As part of a proposed class-action settlement in California, Sprint has agreed to unlock departing customers' phones so they can be used with other compatible networks, including Verizon and Alltel.

Sprint has decided to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged the company was engaging in anticompetitive practices by locking mobile handsets sold through the carrier. The company has agreed to ...

So there was some class action lawsuit in California involving Sprint, and regarding the fact that they lock their handsets to their network. I said regarding the fact, because I couldn't say their ...

Today we try to discuss what it means to have an unlocked phone and what to do if faced with a problem with it. This is far from a detailed explanation on the subject about why some unlocked phones ...

All the major wireless companies pledged in 2013 to make it reasonably easy for subscribers to unlock their smartphones after their contracts expire, but Sprint and T-Mobile forgot to actually do it.

Sprint has become the first American CDMA wireless company to begin unlocking their hardware once contracts have been honored. The move will allow other unlocked handsets to function on Sprint’s ...

Major cellular carriers — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and others — typically lock their networks to the iPhone you buy from their stores or pay for via an installment plan. What does that really ...