SIM locks are a very unfortunate feature employed by network carriers around the globe, that restrict the usage of your iPhone only to their services and SIM cards. More and more carriers are already ...

This guide explains how to SIM unlock the Galaxy Note 8 for use on another carrier. There are a few different ways to unlock a phone, and a few reasons many choose to unlock their device. Whether that ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you have the Nokia Lumia 1520 from AT&T and plan to travel overseas, you’re probably ...

To check if your Android phone is unlocked, try swapping in another SIM card or test your network settings. If calls work, ...

(Subscriber Identity Module lock) A function in GSM cellphones that restricts the phone's use to a particular cellular carrier identified by a SIM card. SIM locks are used to ensure subscribers finish ...

Unlocking iPhones tied to T-Mobile can be easy but lengthy due to processes. Pictured: A T-Mobile connected iPhone 5 is shown on display after John Legere, CEO and President of T-Mobile USA made an ...

Among the providers, AT&T is known to have the most procedures to have your iPhone unlocked for use with other providers. Pictured: An AT&T store is seen on 5th Avenue in New York on October 23, 2016.

For the better part of the last decade, Verizon’s smartphones haven’t been SIM-locked. That means that a Verizon phone can work on basically any other network even if you bought it directly from the ...