SIM Card carriers?

hardtofindinthefuture · March 18, 2018

When shopping for a new smartphone, is it beneficiary to look for phones that "support sprint".

Or can i just put my SIM card in a new phone and call it a day?

Lurick · March 18, 2018

You need to look for phones that support the CDMA bands that sprint uses. A lot of phones are CDMA and GSM but the bands they support can vary a bit so best to check and make sure.

Donut417 · March 19, 2018

6 hours ago, v0nn_toaster said:

When shopping for a new smartphone, is it beneficiary to look for phones that "support sprint".

Or can i just put my SIM card in a new phone and call it a day?

Any thing below 4G on the Sprint Network is CDMA. Im not sure that Sprint would allowed non Sprint devices on their network. I know that Verizon another CDMA carrier is very restrictive. Also, I dont see too many Unlocked CDMA devices if any. Which is why people who bring their own devices generally use the AT&T and T Mobile networks.

Here is a site with the carriers and bands they use: https://www.phonearena.com/news/Cheat-sheet-which-4G-LTE-bands-do-AT-T-Verizon-T-Mobile-and-Sprint-use-in-the-USA_id77933

Hopefully that helps.