Network Unlock Experience

I'm curious to know other people's current network unlock experience. I have a Samsung A35 that, based on my notes, I activated on February 13, 2025. It wasn't automatically unlocking even though it's been 365+ days so I connected Metro and they told me it wasn't eligible to unlock into March 7. I also have an iPhone that I purchased last year that has so far not automatically unlocked, even though it's been just over a year since activated (verifiable by the fact that it is no longer covered by Apple's 1 year warranty). There seems to be some sort of lag or discrepancy between activation on the user end and when Metro starts their 365-day clock. Thoughts? Are other people experiencing similar time discrepancies? Maybe it's just me.