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Originally Posted by pjsockett
I'm sorry but can someone please explain why this is such a big deal. Why would you want to use European Sim on US carriers? You would be paying high international rates using a European sim here. I can understand why you would want to use a 3rd party sim elsewhere in the world but unless it works for us sim card i just don't see why the sprint users are so upset.
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Well there are couple reasons why.
1. We love choices. If we paid for a phone that has both CDMA and GSM capability, then we should be entitled to enjoy what we paid for without limitations. Telus can unlock and no limit on what SIM, now VZW is on the same boat, except Sprint: As long that GSM is going onto an US-based GSM provide disregard what SIM card it is, it WILL NOT WORK. Same as down the road when we want to have two numbers in one phone, one is on Sprint one is a prepaid US carrier, we feel we should have the rights to do so. As for international roaming, Sprint did NOT lock that part down, so as matter of fact that we can use any SIM in there, as long as it's not going onto an US-based GSM network.
2. VZW's TP2 was cheaper than Sprint's, and VZW is officially providing their subscribers with subsidy unlock codes to release the GSM lock, even allow them to use an US-GSM provider SIM card. It's just unfair for Sprint subscriber.
3. We are GEEKS.