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 ...

Verizon Reintroduces One-Year Phone Locking for TracFone Users Following FCC Decision

Verizon has quietly rolled out a major change to its prepaid phone policies, reinstating a full 12-month device lock for ...
iDrop News

Planning to Get an iPhone on Verizon Prepaid? Check the New Fine Print

Verizon has officially ended its 60-day automatic iPhone unlocking policy for prepaid brands. Here is why users on Visible ...

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 ...
Cybernews

Verizon changes policy on locked smartphones

Verizon is changing the terms for the unlocking of its prepaid phones sold through TracFone. The change comes after the Federal Communications Commission removed the requirement to automatically ...
Opinion

Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers

Verizon has just won its FCC petition to change the rule around unlocking phones to a less user-friendly policy. Here are the details.
Morningstar

Verizon Value's Tracfone Wireless Joins Forces with OATS from AARP to Support Digital Wellness for Older Adults

NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent survey from AARP, 64% of American adults aged 50-plus report feeling that technology is not designed with their age in mind. As the skills ...