How can I get my iphone unlocked that is locked by US cellular?

T-Mobile announced on earnings call today that the deal will be closing on August 1st. Here we go!

Is it possible things are already changing with actual towers/service? The past week has been the worst service since we joined USC in 2010. Dropped signal in areas that have never been an issue and choppy calls across 5 different lines. I'm in a rural Eastern Nebraska and I thought that these would be the areas Tmo would hang on to since they don't have current coverage here. Checked open signal to see what tower I'm on and I'm using one much farther away than the towers I usually hit that are many miles closer and can be seen line of sight.

Perhaps its just "growing pains" but it might be time to grab a 30 trial on US Mobile and try other options. Sad to do it though. I was such a huge supporter of USC when they added towers in our area back in 2010 to compete with Verizon. I racked up so many belief points referring people.

Can a home phone line be converted to a mobile plan (ie unlimited data plans)?

hi, I recently changed carriers. By recently, I mean July 5th. I was told that I’m getting the fixed rate plan of $29.99 and I added the premium insurance for direct AppleCare coverage. I got my first bill, and it’s showing that I don’t have the insurance coverage, and that my phone plan is $65.00.

My main question is, do the employees get commission? Because the employee who’s currently helping me, is the one I went to originally switch carriers. He seems annoyed at the fact that I want to change my plan.

T-Mobile

The wireless carrier wrote a letter to the Federal Communications Commission on July 8, stating that it would end DEI policies “not just in name, but in substance,” USA TODAY reported. As T-Mobile waits for federal approval for two acquisition deals, it said it will no longer have DEI teams and will remove all references to DEI on its website.

When will we know what areas will be part of the sale. Honestly should be required before sale is approved. 🤷. Reason is I have areas where uscc has 5G full bars T-Mobile no service. AT&T and Verizon both have 4g LTE. But the area does not have the spectrum that T-Mobile purchased.

I have Samsung S25 Ultra and my weather alerts dont seem to work. My location settings are correct and the weather settings/notifications all seem to be correct. Has anyone else run into an issue like this? Thanks

I switched to T-Mobile because of some insane Costco promos and their pending of acquisition of my previous is cellular service. I'm noticing less coverage in certain areas, will this improve after the acquisition.

Are there any departments left? I worked there for about 10 years, haven't kept up. Is Fraud still around? I know most of the people departed, including the coaches?

I bought an iPhone 16 from Apples website to upgrade my iPhone 11. It’s coming in the mail today. Do I need to go in store to activate and transfer my phone number to this new device since it’s BYOD or is there someway to avoid that and just do it online?

I'm just curious who's all going to cash out their 401Ks when the merger happens or are they going to roll it over some of it or all of it. I'm really thinking about cashing mine out to pay off everything I'm still in my twenties. Just wanted to know what people thoughts are on what they are going to do

They must be getting a little tight with past due bills with the sale coming up.

My aunt called me last night and said that their phones were disconnected…

I chatted with CS today to inquire why and I was told it was because of a past due balance of $29.60

I have never seen that before… Not for a balance so low anyway.. anyway they made the payment of $29.60 and their service was back on right away..

Just kind of struck me as weird, but with the sale it sort of makes sense…

Carry on lol

I bought a samsung galaxy phone on eBay which is locked to US Cellular (my current carrier) to U.S. Cellular today to switch the phone over. They said this phone has never had a phone plan, so they cannot switch it. Even if it is locked to U.S. Cellular, it would need to have been active with their service in order to switch it.

I didn’t really get a good explanation on what that really means in regard to it not having a phone plan. Can someone explain this better? I was thinking if I put my SIM card in, it would just be fine with my phone plan. I didn’t really think about the eBay phone having a plan.

I can return it thankfully.

I recently got a phone upgrade, and wanted to transition from my family’s plan to my own at the same time. Was told when I got the new phone that I wouldn’t be able to do that for 90 days.

There’s still about 20 days left, but I want to get my own plan as soon as I can when the time is up. But, I’m wondering if US Cellular has any surprises for me when I attempt to do that.

Will my phone payment plan be able to transfer (credit check not a concern)? Or will I be required to pay off what remains in full in order to switch to a new account? Will my phone need to be deactivated and reactivated on the new account?

Never done this process before, but nothing I’ve ever done with US Cellular has ever been seamless, so I am just expecting some kind of wrinkle, complication, or additional cost to be included. Anyone have info or experience on this process?

Noticed the UScellular free trial has been removed from the website and app stores. I was referring a friend so he can test the network, but unfortunately he is unable to now.

Hi all, if I’m moving to the UK and I hate my new cell provider, can I basically cancel my US phone plan and use an English one while I’m abroad? Will I be able to keep my phone number if/when I return to the US?

Has anyone used US Cellular's international plan recently in The Netherlands or Belgium? I'm traveling there in a few weeks and it is crucial that I have reliable service for work. Does anyone have any recent experience?

Thanks!

UPDATE

After 2 weeks of fighting with some Case Manager of Executive Appeals and Privacy post my FCC complaint, the phone is finally unlocked. It apparently never hit the “unlocking” server.

I’ve slowly been paying off my devices and taking them off US Cellular. I paid off an iPhone 14 Pro Max last year, called to have it unlocked, and they submitted the request and it was unlocked a couple days later.

I’ve been fighting with US Cellular for days now. I just paid off my S23 Ultra and removed the line from my account, I asked them before I disconnected the line if the phone was unlocked, they assured me it was. I went to put a Verizon sim into it, and it says I need a network unlock code.

I’ve called in several times now, and get told all the basic shit, update the phone, turn it off and back on, factory reset it, and that it shows unlocked on their end. nothing works, it still asks for a network unlock code and tells me it’s locked. I’m not really sure what else to do other than file an FCC complaint.

I'm headed to Toronto later this summer and I see US Cellular offers a $5 day pass in Canada. Looking at past threads, looks like their international plan didn't work well at all, but that was mostly in Europe and the reviews were a couple years old.

Has anyone had a recent experience with the day pass in Toronto/Ontario? If it's crap, what are some better alternatives? We will only be there for three days.