Verizon’s prepaid services add a 365-day wait to unlock phones

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

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 ...
Opinion

This new policy change makes the prepaid phone experience worse for some carriers

A new policy change means that many carrier-branded devices are a much worse deal than they were previously. As of January 20, Verizon Value–branded prepaid phones require 365 days of active service ...
Android Authority

Unlocked phones: The pains and pleasures

The best way to explain this is by telling you what a locked phone is. Carriers have blocked locked phones from working with other networks. Try putting a SIM card from another carrier in a locked ...