Can an unlocked Sprint G3 be used on Verizon ?

jaladhjin

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I always used to think Sprint & Verizon were similar style carriers.. then AT&T & T-Mobile were as well.. so those were the respective carriers one another could be unlocked for..

Maybe that was never the case.. but now I find the whole unlocking thing confusing.. thought it used to be CDMA stays on CDMA .. GSM stays on GSM..
 

JaceAlvejetti

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While I can't answer your question directly, I can give some info, You used to be correct, Carriers like Sprint and Verizon used to only put CDMA Radios/Chipsets in their phones. Then came what they called "world phones" I believe on Sprint, which was a CDMA device that also had a GSM radio/sim slot encase you traveled outside the US. As these got more popular, more manufacturers rather then build two separate devices, would build one and software lock the GSM radio as requested by Sprint (I am guessing). Hope this helps a bit.
 
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