More "info" on launch... ATT black 64gb, T-Mobile)

[adriandb]

I thought the SIM cards was only used to get LTE.. Not to activate the phone on Sprint network.

I think that's accurate.

 

[scorpiodsu]

I thought the SIM cards was only used to get LTE.. Not to activate the phone on Sprint network.

Yeah I don't know how it is on sprint. But on Verizon a LTE phone cannot be activated at all without a sim. So it's not like you can use evdo or 3g without a sim. Once the sim is taken out there's no service. But like you said the older cdma phones don't use Sims at all. But again, I'm not sire about sprint. Last time I had them they were still messing around with Wimax.

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[flyer8493]

Sprint phones do not use sim cards.

Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[Suda]

Sprint phones do not use sim cards.

Sent from my Nexus 7

The HTC One has one.

 

[roflwaffleton]

I thought the SIM cards was only used to get LTE. Not to activate the phone on Sprint network.

Yeah, the SIM is for LTE only. The EVO 4G LTE has an embedded SIM just for LTE.

 

[scorpiodsu]

Yeah, the SIM is for LTE only. The EVO 4G LTE has an embedded SIM just for LTE.

So it appears sprint phones do use Sims but people just cant/don't swap them like on other carriers? So can the LTE phone work without the sim? Meaning voice calls and access to evdo and 3g service. Verizon's can't. Sim is needed for activation and use.

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[JHBThree]

Sprint phones do not use sim cards.

Sent from my Nexus 7

They do, it just isn't user accessible. Their version of the one is the first device of theirs that has it accessible.

 

[roflwaffleton]

So it appears sprint phones do use Sims but people just cant/don't swap them like on other carriers? So can the LTE phone work without the sim? Meaning voice calls and access to evdo and 3g service. Verizon's can't. Sim is needed for activation and use.

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My best guess is that the SIM would be required for activation and use.

 

[roflwaffleton]

They do, it just isn't user accessible. Their version of the one is the first device of theirs that has it accessible.

The Sprint iPhone 5 also has an accessible SIM.

 

[scorpiodsu]

My best guess is that the SIM would be required for activation and use.

Yeah that's what I'm thinking after some of the other responses. So I guess the correct thing to say was cdma only phones don't use sim cards but LTE phones do. Learn something everyday.

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[JHBThree]

The Sprint iPhone 5 also has an accessible SIM.

Ah that's right. I forgot about the iPhone. That would have been the first device then.

 

[hodan]

Sprint phones do not use sim cards.

Sent from my Nexus 7

Lol. Look at the first post in this forum. Stickied.

 

[Acelx]

The question here is can a Sprint Phone that uses a SIM card still work and be activated without the SIM card... (3G etc)

Or did sprint drop the whole ESN thing and want to be a GSM carrier now

 

[karn101]

The question here is can a Sprint Phone that uses a SIM card still work and be activated without the SIM card... (3G etc)

Or did sprint drop the whole ESN thing and want to be a GSM carrier now

Based on how it is with Verizon, I would say 'no' - the SIM card is most likely required for activation and the phone will have an IMEI number. Best way to verify is with an iPhone 5 user.