Review: Sonim XP7
XP7 possible on Verizon?
I'm interested in buying this phone and activating it on Verizon, combined with our PTT service by ESChat. That would get me as close as possible to the handset toughness and reliable PTT of good old Nextel, PLUS the coverage & reliability of Verizon's network, and all of the conveniences of a smartphone and speed of 4G.
From the XP7's specs, it looks like its radios are compatible with Verizon's networks. Does anyone know (a) is it technically possible to bring the XP7 to Verizon on a BYOD plan, and (b) if so, what it wo...
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my opinion is verizon is expensive, sprint service sucks... I have att, I dont support them.. but I have been with them since 1999 so they dont charge me activation fees... so in order to use this phone... time to switch carrier!
linkfeeney said:
the phone is only made for GSM. Sprint and verizon uses CDMA. ATT and T-mobile uses GSM. ...
ALthough it might not be 100% compatible with Verizon (yet), I think the XP7 can do both GSM and CDMA, as well as most LTE bands. If you go to the Phonescoop Specs page for the XP7, "Modes" section and click on "more details", it shows that the XP7 has a number of CDMA bands as well as GSM. Here's the link:
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=4556 »
If you click on the "compare to" link and type in "Brigadier", it will compare the XP7 and the Brigadier from Verizon side-by-side, and it is obvious that the XP7 covers far more cellular bands than the Kyocera Brigadier. Here's the comp...
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