https://www.tfwunlockpo
"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 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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Where is the $30 or $15 plan? The cheapest plan I see is $35 for my 2nd month.
The FCC does not really get involved, they just facilitate the communication and forward your complaint to the carrier. The TF customer service on 3 occasions with 3 different agents promised they would fix it, it would take a few days, and that they would call back in x days, and never did. Then I thought enough and traded them in, so they are likely already back in circulation hopefully unlocked and as certified refurbished grade A, haha. You cannot win on every deal I thought and did a few others then. Well, now these days are gone.
I'm in a similar situation, but would need to get a Samsung for my 2nd phone. Debating if I even want them at $45 + tax... not entirely sure I have a need for them or what their resell value (if any) may be.
Already have a pile of phones, including the previous stylus deal + tablet, and the 2024 stylus.
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Signature based deliveries are easy to refuse since one needs to interact with the driver but simple drop offs are the tricky ones, and knowing that they can be brought to any UPS store for refusal has saved me restocking fees more than once.
I tried to re route a UPS delivery once - Rock Auto shipment to outside CA to inside CA.. It would have required additional shipping charges equal to the cost of shipping a new package. I remember that UPS does not offer return shipping,..I was told that the customer had to pay to return the item and that was years ago.
"This is not Amazon" and "We are not USPS" would be my thoughts right now.
Times do change, good luck if you want to refuse shipment, but you won't get plan cost refunded per their website and since the phone was free, all we can do is hope for some wild ebay unlocker based in another country to go to bat for us. Heh Heh
Can anyone confirm they got a full refund from refusing delivery for a TF, ST, or TW free phone and paid plan? I hesitate to recommend buyers try it without knowing that it works, might make more sense to just keep the phone.
I tried to re route a UPS delivery once - Rock Auto shipment to outside CA to inside CA.. It would have required additional shipping charges equal to the cost of shipping a new package. I remember that UPS does not offer return shipping,..I was told that the customer had to pay to return the item and that was years ago.
"This is not Amazon" and "We are not USPS" would be my thoughts right now.
Times do change, good luck if you want to refuse shipment, but you won't get plan cost refunded per their website and since the phone was free, all we can do is hope for some wild ebay unlocker based in another country to go to bat for us. Heh Heh
It's actually on UPS's site you can refuse a delivery.
People on Straight Talk groups have reported refusing delivery and getting a refund, but YMMV.
"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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"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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