what does an unlocked phone mean?
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Well for me it means that I could go to Target and buy a Sim card for a Bright Spot account for a month and then when I get back to South Africa I put in my sim card from there and the phone works. So in other words it is a GSM phone and works on a very few networks in the US but many around the world.
108595
An unlocked phone is a phone that is not restricted to a particular company. You can get an unlocked phone and take it to any phone carrier and pick up their service. All you need to do is insert a sim card.
96508
Unlocked its mean that it could work with any SIM card. International its mean that it work with GSM not CDMA onley .
891040
I'm not sure what you mean by unlocked but it does NOT take a Sim card it takes an SD card
1393284
Unlock means phone can work any carrier however our s3 phone only works with us celluar and doesn't. Say it is unlock !!
472658
I have never heard of the term "open phone", so I'm not sure. Unlocked phone means you can buy a SIM card for it anywhere in the world and use it, there isn't a contract to go with the phone.
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locked means you have to use At&T; services unlocked means you can use any GMS services ,mine is unlocked ,i am using it now with stright talk from wal-mart .i have alos used it with a pre-paid at&t; card from wal-mart and it workes just fine.if you have a sim from your carrier .it should work ridgt away in phone ,...good luck
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A "no contract" phone is simply that, a phone that can be taken to almost any carrier. "Unlocked" phones allow you to place ANY SIM/Micro-SIM into it and use on that carrier in whatever country you travel to. I have an unlocked phone because I travel a lot internationally and am able to use with a local Micro-SIM from whatever carrier.
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The phone I purchased was "locked to ATT" and it worked just fine on my ATT plan. Locked means it works on one particular carrier, and in the case of the phone I bought that was ATT. HOpe this answers your question.
743299
Well according to the manufacturer if it is unlocked, it means that you can use anywhere in the world, has no contract with any phone service company.
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Not all cellphones are unlocked. Usually they will say that it is unlocked or ask the owner.
557393
It means that the phone is unlocked to be use with diffrent phone companies. Unlocked phones uses a sim car . When they says unloked am sure its phone that uses a sim card/AT&T; TMobile and so on. you can remove your old sim and put it, and phone should be working.
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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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locked simply means the device is locked to the carrier unlocked means it can work on any carrrier world wide.
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It means you can use it with any phone company you want (you will need a data plan to be able to use the 4G). Most phone companies have deals that make the hardware less expensive if you buy their data and phone services. If you live abroad, however, this is the only way to go...
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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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in general it means you can use any of the carriers (at&t;, t-mobile etc).. it not locked to a particular carrier.