Verizon acknowledges 'pain' of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming

Verizon acknowledges 'pain' of new unlock policy, suggests change is coming

• Following ourreport last weekthat Verizon is forcing people to wait 35 days for phone unlocks after paying off device installment plans, Verizon is apparently trying to eliminate

Consumer Tech · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 313 words