Verizon Number Lock prevents a mobile number from being moved, and the customer must turn it off (for example by dialing *611 or in My Verizon) before porting out.

Checked 2026-10-01

You must turn off Number Lock before moving a number.
Vendor
Verizon
Product
Verizon Wireless
Subsystem
port-out-lock
Deployment
carrier
Region
us
Release range
current as of 2026-10-01
Checked
2026-10-01

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 1). Troubleshooting number port rejections: source note number-port-rejections-verizon-number-lock-blocks-port. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/number-port-rejections-verizon-number-lock-blocks-port

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-number-port-rejections-verizon-number-lock-blocks-port,
  title  = {Troubleshooting number port rejections: source note number-port-rejections-verizon-number-lock-blocks-port},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/number-port-rejections-verizon-number-lock-blocks-port},
  note   = {Source note number-port-rejections-verizon-number-lock-blocks-port, checked 2026-10-01}
}

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