T-Mobile and AT&T say US regulators should drop a plan to require unlocking of phones within 60 days of activation, claiming that locking phones to a carrier’s network makes it possible to provide ...

A strange glitch is allowing users to network unlock T-Mobile Samsung phones. The glitch appears to work regardless of your phone’s status with T-Mobile, essentially allowing you to bypass network ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. One of the hottest topics of the moment for the US wireless industry is device unlock policies or SIM unlock ...

Buying a phone from your carrier is a good way to get great deals or an easy payment option, but it also often means being stuck with a device locked to one carrier. A glitch over at T-Mobile, though, ...

The major carrier pushes against the FCC’s proposed policy, claiming it’ll prevent them from offering payment in installments. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles ...

In a nutshell: The FCC has proposed a 60-day unlocking requirement for all wireless providers to address consumer frustration with inconsistent phone unlocking policies among mobile carriers. The ...

T-Mobile has written to the FCC warning that the proposed 60-day unlocking rule could severely hamper the subsidies it offers to consumers. The carrier pointed out that subsidies for its prepaid ...

What just happened? T-Mobile has expressed strong reservations about the FCC's proposed rule that would require carriers to unlock users' phones within 60 days of activation. In a filing with the ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unveiled a proposal to simplify the process for consumers to unlock their mobile phones from carrier restrictions. Under the new rule suggested by FCC ...

Unlocking a mobile phone from a single U.S. carrier has caused consumers headaches in recent years, but seven major carriers on Wednesday met a voluntary, industry-created deadline to set conditions ...

A couple years ago, I bought a second hand phone. Turns out it was carrier locked to Spectrum Mobile. I called them to try and unlock it and was told (and I’m paraphrasing here, two or three years ...