Tired of the restrictive carrier payment plans that often come with new cell phones? The top unlocked phones we've tested ...

Citing frustration with mobile carriers enforcing different phone-unlocking policies that are bad for consumers, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing a 60-day unlocking requirement that ...

Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a new rule requiring wireless carriers to unlock phones within 60 days of activation. The proposed rule has moved a step forward after ...

In one of the industry's first effort to allay customer concerns since regulations went into effect six weeks ago that make it illegal to unlock your cellphone, AT&T is telling you to relax, they'll ...

Tech activists and consumers can claim victory in the fight over unlocking cell phones, as the FCC and top wireless companies reached an agreement in the long war to make the practice legal again. The ...

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Well, I dropped Verizon three years ago and I buy my phone directly from Apple to avoid provider locking. Your phone is locked from Apple unless you buy it sans-carrier. If its the 17 or 17 Air, you ...

Policymakers are revisiting cell phone unlocking rules as they weigh consumer affordability against concerns about transnational criminal networks. In the 2010 science fiction movie Repo Men, Jude Law ...