Can OKTA Touch be converted from CDMA?

Welcome Guest.

You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.

Forums › Legacy mobile platforms (Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Web OS, Symbian, Meego, Blackberry) › Can OKTA Touch be converted from CDMA?

HairyScot

182 posts

Master Geek

#37425 13-Jul-2009 11:55

Having decided to make use of my inherited OKTA Touch I find that I am now tied to the Telecom CDMA network, which will apparently be phased out in 2 or 3 years.
In addition, since the OKTA Touch is a "data phone", prepay is not available.

The lack of prepay and the fact that I change mobiles about once every 6 to 8 years has me wondering if it is possible to have the OKTA Touch converted from CDMA to use a SIM card.

Anyone have any info on this?

freitasm

BDFL - Memuneh
79250 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator

ID Verified

Trusted

Geekzone

Lifetime subscriber

#234638 13-Jul-2009 11:56

No, it cannot be changed. It's a hardware thing.

HairyScot

182 posts

Master Geek

#234640 13-Jul-2009 11:59

WOW!

That was a swift response Maurico!

Do you get pinged for every new post?

freitasm

BDFL - Memuneh
79250 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator

ID Verified

Trusted

Geekzone

Lifetime subscriber

#234644 13-Jul-2009 12:06

Yes. Most of the times I am in front my laptop in the home office, so replies are fast.

HairyScot

182 posts

Master Geek

#234645 13-Jul-2009 12:06

The fact that it is a hardware thing may not necessarily preclude conversion.

dman

953 posts

Ultimate Geek

#237910 22-Jul-2009 15:29

true, just because the hardware doesn't allow it doesn't mean we can't still talk about it...

sooo... have you got a hacksaw? because that I'd bet is the first step I'd bet to use it on GSM, start sawing your phone apart to bits. Oh, along with a hundred other (far more complex) details

https://www.youtube.com/c/SoundSpeeding

freitasm

BDFL - Memuneh
79250 posts

Uber Geek

Administrator

ID Verified

Trusted

Geekzone

Lifetime subscriber

#237917 22-Jul-2009 15:35

Also consider that it's a CDMA device operating on 800 MHz, when the other networks in New Zealand are GSM 900 MHz (Vodafone, 2Degress) or WCDMA 850 MHz (Telecom) 900 MHz and 2100 Mhz (Vodafone) and you see it starts beig a bit more than "not a problem"...

News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00

eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07

BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21

eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01

WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32

RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26

Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24

Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01

Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22

Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46

Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42

D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34

Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15

Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.

Updates »

Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.

RSS feeds: Main feed; Forums feed

Site features: Geekzone BI dashboard; Geekzone Badges; Geekzone Status Page

Affiliate links: Samsung; AliExpress; Wise; Sharesies; GoodSync

Site Information: Subscribe to Geekzone; Privacy Statement; Forum Usage Guidelines (FUG); Advertising; Trademark and copyright