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

To unlock a Boost Mobile phone, you'll need to call the Boost Mobile Customer Care line at 1-888-266-7848 and request it.

If you've ever struggled to get your smartphone unlocked, then you should appreciate the FCC's latest initiative. On Thursday, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed that the agency require ...

Every smartphone is either locked or unlocked, depending on where you buy the device from. When you acquire a new mobile phone directly from a U.S. carrier like AT&T or Verizon, it will be locked to ...

It feels like the issue should have been resolved by now, but alas, seventeen years after the launch of the original iPhone and we’re still arguing about carrier device locking. T-Mobile and AT&T this ...

The major carrier pushes against the FCC’s proposed policy, claiming it’ll prevent them from offering payment in installments. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles ...

The folks at the U.S. Library of Congress, in a move I had no idea they had the power to make, recently ruled that it's illegal to unlock any smartphone sold after Jan. 26, unless the carriers decide ...