What It Means to Have an Unlocked Phone Most cell phones and smartphones are tied, or locked, to a certain cellular carrier, such as Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, or Sprint. Even if you don't actually ...

Yes it will. Any GSM phone that is unlocked will work with any other GSM carrier, provided they support GSM 900/1800/1900Mhz. Almost all new phones do.

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 ...

Beg, Borrow, or Buy an Unlocked GSM Phone To use a local SIM card, you need an unlocked GSM phone. Most mobile phones in the U.S. operate on one of two cellular network standards: GSM or CDMA.

Tmobile USA is 1900 only with some 850 roaming agreements.<BR><BR><BR>Generally speaking you can get a 1900 phone without 850 on Tmobile, and you are fine.<BR><BR>Many Motorolas are quad band if ...

Nokia also markets step-up unlocked GSM phones in its other series through non-carrier channels, but details on whether the company is stepping up this activity were unavailable. Such phones include ...

There are often very specific rules that you have to follow before you can unlock a phone. For example, the phone can't be reported stolen or missing, needs to have been paid for in full, and might ...