From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   It appears that Michael Trew   said:   
   >On 8/13/2021 2:14 PM, Moderator wrote:   
   >> Last week it was reported that the Verizon iPhone 5 is being sold with   
   >> an unlocked SIM slot, ...   
      
   All of the phones that Verizon sells are unlocked, due to an agreement they   
   made with   
   the FCC as part of a spectrum deal some years ago.   
      
   They used to be unlocked when you bought them. Since 2019 they've been   
   shipped locked and will unlock on request after 60 days. I gather that   
   is because they had probiems with phones being stolen from the stores.   
      
   I learned the hard way that this only applies to phones you get directly from   
   Verizon, not ones from Verizon MVNO's like Comcast.   
      
   R's,   
   John   
      
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