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 ...

Verizon is reversing course after a controversial policy change drew criticism from consumers.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When dealing with an unlocked or locked phone, the question is whether or not the device can work on a specific wireless network ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you bought a phone on TracFone, Visible, Total Wireless, Straight Talk, or Simple Mobile after January 20, you’re locked in 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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Following our report last week that Verizon is forcing people to wait 35 days for phone unlocks after paying off device installment plans, Verizon is apparently trying to eliminate the inconvenient ...