To find out whether your phone is unlocked, insert a SIM card from a different network into your phone. If it operates normally, it is unlocked. If not, you can ask your operator for an 'unlock code' which it is obliged to give you, though conditions and charges may apply. Alternatively you can unlock it yourself by taking your phone to an independent phone shop or by trying one of the independent unlocking websites.

Unlocked means the phone is not locked to any network. The phone can accept any sim card (except Video Networks). Usually phones come locked so they can only work on one network. For example if you have a phone locked to T-mobile but you want to insert a Vodafone sim card, this is not possible as the phone is "locked" to T-mobile but once it is unlocked it will then accept the Vodafone sim card. See similar questions...

If you have a Nokia or selected other phones, then The Travel Insider can unlock it for you remotely. Go to The Travel Insider GSM unlock page, fill out the form, pay the $5 fee, and they'll send you back your phone's unlock code and complete instructions on how to unlock it. If you have a Motorola, Siemens, or Sony Ericsson phones, plus the Treo 600 phone/PDA then the can probably unlock that phone too, but you'll need to send the phone to us for unlocking. See similar questions...

Easy. Borrow a SIM from a friend who has an account with a different wireless service provider and see if it works in your phone or not. If it works, then your phone is already unlocked. See similar questions...

Unlocked is a term used mainly when referring to GSM (sim card based) Phones and it means that the phone can be used with any compatible sim card used by many wireless carriers. See similar questions...

Many of the GSM phones we offer are 'unlocked' which gives you a great degree of flexibility in the use of these phones. An unlocked GSM phone allows your phone to work with any service providers that support the same GSM technologies (e.g., AT&T Wireless, Cingular, T-Mobile, etc). A GSM phone has a removable account card, called a SIM (subscriber information module) and this SIM has a unique serial number on it. This is what identifies you to the wireless provider. See similar questions...

Check this website to see if the country you are interested in has GSM service, and, if it does, what frequency the GSM service(s) operate on. See similar questions...

Maybe. Your current wireless provider will still charge you exactly the same as before for all your calls. But because your phone is now unlocked, you can use a different SIM from a different provider whenever this might give you better rates - for example, when traveling overseas. See similar questions...

I've unlocked my phone, but when I turn it on, it still shows the name of the previous wireless service. See similar questions...

We cannot unlock a mobile phone that has been locked due to being stolen or lost, has been unlocked before. Therefore if you cannot verify the history of the mobile phone then we cannot guarantee that our service will work. A refund may require you to send your phone to us for status verification. Please note that it is illegal to change a mobile phones IMEI code so don't ask. See similar questions...

Yes, your existing service will work perfectly with no change, as long as you leave your present SIM in your phone. See similar questions...

No. Unlocking does not make any difference to how your phone works with its present wireless service provider. It still uses the same transmitters on the same towers as before, and does everything the same. The only difference is that you can take its SIM out and replace it with a different SIM for a different wireless company. See similar questions...

In the GSM market, network operators, who generally sell phones at a lower price than cost in order to attract customers, try to stop them from leaving for another company by locking the phone for exclusive activation on their network. As a result, many cell phone owners are stuck with a phone they paid for but that can't be used on another network. See similar questions...

With an unlocked cell phone, you can use another service provider's SIM card, provided that it is on the same network. With a locked phone, you can only use a certain service provider with that phone. See similar questions...

We can accept British cheques, postal orders, cash, Paypal or Nochex. Credit Card access will follow shortly. Please make cheques payable to Veao Communications. Postal orders should be made payable to M.Clark See similar questions...

No. Flashing does not affect a phone's sim- lock. That means that if your phone is unlocked before flashing, it will be unlocked after flashing, and if it is locked before flashing, it will remain locked after flashing. See similar questions...

Yes, all our GSM phones are unlocked and most are unbranded. Please call 877-476-4200 or E-mail sales@simoncells.com to ask about a specific model. See similar questions...