Switching to a new cell phone service provider can save you hundreds of dollars per year—and there’s no need to ditch your current phone to do so. To make the move, though, you may have to first ...

Unless the purchase of the phone was financed through the carrier it shouldn't be locked period and if it is financed it should be unlocked as soon as the final payment is made no questions asked. BS ...

A couple years ago, I bought a second hand phone. Turns out it was carrier locked to Spectrum Mobile. I called them to try and unlock it and was told (and I’m paraphrasing here, two or three years ...

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A strange glitch is allowing users to network unlock T-Mobile Samsung phones. The glitch appears to work regardless of your phone’s status with T-Mobile, essentially allowing you to bypass network ...

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 ...

Mobile phone companies would be banned from selling 'locked' handsets under new plans from the communications regulator, which also aim to make switching broadband network easier. According to Ofcom, ...