It doesn’t take much to set your phone free so that you can bring it along with you. Here’s how to unlock an AT&T phone by yourself. To unlock your AT&T phone, the company has a few ...

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.

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 ...

AT&T is one of the biggest cell phone carriers in the world. But being tied to one network isn't always fun or practical. Luckily, AT&T makes unlocking your phone easy. When you unlock a phone ...

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 ...

Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED 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 ...

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 ...

T-Mobile and AT&T are pushing back on an FCC plan to require cellular providers to unlock customers’ mobile phones within 60 days of activation. As Ars Technica reports, both carriers submitted ...