T-Mobile will currently unlock phones on postpaid plans after 40 days if it's paid in full, but those on prepaid plans must wait a year. AT&T will unlock postpaid phones after 60 days if they're ...
T-Mobile and AT&T this week responded to the FCC’s proposed rule requiring providers unlock phones within 60 days of activation—even if they’re under contract and not paid off yet.
When the FCC proposed the 60-day unlocking rule in July 2024, the agency criticized T-Mobile for locking prepaid phones for a year. The NPRM pointed out that "T-Mobile recently increased its locking ...
Roads were blocked, water was running out, and the ability to reach out to anyone via mobile phone calls or texting was limited, if it worked at all. Thousands across the Southeast were isolated ...
The proposed new rule would require all mobile wireless service providers to "unlock handsets 60 days after a consumer's handset is activated," unless the device was obtained by the user through ...