After the FCC lifted a restriction on how soon carriers need to unlock devices, Verizon has extended its device unlock...
  • Kristell@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lolEnglish
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    9 months ago

    As a reminder to everyone:

    If you can afford it, you can 100% just… Buy a phone online and use it with your carrier. Make sure it’s carrier unlocked, but yeah. All but one of my phones (bought in an emergency) was bought this way, and I’ve been through… 5 or 6? carriers and never had an issue

    • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Assuming they let you BYOD. I know T-Mobile does because that’s how I do it.

      I get used Pixels off eBay for like $200. Carrier unlocked ones like $50 more. But I think only Verizon is the problematic carrier for those.

      • hateisreality@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 months ago

        I have been doing this on Verizon for several years now without a problem… I don’t even tell Verizon I just buy the unlocked phone and switch SIM cards It works perfectly fine