SAVE UP TO 50%: Unlocked phones from Samsung, Apple, and other top brands are heavily discounted ahead of Black Friday. Find ...

A "locked" phone, in essence, contains modified software that restricts its cellular connectivity to one carrier. For example ...

Black Friday deals at Best Buy include savings on Samsung and Google smartphones, plus deals on TVs, kitchen appliances, and gaming essentials.

Here’s how it works. The best unlocked phones let you get whatever device you want while remaining free from carrier payment plans. Although you have to buy them upfront, you can then bring that ...

In the US, many carriers employ software locks that prevent you from using a phone you buy from them on a competing network. Unlocked phones—those you pay for in total up-front, often directly ...

Even though you can bring your own unlocked phone, Tracfone offers a selection of smartphones to pick from if you’d rather buy directly. It’s convenient because you don’t have to look around ...

Since January, it has been illegal to "unlock" your cell phone — or decouple it electronically from the service provider that sold it to you. That's because in October, the Librarian of Congress ...