Sim Card and international travel help

markppc6700 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 03:40 PM

I was wondering if any1 tried using a sim card from another country ex "china mobile or 3 network" in asia. I am leaving on a business trip in 2 weeks and i need to make sure that there is a way to change my sim and still be able to make calls without ROAMING on sprint's network.

It was a big selling point for me when i found out this phone had a sim card and it was a world phone but i am trying to test it with a TMOBILE sim and it still shows Sprint on the screen and i am still able to call my voicemail by pressing 1 which leads me to believe that it is still on sprint's network.

I tried using some of the methods in the manual but that's a waste of time.

thanks in advance

Bigsmith · #2 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 04:38 PM

Yes, you can use China Mobile etc. sims overseas. The Sprint TP2 is unlocked out of the box for any sim when used outside of the U.S. This has been confirmed. It will NOT work on U.S. GSM networks (at least not yet, eventually someone may hack this).

There is a phone setting for CDMA/GSM which you need to switch over to either "global" or "GSM" in order to use a GSM SIM overseas. But regardless how you set this your T-Mobile sim won't work, since you're in the U.S.

jccaquias · #3 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 04:58 PM

CHECK THIS OUT
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=87113
MAYBE THIS WILL HELP YOU.

stevedusa · #4 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jccaquias

CHECK THIS OUT
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=87113
MAYBE THIS WILL HELP YOU.

Hey thanks for posting that for me, I was about to until I saw your link, lol thanks!

jccaquias · #5 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 05:14 PM

Sorry for using your post, but i just wanted to help him.just receive my tp2 yesterday and i'm looking for info and i found your post.thank you, very useful info.

markppc6700 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 05:20 PM

thanks guys this was very helpful. i tried going to sprints website and realized that i normally get better help here than from sprint!!!

markppc6700 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 05:23 PM

Steved what where u doing in Canton?

stevedusa · #8 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by markppc6700

Steved what where u doing in Canton?

Oh to see my family who is still back in China, it's been 12 years since I saw them.

Some stuff to deal with too.

Relax Preppy · #9 (**permalink**) 10-14-2009, 08:29 PM

does anyone know if i can use an international carriers SIM in the verizon TP2??

stevedusa · #10 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Relax Preppy

does anyone know if i can use an international carriers SIM in the verizon TP2??

As long as you have it's subsidy lock taken out by calling VZW's international dept and ask for a subsidy unlock code.

Search around, there are many posts about that.