unlocked?

what does 'unlocking' your cell phone mean with the gsm??
Matt

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"Peter Forsberg" <[email protected]> wrote:

>what does 'unlocking' your cell phone mean with the gsm??
>Matt
>

A locked phone can only be used on the network
that it is locked to.

An unlocked phone should accept a sim card from
any GSM network.

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Mike @ www.sivros.net

Peter Forsberg <[email protected]> writes
>what does 'unlocking' your cell phone mean with the gsm?? Matt

Many GSM phones are locked so that they will only accept a SIM card
belonging to a particular network. This is because that network will
often subsidise the initial purchase of the phone.

Unlocking the phone allows you to use a SIM card belonging to a
different network.

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Dave

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 00:44:53 -0400, "Peter Forsberg"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>what does 'unlocking' your cell phone mean with the gsm??

You can use it with any service that has compatible technology and
compatible frequency. You are not locked in to just using one service
provider.

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thanks everyone for the response..
Now I ask this..(I'm sure it has been asked before)
What does a SIM card do?
Matt
"Peter Forsberg" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> what does 'unlocking' your cell phone mean with the gsm??
> Matt
>
>

to be honest with you i was...I Have a nokia 3595, and i'm trying to figure
it all out..


"Dave" <${news.reply.0803}[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Peter Forsberg <[email protected]> writes
> >What does a SIM card do?
>
> It contains your subscriber details (IMSI - International Mobile
> Subscriber Identity) which allows the network to authenticate you on the
> network - thus allowing you to make/receive calls etc.
>
> SIMs can do other things like store phone numbers (SIM 'phonebook') and
> store SMSs.
>
> There's more to it than that, but I suspect you weren't after an overly
> technical explanation.
>
> --
> Dave