MetroPCS unveiled its Bring Your Own Phone program, which lets you use your unlocked GSM phone.

There are often very specific rules that you have to follow before you can unlock a phone. For example, the phone can't be reported stolen or missing, needs to have been paid for in full, and might ...

If you want to use an unlocked GSM phone with the intention of possibly switching to a different GSM network in the future, you should consider buying one straight from the phone manufacturer.

Unlocked phones vs. locked ones: Everything you need to know If you're buying a new phone, consider the advantages of an unlocked phone against those of one on a contract.

In this edition of her advice column, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains the differences between locked and unlocked phones and helps a reader figure out how to get an unlocked device. She also ...

Two weeks ago we received a deluge of comments complaining about our treatment of Cingular as a carrier with limited phone selection when you could use any unlocked GSM phone on their network. We ...

In short, an unlocked phone is a phone that is not exclusively tied to a single carrier. Unlocked phones can be moved from one network to another, typically by swapping the SIM card inside.

Yes it will. Any GSM phone that is unlocked will work with any other GSM carrier, provided they support GSM 900/1800/1900Mhz. Almost all new phones do.

There are carrier-locked phones and unlocked phones, but what are the differences? We're here to tell you all about unlocked phones.

What It Means to Have an Unlocked Phone Most cell phones and smartphones are tied, or locked, to a certain cellular carrier, such as Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, or Sprint.