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Originally Posted by nosmohtac
If I understand correctly, the 8830 is a CDMA phone with a GSM radio too.
I think the way the one on sprint works is you pay your regular monthly fee to use it in the U.S. on the CDMA network, and if you go over to Europe, then you can either buy a prepaid SIM card or use a SIM card for one of the providers over there.
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Pretty much. I just switched from an 8830 to the Mogul. The 8830 is designed to work on CDMA networks in North America and GSM everywhere else (hence the omission of the 850/1900 GSM bands. Sprint doesn't want you to roam on ATT or T-Mobile here in the States, or to be able to use one of their SIMs in your phone.
The Sprint 8830 comes preinstalled with an unactivated SIM card for overseas use. You will pay Sprint international roaming rates when using this card. The alternative is to use a prepaid SIM in the country to which you are visiting. This is usually cheaper, but you would also be getting a temp. number for overseas use, whereas with the Sprint SIM, anyone can reach you with your existing number.
The 8830 is a nice phone, but didn't quite fit my needs nicely enough.