Technology Unlocked vs. Locked cell phones

[AbuJadenDO]

I coulda swore I knew my stuff when it came to technology but now that i keep hearing cell phones in terms of locked vs. unlocked, i feel like i've been trapped in a cave for a while.

anybody know what the heck that all means?

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[AbuJadenDO]

so u unlock via software, hardware, or slamming it against the ground?

 

[Stroganoff]

so u unlock via software, hardware, or slamming it against the ground?

heh, either a password or new ROM version or something (in phones that support this). you can buy a bunch of unlocked cell phones from online stores. they're full price usually, since they're not part of package deals.

all in the name of profit.

 

[Southpawz]

You can also walk into a cell phone shop and ask them to unlock it.
For a fee of course.

 

[fielight]

i would add that for the majority of Nokia mobiles, you can actually get the unlock codes for free (just googling is enough). then you simply input the code when the phone asks for it. with some of the newer ones (6680, N90, N70, etc), people still have yet to figure out the codes...

 

[DW3843]

blow on it like a Nintendo game