With an unlocked device, you can trade up or sell your phone whenever you want without waiting for the end of a leasing or installment plan. You can also own multiple handsets and swap your SIM ...

While the best unlocked phones almost certainly support GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile, it’s best to look for devices that work with all the major U.S. providers, including Verizon.

In the US, many carriers employ software locks that prevent you from using a phone you buy from them on a competing network. Unlocked phones—those you pay for in total up-front, often directly ...

Generally speaking, you'll find cell phone deals coming in two forms - first as an outright sale on an unlocked device, and secondly as part of a carrier-plan tie-in. The latter can be a bit ...

From the first in-car phones of the 1940s to the best smartphones of today, the evolution of cell phones is nothing short ... for Mobile communications (GSM), the first fully digital cellular ...

Most unlocked phones in 2022, however, do in fact support both GSM and CDMA networks. So, if you want to save money on your network by bringing your own handset – perhaps giving you more to spen ...

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

This article, originally published Aug. 30, was last revised on Sept. 27 to address California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of the Phone-Free Schools Act. As K-12 students return to the ...

Samsung smartphones will, from next year, be able to unlock smart locks with just a tap - or not even that, by going hands-free using UWB. The tap to unlock functionality will use NFC instead ...

Suzanne Youngkin’s reference to “parents, teachers and school administrators” inadvertently reveals an important reality: Teachers are often caught in the middle of child-rearing (“Protect ...

Financing is available through retailers, cellphone companies ... Retailers like Best Buy offer 24-month financing on unlocked phones and Geek Squad purchases above a certain amount using a ...