Unlocked iphone

[Kyboy13]

Hello to all,

I'm new to this forum and I don't know much about cellular technology. But , I was looking on ebay the other day and saw an unlocked iphone and i've been fascinated ever since..........I am however a little confused about what "unlocked" actually means however. Can you get signal off any cell tower anywhere if your phone is unlocked, do you have to pay a monthly bill? Basicly I'm just looking for a definition of "unlocked". Thanks In advance for the help!

[dmapr]

Originally Posted by Kyboy13

Hello to all,

I'm new to this forum and I don't know much about cellular technology. But , I was looking on ebay the other day and saw an unlocked iphone and i've been fascinated ever since..........I am however a little confused about what "unlocked" actually means however. Can you get signal off any cell tower anywhere if your phone is unlocked, do you have to pay a monthly bill? Basicly I'm just looking for a definition of "unlocked". Thanks In advance for the help!

You still need to pay for service. Unlocked just means you can use any SIM card in your phone, not just the one from the provider who sold the phone (in case of iPhone in the US, AT&T).

[Telekom]

Originally Posted by Kyboy13

Hello to all,

I'm new to this forum and I don't know much about cellular technology. But , I was looking on ebay the other day and saw an unlocked iphone and i've been fascinated ever since..........I am however a little confused about what "unlocked" actually means however. Can you get signal off any cell tower anywhere if your phone is unlocked, do you have to pay a monthly bill? Basicly I'm just looking for a definition of "unlocked". Thanks In advance for the help!

Unlocked means that this phone will work on any GSM network provided that the phone has bands that cover the service you're trying to use. GSM phones can only use GSM towers and CDMA and iDEN phones can only use towers with those technologies.

[Kyboy13]

Ok I see, Thanks Telekom and dmapr!