abcnews.go.com — Cell phone providers have traditionally offered free cell phones to lock you into their cellular service. The Copyright Offices has recently ruled that you can unlock you GSM cell phones. This means many cell phones will be able to be used with any network either using prepaid or plan. You can even use a different sim card when traveling overseas.
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"Cell phone providers have traditionally offered free cell phones to lock you into their cellular service."Hopefully this ruling doesn't cause the cost of buying a new cellphone to skyrocket since you wont be locked in anymore.