Global Unlock - Unlocking Guide

The Global Unlock Guide was created to answer all your
unlocking questions.

In buying a new phone, there's a good chance that it'll be locked to the network you bought it from, and if you try to put another network's Sim card in it simply won't work. Unlocking your mobile enables the phone to be used with any compatible SIM card on any network. In other words, unlocking gives your phone independence from the network you got it from. And what's more, it's usually simple to do.

What is Mobile Phone Unlocking?

What you need to know about your cell phone and network provider.

What does it mean to unlock your phone?

The Benefits of Unlocking your Phone?

What is a GSM phone and a SIM Card?

How do I know if I have a GSM mobile phone or not?

Other Important Unlocking Questions?

Will my existing cell phone service provider know if I unlock my mobile phone?

Will my existing service provider care if I unlock my phone?

Is it okay that my cell phone still shows the name of the previous wireless service, even after I unlocked my phone?

Where can you use your unlocked GSM phone?

How do I know if my phone will work internationally?

Phone Unlocking Methods Available?

1. Unlock By Code:

2. Unlock By Software:

3. Unlock By Server:

Other Frequently Asked Questions?