Sprint has announced that many of the phones or tablets that operate on its network have been programmed with a master subsidy lock known as the MSL that locks the devices to parameters that allows it ...

Learn how to check if your phone is unlocked and, if it isn't, how you go about making an unlock request with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon. Matt Elliott Senior Editor Matt Elliott is a senior ...

If you’re looking to travel abroad this year and are hoping to take your iPhone with you for your overseas voyage, then you should perform a few simple steps to make sure that your iOS-powered ...

Sprint has decided to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged the company was engaging in anticompetitive practices by locking mobile handsets sold through the carrier. The company has agreed to ...

If you've struggled with getting your carrier to unlock your phone so that you can easily travel abroad -- or, gasp, switch providers-- today is an important day. As promised, seven US networks (AT&T, ...

Sprint cleared up its policy regarding international roaming on the iPhone 4S Thursday, announcing its intent to lock the phone’s micro-SIM slot and then unlock it for good customers only by request.

Sprint and T-Mobile separately defended their smartphone and tablet unlocking policies on Wednesday following criticism from independent researcher Sina Khanifar. Sprint in a short statement said that ...

Yeah, that makes just as much sense to us as it does to you. Following yesterday's PR debacle, the final word from Sprint appears to be as follows: "Sprint's policy is to have the iPhone 4S SIM locked ...