How do I know if my phone is unlocked?

Having an unlocked phone gives you the freedom to use any SIM. There are many reasons why you may want an unlocked phone or tablet if it has cellular connectivity. This can be very frustrating if you need to use a SIM card from another network and it doesn't work.

If you want to change the SIM cards in your phone or sell your phone, you may be trying to determinate if it is blocked on a particular network or not. In this article, we will show you how to check and find out if your phone is unlocked or not.

What does it mean if a phone is unlocked?
Carrier can unlock your phone
How to check if my phone is unlocked?

What does it mean if a phone is unlocked?

An unlocked phone means the device which is not locked to a specific carrier. When you buy a phone on a payment plan or a contract, it is locked to the carrier to prevent you from skipping out on the bill and selling the phone. If you tried to activate this device on another carrier, it wouldn’t work then. You can’t install SIM cards from competing networks and expect instant connectivity. Even if your phone has equipment for other networks and you have made all payments, it usually remains blocked by the operator until a formal request is made and certain conditions are met.

Carrier can unlock your phone

Usually, this is the best way to get your phone SIM unlocked. To start the process, tell your operator that you need to unlock the phone in the network. If you've met their requirements, they'll make it for you. An unlocked phone is easiest to sell and practically they are more expensive.

How to check if my phone is unlocked?

To find out if your phone is locked or no we can use just your IMEI number (if you don't know what is it, just read this article).
When you have your IMEI number just open an IMEI.info website and follow the steps:

Firstly enter your IMEI number to the empty bracket and click check:
Or just enter IMEI number in the field below and click Check Sim-Lock Status:

This IMEI number is invalid!
Now you can see the whole specification of your phone, then click Sim-Lock Status.
After that click at Make an order and wait 5-10 minutes.
Sample check results:

As you can see, checking Sim-Lock Status on our website is very easy and always working. It would be a pity not to take advantage of such interesting opportunities offered by our tool! You can also share this awesome feature with your friends.