• A SIM lock, simlock, network lock, carrier lock or (master) subsidy lock is a technical restriction built into GSM and CDMA mobile phones by mobile phone...
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    ESIM (redirect from Embedded-SIM)
    2018 that are not SIM locked support eSIM technology; as of October 2023, there were 134 models of mobile phones that supported eSIMs. In addition to mobile...
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    A SIM card or SIM (subscriber identity module) is an integrated circuit (IC) intended to securely store an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)...
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    user. The current[when?] software is: The BlackBerry Storm by default is SIM locked, and can be subsequently unlocked on both the 9500 & 9530 Storm editions...
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  • Storm 2 also supports OpenGL ES. The BlackBerry Storm 2 by default is SIM locked in many regions of the world, and can be subsequently unlocked on both...
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    sought an injunction barring Apple from selling iPhones with a software lock and $200 million in damages. In Smith v. Apple Inc., the plaintiffs said...
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    IPhone (redirect from SIM eject tool)
    SIM locked, restricting their use to one particular carrier. While the iPhone was initially sold in the U.S. only on the AT&T network with a SIM lock...
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  • Turbo SIM card (also known as TurboSIM or Unlock Chip) is considered to be the forerunner of a large family of "Dual SIM" devices (X-SIM, R-SIM, HyperCard...
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    versions of the Universal are shipped SIM-locked, with the O2 XDA Exec being a notable exception. However, a free SIM unlocking tool was released. This process...
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    voltage, application versions, test the LCD and allows you to lock the SIM, using 'SIM Lock' (requires password). Red Screen: Simply makes the screen red...
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    retrieve information about a device’s warranty period, original carrier, SIMlock status, and whether it has been reported lost or stolen. Many of these...
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  • access to a computer file SIM lock, a restriction on mobile phones to work only in certain countries or with certain providers Lock and key, a mechanical...
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    also be bought without SIM-lock or card, giving full freedom to choose any provider. In Brazil, this phone (without SIM-lock) was sold for R$99.00 as...
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  • Equipment Identity SIM lock SIM cloning Dual SIM UICC Universal Subscriber Identity Module IP Multimedia Services Identity Module R-UIM W-SIM Smart card MEID...
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    of Canada which would have required mobile phone providers remove the SIM lock from devices once a customer reaches the end of their contract. It was...
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    broadband telephony device, provided that this is not prevented by a SIM lock. The first SIM card was made in 1991 by Munich smart card maker Giesecke & Devrient...
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    multiple carriers wherever the phone was purchased. Programs to remove SIM lock restrictions are available, but are not supported by Apple, and most often...
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    Software Version *#3210# shows SP lock info *#4960# shows sim lock info *#7320# shows net lock info *#8140# shows corporate lock info *73738# master reset #7320*(8...
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  • unlocking and unlockable may refer to: To undo a lock (security device) Phone unlocking, the removal of a SIM lock on a mobile phone iOS jailbreaking, removing...
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  • SIM card will become locked. It can be unlocked by entering the PUK code provided by the mobile service provider, which may be available on the SIM card's...
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    However, it is not always possible because some carriers (e.g., in U.S.) SIM-lock the phones that they sell, preventing rival carriers' cards from being...
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    the SIM. Sometimes mobile network operators restrict handsets that they sell for exclusive use in their own network. This is called SIM locking and is...
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    Nelles Corners, Peacock Point, Port Maitland, Rainham Centre, Selkirk, Sims Lock, South Cayuga, Springvale, Stromness, Sweets Corners, Townsend, Willow...
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  • only devices are no longer region locked, and the Call and Text on Other Devices features on those devices can work on SIM cards from most regions (excluding...
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  • Design in 1998). While many simulators either classify as a study sim or a survey sim, Lock On: Modern Air Combat is an example of a game that attempts to...
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  • fourth main installment in The Sims series, following The Sims 3 (2009). As with previous games in the series, The Sims 4 allows players to create and...
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    seventeen-year-old George Hotz became the first person reported to remove the SIM lock on an iPhone. He traded his second unlocked 8 GB iPhone to Terry Daidone...
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    Emmi Clip. These devices are able to reprogram the EEPROM and set the SIM lock flag. In October 2010, a French firm named Lekki, which refurbished iconic...
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  • lock the Apple SIM to AT&T, requiring the purchase of a new Apple SIM in order to use a different carrier. The Apple SIM is known as a Removable SIM with...
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    features of the older product and adds new anti-theft features such as SIM locking and remote wipe as well as a security audit and a firewall. Versions...
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