Verizon wants to lock down phones to protect consumers

ronjor · Feb 22, 2019

by Marguerite Reardon February 22, 2019

The nation's largest wireless carrier filed a petition with the agency on Friday asking the FCC to grant it a waiver so that it can start locking new phones it sells to consumers for a period of 60 days. This lock will prevent users from swapping out SIM cards and using the device on another network.
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guest · Feb 22, 2019

Combat criminals... Come on...

There is better way to prevent illegitimate Sim cards swapping...

guest · Jun 26, 2019

FCC grants Verizon permission to lock new phones to its network for 60 days
Verizon hopes the decision will prevent fraud
June 26, 2019
https://www.techspot.com/news/80687-fcc-grants-verizon-permission-lock-new-phones-network.html

What just happened? If you've enjoyed Verizon's policy of selling its phones unlocked thus far, you may be disappointed to learn that it will be going away soon -- sort of. Following a recent FCC ruling, Verizon has been granted the ability to keep newly-sold phones locked to its network for a maximum of 60 days, at which point the devices will be automatically unlocked.

Though this may seem like an unusual decision for the FCC to make, there's a good reason for it: both the organization and Verizon itself believe that this slightly less restrictive version of previous phone unlocking rules will prevent identity theft and device fraud.

"Verizon plans to implement a short, 60 day fraud safety check period, which will go into effect very soon," said Verizon CEO Ronan Dunne. "After the 60 day period the phones will unlock automatically. That means, fraudsters who order and steal phones — clearly with no intention of ever paying for them will have a much harder time."
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zapjb · Jun 26, 2019

I feel so much safer.

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