thats great and all, but I was wondering if somebody could kinda dumb it down for me. In the simplest possible terms. like, what do I need to do to get this phone working through cdma or whatever?
It's a storm. My curve broke and I never got insurance on it so I was screwed. Now I have no phone at all for the time being. haha. By the way, should I even try getting a storm again? Or is a Curve better?
It's a storm. My curve broke and I never got insurance on it so I was screwed. Now I have no phone at all for the time being. haha. By the way, should I even try getting a storm again? Or is a Curve better?
What exactly are you trying to accomplish? What carrier are you using? You began with a very broad question regarding GSM, and now I get the feeling you are looking for some help with your device. Details help us help you.
I currently have verizon. I was scammed and bought a blackberry storm that was stolen. Therefore the esn was not clear and I couldn't activate it. I was told that if I "unlocked" the phone, I could use it through gsm. But I don't know how to unlock it. Nor do I know what unlocking a phone means. haha. & I have no idea what gsm is either. I'm basically looking for some way to save myself and be able to use this storm. haha thanks.
You will not beable to use the storm with Verizon.
You can unlock it and use it with AT&T or T-Mobile, but you would have to purchase a SIM card from them to get it activated.
A GSM provider like AT&T, as mentioned earlier, would be suitable to run an unlocked Storm. To unlock your device, you would have to purchase an unlock code from a site such as Horizon Wireless, or cellunlock.net. This wouldallow you to activate the device on a GSM network (read use the SIM card, for easiest reference).
There are a couple of tutorials on this site to help get you up and running, should you wish to go that route. However, I'm not sure how far you will get with a blacklisted ESN. Worth a shot, the cost and time are much cheaper than taking a total loss on a device you purchased, and can't resell.
Take a look at the sites I mentioned, as well as the service plans for AT&T or T-Mobile, and decide if you want to take the jump. You will not be able to activate on Verizon I'm afraid. If you do go the unlock route, and run into trouble, feel free to PM me and I'll do the best I can to help you.
No, I have a Storm now through Verizon, so could I get the unlock code from Verizon, then ditch them and activate on AT&T?
True, for you. However, the OP's issue is that the ESN on the device she purchased has been blacklisted. The OP can't just call VZW and get an unlock code for the device. Hence my comment.
