My Unlocked BlackBerry Storm, working on T-Mobile!

**ArickInRealLife** · 11-25-2008, 10:58 AM

hey, i got my storm unlocked and successfully working on tmobile.

Call VZW, tell them you are leaving for europe this week and would like to use your own local sim card for the country you are going to

they will email you a disclosure about unlocking your phone and advise you about charges and fee's associated with using another carriers SIM card.

once you get that email, they will then generate an unlock code for you right over the phone.

now, go to this site

http://forums.crackberry.com/f83/how...54/index5.html

download the program + the t-mobile service books, follow 3 simple instructions and VOILA!

it was easy. i have the best of both worlds now. i'm using my storm on the t-mobile 2G network and whenever i want to, i can switch over the VZW's 3G network.

the coolest part for me is that VZ Navigator works with both my VZW and my T-mobile~!

**Cauchon** · 11-25-2008, 11:05 AM

Haha that is sick man. I was thinking about going that, but I don't have the balls to buy the phone yet.

**shawndh** · 11-25-2008, 11:43 AM

I thought Verizon had CDMA phones. It's GSM?

**Random Select** · 11-25-2008, 11:49 AM

There are some Blackberry phones that is also GSM and CDMA. The GSM part will allow you to use the phone abroad.

**shawndh** · 11-25-2008, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by Random Select

There are some Blackberry phones that is also GSM and CDMA. The GSM part will allow you to use the phone abroad.

Nice! I never knew that. Smart move for Blackberry.

**Protagonist** · 11-25-2008, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by Random Select

There are some Blackberry phones that is also GSM and CDMA. The GSM part will allow you to use the phone abroad.

Most of those 'CDMA worldphones' only support overseas GSM bands. IE 900, 1800. The Storm 9530 is almost unique in that it supports GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900. CDMA 850, 1900. and HSPA 2100.

**bachviet** · 11-25-2008, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by bryanharig

Most of those 'CDMA worldphones' only support overseas GSM bands. IE 900, 1800. The Storm 9530 is almost unique in that it supports GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900. CDMA 850, 1900. and HSPA 2100.

Almost make it a true world phone (still missing couples of WCDMA bands - 850, 1900, AWS, and etc).

**Rose Gold** · 11-25-2008, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by cpugeek

Verizon isnt even GSM so that would not work at all and Verizon phones do not even have sim cards.

So how is this person using it with Tmobile? I call ducktales

apparently you cant read

**terryjohnson16** · 11-25-2008, 01:47 PM

Nice. So, I take it both networks won't work simultaneously here in the states.

**Protagonist** · 11-25-2008, 02:18 PM

No, it has network options for 'gsm only' though. So the cdma radio wont be sucking juice.

**Protagonist** · 11-25-2008, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by bachviet

Almost make it a true world phone (still missing couples of WCDMA bands - 850, 1900, AWS, and etc).

Apparently the original prototypes and preproduction units had 850/1900 3g included as well. Now that would have been a beast, but I am sure Verizon put their foot down on that.

**terryjohnson16** · 11-25-2008, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by bryanharig

Apparently the original prototypes and preproduction units had 850/1900 3g included as well. Now that would have been a beast, but I am sure Verizon put their foot down on that.

LOL, I wonder if the chip can support WCDMA 850/1900 but its software disabled.

**fiddysheqel** · 11-25-2008, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by bryanharig

Apparently the original prototypes and preproduction units had 850/1900 3g included as well. Now that would have been a beast, but I am sure Verizon put their foot down on that.

vodafones version (i believe) has those bands