine. I opted out and used the situation as an excuse to buy a phone that is unlocked from the start. I'm now using Simple Mobile, which (apparently) buys bandwidth from T-Mobile. My signal is better, but my coverage is more sparse. C'est la vie. But I should be able to buy a SIM card anywhere and have it work. -- glen e. p. ropella, 971-255-2847, http://tempusdictum.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
