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T-mobile / GSM phones - what do the lock statuses mean?

AndroidSPCS

Android Expert
Nov 12, 2009
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On my Vibrant, there are several lock items:

Network Lock
Network Subset Lock
SP Lock
CP Lock

I think the Network Lock is to lock it to a carrier (eg T-mobile) only. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

What is Network Subset Lock, and what are the SP / CP locks?

I tried googling but have not found an answer to what these locks mean.
 

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