XS11E wrote:

>"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.

Can cell phones not approved by VZW be used on its network? How can
one find out these things?