What does an "unlocked phone" mean?

What is mean by unlocked cell phone?

  • what is mean by unlocked cell phone? how it is differ from normal cell phone

  • Answer:

    Unlocked phones mean you don't need a contract. It costs way more expensive than phones with contracts.

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An unlocked phine means you can switch the carrier of phone. Example, you have and sprint and unlock to boost.

It means that the cell phone is no longer locked to a provider. So you can use the phone with a different provider than who the phone was originally sold for.

phones are commonly locked so that they will not work with other carriers. Carriers claim this is necessary to subsidize the cost of the phones. After a period of time, a carrier might agree to unlock the phone upon request, perhaps charging a fee. unlocked in my opinion is better, you can use them with what ever service.

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