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There was a time when getting a new cellphone felt like signing a mortgage — except with worse terms. You'd walk into a carrier store, pick out a shiny new phone, and they'd practically hand it over ...

When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network that's different than the network the phone was designed to work on. An ...

Nokia and Sony Ericsson are looking to crack the unlocked phone market in the U.S., but their quest will be an uphill battle. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...

Now is a great time to upgrade your phone. This Cyber Monday has discounts ranging from the Google Pixel 9a to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold7.

An unlocked phone is a device that has no carrier locks or restrictions. It's usually sold at full price. You can use it with any carrier of your choice, whether you're using a physical SIM card or ...

As you may know, the business model for delivering cellular phones and services in the U.S. is for network operators to heavily subsidize the cost of the mobile phones they sell alongside their ...

Chances are your smartphone is "locked," meaning the software on it prevents you from using it on any other wireless network except for the one you signed a contract with when you purchased the mobile ...

If you have to get owned by the man, at least pick the man. Now that net neutrality is a sad old corpse, internet providers may soon exert more control over what you access online. We don't know how ...

Everyone talks about unlocked phones but what are they? When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network that's ...