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	OFTA, Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong
		If "SIM Lock" is solely used for the purpose of tying customers to networks other than for the purposes stated in (a) and (b), it may adversely affect competition in the mobile industry.
		In order to prevent operators to use "SIM Lock" feature as a tool to adversely affect competition, the feature should be in conformity with GSM standard and in cases as the bona fide owner requires, he should be able to deactivate the feature easily.
		The "SIM Lock" feature is currently the most effective mechanism to prevent some dealers to buy a large number of subsidised handsets from an operator and then export them to other countries in addition to that already provided by the civil law.
	www.ofta.gov.hk /en/tas/mobile/ta970220-content.html (1761 words)

	SIM lock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A SIM lock is a feature implemented by mobile phone manufacturers and providers to allow only the use of SIM cards in the phone that meet specific criteria.
		A SIM lock is typically applied on a mobile phone that is supplied to a customer on favorable conditions, such as a phone provided without charge on a contract.
		For example, in Poland, the law states that providers cannot word their customer contracts so that they forbid the removal of SIM locks, and the process is entirely legal providing that the IMEI number of the phone is not changed during the unlocking process.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SIM_lock (1116 words)

	Mobile Unlocking,Phone Unlock,Sim Lock Removal,Sim Unlock,Remote Unlocking,Data Cables,Unlocking Software and more from ...
		A. A service provider lock is used to ensure that the mobile phone will only work on one operator, usually who the user has bought the mobile phone from.
		If your phone is locked to the sim you cannot use any other sim than the one you have: SIM broken makes phone useless.
		The 'lock' which is placed on a mobile phone is added by the network operator to prevent the customer from using any other network.
	www.gsmlocker.com /Aboutunlocking.htm (1200 words)

	HOT MANILA -- Unlock those SIMs (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But the truth is, the locked SIM is an artificial barrier to competition meant to benefit cellphone service providers and phone manufacturers.
		The SIM lock is incorporated into the cellphone unit as an extra feature incorporated through extra programming which can be done either at the cellphone company or the manufacturer.
		The high price for phones without the SIM lock is actually a pricing practice for protecting the cellphone company who is a customer of the manufacturer.
	www.hotmanila.ph /consumer/sims.htm (538 words)

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		If a sim customer has no clue what a flight sim should act like then let them get inferior software, I'm sure they will be happy as long as they don't know any better.
		At first when she would fly the Lock On sim she thought she was doing great just to crash on the runway.
		In this sim game for some reason the AI pilots don't seem to have much of a problem with this, but if the player flys the Russian jet and gets into a turning dog fight he's going to be in trouble.
	www.dream-link.org /ISC/lockon (2531 words)

	Services SIM lock
		A SIM lock is a software lock on a mobile handset.
		The SIM lock ensures that you can only call using the network of the mobile provider from whom you purchased the mobile phone and/or SIM card.
		If you have had the handset for less than 12 months there will be a charge for removing your SIM lock, if you have had the handset for more than 12 months then requesting the code is free of charge.
	www.lebara-mobile.nl /en/services/simlock (665 words)

	Locking SIM and Profile > Forums @ MTekk > MTekk
		After this the phone does not physically SIM lock, to allow for this to happen you must turn the phone off then back on again for it to SIM lock, pointless and a hopeless way of doing something.
		I know the main purpose of locking a SIM is that so others cant use it in their phone, then the calls get charged back to your account, this is one of thje main features of SIM locking.
		Preventing another sim card to be used in your phone is to me totally irellevent, it should be to stop people using your SIM card in their phone, so it doesnt get charged back to your account.
	www.mtekk.com.au /forums/viewtopic.php?p=16982 (790 words)

	SIM lock : SIMLOCKS
		SIM locks lock a mobile phone handset to one or more of: Country Network Provider SIM card[?]Country Lock makes the phone function only with cards issued in that specific country.
		SIM locks lock a mobile phone handset to one or more of:
		Service Provider Lock is only used in countries with so called Service Providers, which means companies reselling the services of one or more net operators.
	www.termsdefined.net /si/simlocks.html (434 words)

	Subscriber Identity Module - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The specification of the interface between the Mobile Equipment and the SIM is given in the RCR STD-27 annex 4.
		The use of SIM card is mandatory in the GSM world, whereas the SIM (RUIM) is not very popular in the CDMA world.
		W-SIM is a SIM card which also integrates core cellular technology into the card itself.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/SIM (431 words)

	hiptop.com :: View topic - SIM card lock
		It kept blinking a SIM sign with a question mark instead of showing me the usual signal strength status.
		Didn't know but you make up a 4-digit SIM lock code (which had nothing to do with the Security Code for the phone like I'd thought) and then turn power off then on and you're good to go.
		Be careful with the SIM Card Lock if you continue with incorrect attempts when you reach 6 the SIM chip self destructs and must be replaced.
	www.hiptop.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=1488 (269 words)

	SIM unlock and CID unlock your HTC Wizard
		This CID lock is sometimes called Vendor lock, because it was put on your device by the manufacterer to prevent installation of a ROM not released by them.
		Putting a SIM lock on the devices they sell prevents end users from using the device with another operators SIM and protects the operators investment in getting you to sign a contract with them.
		Furthermore, removal of a SIM lock might be illegal by law where you are, and (charging for) unlocking someone elses device may be illegal by law where you are.
	www.htcwizardweb.net /book/print/170 (1086 words)

	Neowin Forums > NOKIA Lock code
		When I first recieved my 7610 I set a a lock code on it so that whenver there is a change of SIM card I would need to input a lock code, I did this so if anyone stole my phone it would render it useless as they couldn't get into it.
		The default lock code in nokias is 1234, or 12345, can't remember which.
		There is an option, you can set the phone to lock itself when a different SIM card (than the previous one) is inserted.
	www.neowin.net /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t443375.html (765 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The service provider lock is used to lock the mobile phone to the SP's SIM card.
		Once the cell phone is locked to a specific operator, if one inserts a SIM card from a different operator the phone will refuse to accept it!
		All Nokia phones (2110 and newer) have four different SIM locks which can be used to lock the phone for up to 4 different providers.
	home.freeuk.net /widget/tips/unlocksimlock.htm (212 words)

	SIM-lock - White Papers, Webcasts and Case Studies - TechRepublic
		Lock Free Data Structures Using STM in Haskell This paper explores the feasibility of re-expressing concurrent algorithms with explicit locks in terms of lock free code written using Haskell's implementation of softwa...
		Unified SIM Card Lifecycle Management System Country's leading mobile communications provider, T-Mobile Hungary was faced with a complex, overlapping series of processes to manage SIM cards-all of which created a co...
		Lock it down in 10 steps: Linksys router For small businesses and home offices, Linksys routers are by far the most popular broadband Cable and DSL routers in use.
	whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com /search.aspx?kw=SIM-lock (2146 words)

	Blue-Hawk.co.uk: Nokia Info (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SP Lock The Service provider (SP) lock Is used to lock the cell phone to the SP's SIM card.
		Bypass the SP-lock With a Nokia 16xx/21xx/31xx/51xx/81xx that are SIM locked to one privider you can bypass the SP lock like this: Insert sim card of diferent provider.
		Push Close Locks Your phone will be reset every time you push Close Locks, if your card is not acepted the GID1 is not correct, repeat from step 4 until you find the correct GID1.
	blue-hawk.freeservers.com /nokiatips.htm (2206 words)

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		However, the proposed "SIM Lock" function can electronically lock a particular handset or certain types of handsets into a network with the result that a customer will have to buy a new handset in order that he/she will be able to use a new GSM or DCS network.
		The "SIM Lock" was considered by operators to be a more effective tool of locking the customers into their networks than the approach of signing long-term contracts with the customers.
		However, the TA may consider to allow operators and dealers to deploy SIM locked handsets to customers provided that the "SIM Lock" is offered to customers purely for the purpose of anti-theft and it can allow the customers to unlock their "SIM Locked" handsets by themselves easily when required.
	www.ofta.gov.hk /zh/report/r-condoc/rp96i201.html (959 words)

	Sim Lock Sony Ericsson T610?
		I have one small problem though, the guy I bought it off had left all of his contacts on the phone so I tried to reset the phone to remove them, but it was asking me for a unlock code.
		Next I wanted to put a lock on the phone just incase some dirt bag nicked it, again it was asking me for the sim lock code which I do not know!
		I always thought sim locks were specific to the particular sim card not the phone, as I put in my own sim card which I have never had a sim lock on.
	forums.afterdawn.com /thread_view.cfm/173106 (384 words)

	(WO/1998/057511) SIM-FUNCTION
		locking function is done in such a way that the operator distributes keys for unlocking the mobile telephone.
		locking function is unlocked by means of the key, other SIM-cards can be used in the mobile telephone.
		locking function results in that the customer cannot use other SIM-cards than those that were enclosed in the package.
	www.wipo.int /pctdb/en/wo.jsp?IA=SE1998001086&DISPLAY=DESC (828 words)

	MyTone : Sim Lock Guide
		The operator can do this by making you sign contracts, OR he can lock the phone so you can't use the SIM of a different operator in that phone as a hardware restriction.
		The SIM itself is not locked: you can use it in any compatible cellular phone.
		But if you don't have to legitimeer yourself at all, it is probably locked.
	www.mytone.co.uk /simlock.html (379 words)

	FAQ about unlocking Nokia
		If when you use another SIM card with you nokia 51xx/61xx phone the phone show a message like that 'SIM Card rejected' your phone have 1 or more locks closed.
		In whatever case you will need to open lock 1 and 4 to allow your phone accept different SIMs, and if lock 2 is closed too, you will need to know the appropiate GID1 for the operator or type of card.
		We have tested this with Movistar (From telefonica Spain) phones that have lock 2 closed when you get it with activa packs, but some friends have confirmed that is possible do it with another foreigner phones too with prepaid cards packs.
	gsmsearch.com /faq/FAQ_unlock_n0kia.html (1412 words)

	Unlocking mobile phones (Site not responding. Last check: )
		You also need to know what network the phone in question is locked to - Orange, o2 etc. The lock-type is a number between 1 and 5, 2 being the most common followed by 5.
		Leave the lock type set to 2, unless your phone is a 7650 or 3650 in which case select type 5.
		Remove the SIM card from the phone (in some cases a different SIM card that is not allowed needs to be inserted) and enter one of the codes.
	vitriol.t35.com /html/articles/simlocks.html (1058 words)

	Sim Lock Guide
		The operator can do this by making you sign contracts, OR he can lock the phone so you can't use the SIM of a different operator in that phone as a hardware restriction.
		The SIM itself is not locked: you can use it in any compatible cellular phone.
		But if you don't have to legitimeer yourself at all, it is probably locked.
	www.tones-n-things.com /simlock.html (393 words)

	msmobiles.com - About SIM lock
		You have to make sure, however, that if you´re swapping SIMs from different operators that both phones are SIM unlocked.
		If you purchased your phone from an operator that subsidized it they´ll almost always lock the phone so SIMs from other companies can´t be used.
		To unlock a SIM locked phone you need to contact the mobile operator who provided the phone.
	msmobiles.com /catalog/i.php/305.html (89 words)

	Sim Lock
		SIM lock is a feature that is particularly designed by mobile phone manufacturers and it is an in-built system embedded into GSM phones.
		The main motto of the SIM lock feature is to accessibility of network providers to limit the use of their subscribers’ phones up to specific region (mainly countries) and to certain network providers.
		The SIM card made as country specific is workable within a specific country or group of countries in particular.
	www.articlesbase.com /communication-articles/sim-lock-213063.html (1679 words)

	SIM lock@Everything2.com
		some nasty way whereby mobile phone (cellphone) operators can lock your phone so that it can only use SIM cards from their network, or worse, the specific card that the phone was sold with.
		You just call or send an e-mail containing your subscription and phone information and they'll send you a code to disable the SIM lock.
		From this, it appears that the only GSM-based provider that removes a SIM lock from their phones is T-Mobile (and then only after 90 days of continuous service).
	everything2.com /?node_id=868263 (314 words)

	SIM lock, explanation
		In the GSM world there are a couple of "locks" e g ways of blocking the use of different SIM cards in a GSM phone.
		Locks of these kinds vary much from country to country.
		The extremes are Finland where you're not allowed to lock the phone at all (it is considered hindering real competition) and on the other end Hungary where nearly all phones are locked for life!!!
	web.telia.com /~u47904776/sim-locke.htm (322 words)

	Unlock Blackberry, Motorola, Samsung, Nokia Codes - UniquePhones
		We can unlock all popular makes of mobile phones locked to any network in the world.
		If so, we can help you remove this lock on your cell phone handset in a few simple steps.
		Network operators install these locks onto handsets so that they can prevent you from using your handset on a rival network.
	www.uniquephones.com /index.php (468 words)

	News: Air combat sim Lock On moves and shoots (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Anyway, despite the piss-take flak, flight sim games still remain as popular as ever, and Ubi Soft is gearing up to grace us with another in the shape of Lock On: Modern Air Combat.
		Lock On will also come with a set of training missions to help get you off the ground, and there'll be something called a dynamic battle generator included, that it's rumoured will dynamically generate battles.
		Whack on a multiplayer mode for 32-pilot dogfights and anyone into their flight games will surely be in heaven.
	www.computerandvideogames.com /stories/pc/air_combat_sim_lock_on_moves_and_shoots.html (477 words)

	Shopping.com - Shopping made simple
		The Lever Panic lock replaces the key cylinder on new or existing surface mounted exit devices.
		Drop forged from a combination of 305 and 316 non-magnetic stainless steel for superior strength, Wichard shackles are regarded as the industry's stan...
		The lock has a control key that deactivates and activates the combination.
	www.shopping.com /xGS-Sim_Lock (885 words)

	What is a SIM card \| Subscriber Identity Module Card - Productivity Portfolio
		A SIM card is a tiny printed circuit board that identifies you to the phone network.
		While SIM cards are designed to be portable, there are situations where a SIM card won't work in another GSM phone.
		The practice of SIM locking is more common in the United States.
	www.timeatlas.com /mos/Cell_Phones/General/Understanding_SIM_Cards (919 words)

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