Whether iphone5 is unlocked

I bought the Iphone 5 from carphone warehouse, when I buy it, it shows sim-free, is sim-free means unlocked and how to check whether iphone 5 have lock or not in apple offical website

Take it back and insist on getting your money back
or you might as well buy one from a carrier on contract if you are a UK resident
and save money
if not a UK resident it is useless to you
UK carriers will not be unlocking the iP5 for some time

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