Now that Verizon, with the blackberry 8830 and global service feature, will provide a SIM carded phone, would that (sim) work with the unlocked iPhone ?
If yes, it could be a smart move from Verizon not to loos/acquire old/new customer.
AG

Unless Verizon is actually putting up GSM towers - no.

The SIM card slot and GSM mode in the 8800 series CDMA devices is provided to allow you to roam in Europe and other GSM-only countries. Verizon is still a CDMA network, so a GSM-based phone would not magically work on Verizon's systems just because one of the phones happens to support both CDMA and GSM modes.

Originally Posted by jhollington

Unless Verizon is actually putting up GSM towers - no.

The SIM card slot and GSM mode in the 8800 series CDMA devices is provided to allow you to roam in Europe and other GSM-only countries. Verizon is still a CDMA network, so a GSM-based phone would not magically work on Verizon's systems just because one of the phones happens to support both CDMA and GSM modes.

Thanks for the explanation
AG