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One of the (many) benefits of GSM, is the fact you simply need a SIM card to make your device work. With a little work, you can make any GSM-based handset “unlocked,” and therefore capable of working on any other GSM carrier out there in the world. In the case of the BlackBerry

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One of the (many) benefits of GSM, is the fact you simply need a SIM card to make your device work. With a little work, you can make any GSM-based handset “unlocked,” and therefore capable of working on any other GSM carrier out there in the world. In the case of the BlackBerry Storm, which is a world phone from Verizon Wireless here in the States, you are able to primarily find access to CDMA-based networks, but thanks to the partnership with Vodafone, can also use a SIM card to access networks while out and about. Another option, of course, is to unlock the Storm and use it on T-Mobile USA. Apparently, T-Mobile doesn’t like that plan anymore.





Courtesy of CrackBerry forums, it’s looking like the fourth largest wireless carrier has gone ahead and put the clamp down on unlocked BlackBerry Storm devices. According to several reports, the devices aren’t functioning properly at all: many have said that they have no data connection, while calling customer service has resulted in obtaining no help at all. Others have even heard, “Your device is not supported,” even before they can connect to anyone to talk to.

All of this is coming from the customers, but with so many of them independently verifying the same situation, it’s definitely something that’s got us scratching our head in confusion. Why T-Mobile would lock down the usage of the Storm on their network is beyond us: after all, it’s not like it’s the only device being utilized on their network which doesn’t come from T-Mobile. We’ll keep our eye on this one. And, if you’ve got a Storm and you’re running around on T-Mobile’s network, let us know your own experiences.

[via CrackBerry]

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