Unlocking your phone is allowed once again

[Almeuit]

Consumers can now unlock phones without the carriers approval (or I should say they can again) and don't have to worry about it being illegal .

Unlocking your phone will now be possible thanks to official deal between U.S. carriers and FCC | TmoNewsTmoNews

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[Eclipse2K]

Finally! The idea that we couldn't before was ridiculous.

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[Golfdriver97]

Shouldn't have been illegal to begin with.

 

[UJ95x]

Especially since Verizon refused to do it...

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[dpham00]

Especially since Verizon refused to do it...

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Not an issue in current Verizon 4GLTE smartphones, as Verizon provides them factory sim unlocked.

Even previously s few years back, I had requested a few unlocks and Verizon provided them on the spot.

Also, I probably misread the article but I couldn't find anywhere where it said that consumers can unlock the phones themselves. It just says that the carrier will unlock the phones upon request once the consumer meets certain criteria.

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[jwlehman1]

You're correct...they don't have to unlock it if you are under contract or if you're still financing your phone.

 

[Almeuit]

You're correct...they don't have to unlock it if you are under contract or if you're still financing your phone.

I can understand this though... Since you don't fully own your phone.

This will help for people who own it. Like when I owned my HTC One on Sprint and paid full price.. Then they wouldn't unlock.

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[mrwallyy]

I remember signing that WhiteHouse.gov petition. See? Government is good afterall