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What Is Unlocking?
Most wireless providers 'lock' their phones, meaning that their phones have been programmed to only work with SIM Cards issued by their company. Reversing that programming - unlocking your phone so it can work with any SIM - is what this is all about.
Will my existing cell phone service provider know if I unlock my mobile phone?
Certainly, if the service provider physically has your phone, they can get it to display its current lock status, but when you have the phone, we're not sure. It might be possible, in theory, for them to interrogate the phone through the cell service control signals, and get the phone to advise of its status, but we've never heard of this being done.
Will my existing service provider care if I unlock my phone?
Probably not! That is one of the ridiculous things about unlocking which makes the whole thing so unnecessary.
Is it legal to unlock my phone?
After all it's your phone isn't it? Then surely it is as legal that you unlock your phone as it is that you give it away, lose it, break it, leave it turned off, or do just about anything else with it!
Will I have to unlock my phone every time I change SIM Card?
No. Once your phone is unlocked, it remains permanently unlocked, no matter what you do to it, unless you specially program back the lock code into it.
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