Attention: mobile phones with t-mobile
"T-mobile" stands for "Subscriber Identity Module" and is a restriction code:
- Smartphones with t-mobile are tied to a specific mobile network or to a specific SIM card and a Tariff.
- For this reason, you can be the Smartphone is also offered at a lower price. The mobile operator earned at the higher mobile costs.
- In General, you can request from your provider after two years (or after the expiry of the minimum term of the agreement) a free unlock code for your Smartphone. After that, you can use the phone with the SIM card of another mobile provider.
- Tip: Buy a used Smartphone (for example through ebay), you should always make sure that it has no SIM-Lock. In case of doubt, you should ask the seller specifically then.
How, exactly, you have to proceed to your iPhone to unlock it, you can learn in practice tip to unlock iPhone - how to.
