General Wireless 101 - TheUnlockr.

App Store Thriving

So You Want to Be an App Developer? Surviving – and Thriving

There was once a time, not long ago actually, when making a fart app could earn you hundreds of thousands [...]

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So You Want to Be an App Developer? – Economies of the App Store

If you live in New York City, like me, you’ve probably witnessed this scene at least a dozen times. You’re in [...]

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How To Recycle Your Cell Phone: 5 Simple Tips

If you’re like us, then you love your cell phone and all things electronics. You are also probably always looking ahead to get your [...]

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Unlocking 101: Difference Between CDMA and GSM

Information on GSM vs CDMA Unlocking: Your average user doesn’t know that there are two major different technologies used for [...]

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How To Fuel Your Phone Addiction Without Breaking the Bank

So you love phones, you love tech, you wish the picture above was you (probably with much better handsets, but [...]

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How 3G Frequency Compatibility Works / Why Your Unlocked Phone Doesn’t Get 3G

Ok, so I’ve realized that a lot of people see all the cool phones over in Europe, buy them here [...]

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How Being a Cell Phone Authorized Dealer Works

So you are interested in becoming a cell phone authorized dealer, or maybe you just have a healthy curiosity and [...]

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How Contracts Work (and Why They Aren’t So Bad)

Ok, so we are all scared of the word contract. We picture a little devil (complete with horns and a [...]

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TheUnlockr’s Alternative to a MiFi, Read Before You Get a MiFi

So I went into a Sprint and a Verizon store today and asked them about the MiFi, after they told [...]

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How To: Unlock Your Phone for Free

So you love your phone, but are not too keen on your phone service provider lately? Now, if you bought [...]

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3G Revelation!

So I had to post my thoughts on 2 things that has been a big debate for a while now; [...]

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T-Mobile’s 3G vs EDGE

We do a quick test of whether an unlocked phone (that can only run T-Mobile’s EDGE) can keep up with [...]