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"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."
Nothing in that page mentioned anything about 60 days of "continuous" service. Just "60 days of paid active service" is required.
UPDATE: New Trump FCC Ruling on 1/12/26 waived the 60 days requirement.
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...6-43A1.pdf
The new Verizon unlock policy has yet to publish and unknown. Any phone activated after 1/12/26 may potentially be affected.
Effective Date: January 20, 2026
- The cellphone was activated with Verizon Value service by purchasing and redeeming an airtime plan on that specific phone ("Activation")
- For all cellphones Activated on the T-Mobile or AT&T networks on or before January 19, 2026, the cellphone will be remotely unlocked upon customer request after 365 days of paid and active service.
- For all cellphones Activated on the Verizon network on or before January 19, 2026, the cellphone will be remotely unlocked automatically 60 days after paid Activation and 60 days of paid active service.
- For all cellphones Activated on or after January 20, 2026, the cellphone will be unlocked upon request after 365 days of paid and active service.
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But unless you plan on using visible or straight talk or whatever for 12 months these deals are basically dead in the water now. Or unless you plan on using them as a Wi-Fi only device which I suppose could be practical for these Motorola phones since they have headphone jacks and SD cards.
So I mean you could do worse than a Moto G stylus 2025 as a music player but. ... Just terrible he depressing anti-consumer news again from the current FCC
But boy I mean I bought that maybe 80 days ago. I don't know what happens to people that bought a phone a week ago or yesterday. I don't know if the grandfathering in of the 60 day is the date of purchase or the date of activation or the date of delivery.
The worst part is the FCC didn't give them any restrictions at all so far as I could tell in the judgment. It wasn't like 60 days isn't going to work but no more than 180 days or no more than 120 days. Just a complete placating to the telecom industry.
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But the model- I don't see what else it could be. According to the spec sheet (BOM), XT-2517-1 seems to be the main 8/128 or 8/256 variant. -2 is AT&T, and -3 is Cricket.
Edit: ohhhhh, wait. Straight Talk is Tracfone, right? So it's the XT2517V... I see.
Straight Talk is a brand of Tracfone which is a brand of Verizon, so it's the Verizon model. No ROMs.
OLED Screen
68W Charging
15W Wireless Charging
Micro SD Slot
Dual Sim Support (Physical + eSIM)
120Hz Refresh
Headphone Jack
Gemini is default assistant (things like circle to search works)
In screen finger print reader
It's a unique combination of straight talk subsidizing phones to inflate subscriber numbers and moto/Lenovo not caring about their brand image and profits as long as somebody is buying their hardware in the US. Basically, the "bill of materials" for these flagship parts + assembly is actually only worth this much. However paying salaries for teams of software engineers is a lot more expensive in the long run. Because security updates stop in 2028 and a locked bootloader, the phone will basically be a paperweight in 3 years.
It's a unique combination of straight talk subsidizing phones to inflate subscriber numbers and moto/Lenovo not caring about their brand image and profits as long as somebody is buying their hardware in the US. Basically, the "bill of materials" for these flagship parts + assembly is actually only worth this much. However paying salaries for teams of software engineers is a lot more expensive in the long run. Because security updates stop in 2028 and a locked bootloader, the phone will basically be a paperweight in 3 years.
* Doesn't need to be continuous.
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OLED Screen
68W Charging
15W Wireless Charging
Micro SD Slot
Dual Sim Support (Physical + eSIM)
120Hz Refresh
Headphone Jack
Gemini is default assistant (things like circle to search works)
In screen finger print reader
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You could potentially get it for much less than $150 if you could find a cheaper qualifying plan for the second month. Someone in another thread mentioned picking up a cheaper top up prepaid plan ($25) from Walmart [walmart.com].
Sure, go to your Straight Talk account -> Manage Lines & Devices -> Add a Line
It's a unique combination of straight talk subsidizing phones to inflate subscriber numbers and moto/Lenovo not caring about their brand image and profits as long as somebody is buying their hardware in the US. Basically, the "bill of materials" for these flagship parts + assembly is actually only worth this much. However paying salaries for teams of software engineers is a lot more expensive in the long run. Because security updates stop in 2028 and a locked bootloader, the phone will basically be a paperweight in 3 years.
I got a Moto edge+2022 on a deal here and the battery is starting to not last longer than a day with low use. The front camera won't work anymore. Im very tech savvy and still the same issues despite multiple tries at fixing them.
It's still snappy and works perfectly other than that. And this seems like a great replacement phone for it.
so it sounds like I can use rewards to get the extra service for unlock - that's good
If you have an existing account with enough rewards points for a service plan, then yes...plans purchased using rewards points count as "paid service".
There are even talks about getting a even cheaper plan from a different carrier but I don't want to do it.
(NM: saw that their monthly plan is good for 30 days regardless of month)
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if you activate plan on 1st Feb your plan will end on 2nd Mar and not 28th Feb
Add 30 days including the day you activated the plan
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