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	What Does Unlocked Cell Phone Mean ?

Solution When a Cell phone is purchased from a service provider, it is usually locked in such a way that only SIM cards from that provider will be accepted and utilized by the phone question .

An unlocked cell phone is simply a cell phone that has no lock or restriction on the SIM card it can accept, In other words an unlocked cell phone will accept any simcard regardless which provider it came from .

Unlocked cell phone's are usually sold by independent cell phone / electronics stores and are usually sold contract/sim free , meaning at the time of purchase the cell phone is sold to the buyer without a SIM card . This places the client at the advantage of being able to shop around for an approriate plan from any cell phone service provider of her choice, subscribe to their service and place the given simcard (by the carrier) in the new cell phone and start using the new service!

Another advantage of having an unlocked cell phone is when a client travels, instead of paying exuberant roaming charges to wireless carrier in their hometown, they can simply buy a prepaid simcard upon arrival at the destination of travel, pop it in their unlocked cell phone et voila! Enjoy all the benefits of having a cell phone while traveling at the fraction of the roaming would be charge.

GSMliberty provides both unlocking services for locked cell phones. Once a cell phone is unlocked using this service it will accept any SIM card just like an unlocked cell phone does. GSMliberty also has a selection of the latest Unlocked Cell Phones for purchase.

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29 Oct 2006 01:53 AM