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The answer is "Yes, but carriers don't like it." There is no technical reason why you would not be able to use a CDMA phone on any CDMA network, but in order to ensure that they make money, carriers will only allow ESNs (serial numbers) from their own phones to be activated. The exception is (or rather, will be) Verizon Wireless when they institute their Open Access Policy. This will allow you to use any CDMA phone on their network.
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∙ 12y agoNo. They are polar opposites. The only exception is when a phone has both CDMA and GSM network capability built in (like in the iPhone 4S).
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∙ 15y agoYes. This would be like a customer from AT&T calling a customer from Sprint, Verizon, or US Cellular.
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∙ 15y agoIn Short, no. A CDMA phone can not be converted to GSM. GSM Carriers require a SIM Card and CDMA phones do not have the ability to read them.
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∙ 14y agoThe answer is yes, however this is not an easy task and you would probably be better off buying a GSM phone instead.
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What use is CDMA in mobile?
CDMA is a type of network that cell phone company's use. There are to meager types of networks that are used CDMA and GSM. Cell phone are usally made to work on one or the other network. The Iphone is GSM and Verizons Dare is CDMA but some phone can work on both like the new Blackberry storm.
Can a Blackberry Pearl 8100 with an unlocked GSM sim card work on a Rogers plan?
There are two types of cell phone networks, GSM and CDMA. As long as the network you are trying to move your unlocked phone to is compatible then yes it will work. In most cases a GSM phone will not work on a CDMA network and vise versa, however, some careers (such as Verizon) have support signals for GSM phones. There is no support for CDMA phones on a GSM network at this time. So for overall versatility, GSM phones are better.
Can you convert gsm phone to CDMA?
It depends if the phone is compatible with a gsm network if so it has to be unlocked
Is iPhone 4S will work with Indian CDMA network?
Yes it will. iPhone 4s is a world phone, means, it will work with any carrier on any network (including CDMA & GSM). Ref: google "iPhone 4s world phone"
What is the difference between unlocking a phone and flashing a phone?
Unlocking usually refers to a GSM network and flashing usually refers to CDMA networks. When you unlock a phone you can use it on any carrier that uses the same radio (GSM/CDMA), or if you have a world phone, either a GSM or CDMA. Flashing the phone just allows you to use one specific CDMA carrier.
Do BB9B cell phone support 3G network?
no ,it only support gsm. not cdma not 3g network
How do i switch from a Verizon phone to an iPhone when Verizon doesn't have sim cards?
You cannot. Verizon = CDMA AT&T = GSM (network that houses the iPhone) CDMA and GSM are not compatable.
What if operating frequency for CDMA network in yemen?
cdma gsm
Does CDMA cellphone work with A.T.T.?
no it dose not different bands at&t is a gsm network.
What does wcdma and gsm mean on your cell phone?
a phone with these two facility can work in GSM with sim card and can work without sim card in cdma mode
Is Smart Philippines a GSM or CDMA carrier?
It's a gsm/umts network. There's no cdma carrier in the Philippines.
Can you take your sim card out of an at and t phone and put it in a sprint phone?
No, because Sprint uses CDMA and AT&T use GSM. America is one of the few countries with a large CDMA presence, every where else uses GSM. Telstra, in Australia closed their CDMA network down, and replaced it with their Next G network, which is GSM.
