![]() Like, up to two or three years long.Īnother term you may have heard while discussing locked or unlocked phones is the term jailbreaking. Some carriers only require you to have a locked phone for a year, while certain Big Wireless companies require a longer lock. Locked phones ensure you can’t switch networks until after a certain time, sell your phone before the contract is over, or skip out on your bill and switch (let’s call it the dial and dash). Locked phones are usually discounted, and the contract you sign with the carrier makes up for the financial loss the carrier takes on. ![]() So, you might be asking why carriers sell locked phones. ![]() Even if you didn’t buy your phone from a specific carrier, it can still sometimes be locked by that carrier (sneaky, huh?) On the other hand, locked phones have software that prevents them from being used by different mobile networks, hence they’re locked into a certain network and can only be used with that specific carrier. Unlocked phones are phones that aren’t tied to a specific carrier and can work with different providers (or let you switch providers whenever you want). ![]() As you might imagine, since there are unlocked phones, there are also locked phones. ![]()
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