What does "unlocked" mean?Will this item work w/ my AT&T cell phone?Do I need to commit to a telecom carrier to use this to get internet service on my laptop?How do I get a SIM card to work w/ this on laptop? What does "unlocked" mean?Will this item work w/ my AT&T cell phone?Do I need to commit to a telecom carrier to use this to get internet service on my laptop?How do I get a SIM card... » Read More What does "unlocked" mean?Will this item work w/ my AT&T cell phone?Do I need to commit to a telecom carrier to use this to get internet service on my laptop?How do I get a SIM card to work w/ this on laptop? « Show Less
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You can use any GSM mobile SIM card world wide and there is no restriction to use such company SIM card. I experienced some problems in India and here several networks are here but only 2 company SIM cards are working in this product. I am using Airtel and Aircel.
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Unlock means it can be from any carrier but it prefers AT&T.; I have a go phone with no contract and had to go get a $50 sim card specially for the mifi hotspot device because it was not compatible with my go phone sim card even though I have the $50 package of unlimited data, text and talk.
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Unlocked means that you can use it with other telecom carries. Yes you need a telecom carrier or ISP who provides internet connection with a SIM card. You can use it for your wifi enabled cell/smart phone, laptop and the likes. You must use a SIM on it from any telecom carrie who offers Internet connection. I hope this helps? If so I am glad to have assisted you.
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Unlocked simply means it will now work with all Sim cards including whichever network it originally was locked to which in this case is AT n T.
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it will work as a mini wireless acces point as long as you plug in a sim card with a data service, unlocked means that any sim card from any carrier will be functional
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Unlock means you can use it with any carrier. Example AT&T;, Verizion, Sprint, etc. if u want it with no contract then you must go to the store and tell them what device you have. They will give u a SIM card and set u up an account. I use this with my laptop. Make sure there is coverage in your area, At&t....before; buying. Not sure about phone. They only bad thing it's limited up to 5gb a month. Which cost 50.00. If you want more gb it cost $10.00 for every 1gb hope this helped
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Unlocked means it can work with any network,,and also in any country.It is not tied to any carrier.
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Dear Customer, Thanks for your interest on this phone. This model works anywhere in the world if you use a GSM carrier. Please check if your carrier supports GSM technology. NOTE: Unlocked phones are not yet programmed for any network. In order to access the internet and use multimedia messages, you will need to program the phone according to your carrier. We have instructions for AT&T and T-Mobile (USA only). We look forward on having you as a customer. Thanks, Gus
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It means you can use it with any phone company you want (you will need a data plan to be able to use the 4G). Most phone companies have deals that make the hardware less expensive if you buy their data and phone services. If you live abroad, however, this is the only way to go...
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Unlocked refers to the practice of "locking" a cell phone, wireless cellular card or other cellular device to a specific carrier. In other words, if a cell phone is locked to AT&T; it will only be usable with an AT&T; sim card. Hope that helps.
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An unlocked phone means that it takes a SIM card, so it can work on GSM networks(like AT&T;), not like the CDMA networks (like Verizon) that DO NOT use SIM cards. It also means that you can use the phone on different networks that use SIM cards, such as Straight Talk or T-Mobile.
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I just spent 6 hours talking to AT&T...; This phone does NOT work with AT&T.; Do not buy an unlocked version, unless all you're wanting to do is use it as a phone. The mobile data will NOT work on AT&T; from an unlocked phone like this.
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I live in the US and had the same problem. I have AT&Tand; they told me it is because the phone is not assigned to a specific carrier. So there is no guarantee your data plan will work with an unlocked phone. They told me to call Samsung which got me no where. Samsung told me to call AT&T; and they were able to fix it.
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No Jin, until now, I was unable to unlock the 3G from ATT. I live in Brazil and Im using an external 3G modem to connect. I hope I can find a way to unlock it, Samsung said it is not up to them, ATT said they do not unlock tablets, only mobile phones. I wasn't aware of that...
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If it is a locked phone meaning tied to a provider, it wont work for you. My phone was locked with ATT, but that was my carrier, so it worked out well. I did check with ATT prior to purchase and all was good.
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I buy this item from deal2be for 906.48US$ and i found its locked for at&t.; :( i am in EGYPT and i do not know what to do? the seller said that they mentioned it is locked (Does not include AT&T; service contract). what is this mean???? faking people???
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It means the mobile broadband is not locked to AT&T.; You should be able to use it with international carriers as well as domestic carriers including like T-Mobile. Just make sure the carrier allows for SIM cards.
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You need a GSM/LTE unlocked model; the "unlocked" designation means it is usable on all GSM Networks. I have both Wi-Fi and LTE access using AT&T.; It works great in both.
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Unlocked phone means that you can use the phone with any Prepaid service. The phone does not come with a sim card. An example is I am using this phone through Net 10 Service. I had to purchase the sim card for the phone and it only cost me 2 dollars. This is a one time purchase.
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It means you can use it on a wi-fi network or on an AT&T network. To use on an AT&T network you must subscribe to a data plan with AT&T.
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Thank you VERY MUCH...So let me see if I completely understand this:1) I buy an unlocked phone2) I take the card out of my sprint phone, and put it into the unlocked phone.3) the new unlocked phone WORKS.Is that correct?Are there services that will NOT work when I do things this way? For instance, this phone can browse the internet, and act as a modem. Do I lose those services (or others) if I buy the phone unlocked and use it on Sprint?Thank you again, I really appreciate your time.Dmitri
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The phone is not unlocked. Unlocked phones will work on any cell network: Sprint, Verizon, AT&T. It is however contract free meaning if you have a current at&t contract this phone will work with your at&t sim card. If you are downgrading from a smart phone that has a smaller sim you will need to go into the AT&T store to get the standard SIM to fit the phone. Fear not of alerting at&t, this is not an unusual occurrence as sim cards typically wear out over time and most at&ts will replace without charge. Regarding the internet - if your current plan has a data package the phone will be able to connect to the mobile web browser using 3G or the fastest AT&T data connection available in your area. You do however have to pay an additional fee to download apps for GPS, email, advanced voicemail etc in addition you are only able to purchase them through the AT&T app store which has a relativity small selection and in my opinion largely over priced. Hope this answers your questions. All in all a solid AT&T phone in terms of call quality and signal
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Just popping in a phone sim card in it will make it work like a phone.But to have mobile internet you will have to let the technicians at your mobile phone/internet company configure it.In my case i purchased a new sim card just for it.They needed to activate the service for me. If you are a little worried then check with them first before making your purchase. Mine works perfect and i have no regrets.