If you buy a prepaid phone from Verizon, as well as certain devices from its retail partners, it will be locked for 60 days after activation. Then the lock is automatically removed. If you purchased a 4G Phone-in-a-Box from one of Verizon’s authorized retailers, the carrier says, “Yo...
Another point to remember is that some carriers automatically unlock your phone after acertain periodhas passed. For example,Verizonautomaticallyunlocksyour phone after60 daysof active services on your phone. If that is the case, then your phone is already unlocked. You can check the status of y...
This is also an important thing to keep in mind when buying a used phone. If the description of the phone for sell says “bad ESN” “bad IMEI” or “bad MEID” then the phone is not going to be able to connect to a wireless network and is not going to be able to make and rec...
the battery is better then nouget i tested it out on leaving my phone screen on with lowest brightness having it on idie and data is turned off and wifi. took an hour 1:17 mins to lose 1 battery percent screen was always on during this test but i wasn't moving anything around just...
As long as Google doesn't roll out hardware based key attestation universally, it seems like we can fool SafetyNet into using the basic attestation by changing the ro.product.model prop (to pass the CTS profile check even with an unlocked bootloader). The module scripts will also alter ...
After many attempts at activating on my own, I called Verizon. The rep said my iPhone 15 Pro Max was appearing on their end as an iPhone 13 Pro Max for some strange reason. After updating that on Verizon's end, she was able to get my phone activated. Hope this helps anyone else wit...
Phone finder My phoneDesktop version Android app Home News Reviews VideosComments (0) Post your comment Moto E4 Plus is now available at Verizon, up for pre-order unlocked elsewhere03 August 2017It starts at $139.99 at Amazon (with ads), but can be grabbed on prepaid from Verizon for $...
I was recapping my article about Motorola and Verizon not unlocking the bootloader for the Droid RAZR. The line I delivered was, “The international version of the Droid RAZR will be shipping with an unlocked bootloader. Now, this could be that Motorola wants to compete with the Galaxy Nexus...
The three major carriers in the United States,AT&T,Verizon, andT-Mobile, have tools for reporting a smartphone as stolen to suspend service and in some cases, block the device from being used on the carrier's network. Suspending cellular service will prevent your iPhone from connecting...
Now you know how to check if your phone is unlocked and what this means for you. While locked phones aren't the end of the world, we recommend unlocked phones if you have a choice. With a bit of luck, your carrier will unlock your locked device so you can use it anywhere....