Nokia and Sony Ericsson are looking to crack the unlocked phone market in the U.S., but their quest will be an uphill battle. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...

According to Ofcom, nearly half of mobile phone customers who try to unlock their phone find it difficult, while more than a third of people who decide against switching mobile phone networks said the ...

When you unlock a phone, it means that you alone own the device and can use it with any cell phone carrier. Every major cell phone carrier allows you to unlock a phone, and a standard requirement is ...

Obama signs a bill into law that makes unlocking a cell phone legal again, making it easier for some consumers to take their phones with them when they change wireless operators. Marguerite Reardon ...

The FCC is looking to force carriers to unlock users' smartphones after 60 days. Credit: GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images Don't like your phone carrier because of shoddy reception or literally any ...

Apologies in advance for the rant, but AT&T’s response to the controversy over cell phone unlocking really gets under my skin. You may have noticed an uproar recently over the Librarian of Congress’ ...

We are currently in the process of switching from attws to cingular (because everyone will be forced to eventually that uses attws). Unfortunately, our old attws phones will not work with the new ...

The newly seated chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has told mobile operators to voluntarily ease up on cellphone unlocking or risk being forced to do so. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler ...

Today, unlocking your new cell phone so it can be used on another carrier isn't illegal. Tomorrow, that will change. That's because the Librarian of Congress – the ...