Can you get a stolen phone unlocked?

Yes. As long as it's also been UNLOCKED and the network bands of the device are compatible with your international carrier. Blacklist and unlocking a phone are 2 different things. If a phone is blacklisted for stolen you will not be able to use it on any carriers network. read more

Wrong!!!! you can not used a T-mobile phone on straight talk with the AT&T straight talk sim. you could use the straight talk T-mobile sim. but in my area the T-mobile towers suck. plus if you unlock a T-mobile phone and use it with ether Cricket wireless or straight talk on AT&T the data comes unlocked that you can share it to other devices like your laptop or other wifi devices. read more

Locking the phone is intended to protect the data - In other words: the thief cannot get your data off of the phone. Due to the nature of the android system though, it's usually very easy to wipe out the data on the phone. Usually this can be done via recovery, or even by bootloader unlocking the phone, neither of which require the PIN to be entered. read more