If you’ve had a smartphone for any amount of time, you’ve no doubt heard of the term “unlocking” your phone. And we’re not talking about your phone’s passcode to access the home screen — we’re talking ...

SIM card swapping for travel outside of the U.S. is a snap, but give your carrier some time to get the unlock code. In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it ...

To unlock a Boost Mobile phone, you'll need to call the Boost Mobile Customer Care line at 1-888-266-7848 and request it.

So you’ve got a Verizon phone and you’re wondering how you can unlock the phone and use it on another network. This can be an important process, particularly when you’re going in an area where Verizon ...

Switching to a new cell phone service provider can save you hundreds of dollars per year—and there’s no need to ditch your current phone to do so. To make the move, though, you may have to first ...

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 ...

Major cellular carriers — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and others — typically lock their networks to the iPhone you buy from their stores or pay for via an installment plan. What does that really ...

Here are six easy ways to unlock your Android phone without an actual password. While an alphanumeric password is currently ...

AT&T said today that the recent ban on unauthorized cell phone unlocking will have "very little impact" on most of the carrier's customers. With 20+ years of experience covering consumer tech and ...

AT&T has filed a lawsuit against three former employees and a company that sells phone unlocking codes, claiming that they installed malware on AT&T's computer systems in order to illegally unlock ...

You can switch to another wireless provider without buying a new phone. Here’s how. By Courtney Lindwall Switching to a new cell phone service provider can save you hundreds of dollars per year—and ...