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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 ...

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Verizon has quietly rewritten the rules that once made it relatively painless to take your phone to another carrier. A long standing promise to unlock devices after a short period has been replaced ...

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 ...

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, ...

The FCC has officially scrapped its 60-day phone unlocking requirements for Verizon. Verizon can now lock phones for longer periods of time for both prepaid and postpaid customers. While the new rules ...

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 ...