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I dont get it

The King of Kingz

Nov 20, 2008, 1:25 AM
Can i buy this phone at full price, find a way to unlock it, and use it on ATT at all?
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HawkeyeOC

Nov 20, 2008, 2:37 AM
Wouldn't make much sense at all for the 9530. You would be happier with an AT&T phone if you have to have their network such as the BB Bold or an iphone.

Unlocked, it should work with AT&T but you would not have 3G network speeds and any support for the Storm on their network.
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Versed

Nov 20, 2008, 10:06 AM
HawkeyeOC said:
Wouldn't make much sense at all for the 9530. You would be happier with an AT&T phone if you have to have their network such as the BB Bold or an iphone.

Unlocked, it should work with AT&T but you would not have 3G network speeds and any support for the Storm on their network.


Very true, you will get some support, like help with apn settings and such, but after that, you're correct. The Storm is a sweet phone, but so is the Bold, two excellent products. In fact, after all the hype and ado, it might come down to a preference in what one wants or needs to do. BTW, phone makers are not stagnate, there will be more touch screen Blackberry's, and maybe sooner then one thinks. Or even the...
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biggamike

Nov 21, 2008, 1:20 AM
Am I missing something? Are you guys saying that you can use an unlocked CDMA phone on a GSM network? Where was I when this happened?
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biggamike

Nov 21, 2008, 1:26 AM
I forgot this phone had a GSM side too, oops 🤭
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reklisammy

Nov 20, 2008, 11:10 PM
I'm going to clarify two things for you:

1. You can not unlock the storm for att

2. The storm is a vzw exclusive, I'm sure you know what that means

Basically, drop your deadbeat carrier and switch to vzw.
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The King of Kingz

Dec 1, 2008, 2:36 AM
Its hillarious your saying that because im typing this with a storm on ATT 🤣
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sunnythetank

Dec 1, 2008, 4:22 PM
haha no way is there a way to use att phones on verizon?
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The King of Kingz

Dec 3, 2008, 12:06 AM
not really

The storm is a quadband phone and supports the att bands.

I just called vzw and they gave me an unlock code poped in my sim an vwalla but its only on edge as it doesnt support att 3g or even have wifi
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