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ing to the Federal Communications Commission, however, the carrier must unlock your phone free of charge after you've fully paid off the device (or coughed up an early termination fee).

A locked phone is only compatible with one carrier or network provider, such as T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T. On the other hand, an unlocked phone is not locked exclusively to one network provider, and it's compatible with different carriers.

The Universal unlock PIN for Android is ##7780*#*#. Just use this code and easily unlock your device.

You'll need to provide the customer service representative with your IMEI number and other required information. Once you've obtained the unlock code, you'll need to enter it into your phone. After you enter the code, your phone will get unlocked, and you can use it with any network carrier.

You can call the customer service department for your carrier and ask them if your phone is locked. You can also request that they unlock it. If you'd prefer to talk with someone in person, you can always visit one of your carrier's stores and do the same thing.

Ask your wireless carrier what you can do to bring your account into good standing if it refuses to unlock your phone. Wireless service providers are required by law to unlock your phone for free, as long as your account is in good standing and you've fulfilled all contract terms.

The unlocking process varies by device and by carrier. A carrier may automatically unlock a device after certain conditions are met, send instructions to customers on how to unlock a device upon request, or complete the unlocking process in-store.

But the safest and smartest way of unlocking mobile phones is to call your network and ask them to unlock it. Whether a charge will apply and how fast and readily they'll unlock it depends on your carrier's policy. We'll take a look at all the major networks' policies below.