[OT] Does anyone have a spare CDMA Cellphone?

[bill at horne.net (Bill Horne)]

David Backeberg wrote:

> This won't help you now, but my understanding of GSM is that if your 
> phone craps out and your id chip thingie isn't hurt you can buy the 
> cheapest crap GSM phone you can find, swap in your old id chip 
> thingie, unlock the phone with a hack code and resume your regular 
> service while your original phone is being repaired.
>
> Anybody that knows the proper words for those terms want to confirm 
> this? Can this be done with CDMA too?
>
David,

Thanks for the suggestion: I'll keep that in mind.

Another list member has come up with a CDMA phone I can trade for, so 
the problem is solved.

Bill, who let his son do the wash while on vacation.