what does "unlocked" mean?
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It's not tied to any one particular carrier; e.g. a phone from say T-Mobile may be locked and unusable with say Verizon.
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it means that it can be used internationally with any wireless plans or a sim card/ prepaid card at your country
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when a phone can work with any sim card - it is unlocked. many phones which are locked mostly by a particular wireless service provider to work with a particular sim card from that service provider only.
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Locked means it is linked to ONE network, like Us Cellular. It can only be used on that Network. You can't use it on Verizon Network. Unlocked would mean, you'd be you able to use it on ANY network, like Straight Talk, T-Mobile or Verizon.
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Unlocked means that you can put any GSM sim card from cellphone companies on the phone and it will work correctly.
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Device is factory unlocked. Means never been locked and you can use it with any mobile operator.
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Unlocked means you can put a SIM card in from any carrier and it will work. Great for when you travel to Europe etc. You pop a local SIM in the camera (you can get prepaid data SIM cards) and you can email your photos and use all the features of the camera just as if you were at home.
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I bought factory unlocked so it means that it doesn't belong to A&T; or T-Mobile,my last phone was on MetroPCS so I connected to it,if u don't want any services from A&T; or others u should buy factory unlocked.
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Cell phones are typically tied to a particular carrier, ATT, Vz, etc. This forces users to subscribe to a plan with that carrier in return for a discount on the price - $199 for an iPhone vs $600, for example. Unlocked means that the phone can be used with any carrier, as long as it is compatible with that carrier's network. On a side note, I've had this phone for 5 years, both of my children teethed on it, and it's still going strong. Its original batter will only hold a charge for a few days vs the initial 2 weeks+, but it's the best phone I've ever owned.
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Unlocked means it can work with any network,,and also in any country.It is not tied to any carrier.
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Unlocked means you can use a SIM card from any carrier. A locked one is tied to an specific carrier. Regardless locked or unlocked they do have a SIM card slot
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It means you need to get a working sim card. These phones come unlocked & you have to put your own sim card in it. Mine didn't come with a sim card. I took my sim out of my working phone & put it in that phone. Hope that helps.
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Unlocked means you can take this device to a contry outside USA and connected to any data plan available on that contry (other than AT&T;)
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Unlock means phone can work any carrier however our s3 phone only works with us celluar and doesn't. Say it is unlock !!
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All phones are by definition unlocked. Later the Manufacturer or Carrier lock them down.
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Locked means it is for a specific carrier such as Verizon or AT&T.; Unlocked can be used for any carrier that uses sim cards. Unlocked is mainly for international use. Thank you for your interest,ClaytonMobilekarma
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Cell phones are typically tied to a particular carrier, ATT, Vz, etc. This forces users to subscribe to a plan with that carrier in return for a discount on the price - $199 for an iPhone vs $600, for example. Unlocked means that the phone can be used with any carrier, as long as it is compatible with that carrier's network.On a side note, I've had this phone for 5 years, both of my children teethed on it, and it's still going strong. Its original batter will only hold a charge for a few days vs the initial 2 weeks+, but it's the best phone I've ever owned.
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No unlocked means it's not meant for a certain carrier you can use it with any carrier you want to go with or with out with no carrier
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Its a phone from a company (ex: Att) that uses sim cards and, after unlocked, you can use it with a diferent company. (Ex: tmobile, or any other)