{"id":833,"date":"2011-06-05T13:49:39","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T03:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/sim-free-mobile-phones-the-future.htm"},"modified":"2011-06-05T13:49:39","modified_gmt":"2011-06-05T03:49:39","slug":"sim-free-mobile-phones-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/blog\/sim-free-mobile-phones-the-future.htm","title":{"rendered":"SIM Free Mobile Phones &#8211; The Future?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firstly let me start by explaining the difference between a SIM<br \/>\nFree phone and the more traditional Contract or Pre-Pay mobile<br \/>\nphone. SIM Free refers to GSM phones (see below for more on<br \/>\nthis) that are sold without a connection or line. SIM Free<br \/>\nphones have never been locked to a particular network. It can be<br \/>\nsaid that they are &#8216;unlocked&#8217;, but actually they have never been<br \/>\nlocked to begin with! This is better as it means that the phones<br \/>\nare in factory condition and are less likely to develop<br \/>\nproblems. They can therefore accept any SIM that is associated<br \/>\nwith a compatible frequency. A tri-band SIM Free phone will work<br \/>\non any GSM network in the world, but you must insert a SIM that<br \/>\nworks in the area you want to use it. All GSM 900 \/ GSM 1800<br \/>\ncompatible SIM Free phones will work on any UK SIM. <\/p>\n<p><b>GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)<\/b><\/p>\n<p> The most important aspect of GSM is its standardisation. This<br \/>\nallows a SIM card owner to insert the SIM into any SIM Free GSM<br \/>\nphone (with compatible frequencies) and the phone would work.<br \/>\nThis standardisation also applies to anywhere one goes with a<br \/>\nGSM network. This is provided that the correct frequency of the<br \/>\ncard \/ network is available to that handset. <\/p>\n<p><b>GSM frequencies are:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; GSM 900 (O2, Vodafone and most networks around the world)<\/p>\n<p> &#8211; GSM 1800 (Orange, T-Mobile and some European networks)<\/p>\n<p> &#8211; GSM 1900 (Used in USA &amp; Canada) <\/p>\n<p>Phones that are sold tied to a network such as Vodafone, O2,<br \/>\nOrange etc. are programmed with all sorts of customisations that<br \/>\ncan make changing a network far more cumbersome than with a SIM<br \/>\nFree phone. With the increasing trend in overseas travel, it is<br \/>\nmuch more cost-effective to buy a SIM card local to the country<br \/>\nyou are visiting rather that paying the hefty costs that the UK<br \/>\nnetworks charge for overseas calls. SIM Free phones offer the<br \/>\nflexibility to do this.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Future?<\/b><\/p>\n<p> SIM Free phones are becoming increasingly popular in the UK and<br \/>\nfurther afield, as the market is now very competitive, offering<br \/>\nconsumers a wide range of choice at very reasonable prices. Of<br \/>\ncourse a contract is still a very good option, but if you do not<br \/>\nwant to be tied to a contract, or maybe have a slightly less<br \/>\ndesirable handset given to you by your employer, SIM Free offers<br \/>\na choice that many consumers haven&#8217;t previously considered.<\/p>\n<p>There are some very good online retailers offering exactly what<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve mentioned above. I&#8217;ve recently been involved with the<br \/>\nlaunch of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '\/outgoing\/article_exit_link\/3103']);\" href=\"http:\/\/www.2g3g.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">2g3g.co.uk<\/a> website, which backed by<br \/>\nextensive research offers a user-friendly interface, backed with<br \/>\nall of the required technical information that the most clued up<br \/>\nof customers would require. <\/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>Firstly let me start by explaining the difference between a SIM Free phone and the more traditional Contract or Pre-Pay mobile phone. SIM Free refers to GSM phones (see below for more on this) that are sold without a connection or line. SIM Free phones have never been locked to a particular network. It can &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freeunlocks.com\/blog\/sim-free-mobile-phones-the-future.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":[6080,6082,358,785,6077,943,2703,2708,519,458,2046,339,6085,482,6078,6,780,550,6084,9,6081,6083,6079,1351],"class_list":["post-833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-phone-news","tag-correct-frequency","tag-european-networks","tag-free","tag-free-mobile-phones","tag-future","tag-global-system","tag-gsm-1800","tag-gsm-900","tag-gsm-network","tag-gsm-phone","tag-gsm-sim","tag-mobile","tag-overseas-travel","tag-phones","tag-pre-pay-mobile-phone","tag-sim-card","tag-sim-free-mobile-phones","tag-sim-free-phones","tag-standardisation","tag-t-mobile","tag-traditional-contract","tag-uk-networks","tag-usa-amp-canada","tag-world-gsm","item-wrap"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SIM Free Mobile Phones - The Future? - 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\/sim-free-mobile-phones-the-future.htm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SIM Free Mobile Phones - The Future? - FreeUnlocks.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Firstly let me start by explaining the difference between a SIM Free phone and the more traditional Contract or Pre-Pay mobile phone. 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