Carrier News, Porting and Phone Guides
Carrier shutdowns, sales, network switches, price changes and step-by-step porting guides from BestCellular.com. Every article is checked against the carrier’s own sources and dated, so you know it is current.
Guides
How to unlock a Verizon phone in 2026: postpaid unlocks when paid off, prepaid after 365 days, the 35-day gift card delay,
January 12, 2016
News
Phone unlocking rules for 2026: lock periods at Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and prepaid brands, how to check if your phone is unlocked,
January 12, 2016
Guides · News
Archived news: Sprint opted out of a U.S. airwaves spectrum auction, and what it signaled for its network.
September 28, 2015
Guides · News
Archived notice for former Clear Talk customers about service changes and their options.
April 23, 2015
For Dealers · Guides
Port request and new activation forms: what information you need to move your number or activate a new line.
March 25, 2015
For Dealers
There are no CDMA MVNOs left. Verizon decommissioned CDMA on January 3, 2023; Sprint’s went dark March 31, 2022. What replaced the
November 25, 2014
For Dealers
GSM meant AT&T or T-Mobile. T-Mobile retired the last US GSM network in August 2026. What matters now is which of three
November 25, 2014
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