An Upclose Look At Cellular Accessories

Think of cellular accessories and you probably think about carrying cases or belt clips

. There are even accessories on the market from the Didn't Know You Need It Department. But the most amazing one of all has been totally overlooked, straight from the Didn't Even Know It Was An Accessory Department! This is because it's not thought of as an accessory as it isn't an object to go with a cell phone but a service that's performed on one. But consider what it means to accessorize your cell phone. Doesn't it mean to help you use your cell phone better somehow, and/or enhance your experience of the device? Well, "unlocking" your phone, while not an accessory as such, certainly enhances your experience of your phone!

More than carrying cases or belt clips, unlocking your GSM cell phone is the ultimate in cellular accessories in this sense, a true must-have for every GSM phone owner. Many service providers lock their GSM phones with programming so the phones won't work with SIM cards from another carrier. Unlocking your GSM phone means to reverse that programming so that it will work with any SIM card, from any carrier.

But won't your service provider mind? In all likelihood, no. Unless there is a specific stipulation in your service contract that obliges you to never alter your phone in any way whatsoever, it's your phone, you own it. And even with such a clause, it's still possible to unlock your phone anyway. Just be sure to keep the unlocking codes for future reference, because there has been a report of a carrier relocking a phone even though it wasn't issued by that carrier in the first place! You can tell whether your GSM phone is unlocked simply by trying to use another SIM card with it, as all GSM phones are unlockable.

Entering secret codes yourself is just one way to unlock a phone, as others will require a reflash of their firmware. In such situations, phones will need to be sent to a company that can provide the service, due to the special hardware which will then be required.

Not all companies will be able to reflash all makes and models of GSM cell phones, so be sure to first check that your particular phone is serviceable. There are some phones that are generally unlocked through codes that can be very cheaply purchased while many types of phones will require a firmware rewrite or reflash.

by: William Gold

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