do Verizon phones use a SIM card??? - GoFuckYourself.com

MikeVega · 12-08-2006, 12:34 PM

My Father in Law uses Verizon and he needs a new phone. he just picked up the Acura RL and his old phone has no Bluetooth so i want to buy him one for Christmas. Do they use a SIM card so i can just buy the phone or do i have to bring him and get the # and all switched over??

I Figured someone here would know.

Jon Clark - BANNED FOR LIFE · 12-08-2006, 12:40 PM

just buy a verizon ready phone....

Holly · 12-08-2006, 01:39 PM

Nope. No sim card for Verizon, Sprint, and a few others. They are CDMA carriers, which also means you can't buy an unlocked phone.

Cingular and T-Mobile are the two big GSM networks.

You can still port the number from carrier to carrier. I recently moved from Verizon (no sim) to Cingular and got to keep my number. But you'll need to get him a Verizon phone, since they're basically locked to their own network.

drjones · 12-08-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVega

My Father in Law uses Verizon and he needs a new phone. he just picked up the Acura RL and his old phone has no Bluetooth so i want to buy him one for Christmas. Do they use a SIM card so i can just buy the phone or do i have to bring him and get the # and all switched over??

I Figured someone here would know.

No, Verizon is not a GSM network. No SIM cards. You may be able to buy a CDMA phone, and get it activated with Verizon. I dont know if they will do that or not, though.

Pete-KT · 12-08-2006, 02:30 PM

No sim card Mikey, you gotta buy the phone and then he can call and activate it (switch to the new one) over the phone by calling verizon

MikeVega · 12-08-2006, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Pete-KT

No sim card Mikey, you gotta buy the phone and then he can call and activate it (switch to the new one) over the phone by calling verizon

That's what i thought but wasn't 100%. I'll just buy him a nice phone and then watch him deal with customer service to activate it and switch the # ..

should take all the fun out of getting the new phone ..

I was hoping it would be like our Cingular phone .. I Just took the card out of my Razor and put it in my blackberry and it was good to go ..

baddog · 12-08-2006, 03:17 PM

I think I just saw something on my Verizon account that implied I could upload my stuff to a website, then from there to my phone.

It is my secondary phone, so wasn't paying a lot of attention.

BTW, could you ask Ray to contact me please?

12-08-2006, 12:34 PM	#1
MikeVega Porntrepreneur Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New York Posts: 12,788	do Verizon phones use a SIM card??? My Father in Law uses Verizon and he needs a new phone. he just picked up the Acura RL and his old phone has no Bluetooth so i want to buy him one for Christmas. Do they use a SIM card so i can just buy the phone or do i have to bring him and get the # and all switched over?? I Figured someone here would know. __________________ Mike Vega-ICQ:253868499-AIM:mikeydicevega

12-08-2006, 01:39 PM	#3
Holly Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jesusland Posts: 10,017	Nope. No sim card for Verizon, Sprint, and a few others. They are CDMA carriers, which also means you can't buy an unlocked phone. Cingular and T-Mobile are the two big GSM networks. You can still port the number from carrier to carrier. I recently moved from Verizon (no sim) to Cingular and got to keep my number. But you'll need to get him a Verizon phone, since they're basically locked to their own network. __________________ War National Damn Champions Eagle

12-08-2006, 12:40 PM	#2
Jon Clark - BANNED FOR LIFE North Coast Pimp Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 304-534-757 Posts: 9,395	just buy a verizon ready phone....

12-08-2006, 02:30 PM	#5
Pete-KT Workin With The Devil Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Posts: 51,532	No sim card Mikey, you gotta buy the phone and then he can call and activate it (switch to the new one) over the phone by calling verizon

12-08-2006, 03:17 PM	#7
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	I think I just saw something on my Verizon account that implied I could upload my stuff to a website, then from there to my phone. It is my secondary phone, so wasn't paying a lot of attention. BTW, could you ask Ray to contact me please?