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.

Not necessarily. There have been some phones, at least Motorola phones,
that you could buy directly from Motorola and use on any CDMA network. I
bought at least one of these in the past.