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Old 01-09-2009, 06:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I bought a Verizon 8330 is it possible to unlock it and use it with tmobile?
I searched could not get a clear answer.
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I bought a Verizon 8330 is it possible to unlock it and use it with tmobile?
I searched could not get a clear answer.
No you can not. They are on different systems.
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thanks for the quick reply.
so only tmobile blackberry will work on tmobile?
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TMobile and ATT are GSM. You can unlock a GSM phone to be able to work on another GSM carrier. The 8310 and 8320 are GSM devices.

Verizon and Sprint are CDMA. Typically, CDMA carriers will not allow other carrier's devices to be added to their database. The 8330 is a CDMA device.
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TMobile and ATT are GSM. You can unlock a GSM phone to be able to work on another GSM carrier. The 8310 and 8320 are GSM devices.

Verizon and Sprint are CDMA. Typically, CDMA carriers will not allow other carrier's devices to be added to their database. The 8330 is a CDMA device.
that explains everything
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