Below are all the requirements and steps you'll need to unlock your T-Mobile iOS or Android phone and plan. How to unlock a phone from T-Mobile There are several requirements you may need to meet ...

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 ...

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 ...

The FCC wants to require all mobile carriers to unlock mobile phones within 60 days of activation. But neither AT&T nor T-Mobile are on board with that idea. In June, FCC Chairwoman Jessica ...

It really is that easy to unlock a Verizon phone. If you’re considering making the switch to another big postpaid network, be sure to check out our guides to the best AT&T plans and T-Mobile plans.

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 ...

If you’re not an AT&T customer but you still need to unlock your phone, here’s how to unlock Verizon and T-Mobile devices. If you’ve taken the steps to ensure that your AT&T phone is ready t ...

Network carriers T-Mobile and AT&T released their response to the rule this week. The proposal would require carriers to ...

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. T-Mobile and AT&T are pushing back on an FCC ...

Network carriers T-Mobile and AT&T released their response to the rule this week. The proposal would require carriers to unlock phones with 60 days of activation, even if under contract and not ...