Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network ...

According to Ofcom, nearly half of mobile phone customers who try to unlock their phone find it difficult, while more than a third of people who decide against switching mobile phone networks said the ...

Nokia and Sony Ericsson are looking to crack the unlocked phone market in the U.S., but their quest will be an uphill battle. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...

The way most people get their cell phones unlocked today is that they call their wireless provider and ask for an unlock code. If certain criteria are met, the carrier provides the unlock code. The ...

Don't be ashamed of your burner. Across the world, millions of people are enjoying super-cheap, unlocked cell phones. As the unlocked trend spreads in the U.S., pushed by manufacturers like ZTE, ...

Today, the President fulfilled his promise to sign the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act. This means it's once again legal to unlock your cell phone to use on other carriers.

There was a time when getting a new cellphone felt like signing a mortgage — except with worse terms. You'd walk into a carrier store, pick out a shiny new phone, and they'd practically hand it over ...

The House of Representatives this week passed a bill that would allow people to unlock their cell phones, in order to use the devices with their choice of wireless carriers. The Unlocking Consumer ...

If you have Boost Mobile, you might need to unlock your smartphone, even though locked devices are increasingly a thing of the past. Here’s how to unlock a Boost Mobile phone, and what you need to ...