Effective Date: April 1, 2025
Unlocking a cellphone associated with one of Verizon Value's brands refers to disabling software that would otherwise prevent you from activating the cellphone on another carrier's network. However, due to different carrier technologies, an unlocked Verizon Value cellphone may not work, or may experience limited functionality, on another carrier's network. Verizon Value is not responsible for any limitations of service, or otherwise, resulting from the use of an unlocked cellphone on another provider's network. Verizon Value is unable to unlock Non-Verizon Value branded cellphones using Verizon Value service (BYOP).
For customers with cellphones capable of remote unlocking (this includes most iPhones and some Android cellphones):
Verizon Value will remotely unlock the phone when it becomes eligible for unlocking, provided it meets the following conditions:
The cellphone must be in working condition and turned ON.
The cellphone has not been reported stolen or lost and there are no indicators of fraud.
The cellphone was activated with Verizon Value service by purchasing and redeeming an airtime plan on that specific phone ("Activation")
For all cellphones Activated prior to November 23, 2021 on any carrier network and all cellphones Activated on the T-Mobile or AT&T networks on or after November 23, 2021, the cellphone will be remotely unlocked upon customer request after twelve (12) months of active paid service.
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.
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Happy to be corrected if anyone else was able to get this done successfully recently.
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https://arstechnica.com/tech-poli...r-and-won/
Here is a nugget from the article after a customer filed a complaint with FCC:
...In its formal response to the FCC, Verizon's TracFone division asserted that it could apply the April 1, 2025, policy change to the phone that Roach bought over a month earlier. The carrier's letter to the FCC said:
We understand Mr. Roach's desire to use his device on another carrier's network, and we want to provide clarity based on our Unlocking Policy, which became effective on April 1, 2025. As outlined in our policy, for cellphones capable of remote unlocking (this includes most iPhones and some Android cellphones) that were activated with Straight Talk service prior to November 23, 2021, on any carrier network, the device becomes eligible for remote unlocking upon the customer's request after 60 days of active paid service......
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Looks like @nickdigger answered this promptly for ya
This is correct, thanks for responding.
Paid for Next Day shipping for both so hopefully they arrive before Christmas.
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Paid for Next Day shipping for both so hopefully they arrive before Christmas.
For reference here's an email I got. They say 2, but in reality it's 4. It's just that my total handsets ordered within some timeframe was greater than 4. For those who doubt the actual handset limit, it is at least 4 because it seems like a standard number across prepaid carriers. Metro also has a address-device limit at least for online orders. You'll also notice that the prepaid carrier promos often advertise discounts for up to 4 devices. More importantly I called Total and was told of a limit by a rep, but they didn't tell me how many, so I can tell it's 4+ by some inference.
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