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When you unlock a phone, it means that you alone own the device and can use it with any cell phone carrier. Every major cell phone carrier allows you to unlock a phone, and a standard requirement is ...

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When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network that's different than the network the phone was designed to work on. An ...

It is quite common for Android smartphone users that I forgot the password to their phone, so how to get into a locked phone? Or perhaps there is a used phone and don’t know its password. You may be ...

Got an LG smartphone and want to use it on another network other than your current one? For that, you’ll need to unlock it. Phones bought from most carriers come as locked out of the box, but ...

So you’ve got a phone on Sprint’s network, and you’re looking to unlock it to use on another network in the United States, or on a local carrier in a country you’re traveling to. Typically, when you ...

TL;DR: How do I know if my phone is unlocked? You can contact your carrier to see if your phone is eligible for unlocking. Another way to check is to insert a SIM card from a different provider. If it ...

A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut down a service that facilitated the unlocking of more than 1.2 million stolen or lost mobile phones so they could be used by someone other than ...

You can switch to another wireless provider without buying a new phone. Here’s how. By Courtney Lindwall Switching to a new cell phone service provider can save you hundreds of dollars per year—and ...