What Is An Unlocked Cell Phone?
If our phone says unlocked in the title
it is an unlocked used cell phone.
Simply put, an unlocked cell phone is a
GSM cell phone that is NOT locked by the
manufacturer or network provider to be
used in a specific country or or a
specific carrier! You are free to use
the phone where you want, and with which
ever carrier/network provider that is
compatible with the Unlocked GSM Cell
Phone.
A Locked Cell Phone is one that has a
SIM lock.
A SIM lock, simlock, network lock or
subsidy lock — not to be confused with
PIN code — is a capability built-in to
GSM phones by cellular phone
manufacturers. Network providers use
this capability to restrict the use of
these phones to specific countries and
network providers. Currently, phones can
be locked to accept only SIM cards from
one or more of the following:
-
Countries (the phone will work in
one country, but not another)
-
Network/Service providers (e.g. AT&T
Mobility, T-Mobile, Vodafone, etc.)
-
SIM types (i.e. only specific SIM
cards can be used with the phone).
You can purchase Unlocked mobile phones
to work with any GSM provider, as long
as it is compatible with your chosen
network, but the phone may still display
the original branding and may not
support all of the features your new
carrier (such as Friends & Families type
features).
Also Note: That some Unlocked phones may
have Network Carrier's Logos imprinted
on them. Such as “AT&T” or “T-mobile”.
This in no way inhibits you from being
able to use them on any compatible
network, or with any compatible SIM
card, as these phones are unlocked.
Our CDMA used cell phones are for the
carrier they are listed for only. They
will not work on other carriers. CDMA
used cell phone in the USA are Verizon,
Sprint, Cricket, Metro PCS |