Verizon this week imposed a new roadblock for people who want to pay off device installment plans early in order to get their phones unlocked. The latest version of Verizon’s device unlocking policy ...

Verizon has added on a step for customers wanting to unlock their fully paid-off devices by introducing a new waiting period in certain cases. Under Verizon's current device-unlocking policy, ...

Following FCC changes, Verizon has announced an updated device unlocking policy, with the carrier no longer automatically unlocking devices, and implementing a 365-day unlock policy on prepaid devices ...

Following our report last week that Verizon is forcing people to wait 35 days for phone unlocks after paying off device installment plans, Verizon is apparently trying to eliminate the inconvenient ...

Verizon has recently changed its policy for unlocking phones bought via contract. The carrier now imposes a 35-day waiting period for people who pay off their phones via the Verizon app or authorized ...

Before January 20, 2026, you only had to wait 60 days before you could unlock your Verizon phone and bring it to another carrier. However, DroidLife noticed that Verizon had changed the policy for ...

In context: Verizon is changing how and when its phones can leave its network, tightening unlock rules in ways that favor in-store "secure" payments, and add friction for customers who try to settle ...

Verizon has always offered one of the most flexible phone-unlocking policies in the wireless industry. Thanks to specific regulations, the carrier automatically unlocked most phones just 60 days after ...

A Kansas customer sued Verizon after the carrier refused to unlock an iPhone he purchased, despite the policy change occurring after his purchase date. The judge ruled in the customer’s favor, ...

Verizon has added on a step for customers wanting to unlock their fully paid-off devices by introducing a new waiting period in certain cases. Under Verizon’s current device-unlocking policy, ...