Learn how to perform an IMEI unlock check to find out whether your phone can be legally unlocked, what factors matter, and ...

We protect our phones with cases, screen protectors, and complex passcodes. But deep within the settings of your device lies a 15-digit code that is more important than your password: the IMEI.

There are two types of phones—those locked to a carrier and those free to use whatever carrier they want. There will come a time when you need to know which one your phone is. Thankfully, you'll have ...

So you bought a Samsung smartphone through your carrier, and now you’re trying to, as Freddie Mercury sang, “Break free.” There’s a way to do so without too much of a headache, though it’s all ...

Many people don’t realize if they buy their phone from their phone company, it will be locked to prevent it from working on the networks of any other carrier. (Jim Rossman/TNS)(Jim Rossman / TNS) If ...