Verizon is about to lose its distinction of being the only major carrier to offer unlocked iPhones and other smartphones to consumers. The telecommunications company has apparently decided to ...

Smartphone reviews often ignore an increasingly important feature: the ability to switch from one cellular carrier to another. Here's why that capability matters. The decline of long-term cellular ...

Verizon—the only major US mobile carrier that routinely sells unlocked 4G LTE phones to consumers—last week asked for government permission to lock its phones for 60 days after purchase.

When Verizon kills its CDMA network & transitions to LTE-only service, unlocked phones will still require certification in order to activate. Topics Featured 3 new 1523 ...

Verizon To Stop Selling Unlocked Smartphones. Verizon will start locking the smartphones that it sells to its customers, preventing the devices to be used with SIM cards released by another carrier.

Verizon previously sold all of its smartphones, iPhones included, unlocked, which means they were not tied to the Verizon network and could be used with any carrier right after purchase.

Unlocked smartphones let you use your device on the carrier of your choice, ... HSPA (3.5G), and LTE (4G) radios, while a few also include CDMA (Sprint/Verizon 3G) radios.

For years, unlocked phones were almost exclusively GSM. But recently, more smartphones are universal, like the iPhone X, Google Pixel 2 and Moto G6. When in doubt, always check with the phone ...

What It Means to Have an Unlocked Phone. Most cell phones and smartphones are tied, or locked, to a certain cellular carrier, ...