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Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Unlocking your cell phone lets you switch carriers without buying a new device. All carriers are required to let you do ...

Shopping for a new phone can be overwhelming, especially when you see terms like "locked" and "unlocked." While these may ...

AT&T's usual policy for unlocking a phone is to have been a customer in good standing for 90 days. Now this is for phones that were subsidized by AT&T! Phones that were bought with huge discounts, ...

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Major cellular carriers — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and others — typically lock their networks to the iPhone you buy from their stores or pay for via an installment plan. What does that really ...

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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 ...

In one of the industry's first effort to allay customer concerns since regulations went into effect six weeks ago that make it illegal to unlock your cellphone, AT&T is telling you to relax, they'll ...

You can switch to another wireless provider without buying a new phone. Here’s how. By Courtney Lindwall Switching to a new cell phone service provider can save you hundreds of dollars per year—and ...

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