Originally Posted by
ajGoes
For future reference, I'd appreciate a link to the Verizon rule if you have it. I'm not doubting the information; I'd just like to see its origin.
From VZW's website:
http://www.verizon.com/about/consume...locking-policy
- We do not lock our 4G LTE devices, and no code is needed to program them for use with another carrier.
And the origins:
https://www.cnet.com/news/confused-a...ggie-explains/
One thing to note here in terms of software phone locks is that all Verizon 4G LTE smartphones come unlocked out of the box. The reason why is that the spectrum Verizon is using to build its 4G LTE network had restrictions put on it by the Federal Communications Commission, which required the company to allow "open access" to the network. So as part of this provision, Verizon has decided not to lock those devices. That said, its 3G devices are locked.