{"id":313,"date":"2011-02-24T15:48:17","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T05:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/the-definition-of-an-unlocked-cell-phone.htm"},"modified":"2011-02-24T15:48:17","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T05:48:17","slug":"the-definition-of-an-unlocked-cell-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/blog\/the-definition-of-an-unlocked-cell-phone.htm","title":{"rendered":"The Definition of an Unlocked Cell Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are many cell phones that use a microchip that is known as a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card which stores <\/p>\n

the subscriber data. The service provider who will provide service for the cell phone is issued the SIM card which will <\/p>\n

activate the cell phone that the SIM card is inserted into. However, a locked cell phone only recognizes a SIM card that is <\/p>\n

from a certain service provider. A cell phone that is unlocked will recognize the SIM card that is from any service provider. <\/p>\n

The lock is the software that makes the user of the cell phone to continue to use one service provider. <\/p>\n

In regions such as the US where the service providers offer deeply discounted cell phones or free cell phones plans, the cell <\/p>\n

phones are usually so that they won’t work with other service providers. The Service providers claim that this is necessary <\/p>\n

to subsidize the cost of the cell phones. After some period of time, a service provider may agree to unlock the cell phone on <\/p>\n

request, but may charge a fee. But, as a result of proprietary settings that are sometimes installed in cell phones that have <\/p>\n

been locked, the cell phones won’t always function properly with other service providers, even after they are unlocked.<\/p>\n

From the consumer’s viewpoint, the fact that service providers lock cell phones and use proprietary settings will defeat some <\/p>\n

of the benefits of the SIM cell phones. In a perfect world, the cell phones should be unlocked after the initial contract <\/p>\n

expires or left unlocked altogether. <\/p>\n

There is one method to receive a cell phone that is unlocked that doesn’t have proprietary settings which is to purchase it <\/p>\n

from a third party vendor new in its unlocked, original state. The disadvantage to this is that the price is usually close to <\/p>\n

full retail. Many consumers may find it difficult to pay a large amount of money for a cell phone that they can get for free <\/p>\n

with a service plan. The advantage is that the cell phones that are unlocked by a third party should work just as well as <\/p>\n

with any service provider that uses a SIM card. <\/p>\n

Most third party services will unlock your cell phone for a fee because unlocked cell phones are in such demand. However, <\/p>\n

this doesn’t guarantee that the cell phone will always work properly because the proprietary settings may remain. However, a <\/p>\n

cell phone that is unlocked incorrectly may be rendered inoperable.<\/p>\n

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Click here to find unlocked cell phones<\/a> and buy blackberry<\/a><\/p>\n

.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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