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 ...

The Federal Communications Commission is letting Verizon lock phones to its network for longer periods, eliminating a ...

Cricket might not be the most well known wireless service on the market, but as a subsidiary of AT&T, it’s an excellent choice for locals who are looking for a cheaper wireless service than what many ...

If you have Boost Mobile, you might need to unlock your smartphone, even though locked devices are increasingly a thing of the past. Here’s how to unlock a Boost Mobile phone, and what you need to ...

Got an LG smartphone and want to use it on another network other than your current one? For that, you’ll need to unlock it. Phones bought from most carriers come as locked out of the box, but ...

AT&T's usual policy for unlocking a phone is to have been a customer in good standing for 90 days. Now this is for phones that were subsidized by AT&T! Phones that were bought with huge discounts, ...

To unlock a Boost Mobile phone, you'll need to call the Boost Mobile Customer Care line at 1-888-266-7848. Before you can unlock your phone, it needs to have been connected to your Boost Mobile ...

A waiver issued Monday by the FCC means you’ll have to wait longer or pay off your phone’s balance earlier to take a phone ...