The reason for activating a SIM card lock is due to SIM phishing. Scammers use SIM phishing, also known as SIM swapping, to gain access to your SIM card and control your mobile device. For this ...

(Subscriber Identity Module lock) A function in GSM cellphones that restricts the phone's use to a particular cellular carrier identified by a SIM card. SIM locks are used to ensure subscribers ...

The Galaxy Note 5 uses the smallest SIM card for smartphones to date, called the Nano SIM card. It’s both smaller and thinner than the micro SIM card.

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson helps you discover whether your phone might have been hijacked by scammers and hackers by using your phone's SIM card. Here's what to know.

The regional SIM card lock only affects the following Samsung models that are produced from the end of July 2013, and provided with a corresponding sticker: ...

The Verizon-branded Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones are SIM-locked when they ship. However, it appears Verizon is now remotely unlocking all Pixel 3 devices.