{"id":701,"date":"2011-05-17T05:49:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T19:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/the-benefits-of-having-an-unlocked-cell-phone.htm"},"modified":"2011-05-17T05:49:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-16T19:49:13","slug":"the-benefits-of-having-an-unlocked-cell-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-having-an-unlocked-cell-phone.htm","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Having an Unlocked Cell Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most all of the cell phones that are on the market today contain a SIM card. It doesn&#8217;t matter if it is an Apple iPhone, an LG Chocolate or a Blackberry. These cards will only allow you to use a specific carrier via the SIM card. This can end up causing a lot of problems for consumers that buy the cell phone that simply do not want to sign up for a certain company. The reason this can cause problems is because of the users location, but also because of money issues as well. Some people know that if you sign up with Company A you can get a much cheaper service than if you signed up with Company B.<\/p>\n<p>This is where unlocking a cell phone comes into play. You can choose to either get an unlocked cell phone from a store or you can choose to get a service from a company that will do it for you. You can also do it yourself, but this is really iffy. In fact, most people that try to do it themselves actually end up running into a lot of problems that they could have surpassed if they chose a quality company to do it for them. This will ultimately allow you to buy ANY cell phone on the market of your choice, and go with any carrier of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>This is all about the freedom of choice and going with the carrier YOU want to go with and not being forced to go with the one that is included with the phone! These services and software options are very cost-efficient. The range is usually anywhere between $20 on up to $100 depending on the company that is doing it for you and the type of phone. It&#8217;s really important that you find a quality company to do this for you &#8211; have it be a hack or a piece of software they can unlock your cell phone with. If you go with a company that does not know what they are doing you can essentially get the phone unlocked only to get it re-locked by the carrier. This is not a common occurrence, but it does happen on occasion!<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2125\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" title=\"animated-arrow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/animated-arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Get Your Unlock Code For FREE Here!<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> <\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most all of the cell phones that are on the market today contain a SIM card. It doesn&#8217;t matter if it is an Apple iPhone, an LG Chocolate or a Blackberry. These cards will only allow you to use a specific carrier via the SIM card. 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