Many (Most? All?) locked phones will not go past an "Insert SIM card" screen until you do so. Thomas On May 25, 2012, at 9:29 AM, Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> wrote: > Since I will not use the smartphone as a phone, it sounds like my options are: > 1. Get an unlocked phone. > 2. Get a locked phone, but make sure the SIM card is not installed. > 3. Get a locked phone, but make sure it is not activated. > > Correct? > > -- > Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list