No, verizon and few other carriers use cdma technology meaning they don't have slot for sim cards whereas in Nepal most of the ppl use GSM based service meaning they've sim slot on their phones. I was just snatching my hair off to figure how the heck is it possible that verizon CDMA phones can be used over GSM service in Nepal? I think ppl are mistaking it for AT&T's locked phone which uses here same GSM technology as we do in Nepal.