Step 1: Getting the mysterious unlock code Persuading your phone network carrier to give you the unlock code to your cell phone may be the most difficult part of the entire process. The code is a ...

OGDEN — A suspect’s refusal to give his cellphone unlock code to police is protected by the 5th Amendment, the Utah Court of Appeals ruled in overturning an Ogden man’s three first-degree ...

Although the specific unlock instructions differ according to your phone model, the procedure consists of obtaining an unlock code from your existing mobile provider.

AT&T this week sued three former workers, alleging they aided in the theft of cell phone unlock codes. Kyra Evans, Nguyen Lam, and Marc Sapatin, who all worked at AT&T's Bothell, Wash., site, are ...

Obama signs a bill into law that makes unlocking a cell phone legal again, making it easier for some consumers to take their phones with them when they change wireless operators.

Don't unlock that cellphone. Starting today, Jan. 26, 2013, it is illegal to unlock your phone and use it on another network.