For postpaid users, T-Mobile says it allows unlocking of fully paid-off phones that have been active for at least 40 days. But given the 365-day lock on prepaid users, T-Mobile's overall policy is ...

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 ...

T-Mobile recently increased its unlock period on pre-paid phones from 160 to 365 days for its Metro by T-Mobile (formerly ...

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.

U.S. phone giant T-Mobile was hacked as part of a broad cyberattack on U.S. and international phone and internet companies in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"What happened to my price lock GUARANTEE ... I would love to switch to a different provider, but we just bought phones with T-Mobile in November on an EIP [Equipment Installment Plan] promo ...