Locked phones making number portability a pain
Surprise, surprise, some people are finding out the hard way that when you switch carriers, you can take your number with you now, but usually not your phone. Besides the incompatibilites in networks (Verizon and Sprint use CDMA, Nextel uses iDEN, and T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless, and Cingular use GSM) most carriers lock their phones so…
