Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones

Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by rjh29 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @02:19AM (#46702178)

That implies you are paying too much for phones then, since the mobile providers can apparently get them significantly cheaper. They may also be selling your data and pre-installing apps, but every country does that.

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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by hermanzegerman on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @06:23AM (#46704068)

I think it's a way for Phone OEMs to push their phones into the market as a marketing measure/to gain market shares without destroying their retail price because it never happens to very popular phones like the iPhone

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Re:Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before ... by moi2388 on Thursday January 22, 2026 @09:09AM (#46719431)

EU. They are not selling my data nor pre installing apps..

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