"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

> What does "unlocked" actually mean and if you get one can you use
> it on the VZ network?

Unlocked means a GSM cellphone that is not tied to a specific carrier
and can be moved to another carrier by just replacing the SIM card.

CDMA cellphones are not locked, they use a PRL file to identify the
network rather than a SIM card and may or may not be able to be moved
to another carrier, some carriers will allow it, some won't.

VZW is a CDMA carrier so the term unlocked is pretty meaningless.