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>Since the carriers largely lock down their networks, you can't just buy a generic smartphone from cheapphones.com and have it work (at least not on the 3G/4G n
by metageek 16y ago
>Since the carriers largely lock down their networks, you can't just buy a generic smartphone from cheapphones.com and have it work (at least not on the 3G/4G networks).
Not true of the GSM carriers, at least. I have a Nokia N86 which I bought unlocked from Amazon; it works fine on AT&T's 3G. And the Nokia N900 was sold only unlocked, and works on T-Mobile's 3G.
- kenjackson 16y agoThat's good to hear. I'd figure that TMo would be early on this. Surprised to hear about ATT. I know in the past I've tried and was stuck with EDGE. Almost certainly not the case with CDMA.
- metageek 16y ago>Surprised to hear about ATT. I know in the past I've tried and was stuck with EDGE. I suppose the phone you tried might not have had AT&T 3G frequencies. Most unlocked phones out there don't.