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Why? Because wireless carriers sell phones at a discount. To recover financial losses from subsidizing, carriers lock customers into a multi-year contract of device payments while locking the phone to its network. This prevents customers from getting a discounted phone and jumping networks without paying off their phones. That said, you can’t install SIM cardsContinue reading “What is an unlocked phone, and how do I know if my phone is unlocked?”