The Benefits Of Unlocking Your Nokia

Over the past few years, many people have contacted me asking why they should unlock their Nokia phone. Every individual will have their own reasons for wanting to unlock their Nokia phone, but some people really don't see the point. I have detailed below some of benefits associated with unlocking your Nokia mobile phone:

• Choice - With your Nokia phone unlocked, you will be able to choose which network you want to use. It can be financially beneficial to swap and change network Sim cards at various times of the day and week. As an example, one network may offer cheaper daytime calls, so you would use a Sim card from this network during the day. Another network may offer cheaper evening and weekend calls, so you would use a Sim card from this network during the evenings and at weekends.
• Avoid Roaming Charges - As you will know, your network service provider imposes 'Roaming Charges' when you use your Nokia phone in another country. These roaming charges can be quite high, specifically when you consider that you can be charged when someone calls you! However, if your Nokia phone is unlocked, you can avoid these roaming charges by purchasing and using a prepaid Sim card from the country you are visiting (this obviously only applies if your Nokia phone is capable of operating on the network frequencies used in the country you are visiting. We will be discussing this in another post at a later date). The obvious benefit here is that you will no longer be charged when people call you, and in certain circumstances outbound calls will be cheaper too!
• Re-sale Value - Although there is no guarantee, Nokia phones that have been unlocked can have a greater re-sale value than phones which are still locked to one specific network. The obvious attraction to a potential buyer is that they will be buying a phone for which they will not have to spend more money getting unlocked!

Some people will have their phone unlocked 'just in case'. You may be completely happy with your network service provider at the moment, but with your Nokia phone unlocked, you will always know that you have the option to change networks and keep your existing Nokia phone should you wish to do so!