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PS Vita Locked To AT&T SIM Cards

PS Vita Locked To AT&T SIM Cards

Posted by: Ernice Gilbert January 12, 2012 in News, PS Vita, Sony 6 Comments

If you saw Sony’s PS Vita press event at E3, there’s no doubt you heard when the crowed booed at the AT&T PS Vita 3G combo announcement. Here’s why.

The Verge’s reporting that the PS Vita’s locked to AT&T SIM Cards, which means cards from other carriers won’t work. In fact, the publication went ahead and inserted a T-Mobile SIM into the Vita, only to have the console error-out on them.

Shame, really, in this day and age that we have to suffer such stupid restrictions from greedy mobile carriers.

Thanks, Kotaku.

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  • Ghost250

    then i’ll just get wi-fi then no 3g isn’t a big deal.

  • smoge

    In the uk I’m pretty sure that although you can only buy the device with an Vodafone sim, you can use any company you want; I think.

  • http://www.gamesthirst.com Ernice Gilbert

    Yes, you should be able to do that in Europe, Smoge….But the us in the U.S….

  • narwall14

    idc if it’s’ dial up 3g” lol you can only download 25 mb items.thats why im just getting the wi-fi

  • http://www.gamesthirst.com Ernice Gilbert

    Yeah, Good point.

  • nick

    absolutely HATE it when companies do this!
    oh well, just another reason to hack the shit out of it and turn it into a new PSP.
    $ony only have themselves to blame……………

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