Virtual Garage Sale

[settiai]

Okay, so as I've mentioned a couple of times recently, the plan is that I'll be moving out of my current apartment and into a one bedroom sometime early next year. Because of that, I've been taking a closer look than usual at just how many books and DVDs (and other things, but mostly those) I own. While there are some of them I have no plans

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[shinetheway]

I'm interested in the blackberry but I don't have much spare cash right now. I'll need to get it unlocked on this end, but that hopefully wouldn't be too much. How much were you thinking?

[settiai]

It's an older model, and most places online seem to be selling used ones for somewhere around $15-20. I've noticed most listings mention that it doesn't work outside the US, so you might want to double-check to be sure it would work there?

[shinetheway]

After some careful research, I have determined the following, which I'm detailing for you so you don't have to worry about researching and can answer anyone's questions by pointing them here. :)

The Blackberry 8530 is the CDMA version of the Blackberry 8520 (which is GSM and has a SIM). Because it's CDMA, it doesn't have a SIM and therefore cannot be unlocked. The bands it covers are 800/1900 which means that it *might* theoretically be used in other countries (USA is 850/1900, rest of the world is 900/1800, not sure who has 800) except that it can't be unlocked.

Given all that, I don't think this is the phone for me. It's a pity, the reviews are quite positive and the specifications are good too.

[settiai]

Thanks for the info! :)