verizon blackberry curve 8330 question please help

[yellowlemon]

i just wanted to know if it was possible to take my verizon blackberry curve 8330 and make it work for sprint

[MidnightDraven]

No. Sprint do not activate Verizon devices, just like Verizon don't activate Sprint devices.

[yellowlemon]

i meant like unlocking it

[NJBlackBerry]

Same answer. You can't "unlock" CDMA devices. You can only unlock GSM devices. Sprint will not allow Verizon BBs on their network.

[MidnightDraven]

No. A 8330 is CDMA and cannot be unlocked.

[yellowlemon]

bummer ok time to try to sell it =)

[ZegFault]

Sorry to thread-jack, but I was given a hand-me-down Verizon 8330 from my sister, and am going to spend the next couple of months in a South American country which happens to have a CDMA network (I've even seen people using imported Verizon-branded phones). I'm just wondering:

1) Any special steps I have to take in order to use the phone on the other network (akin to "SIM unlocking" of GSM phones)?

2) Do I have to register separately with RIM to use Blackberry Messenger?

3) Is there anything else I should know about that I don't (total BB noob)?

Thanks for any and all help :-)

[Motorcycle Mama]

1. You need to call the South American company and specifically ask them if they will activate a Verizon device on their network. Many CDMA carriers will not activate devices branded from other carriers.

2. Yes. BlackBerry Messenger requires a BlackBerry Data Plan to be active on the device.

3. Call. Call. Call the carrier to verify what you need to do. Before you go.