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 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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I recall experiencing the exact same issue with my previous Moto G Stylus (2023) where USB tethering stopped working after an early Android 13 or 14 update. I had to resort to using another phone until Motorola eventually addressed the problem within a few months. Based on my experience, broken USB tethering seems to be a recurring issue with Motorola phones.
Just posted about these issues on the Motorola subreddit [reddit.com] and hoping they will be brought to their attention to get them fixed.
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Even the Tracfone $99 plan will not work because the plan is for flip phones ONLY and does not apply for smartphones. Atleast as of today that's what I can see from the plan page under the price tag.
I don't know regardless of such mention if we still buy it to keep just the SIM active for 365days will make it eligible for unlocking?
APN settings are greyed out for me as well. I'm certain it's not a Visible issue as USB tethering fails with my Straight Talk SIM too. The problems seem directly linked to the Android 15 update.
I recall experiencing the exact same issue with my previous Moto G Stylus (2023) where USB tethering stopped working after an early Android 13 or 14 update. I had to resort to using another phone until Motorola eventually addressed the problem within a few months. Based on my experience, broken USB tethering seems to be a recurring issue with Motorola phones.
Just posted about these issues on the Motorola subreddit [reddit.com] and hoping they will be brought to their attention to get them fixed.
Do you know if Moto reads subreddits about its phones? Maybe we need to report this to Moto... which sounds like another hassle to deal with.
I also have a Moto G Stylus (2023) that is current on updates. I'll see if I can grab it later and confirm the USB tethering works on Visible and doesn't remain broken after the updates.
I bought 2 phones with this current deal and the other remains unopened. I guess I'll take it out and avoid the Android 15 update for now, if it even allows me to ignore it. Im afraid it will download the update in the middle of the night and screw up my second phone. Thoughts?
I still havent activated the TF service for either phone. It looks like I need to activate them in order to cancel the autopay for next months service.
I'll look into calling Moto this Monday to report the issue and post here what they told me.
THANKS AGAIN... and repped.
What updates are you referring to? I'm still on ST and haven't tried tethering yet. The only updates I've received is a Dec. 1st security patch.
I would just pay Straight Talk one more month and get it unlocked.
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I would just pay Straight Talk one more month and get it unlocked.
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