Long-time dedicated Verizon Wireless customer are in for a pleasant surprise with their contract renewals: any phone will now work on the network. According to New York Times Technology, Verizon announced today that that they will make their network compatible with all phones on the market. The move will put Verizon on the forefront of the industry and prepare them for the release of iPhone competitors. (Read more.)
Interesting questions remain however, and anyone who has been with Verizon long enough to lose a phone is already asking: What about sim cards? Verizon has notoriously maintained a policy of not carrying phones equipped with sim cards as a "theft deterrent." It will be interesting to see how the company incorporates sim card-ready phones into their network.
Also, domestic Verizon phones have historically not been internationally compatible. If you wanted to take your Verizon Network with you across the ocean, you had to purchase a new phone. Does this new announcement mean that Verizon is officially going global? We shall have to wait and see as the details on today's announcement are ironed out.
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