That should work. Note that only GSM phones (i.e., AT&T/T-Mobile) use SIMs. Also as somsone noted SOME phones might not allow you to operate without a SIM. I've very rarely seen this with Android, and never with a custom ROM. But it's a possibility. How cheap can you get a Nexus One for nowadays? I think that would be ideal for you since you don't want 4.0. On Fri, 25 May 2012, Jason Hsu 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 > -Yaron --