# Verizon Question Concerning The Storms SIM Card

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-question-concerning-the-storms-sim-card/61508>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [January 17, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-question-concerning-the-storms-sim-card/61508 "2009-01-17T19:31:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![aberfitch82](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aberfitch82/32/5041_2.png) [@aberfitch82](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aberfitch82)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-question-concerning-the-storms-sim-card/61508/1 "2009-01-17T19:31:55Z")

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If I were to unlock my storm eventually would it work any on gsm network, also would my sim in that phone work on like a tmobile phone cause I see the new curve coming out and i think I wanna get it eventually, if its possible to work cause I refuse to get tmobile

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**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-question-concerning-the-storms-sim-card/61508/2 "2009-01-17T19:41:09Z")

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hey man verizon does not use sim cards. only at&t and tmobile. verizon and sprint do not

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**Author:** ![fiend540](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bcef8e/32.png) [@fiend540](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fiend540)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-question-concerning-the-storms-sim-card/61508/3 "2009-01-17T19:44:58Z")

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> [@llink78](#):
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> hey man verizon does not use sim cards. only at&t and tmobile. verizon and sprint do not

If the storm is like my 8830, it will take a sim card so you can use it overseas.

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**Author:** ![aberfitch82](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aberfitch82/32/5041_2.png) [@aberfitch82](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aberfitch82)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-question-concerning-the-storms-sim-card/61508/4 "2009-01-17T19:50:41Z")

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> [@llink78](#):
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> hey man verizon does not use sim cards. only at&t and tmobile. verizon and sprint do not

the storm does have a sim though thats why im asking man 🙂

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**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-question-concerning-the-storms-sim-card/61508/5 "2009-01-17T19:54:31Z")

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Verizon phones use CDMA not GSM, so unlocking it won’t do shit.

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**Author:** ![aberfitch82](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aberfitch82/32/5041_2.png) [@aberfitch82](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/aberfitch82)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-question-concerning-the-storms-sim-card/61508/6 "2009-01-17T19:55:00Z")

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NVM read up a lil more verizons sim wont work, but you are able to unlock the storms to any other gsm carrier

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**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-question-concerning-the-storms-sim-card/61508/7 "2009-01-17T23:05:31Z")

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> [@aberfitch82](#):
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> NVM read up a lil more verizons sim wont work, but you are able to unlock the storms to any other gsm carrier

> [@ryanmcell](#):
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> Verizon phones use CDMA not GSM, so unlocking it won’t do shit.

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**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/verizon-question-concerning-the-storms-sim-card/61508/8 "2009-01-18T19:17:24Z")

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CDMA FTL!

Sad thing is you cant even unlock a Verizon phone to use it on Sprint.