When you unlock a phone, it means that you alone own the device and can use it with any cell phone carrier.

Consumers will soon find it easier to “unlock” their cell phones and use them across different wireless carriers, a federal regulator said Thursday. The Federal Communication Commission said it had ...

Efforts to unlock Apple’s iPhone continued on Monday, with hackers claiming “very significant progress.” The locked iPhone only works with AT&T’s EDGE network, and cannot be used with cellular service ...

What just happened? T-Mobile has expressed strong reservations about the FCC's proposed rule that would require carriers to unlock users' phones within 60 days of activation. In a filing with the ...