SIM lock
technical restriction built into mobile phones by phone manufacturers for use by service providers to restrict the use of these phones to specific countries and/or networks
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SIM lock
Summary
SIM lock draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (practices category, ranking #88 of 764).[1]
Key Facts
- SIM card is named after SIM lock[2].
- SIM lock's subclass of is recorded as hardware restriction[3].
- SIM lock's Commons category is recorded as Simlock[4].
- SIM lock's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01dwxj[5].
- SIM lock's different from is recorded as Q1978631[6].
- SIM lock's Quora topic ID is recorded as Sim-Lock[7].
- SIM lock's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 161977649[8].
Why It Matters
SIM lock draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (practices category, ranking #88 of 764).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]