We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. One of the hottest topics of the moment for the US wireless industry is device unlock policies or SIM unlock ...

Getting a smartphone unlocked has traditionally been a frustrating and tedious process that usually begins with a call to your carrier and ends with either a lengthy support call that involves delving ...

T-Mobile has written to the FCC warning that the proposed 60-day unlocking rule could severely hamper the subsidies it offers to consumers. The carrier pointed out that subsidies for its prepaid ...

The major carrier pushes against the FCC’s proposed policy, claiming it’ll prevent them from offering payment in installments. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles ...

Alarmed at what it describes as inadequate competition and consumer choice in the wireless sector, the Department of Commerce is petitioning federal regulators to write rules mandating that carriers ...

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It feels like the issue should have been resolved by now, but alas, seventeen years after the launch of the original iPhone and we’re still arguing about carrier device locking. T-Mobile and AT&T this ...