When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network that's different than the network the phone was designed to work on. An ...

MetroPCS unveiled its Bring Your Own Phone program, which lets you use your unlocked GSM phone. I’m PCMag’s executive editor of reviews, steering our coverage to make sure we're testing the products ...

I currently use T-mobile To Go, and am looking for a new phone. Previously on Ars someone told me i could use any unlocked GSM phone with my Sim and it would work. <BR><BR>I found a nice phone I like, ...

Nokia has begun to aggressively market its premium N series of GSM network cellular phones on an unlocked basis to online retailers, independent wireless specialists and national and regional CE ...

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 ...

White Plains. N.Y. – Nokia has begun to aggressively market its premium N series of GSM network cellular phones on an unlocked basis to online retailers, independent wireless specialists and national ...

I already have a really old Motorola PEBL that's unlocked, but the battery is looking to be at least $25 from a reputable source. I'm looking for something under $60 that's unlocked, quad-band (or ...

Smartphone reviews often ignore an increasingly important feature: the ability to switch from one cellular carrier to another. Here's why that capability matters. The decline of long-term cellular ...

LG provides a myriad of phones for several different service carriers. However, not all phones can be unlocked, and not all LG phones can be unlocked. The only types of phones that can be unlocked are ...

While I was in Europe last year, I brought along an unlocked phone and purchased refillable SIM cards as I hopped from one country to the next. It was incredibly simple: I bought a SIM card from a ...

Visitors to China are often perplexed to find that they can't access Twitter, Facebook or other sites. The reason isn't that they don't have access to cellular or WiFi networks; instead, it's state ...