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Unlock hidden phone features with these secret codes

Discover the secret world of USSD codes that unlock hidden menus, features, and quick access to phone information on your Android device. Test these codes at your own risk, but be aware that any given ...
Ars Technica

FCC blasts T-Mobile’s 365-day phone locking, proposes 60-day unlock rule

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 ...
Ars Technica

T-Mobile, AT&T oppose unlocking rule, claim locked phones are good for users

T-Mobile and AT&T say US regulators should drop a plan to require unlocking of phones within 60 days of activation, claiming that locking phones to a carrier’s network makes it possible to provide ...
Android Authority

Verizon is making it even harder to unlock your paid-off phone (Update)

Verizon has recently changed its policy for unlocking phones bought via contract. The carrier now imposes a 35-day waiting period for people who pay off their phones via the Verizon app or authorized ...
PC Magazine

Paid Off Your Phone Early? Verizon to Ease 35-Day Hold to Unlock It

Paid Off Your Phone Early? Verizon to Ease 35-Day Hold to Unlock It The carrier says it will add unspecified authorization mechanisms to its site to permit faster unlocks of phones that are paid up ...