With the rise in technology and innovation people have come up with ways to ensure that they get the best out of their devices and maximize on their spending, this has resolved in many people unlocking their iPhones to be able to get a wide variety of services, it has brought about many questions including what does an unlocked iPhone mean, it simply means a device that is able to use any SIM card from any preferred service provider, iPhones are locked and have a specific GSM carrier for users and they are tied to lengthy mobile service contracts with that particular service provider with all the disadvantages of expensive rates and slow internet connection, other users complain of low service reception with the carrier thus the need to unlock their device.
Once the device has been unlocked one can enjoy different services from service providers of their choice and it is important to ensure that the device is compatible with their device before actually unlocking it to avoid causing damages to the device since many manufactures do not repair unlocked phones and argue that once a device has been unlocked the terms of contract has been breached, it is therefore important to be cautious before unlocking a device.