Any working cell phone is locked to one degree or another. As long as a cell phone is attached to a wireless network, it is attached to, or locked, to that network. Unlocking a phone allows it to be used on other wireless networks or to be sold, recycled, etc. When a phone is marked as stolen, or if an owner has tried to enter an unlock code too many times, that phone is hardlocked so that it cannot be unlocked at all or without specific intervention of the phone’s wireless provider. Tips Warnings
