What does unlocked meen for a cell phone. null

Locked means that the phone can only be used with a particular carrier (probably because they sold it to you at a discounted price). A locked phone has to be unlocked (or released) by that carrier which may or may not be possible, or only after you have used (and paid for) their service for a certain time. Unlocked means that it is not TIED to a particular carrier, not that it will work with *any* carrier. This phone is both GSM and CDMA capable, which covers all major US carriers, but some phones are GSM-only or CDMA-only and will only work with some carriers, but not others.

Believe it means it can be used on all major cell carriers and most smaller carriers as well.

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Locked means that the phone can only be used with a particular carrier (probably because they sold it to you at a discounted price). A locked phone has to be unlocked (or released) by that carrier which may or may not be possible, or only after you have used (and paid for) their service for a certain time. Unlocked means that it is not TIED to a particular carrier, not that it will work with *any* carrier. This phone is both GSM and CDMA capable, which covers all major US carriers, but some phones are GSM-only or CDMA-only and will only work with some carriers, but not others.
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Believe it means it can be used on all major cell carriers and most smaller carriers as well.
Answered by EFromAZ 5 years ago
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