Subscribers in Japan are currently locked into a mobile carrier at expensive monthly rates when buying a subsidised phone. A new government initiative will remove the SIM locks on phones to allow for ...

A SIM card, or subscriber identity module card, is essential component of any phone. It connects your device to a cellular network and stores vital information, including your phone number. Many ...

(Subscriber Identity Module lock) A function in GSM cellphones that restricts the phone's use to a particular cellular carrier identified by a SIM card. SIM locks are used to ensure subscribers finish ...

While the government has been raising expectations that removing the SIM lock on cell phones will enable consumers to switch carriers but keep the same handsets, it will give virtually no immediate ...

The Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, two phones that are fully capable of working on every major carrier without issue, are SIM locked out of the box when purchased as a “Verizon” model. That means they ...

In October, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry announced new guidelines on removing the SIM lock on cellphones, saying carriers will be required to unlock handsets starting next May. The ...

To remove the SIM card from your iPhone, all you need is a SIM card ejection tool or paperclip. Sticking the ejection tool into your iPhone's SIM card tray will remove the card. Your iPhone's SIM card ...