You can use the phone without a carrier network if you have wifi. You cant make phonecalls on it unless it has Skype or other services that use wifi instead of a carrier network. =20 I have an android smartphone that I use to remote control my PC and surf the web etc, basically anything but make calls on it since it has=20 no SIM-card.=20 =20 =20 -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fr=E5n: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] F=F6r Harr= ison Cooper Now this may be a rather obvious question, but its coming from someone using a 'feature' phone (LG Octane). Do you need to have an Android phone on a carrier network in order to use the wifi? Ie...is the phone locked ou= t from being used at all unless you have a contract with someone? --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .