For all cellphones Activated on the Verizon network on or after November 23, 2021, the cellphone will be remotely unlocked automatically 60 days after paid Activation and 60 days of paid active service.
Unlock Policy, Effective April 1 [tfwunlockpolicy.com]
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The a35 is good, and is likely the last of the "good" Samsung a-series phones with an SD slot. The a36 and a56 don't have them.
I got the previous (nearly identical) a54 deal and was very happy with it. The two phones are architecturally almost identical (same processors and ram). It's not a speed demon, but is fast enough to do all "normal" stuff, like social media, email, phone, etc... without any real performance problems. Maybe a gamer would be disappointed with it, and it will be getting OneUI 7 very, very soon.
Porting in a number is a hassle -- if you don't already have a phone number.
The whole ID verification is just...how do the kids say it nowadays...."totes wack".
No idea how they're storing your image and credentials -- or who has access to them -- or what the process is for them to expunge that data -- or who is ensuring they're following best practices.
Oh who am I kidding, your DL and image are being sold to the highest bidder. We all know that.
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"Effective Date: April 1, 2025"
"For all cellphones Activated on the Verizon network on or after November 23, 2021, the cellphone will be remotely unlocked automatically 60 days after paid Activation and 60 days of paid active service."
You may still be held to the new policy (60 days of paid active service) if the change was made before your activation date ā because unlock eligibility is based on the policy in effect when you activate the phone, not when you bought it.
If you activated your phone when the policy still said "60 days after activation", then you should still be covered by that policy, not the new one.
š Here's what matters most:
ā Unlock policies are typically based on your activation date, not the date you bought the phone or when the policy changed.
It used to only require 30 days of service, but as of April 1st, the policy has changed to requiring 60 days of paid service in order to unlock it from Total Wireless (link => tfwunlockpolicy.com)
Prepaid Device Unlocking Policy
Devices that you purchase from Verizon and certain devices purchased from our retail partners are locked for 60 days after activation. After 60 days, we will automatically remove the lock. Following the 60 day lock period following device purchase, we do not lock our phones at any time.
https://www.verizon.com/about/con...ing-policy
I just bought the iPhone 16e 128GB from Vzn prepaid on 01 Apr 2025. Hope it still unlocks on 61st day without 2nd month of service.
You may still be held to the new policy (60 days of paid active service) if the change was made before your activation date ā because unlock eligibility is based on the policy in effect when you activate the phone, not when you bought it.
If you activated your phone when the policy still said "60 days after activation", then you should still be covered by that policy, not the new one.
š Here's what matters most:
ā Unlock policies are typically based on your activation date, not the date you bought the phone or when the policy changed.
That is exactly what my point to the customer service representative, but no luck. My phone was activated sometime in February 2025. Total/ Verizon is enforcing this updated policy retroactively. I ended submitting a complaint to FCC.
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So no more one month service is enough to unlock
Mine is straight talk i don't know what to do now I purchased for my family in abroad as a gift when i visit them.
While Verizon's own unlocking policy didn't change. The worst part is they're keeping phones locked for activations done before their new policy change came into effect. They never do anything properly!
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But the policy doesn't say 60 days have to be continuous. Maybe another 30 days would work. The worst scenario is $20 for another 60 days. But for rebranding, do we have to buy a new sim or just the one that had been used by total wireless?
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