SIMable makes unlocking simple
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Unless you work for a wireless carrier, it’s difficult to not support the practice of unlocking phones. It means that the phone you purchased is truly yours. You can take it to a compatible carrier of your choice, without having to pay the new carrier for yet another handset. There are just a couple of problems. First, it’s not always easy to unlock handsets — and newer phones are further complicating the issue. Second, there are only two GSM carriers in the U.S. and one in Canada. While there are a select few GSM MVNOs, options are still limited. In any case, there’s a new device on the market, called SIMable, a chip that attaches to your SIM card, rendering it unlocked.
Yes, it’s really that simple. There are three steps involved.
- Punch a hole in the SIM card, using the tool that comes along with SIMable
- Place SIMable chip on SIM card
- Insert SIM into locked handset
The best part is that because this is a temporary measure, it does not invalidate the handset’s warranty — or so SIMable claims.
This is a British company, but they do ship worldwide. If you go to SIMable’s website you can check it out for yourself. Through PayPal’s converter, I found out that the device runs $40.74 U.S. dollars. That includes delivery and the cutting tool.
The only unfortunate part of this is that it doesn’t cater to a larger market. Hopefully, unlocking will come around full force once the major carriers switch to LTE technology.
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