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 customer phones for 60 days after purchase.

It’s worth noting that all three other major US carriers implemented this policy long ago. AT&T forces you to pay off your phone and have active service for 60 days before the phone can be ...

Verizon is now set to revert to selling carrier-locked phones in what it claims is an attempt to combat theft. The new policy will roll out in steps.

Verizon currently has the most generous unlocked phones policy of all wireless carriers, but according to CNET, that will be changing soon. In an effort to combat phone theft, Verizon will begin ...

It means Verizon can now lock new phones for 60 days, but must automatically unlock them thereafter. The only exception to the rule being if a phone is discovered to have been purchased through fraud.

Verizon had been required by the FCC to keep most of its phones unlocked (that's any phone on the 4G LTE network, so a lot of phones), but it seems to have carved out a way to add a locked initial ...

If you’ve been enjoying Big Red’s lax policy on locked phones, we’ve got some bad news for you: starting in Spring 2018, Verizon will temporarily lock the phones it sells, just like its ...

Verizon wouldn't say how long the locked period will be once the policy change is made in the spring, adding only that it'll provide an update ahead of when it rolls out the policy.

A Verizon spokesman also said the new phone locking policy "is not inconsistent with our obligations under the C Block" because the move is designed to deter theft, identity fraud and fraud.

We asked Verizon what its locking policy for 5G phones will be, and the company told us, "All of the phones currently in our pipeline will be able to attach to the C Block [700MHz] spectrum and ...

Verizon isn't allowed to lock phones to its network because of open access requirements that are specific to the "C Block" 700MHz wireless spectrum that Verizon purchased in 2008 and uses for its ...

Dec 1, 2021 Qualcomm will make a big push to bring high-speed mmWave 5G to more affordable phones in 2022, according to comments made by CEO Cristiano Amon during a Q&A session at the company's ...