You own a smartphone, and you want to unlock it so you can take it to a different carrier or use an international SIM card. Yet unlocking your phone yourself, legal for several years, is now against ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. UPDATE JUNE 25: The FCC gave Verizon a partial waiver to go ahead and implement this new 60-day locking policy ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. We still haven’t heard back from Verizon after asking for an update on their supposedly incoming new device ...

Many smartphones purchased from U.S. wireless carriers come locked onto that carrier’s network. If you’re trying to move to a new carrier, and you want to useyour current phone rather than buy a new ...

Are you looking at possibly using Verizon’s network for your smartphone needs, but don’t want to be locked down to their network only? No problem! There’s quite a few excellent flagship smartphones ...

We were thrilled to finally see the HTC one being released on Big Red’s network a few weeks ago and were caught off guard when the phone was accidentally listed on the official HTC Dev site as a phone ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Imagine a ...

The OnePlus 8 series is sold unlocked and, for the most part, works with pretty much every carrier you can go out and find in the US. Verizon, though, held certification back on the unlocked OnePlus 8 ...