The best unlocked phones give you the freedom to choose your carrier without being bogged down by payment plans.

If you want the freedom to switch carriers at will, buy an unlocked smartphone. No matter your budget, these are the best unlocked phones you can buy today.

There are often very specific rules that you have to follow before you can unlock a phone. For example, the phone can't be reported stolen or missing, needs to have been paid for in full, and might ...

An unlocked phone is one that isn't tied, or "locked" to a single carrier. That means you can pop in a SIM card for AT&T, for instance, swap it out for a T-Mobile SIM, and it'll still work.

Unlocked phones offer plenty of benefits, but there are also some disadvantages to buying phones outright. Let us tell you all about them!

Tired of the restrictive carrier payment plans that often come with new cell phones? The top unlocked phones we've tested aren't tied to a carrier, offer you more freedom to roam, and carry less ...

I ordered a ChatSim SIM card for $15.00 + $15.00 a year. I have a friend who travels the world and doesn't have a mobile phone (or she does, but it doesn't have any kind of connectivity beyond ...

Don't be ashamed of your burner. Across the world, millions of people are enjoying super-cheap, unlocked cell phones. As the unlocked trend spreads in the U.S., pushed by manufacturers like ZTE ...

In this edition of her advice column, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explains the differences between locked and unlocked phones and helps a reader figure out how to get an unlocked device. She also ...

This list features the top seven current budget unlocked Android phones from a few different manufacturers. BLU Studio Mega The BLU Studio Mega is one of the best cheap phones on the market today.

Smartphone facial recognition can be spoofed getty Many phones that can be unlocked using facial recognition can be fooled by a photograph, research has found.