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SIM lock

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 manufacturers for use by service providers to restrict the use of these phones to specific countries and/or networks. This is in contrast to a phone (retrospectively called SIM-free or unlocked) that…

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SIM lock

Nodes137
Edges136
Triples258
Avg. degree1.99
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SIM lock

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related to United Kingdom · 26
SIM lock → April, As, Carphone Warehouse, December, In, January, Most, O2, October, Ofcom, Oftel, On, Palm, PAYG, Phones, SIM, SIM-lock, SIM-locking, Some Blackberry, Storm
related to Belgium · 20
SIM lock → Belgium, Belgium's, Canada, Chile, China, EC The Unfair Commercial, European Commission, European Court, European Directive, Israel, January, Justice, May, On April, Practices Directive, SIM, Singapore, The Belgian, This, Until
related to New Zealand · 20
SIM lock → After, CDMA, Commerce Commission, Following, It, Locking, May, MNVO, New Zealand, SIM, Skinny Mobile Network, Telecom New Zealand, Telecom XT, Telecom's, The, UMTS, Until, Vodafone, Vodafone New Zealand, You
related to Canada · 17
SIM lock → After, August, Bell, Bell Canada, Canadian Radio-television, Conduct, CRTC, December, February, Fees, In, Rogers, SIM, Telecommunications Commission, Telus Communications, Under, Wireless Code
related to Turkey · 13
SIM lock → BlackBerry, Phones, SIM, Telsim, Telsim's SIM, There, Three, Turkcell, Turkcell's SIM, Turkey, Türk Telekom, Vodafone, Yet
related to India · 12
SIM lock → Dual SIM, India, Initially, It, Mobile, SIM, Telecom Regulatory Authority, The, This, TRAI, US, Usually
related to Germany · 11
SIM lock → For, Germany, In Germany, SIM, T-Mobile, T-Mobile's, They, Vodafone, Vodafone's, While SIM, While T-Mobile Germany
related to Netherlands · 11
SIM lock → Dutch, Dutch Ministry, Dutch Secretary, Economic Affairs, However, In, Netherlands, OPTA, SIM, State, Thus
related to Australia · 10
SIM lock → Almost, Australian, Dale Clapperton, However, In Australia, One, SIM, SIM/Network Lock, This, Trade Practices Act
related to European Union · 10
SIM lock → As, Belgium, Countries, Directive, EC, EU, EU Unfair Commercial Practices, European Union, However, SIM

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sim phones phone unlock network mobile unlocking carriers locking contract lock code unlocked locked carrier may sold needed handset handsets

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a one way hash or trapdoor functioninstance oftypically by an algorithm0.80text
Samsunginstance ofFor various big brands0.80text
Motorola there is no algorithm but just a random code generator where the unlock codes are programmed in the phone itselfinstance ofFor various big brands0.80text
then saved in a big database managed by the manufacturerinstance ofFor various big brands0.80text
exporting the box-broken phones to other countriesinstance ofsome businesses are also engaging in illegal activities0.80text
to sell as grey market goods without paying import dutiesinstance ofsome businesses are also engaging in illegal activities0.80text
Nokiainstance ofFor some brands0.80text
Samsung various services also offer special remote-unlocking software with instructionsinstance ofFor some brands0.80text
where a cable is needed to remove the SIM lock at homeinstance ofFor some brands0.80text
SIM lockrelated to AustraliaIn Australia0.60section
SIM lockrelated to AustraliaSIM/Network Lock0.60section
SIM lockrelated to AustraliaAlmost0.60section

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