Cell phone service providers routinely program the cell phones they offer to their customers so that these phones cannot be used with another carrier. Phones that are carrier-specific are referred to as being locked. This tactic often keeps users from switching from one provider to another, but can be frustrating if you have good reason …
Tag: Gsm Phone
Feb 20
How to Phone Unlock a Nokia Handset
Normally when you buy a cell phone in your local retail phone store, it will be locked to the company that sold it or is locked to a certain network provider. For example, if you buy a Nokia phone from AT&T, the only services that you can use are those from AT&T. If you have …
Feb 17
Cell Phones Unlocked Guide
What is a SIM Card and what is unlocking A GSM phone is not directly linked to you|GSM phones are not tied to your phone. Rather, it has a removable card, called a SIM (subscriber information module) and this SIM has a unique serial number on it. This is what identifies you to your wirless …
Feb 14
How to get your Blackberry Phone Unlocked to use World Wide
Do you wish you could use your Blackberry cell phone in other countries or wish to switch phone carriers and still use your same phone without having to buy a new one? If you have a GSM Blackberry phone, you can have it unlocked and use it with any GSM carrier world wide. In order …