HACKINTOSH.ORG | Macintosh discussion forums

Macintosh News => iPhone/iPod/iPad News => Topic started by: HCK on January 19, 2026, 04:05:12 pm



Title: Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers
Post by: HCK on January 19, 2026, 04:05:12 pm
Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/10/verizon-logo.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>Verizon has just won (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/fcc-lets-verizon-lock-phones-for-longer-making-it-harder-to-switch-carriers/) its FCC petition to change the rule around unlocking phones to a less user-friendly policy. Here are the details.</p>



 <a data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="verizon" data-layer-viewtype="unknown" data-post-id="1035093" href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/13/verizon-will-start-locking-phones-for-longer-making-it-harder-to-switch-carriers/#more-1035093" class="more-link">more…[/url]

Source: Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers (https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/13/verizon-will-start-locking-phones-for-longer-making-it-harder-to-switch-carriers/)