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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some people might have this in their Amex Offers:
Straight Talk - Smartphones, Prepaid Plans & More
Spend $45 or more, earn $20
Expires 3/31/26
2 phones + 1 tab is $120 (+ tax)
Tab comes with 3 month service and it is already unlocked
For the phones, We need another 1 month service. We can use $35 bronze plan to unlock it
Amex $20 back /Chase 15% has offers
(Very few people has success with buying Walmart $25 Straight Talk top up card & there are some, who rebranded the phone to Tracfone and then bought 90 days plan for $20 and unlocked the phone)
Tab promotion is limited to one per account
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Meanwhile, the 8" tablet still works for the promo so IDK what's wrong with their system
Did you ask them by any chance whether you can but extra month later or it must be 60 days of service without interruption to be eligible for unlock?
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When they changed the unlock policy last April many users went several weeks without service before they found out they needed a 2nd month. Phones unlocked as expected after they added the additional service.
FCC rules that Verizon does not have to UNLOCK phone after 60 days. Not good for those of us that recently got these phones!
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I'd love to be wrong, but I'm pretty sure all the SIMs are bound to the device IMEIs. Tablet is a data-only plan, so it won't work on a phone IMEI, and I wouldn't bet on requesting an IMEI change to another tablet given the promo.
FCC rules that Verizon does not have to UNLOCK phone after 60 days. Not good for those of us that recently got these phones!
The most annoying is now half the time when we buy unlocked used phones from woots or Amazon renewed or eBay I bet many of them end up being promoted and we find out that they're verizon-based MVNOs that are not going to be unlocked unless you pay 12 months concurrent
Or whatever they're going to go with
I'd love to be wrong, but I'm pretty sure all the SIMs are bound to the device IMEIs. Tablet is a data-only plan, so it won't work on a phone IMEI, and I wouldn't bet on requesting an IMEI change to another tablet given the promo.
Dan
"Phones already activated on the Verizon network won't be affected by the waiver, according to the FCC."
IOW they can't make it retroactive like they did before.
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To answer my own question about tablet plan activation - it is treated as an entirely separate animal - a delayed activation did not disrupt the renewal date for the four lines I have on Silver.
Dan
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