Where to buy a cell phone?

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Originally Posted by ERD50 Well, SIM cards are GSM things, but CDMA has picked up on the technology and use one that includes GSM compatibility:

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[Danny]

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Martha,
As far as I can figure, your only option for buying a new phone NOT through Verizon is eBay. But you have to be very careful as some of the phones they show require a 2-year contract, others are display dummies (who wants these??) and some are prepay phones which when I asked Verizon, they said they can't be switched to a postpay phone. However, there is hope in sight, a recent article in CNET says that Verizon is going to start accepting CDMA phones sometime next year:

Verizon opens up – CNET On Call - CNET reviews