Device Unlock Archives

FYI: Verizon’s 60-Day Device Lock Policy is Live

Kellen August 19, 2019

Apologies for not following up on this sooner, but Verizon's FCC-approved 60-day device lock policy is live and has been for the past month. In July, Verizon posted the new policy to their site without much noise. To recap the new policy, Verizon has said that...

Verizon Readies 60-Day Phone Lock Policy We Outed Last Year (Updated)

Kellen February 22, 2019

UPDATE JUNE 25: The FCC gave Verizon a partial waiver to go ahead and implement this new 60-day locking policy. Back in September, we noticed that Verizon had briefly added a new device unlock policy to their website, a policy that was going to SIM lock...

New Verizon Device Unlock Policy Arrives Briefly, Gets Pulled, is “Inaccurate” (Updated)

Kellen September 11, 2018

We still haven't heard back from Verizon after asking for an update on their supposedly incoming new device unlock policy, where they may temporarily SIM lock devices for a period of time after purchase, but our article from last week on the subject may have...

Phone Unlocking is Now, Like, Super Legal Starting Today

Kellen February 11, 2015 48

Over a year ago, the FCC and the CTIA (organization who represents all of the big wireless carriers) reached an agreement on how each of the big wireless carriers in the US should approach phone unlocking and unlocking requests from their customers. We are...

T-Mobile Releases Device Unlock App to Google Play

Tim August 8, 2014 66

T-Mobile released a new app to Google Play this morning, one which will let compatible device owners SIM unlock their phones, allowing them to use the device on another supported network. As of right now, Device Unlock is only compatible with the Galaxy Avant,...