How Can You Unlock A Verizon Phone

Sep 07, 2016 Learn how to check if your phone is unlocked and, if it isn't, how you go about making an unlock request with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon.

For the most part, phones sold by carriers are locked in a way that prevents their use on a competitor's network – that's how a carrier ensures that you stick with their service for the duration of your contract. The practice has been around for decades and is common among wireless carriers worldwide, U.S. Service providers included. Unlocking a tied to a U.S.

Carrier, however, just got a whole lot easier as new rules regarding carrier-locked handsets went into effect on February 11, 2015. Long story short, you may now ask your service provider to unlock your phone.

But there's fine print, of course, and you have to meet certain criteria before having your unshackled. Locked phones can only be used on the network of the carrier that locked them. At&t Won T Unlock My Iphone. Once unlocked, a phone (or even a cellular-enabled tablet) can connect to any carrier's frequency-compatible network, once provided with a working SIM card. Apple Iphone 4s 32gb White Unlocked Smartphone.

This enables subscribers to easily switch between carriers. And we're not talking only about service providers in the U.S. If you ever go abroad, you're free to get a local carrier's SIM card and use their services with your unlocked phone instead of paying roaming charges. If you bought your phone from a carrier's store, then it is most likely locked. Same goes for carrier-branded phones sold via retailers and online stores. Still, there's a relatively easy way of checking whether or not that's the. Simply swap your SIM card with one from another carrier – you can probably borrow one from a friend or relative.