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Old 08-16-2007, 05:49 PM
Peter Pan
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Default Re: Verizon locks their phones?

Gonzo wrote:
> "Topo Gigio" <thistooshall@pass.com> wrote in message
> news:dVPwi.4803$%55.2532@trnddc04...
>>
>> "Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@AkamailNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
>>> Ever hear of three strikes and you are out?

>>
>>
>> A *locked* cell phone refers to a GSM phone that is locked to a
>> particular carrier.
>> Strike four.

>
> Against Peter Pan I presume?
>
> Anway, is this what my freeware software is trying to tell me when
> it warns me my phone is locked after I try to load my pix and
> ringtones? Or is this in a completely different context? The
> software is not very specific so I had to at least make some
> presumptions since I am new to cellular phones.


Nope, in actuality SOME CDMA phone are Subsidy locked, but *NOT* Verizon
phones..... IE the verizon phone is *NOT* locked... If you are getting that
message from your software, it is either the softare or the cable....



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