Verizon just got permission to keep your phone locked for longer

Verizon has received permission from the FCC to keep phones locked for longer periods, effectively ending the 60-day unlocking policy.

Verizon Just Made Unlocking Your iPhone Or Android Phone Way Harder

Verizon is making it significantly more difficult to switch carriers by locking your iPhone or Android phone for much longer than before.

Your next Verizon phone will stay locked until 2027

The 365-day lock is here ...

The FCC is letting Verizon lock your phone for more than 60 days

Quoting 'handset trafficking' ...

Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones

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

Verizon Ditches 60-Day Unlock Policy in Favor of Full Payment Rules

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Phone in SOS mode, emergency calls only? How to fix, text, make calls

A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on iPhones and turn off "Emergency Calls Only" on Samsung/Android phones.