[jeanettet]

Bought an unlocked Blackberry Pearl and having trouble figuring out how to switch the Verizon services from 7130e to the 8100 Pearl. Possible?

[Marathonman]

You need a sim card from At&t or T-Mobile and data plan.

[jeanettet]

So it can not be used with Verizon?

[liable_damfly]

That's really the sort of question you should have asked before buying the Pearl.

[Marathonman]

No Verizon does not use sim cards. The pearl works on a gsm network and verizon is cdma.

[cenner]

Ooops. You should think of switching carriers or putting your Pearl on eBay.

[jeanettet]

I actually called Verizon before I bought the Pearl to see if they were GSM, and whoever I talked to said yes. I would have never bought it if it were not for this person. Apparently they did not have a clue. Thanks

[dwp1975]

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8100/4.2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

Unfortunately most csr don't have a clue. Just try and resell it. The person you spoke probably tuned out after the words "blackbery" and "gsm" and automatically assumed your were asking about the 8830 which is a gsm/cdma hybrid