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I'm traveling to Taiwan in a few months, and I was wondering if it is possible to buy a SIM card in Taiwan and replace the Thunderbolt's SIM with a prepaid one.
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In some parts of Taiwan you can use your phone as some areas are CDMA, but changing the SIM will not get you GSM service in the other areas.
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So you're saying I still need to pay roaming charges because I can't use a SIM card?
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Correct. Unless someone says I am wrong, my understanding is the SIM is for CDMA data only. The phone itself is still 3G CDMA only.
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Linfone wrote:So you're saying I still need to pay roaming charges because I can't use a SIM card?
Or worse, in areas without CDMA coverage, you won't be able to use the phone. This is NOT a GSM-capable phone for normal quad-band GSM.
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Last question: in Taiwan, are only major metropolitan areas CDMA supported, or does it extend within some range of a cell tower?
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Linfone wrote:Last question: in Taiwan, are only major metropolitan areas CDMA supported, or does it extend within some range of a cell tower?
Not knowing where in Taiwan you are going I have a link for you to look.