In simple terms, flashing a cell phone essentially means reprogramming it to work with a carrier other than it's intended provider.Dec 2, 2014
How do you flash a cell phone?
- Download a free software flash program to your computer. ...
- Right-click on the zip file you downloaded and select the option for "Unzip" to unpack the files from the zip folder. ...
- Hook up your cell phone to your computer using the USB cable that came with your phone.
Can you flash a phone to another carrier?
Only CDMA phones can be flashed. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) phones that contain a SIM card, used by carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile, cannot be flashed. If you have a GSM phone, you are locked into using your phone with whatever carrier you originally signed up with.
Does flashing a phone unlock it?
The most common reason that phones are flashed is that they are locked to a particular cellular network. ... Some carriers will unlock your phone upon request but in other instances you may need to flash your phone in order to use it on a different network, this is known as a partial flash.