Verizon extends device unlock period to 365 days for prepaid customers after FCC grants waiver, trapping phones and limiting ...

Verizon has started enforcing a 365-day lock period on phones purchased through its TracFone division, one week after the ...

Last week, the FCC granted Verizon’s request to lift a 60-day unlocking requirement stemming from its purchase of spectrum ...

Prior, Verizon had a 60-day wait period before you could unlock your smartphone, but that's no longer the case. Here's what ...

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What's the SIM unlock policy for Verizon, T-Mobile or AT&T? These are each carrier's current device unlock policy as of 2026.

Following FCC changes, Verizon has announced an updated device unlocking policy, with the carrier no longer automatically ...

A waiver issued Monday by the FCC means you’ll have to wait longer or pay off your phone’s balance earlier to take a phone purchased from Verizon to another carrier.

Verizon has updated a major policy consumers aren't too thrilled about.

The 365-day lock is here ...

What's the SIM unlock policy for Verizon, T-Mobile or AT&T? These are each carrier's current device unlock policy as of 2026.

The Federal Communications Commission is letting Verizon lock phones to its network for longer periods, eliminating a requirement to unlock handsets 60 days after they are activated on its network.