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Re: Question about GSM on Verizon LG G3

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Frito Pendejo <frito@itsgotelectrolytes.com> wrote:
> I'm taking a trip to Europe in a few months, and I want to
> use a prepaid SIM.  Verizon uses CDMA, but other American
> carriers use GSM, so I'm certain the G3 has the
> capability.  Can it handle the European GSM frequencies?

  Find the *exact* *product* number of the phone ("G3" is a 'name') and
with that product number, search google.com.

  For example my Huawei Ascend Y300 is actually a Y300-0151, where the
"-0151" indicates that it's the Australian version which (also) has
the Australian UMTS frequencies.

> Will the local SIM even work without unlocking the phone?

  If the phone is SIM-locked, the non-Verizon SIM will *not* work
without unlocking the phone.

  Is it a *smart*phone? ('CDMA' sounds so old-fashioned/obsolete here in
the civilized world).

  If it's not a smart-phone, why bother at all? 10 to 20 (US) dollars
will buy you a 'dumb' phone, often even with SIM or/and even unlocked.

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Question about GSM on Verizon LG G3 Frito Pendejo <frito@itsgotelectrolytes.com> - 2015-08-10 06:35 +0000
  Re: Question about GSM on Verizon LG G3 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-08-12 18:44 +0000
  Re: Question about GSM on Verizon LG G3 Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2015-08-13 15:55 +0300

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