Some Verizon customers using iPhones or Android phones may not appreciate the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision on Monday, which granted the carrier's request to lock handsets to its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Verizon logo, as seen at a store in Washington, DC. - Credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images A waiver issued Monday by the FCC ...

If you’ve ever paid off your Verizon phone and waited what felt like forever to unlock it, you’re not alone. What’s more, Verizon now appears to agree. Following backlash over a new 35-day waiting ...

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 ...

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, ...

You could be stuck with Verizon on your prepaid phones longer than you want after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive the carrier's 60-day phone unlock requirement. It means Verizon ...

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 ...

We were on Verizon here in NE Georgia since they had the only reliable connections in the boondocks. For two unlocked phones from Google the cost was $150/month. Spectrum came along and they also use ...