{"id":533,"date":"2011-03-22T05:48:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T19:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/unlocked-cell-phones-why-you-should-unlock.htm"},"modified":"2011-03-22T05:48:18","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T19:48:18","slug":"unlocked-cell-phones-why-you-should-unlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/blog\/unlocked-cell-phones-why-you-should-unlock.htm","title":{"rendered":"Unlocked Cell phones: Why you should unlock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is your cellular carrier not carrying your cell phone in your favorite color? Are you paying too much in international roaming? These are often questions that are faced by people who posses contract phones. The solution to this dilemma is extremely simple. Get yourself an unlocked cell phone!<\/p>\n<p> The primary advantage of getting unlocked cell phones is the lack of a contract. Most contract plans lock in their users for a period of 18 months to 2 years which limits their ability to try out any other option than to use that specific network provider. With a no contract cell phone you can easily switch SIM cards and change your phone if you wish to.<\/p>\n<p> No contract cell phones also provide the advantage of lower call charges while on an international trip. With a contract phone the user gets charged for international roaming; however with an unlocked phone a person can just buy a local pay-as-you-go SIM and use it for the stay there.<\/p>\n<p> Unlocked cell phones or no contract cell phones as they&#8217;re also known as give the user the freedom of choosing his tariff plan and network. Thanks to the availability of cheap phones without contract, network providers have started offering more competitive pay-as-you-go plans. This can be beneficial for someone who does not want to stick to a contract and would like to try out the most affordable plan out there. The best part of <a rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '\/outgoing\/article_exit_link']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phonesale.com\/\" title=\"No Contract Cell Phones\">no contract cell phones<\/a> is that if you are disappointed with your current network provider, you do not have to wait those 18 \/ 24 months just so you can make a shift.<\/p>\n<p> There are several ways to unlock your cell phone. Companies like Nokia have opened retailed outlets all over the world that provide phones that are already unlocked. So get yourself a no contract phone and start availing the benefits of an <a rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '\/outgoing\/article_exit_link']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phonesale.com\/pc-12-unlocked-cell-phones.html\" title=\"Unlocked Cell Phones\">unlocked cell phone<\/a> without contract hassles today!<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px;padding:5px;border:1px solid #c1c1c1;font-size: 10px;\">\n<p>PhoneSale.com is a trusted provider of <a rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '\/outgoing\/article_exit_link']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phonesale.com\/\" title=\"No Contract Cell Phones\">no contract cell phones<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '\/outgoing\/article_exit_link']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phonesale.com\/pc-12-unlocked-cell-phones.html\" title=\"Unlocked Cell Phones\">unlocked cell phones<\/a>. They provide free standard shipping and a quality assurance with every phone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your cellular carrier not carrying your cell phone in your favorite color? Are you paying too much in international roaming? These are often questions that are faced by people who posses contract phones. The solution to this dilemma is extremely simple. Get yourself an unlocked cell phone! The primary advantage of getting unlocked cell &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/blog\/unlocked-cell-phones-why-you-should-unlock.htm\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278],"tags":[1427,342,1565,3507,985,3506,641,984,1368,3509,2040,786,3508,100,507,482,3505,3090,671,536,2038,344,483,485,823],"class_list":["post-533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-phone-news","tag-call-charges","tag-cell","tag-cellular-carrier","tag-cheap-phones","tag-contract-cell","tag-contract-network","tag-contract-phones","tag-contract-plans","tag-current-network","tag-favorite-color","tag-hassles","tag-international-roaming","tag-international-trip","tag-network-provider","tag-network-providers","tag-phones","tag-phones-without-contract","tag-several-ways","tag-should","tag-sim-cards","tag-tariff-plan","tag-unlock","tag-unlocked","tag-unlocked-cell-phone","tag-unlocked-cell-phones","item-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Unlocked Cell phones: Why you should unlock - FreeUnlocks.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/blog\/unlocked-cell-phones-why-you-should-unlock.htm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unlocked Cell phones: Why you should unlock - FreeUnlocks.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Is your cellular carrier not carrying your cell phone in your favorite color? 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