How to Unlock a Cell Phone
If you want to free your cell phone being tied to a service provider, then you should get your cell phone unlocked. In this article we will talk about how to unlock a cell phone and get the service provider portability.
Life without cell phones can not imagine today. No matter where you are in the world, being connected is very important. With many service providers in all, there are plenty of options to choose what is suited to your needs. However, some service providers to block the phone to work exclusively with their services exclusively. This makes it impossible for a cell phone user to switch to another service provider. However, if you own the phone that you are entitled to get it unlocked and gain portability service provider. This article will show how to unlock a cell phone.
What cell phones can be unlocked?
Some questions that might be growing in your mind is what is unlocked cell phones and cell phone types can be unlocked. I will answer both. For a cell phone open, I mean a phone that can be used with any service provider. That includes the service provider portability.
There are two types of cell phones: GSM (Global System for Mobile) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access). These are two different cell phone technologies. CDMA-based phones provided by the service providers are locked up for life. Ie can not be used with any other service provider. If you want, will they just bought a new phone. Thus, CDMA phones can not be unlocked. In North America, if your service provider Verizon or Sprint, you have a CDMA-based phone and you can not get it unlocked.
The other is GSM technology that provides service portability through the use of SIM (Subscriber Identity Module). In North America, AT & T and T-Mobile offer GSM mobile phones. However, some service providers block GSM phones through the use of software that connects the telephone number of the SIM card identification, so that can not be used with any GSM service provider SIM . Why cell phone companies do that? One obvious reason is they want you to use their services exclusively and earn through roaming charges when traveling to areas outside the limits of their service. This condition can be reversed however and the cell phone can be unlocked. Read more about ‘GSM vs CDMA.
Before talking about how to unlock a cell phone, let me answer another question that may come to mind. It is legal to unlock a cell phone? In the U.S., there are no specific laws about unlocking cell phones. However, most GSM service providers can unlock the phone upon request. You should inquire about the release of its mobile phone service provider themselves, since it is totally dependent on them and handset manufacturers.
How to unlock a mobile phone?
If you have a GSM phone, there are ways you can get it unlocked. The procedure how to unlock a cell phone depends on the cell phone hand set model and service provider. The cell phone can be unlocked in the air, the service provider or can be unlocked by entering a specific code supplied by the service provider. Some cell phone companies cell phones unlock only after your contract with them expires. Once your cell phone is unlocked is usually unlocked. First check if your GSM cell phone is locked, by inserting a SIM card from another service provider. If not, then you can contact your provider and ask the customer service executive to get it unlocked.
T-Mobile unlock your mobile phone on request, while AT & T only unlock the phone after your contract with them has expired. Some service providers like T-Mobile will ask you to e-mail the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). If you do not have the phone under the contract, you will pay the full premium for it. You also need proof of your ownership in the form of a photocopy of a receipt, you may need to send them by fax. Then responds with a unique code that when entered, unlocking the phone. The IMEI code is unique for each mobile phone and can be viewed by entering * # 06 #. It is best to note somewhere, and in case your phone is stolen, that code can help you recover it.
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