Can i buy a cell phone from verizon wireless, but use at&t as my service company ?

[XoXo Gossip Girl]

i want to get the new BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) storm, but i have at&t. so can anyone help my with this question

[manghostingblue]

no because Verizon (NYSE: VZ) uses a diffrent technology than AT&T
Verizon uses a technology called CDMA and AT&T uses GSM which uses SIM cards

[qianruncui]

You will not be able to use the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Storm on AT&T because it is a CD-MA phone while AT&T uses the GSM network. Those two networks will not be able to work with each other.

[Junaid A]

When you are buying the phone make sure that the phone is unlocked, if your phone is unlocked only than you can use your AT&T or any other service on that phone. But usually the phones you buy in US or Canada are locked, so make sure that to phone you are buying is unlocked.

[Jackson B]

yes you can but your going to have to find a way to get the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) storm unlocked so you can just use an at&t SIM card for it

[ALLAN C]

You have to make sure you are buying the hybrid (CDMA/GSM) version of BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Storm. Then, you have to unlock it because I presume Verizon (NYSE: VZ) should have locked it.

You could Google (NSDQ: GOOG) if there is an unlocking software or a technician could do it for you.

[Bob H]

NO DUDE!!!!!!!!!!! one or the other