Thread: do I need the phone/sprint data to use the wireless on the n900?
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wmarone is offline wmarone
2010-06-16 , 03:35
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Originally Posted by extendedping View Post
thanks, so I will have a little laptop till I get the sim card, which I assume is what gives both the phone and the sprint data capabilities.
Clarification here, since this thread made a nice mess of things:

Sprint uses CDMA, which the N900 is not compatible with. You can only use the N900 on AT&T and T-Mobile in the US.

The device will function without a sim card, but you will not be able to make or receive non-emergency calls, nor will you be able to use cellular data unless you tether it. You will have wifi, as the above poster mentioned, however.