2017. CDMA/GSM. What does SA use?

[NeonNinja]

GSM or CDMA?

 

[JerryMungo]

GSM. CDMA does not use a SIM card.

https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407896,00.asp

 

[NeonNinja]

Aah, thanks mate.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Aah, thanks mate.

Don't confuse it with wcdma which is used for UMTS and HSPA

https://www.gsma.com/aboutus/gsm-technology/3gwcdma

 

[JerryMungo]

Don't confuse it with wcdma which is used for UMTS and HSPA

https://www.gsma.com/aboutus/gsm-technology/3gwcdma

Good point - I got confused reading documentation once and realised it wasn't related.

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Neotel runs on CMDA.

 

[Hamish McPanji]

Neotel runs on CMDA.

I think iburst did also

 

[Sig_sys_7]

CDMA does not use a SIM card.

Only under IS-95.

 

[Ockie]

Neotel runs on CMDA.

uh huh. And that fact explains a lot.

 

[Rickster]

Looks like someone wants to order a iPhone 8/X outside of SA, me thinks.