It doesn’t take much to set your phone free so that you can bring it along with you. Here’s how to unlock an AT&T phone by yourself. To unlock your AT&T phone, the company has a few ...

T-Mobile and AT&T this week responded to the FCC’s proposed rule requiring providers unlock phones within 60 days of activation—even if they’re under contract and not paid off yet.

When the FCC proposed the 60-day unlocking rule in July 2024, the agency criticized T-Mobile for locking prepaid phones for a year. The NPRM pointed out that "T-Mobile recently increased its locking ...

Others, like T-Mobile, won’t let you unlock your phone until you’ve stayed on their network for a certain number of days, even if the device is paid off. Earlier this year, the FCC proposed ...

AT&T is one of the biggest cell phone carriers in the world. But being tied to one network isn't always fun or practical. Luckily, AT&T makes unlocking your phone easy. When you unlock a phone ...

T-Mobile will currently unlock phones on postpaid plans after 40 days if it's paid in full, but those on prepaid plans must wait a year. AT&T will unlock postpaid phones after 60 days if they're ...

T-Mobile and AT&T are pushing back on an FCC plan to require cellular providers to unlock customers’ mobile phones within 60 days of activation. As Ars Technica reports, both carriers submitted ...

What just happened? T-Mobile has expressed strong reservations about the FCC's proposed rule that would require carriers to unlock users' phones within 60 days of activation. In a filing with the ...