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Originally Posted by vzihome
Right Sprint is CDMA but now with the TP2 and all the new phones they are comming out with both GSM/CDMA. One day,maybe, everyone will go to GSM and we wont be tied down to a certain "service provider" because of their phones. We will have a greater selection of phones. That being said what is the use of the SIM card on the tp2?
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Most phones aren't actually GSM/CDMA, most phones are either one or the other. Like said above, I don't believe the EVO is a GSM/CDMA phone. Also it is HIGHLY unlikely (it won't happen) that everyone will go GSM, because as said before, Sprint (and Verizon) are CDMA. Switching to GSM is not easy, it would require them to put up new GSM towers and get all new phones. They would never go through that much hassle just so there customers could use any phone from any service provider, they would not like people to be able to do this. Since Sprint is a CDMA service provider, that is why you can't use GSM phones. Sprint only put this GSM feature on certain phones, so you could use the phone in other countries, but just because it has the feature of a SIM slot on this phone, Sprint is still CDMA and use's ESN's to identify their phones. By switching the SIM card, the Touch Pro 2 would still be activated on your Sprint account.
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Originally Posted by vzihome
Ok if the SIM card can only be used out of the country why does it have an option to force GSM? This would be only for a CDMA/GSM capable phone what about one that is only GSM?
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Like mentioned the SIM card is on the Touch Pro 2 to make it a world phone, because, I believe, most other countries use GSM. Also on the Touch Pro 2 it is possible to "unlock" the phone, then being able to use it on other GSM service providers, but Sprint and Verizon did not mean for this to happen.