I was thinking of buying a Verizon Galaxy S3 off of craigslist. I know with tmobile and AT&T, all you have to do is put your SIM card into the phone, and it works fine. You don't need to call and activate the phone, you can just swap SIM cards. I know with Sprint, if the ESN is bad, Sprint will not activate the phone for you because of its past non-payment history. With Sprint, you cannot swap SIM's because they have none. Since Verizon uses SIM cards with the Galaxy S3, will this be an issue? If I get a SIM card from Verizon, can I just put it the phone I bought and have service?
I have a galaxy nexus and swapping the sim card between that and my s3 works with a problem. I also got a replacement for my wife's phone and when I picked it up, I just popped my sim card in it to check that everything was working. So in short the answer is yes (unless someone else knows something I don't know). You should be able to put your sim card in a new phone, power on and be online.
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True, VZW uses SIM cards, but be careful. I remember reading how one poor guy on here got his ESN blacklisted from the network because it was stolen.
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When I bought my Bionic, I called Verizon to clear the ESN with them. They let me know that it was actually deactivated from the line (and that it was clear).
SIM swap is eh but calling Verizon with the ESN is even better. Just trust your instinct first.
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When I bought my Bionic, I called Verizon to clear the ESN with them. They let me know that it was actually deactivated from the line (and that it was clear).
SIM swap is eh but calling Verizon with the ESN is even better. Just trust your instinct first.
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Definitely do this. I was warning you but this guy basically told you what I was leading into. 10 minute phone call that could save you $200+.
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Heads up.. I've bought an incredible 2 from craigslist before and checked that the esn with Verizon was clean. After selling it on ebay, it was listed as stolen. Not a fun experience.
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Always check ESN's, and in fact why not meet in the store to make sure you can have it activated before you buy, while providing you with a safe place to meet without getting robbed. It only makes sense to protect your investment.
Also, be aware that TMobile and ATT can also block IMEI numbers due to unpaid bills on the account. I've just recently learned about this myself when my friend got burned when he purchased a t mobile HTC one s off craigslist. He was able to use it for about a month when it disconnected his service. I guess when he contacted TMobile they said the guy who bought it from used his upgrade to buy a new phone and then didn't pay his bill.
Just wanted to pass this info on.
I've bought a few vzw phones off craigslist and always meet in the store for the deal. Hand the phone over to them and once its cleared good I pay them. Never had any trouble. Vzw never gave me any grief for doing this in store either.
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I'm swapping a Droid Charge(+money) for a Galaxy Nexus tonight. When I asked the guy at the store yesterday, he was saying I'd need a third phone (like an old one) to do this. Something about deactivated phone before it can be activated. Sounds legit? Note the charge has a SIM card and the Nexus uses a micro-SIM, or me and the other guy could presumably just swap SIMs and be on our way.
What if I just say I want a new SIM card, but I want it to be a microSIM--and I put it in my new nexus. The other guy does the opposite, and we're both good to go. Seems like a good idea.
Anyone have experience swapping phones with different size SIMs? Note that I don't have time to get adapters or cutters.
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taffer25 said:
I'm swapping a Droid Charge(+money) for a Galaxy Nexus tonight. When I asked the guy at the store yesterday, he was saying I'd need a third phone (like an old one) to do this. Something about deactivated phone before it can be activated. Sounds legit? Note the charge has a SIM card and the Nexus uses a micro-SIM, or me and the other guy could presumably just swap SIMs and be on our way.
What if I just say I want a new SIM card, but I want it to be a microSIM--and I put it in my new nexus. The other guy does the opposite, and we're both good to go. Seems like a good idea.
Anyone have experience swapping phones with different size SIMs? Note that I don't have time to get adapters or cutters.
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Get a sim cutter...u don't need a third phone if u can put your sim right into the other phone...I swap all the time and went through the whole different size sim cards swap...I also have an adaptor for a micro sim to fit a regular slot...paid like $6 for both at a local cell shop..u don't even have to go into a store.....
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Get a sim cutter...u don't need a third phone if u can put your sim right into the other phone...I swap all the time and went through the whole different size sim cards swap...I also have an adaptor for a micro sim to fit a regular slot...paid like $6 for both at a local cell shop..u don't even have to go into a store.....
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Note that I don't have time to get adapters or cutters.
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I've bought a few vzw phones off craigslist and always meet in the store for the deal. Hand the phone over to them and once its cleared good I pay them. Never had any trouble. Vzw never gave me any grief for doing this in store either.
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Thats the way to do it, meet in the store and get it activated then pay the person! That would solve all your issues.
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Thats the way to do it, meet in the store and get it activated then pay the person! That would solve all your issues.
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With sims they have to have a third phone if it is cross account and different size cards or u loose unlimited data...don't know why but that is the way it is setup
I bought my Verizon GS3 off of craigslist. I met with the person at a verizon store, bought a sim card (my droid charge sim needed to be cut and I didn't know about cutters), confirmed with the Verizon rep that the phone had a clean ESN, and then they swapped it onto my plan right there. I retained unlimited data, and I made sure my phone was activated while also having had the person sign a written document stating she had sold me the Verizon Galaxy S3 (and I listed the MEID # beneath the battery).
I'd recommend paying attention to the moisture sensors on the battery and beneath the battery on the phone to make sure that it hasn't been exposed to liquids. I forgot to do that Nevertheless, my phone runs wonderfully!
Know that by doing this through craigslist you void the Verizon and Samsung warranties, even though you can register the phone on Samsung's website if it's unregistered and get their 50% off 1 online accessory...
Agree with people above. Meet at the store and pay after they clear the phone. Dont forget to check for the sd card, people usually pull these. Bargain down if they pulled it. Here is a vzw site to check the esn.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/estore/certifieddevice/cd
Sim cards are free at verizon.
Also, they even continued the existing insurance from my old phone to the used s3 i bought.
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Agree with people above. Meet at the store and pay after they clear the phone. Dont forget to check for the sd card, people usually pull these. Bargain down if they pulled it. Here is a vzw site to check the esn.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/estore/certifieddevice/cd
Sim cards are free at verizon.
Also, they even continued the existing insurance from my old phone to the used s3 i bought.
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Yea my insurance and warranty followed as well...even used the warranty already
Interesting... you referencing your Verizon warranty or Samsung's warranty?
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Agree with people above. Meet at the store and pay after they clear the phone. Dont forget to check for the sd card, people usually pull these. Bargain down if they pulled it. Here is a vzw site to check the esn.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/estore/certifieddevice/cd
Sim cards are free at verizon.
Also, they even continued the existing insurance from my old phone to the used s3 i bought.
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Side note, the S3 from Verizon didnt come with an SD card. At least the 10 people or so I know didnt get one when they bought the phone.
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Side note, the S3 from Verizon didnt come with an SD card. At least the 10 people or so I know didnt get one when they bought the phone.
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i didn't get one either.........i had bought a few phones from ppl off CL, had them meet me at the store, made him deactivate the phone off his line and cleared the esn with the reps at the store w/ me, but they wouldn't let me do the transaction in the store, i had to leave the store to do it because they said it was infringing on their business, so we went down the road to mcdonalds, did the transaction, and when i got home i swapped my lines out and everything was ok
Thanks for the response and ideas, guys. The swap went down great--it was a few days later than I thought it would be, so it gave me some time to research the issue and read your ideas.
There was a guy at the store who took both phones, swapped them, gave him a SIM card and me a microSIM. He mentioned putting the numbers on dummy accounts while he switched, so that may be a useful keyword. He didn't give me a problem and was awesome but YMMV, FYI. The first store I went to seemed a little iffy about the idea.
Anyway it was a Charge+money swapped for a GS3. My wife is very happy. I'm still happy with my GNex/CM10.
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This guy I know had an issue with billing and got into a fight with Verizon. I think it is unresolved and he told them to go F themselves and did not pay the bill and moved on to T-Mobile. He is now selling his Thunderbolt. He has switched the 32GB sd card with an 8GB card (using it in his Tmobile phone) but is throwing in a nice case.
My question is if It's worth $100 and can Verizon refuse to activate it since there is an issue with it? Wouldn't the SIM card be connected to his account and they would not unlock it due to all the problems?
TIA
It will have bad esn if he didn't pay for his bill
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yeah theyll put a flag on his account/phone, similiar to if the phone had been stolen. until he resolves the issue with verizon youll most likely only be able to use it wifi.
Unless the guy pays the bill off and the ETF the phone will be no good to you unless your gna buy it to use as a dev phone. and you wont be able to turn it on thru another company either so i'd say pass on that one bro.
thanks people.
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thanks people.
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I would still get it and sell it on eBay. I saw a Thunderbolt in good condition go for $408 and it was stated that it had a bad ESN. This was about a month ago.
What if I put the sim card from a paid up phone in his phone? I've been looking fornan experimental tbolt that I can switch my sim card back and forth with.
If that doesn't work with his phone I wouldn't dare buy a phone from ebay which could easily have the same issue.
recDNA said:
What if I put the sim card from a paid up phone in his phone? I've been looking fornan experimental tbolt that I can switch my sim card back and forth with.
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Nope wont work bro. Its nothing like switching sim cards for a gsm network such as tmobile. If the esn is bad its pretty much no good unless you only use it with wifi.
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Nope wont work bro. Its nothing like switching sim cards for a gsm network such as tmobile. If the esn is bad its pretty much no good unless you only use it with wifi.
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There goes my whole experimental phone idea. Any phone that comes real cheap is likely to either have hardware problems or a bad esn. :-(
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There goes my whole experimental phone idea. Any phone that comes real cheap is likely to either have hardware problems or a bad esn. :-(
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There's ways to work around the bad esn, they're just not exactly legal or condoned on xda.
No!
Get a brand new one, with the 40 gig memory card from Amazon for a penny.
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-ThunderBo...HB6U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314695691&sr=8-1
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Get a brand new one, with the 40 gig memory card from Amazon for a penny.
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Ya and a 2 year contract to go with it. Probably not what the OP had in mind...
Are you sure this wont work? I had a friend put his 4g sim in a stolen droid charge and it worked fine.....
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There's ways to work around the bad esn, they're just not exactly legal or condoned on xda.
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That would be beyond my technical skills but I wouldn't want to entangle myselfbin any legal difficulties either.
it will be a bad esn and the esn is tied to the phone not the sim if i remember correctly
Hey guys,
I'm picking up my One X tomorrow from Radioshack and I've never done an upgrade through them, so I have two questions:
1. Does Radioshack give you a new MicroSIM card with the purchase of the phone? Or do I need to go to the AT&T store afterwards to get one? My current device uses a full sized SIM card that is not LTE capable.
2. If the above answer is yes, does Radioshack activate the new SIM for your as well?
Thanks!
Yes, from my experience all mobile retailers give you the sim card for the phone you are purchasing. I went to a bestbuy mobile kiosk, radioshack, and target which uses radioshack and they all had the LTE microsim. Also interesting to note that the iPhone miroSIM won't activate on our device. I know this cause the lady that worked at bestbuy mobile tried for 20 minutes before calling AT&T to figure out why she couldn't provision the SIM for the phone, turns out she had to use a new microSIM meant for the LTE network. In the end I purchased at Target which has a partnership with radioshack for their mobile center, they had the right SIM cards. I bought the phone today.
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Yes, from my experience all mobile retailers give you the sim card for the phone you are purchasing. I went to a bestbuy mobile kiosk, radioshack, and target which uses radioshack and they all had the LTE microsim. Also interesting to note that the iPhone miroSIM won't activate on our device. I know this cause the lady that worked at bestbuy mobile tried for 20 minutes before calling AT&T to figure out why she couldn't provision the SIM for the phone, turns out she had to use a new microSIM meant for the LTE network. In the end I purchased at Target which has a partnership with radioshack for their mobile center, they had the right SIM cards. I bought the phone today.
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Okay, great, thank you! Saves me a bit of time travelling all the way to the AT&T store tomorrow!
You will leave Radioshack up and running 100%. However, hope you get a salesperson that knows what they're doing, or the process could take a while.
It's hit or miss with Radioshacks.
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You will leave Radioshack up and running 100%. However, hope you get a salesperson that knows what they're doing, or the process could take a while.
It's hit or miss with Radioshacks.
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My Radioshack is quite big (not just a normal store) so I assume that their staff is a bit more knowledgeable Or at least I hope so haha.
what if u do not want it activate it ? i purchased it on another family upgrade but i want to use it with straight talk pre paid. they sell micro sims. would this work ?
I see that bestbuy only carries the nexus 5 for sprint will it work on att??
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I see that bestbuy only carries the nexus 5 for sprint will it work on att??
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Yes
Exact same phone, the one at Best Buy just comes with an $100 SIM card.
This is one of the most appealing features of this phone that has so far gone pretty much unrecognized. You can take this single model and jump to most major and prepaid carriers.
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Directed to the two posters above who say it will work on AT&T - how do you know? Do you have confirmation from someone who bought the phone at Best Buy? The listings on Bestbuy.com both say (Sprint) after the name of the phone.
I have the nexus from Sprint and can personally verify it works with a prepaid att straight talk Sim card. FYI the sprint sold phone does not include the Sim tray key.
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Can i just walk into bestbuy and buy one? or i actually need a sprint account?
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Directed to the two posters above who say it will work on AT&T - how do you know? Do you have confirmation from someone who bought the phone at Best Buy?
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SuperMiguel said:
Can i just walk into bestbuy and buy one? or i actually need a sprint account?
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As long as you are paying full price, you should be able to get it without a Sprint account. It will of course depend on whether the sales person you deal with decides to be a jerk or not.
uh60james said:
Exact same phone, the one at Best Buy just comes with an $100 SIM card.
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If we don't want the SIM card can we get $100 off?
haha jk, I bought mine at best buy and was able to get them to match the play store.
ktt4510 said:
I have the nexus from Sprint and can personally verify it works with a prepaid att straight talk Sim card. FYI the sprint sold phone does not include the Sim tray key.
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So you just stick an AT&T SIM card in there and it'll automatically switch to it? Was your phone already activated on the Sprint network? I'm curious since Sprint would tie in with the ESN activation for CDMA. If it's just as simple as putting in an AT&T or Tmobile SIM, then I'm sure getting it!
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So you just stick an AT&T SIM card in there and it'll automatically switch to it? Was your phone already activated on the Sprint network? I'm curious since Sprint would tie in with the ESN activation for CDMA. If it's just as simple as putting in an AT&T or Tmobile SIM, then I'm sure getting it!
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Yeah it really was that simple. Just put the Sim card in reboot the phone and your good. I had to change a couple settings in the connections menu to go back to sprint but it was relatively painless
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So you just stick an AT&T SIM card in there and it'll automatically switch to it? Was your phone already activated on the Sprint network? I'm curious since Sprint would tie in with the ESN activation for CDMA. If it's just as simple as putting in an AT&T or Tmobile SIM, then I'm sure getting it!
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I bought a Nexus 5 from Best Buy and I'm an AT&T customer. Yes, the phone will automatically connect to AT&T's network. It took a few minutes to convince the BB employee that the phone would work on AT&T. They also insisted it was store policy that they activate every phone they sell, so I had to pay the $30 activation fee.
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Yeah it really was that simple. Just put the Sim card in reboot the phone and your good. I had to change a couple settings in the connections menu to go back to sprint but it was relatively painless
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Thanks! If you can detail out the settings you had to change to go back, that would be much appreciated!
I can't remember specifics but I had to change the settings here back to LTE a couple of times. For some reason it wouldn't stick after the first reboot. I can't retest it because my straight talk Sim is not active right now. I can assure you it works relatively easily though.
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ronwi2 said:
Directed to the two posters above who say it will work on AT&T - how do you know? Do you have confirmation from someone who bought the phone at Best Buy? The listings on Bestbuy.com both say (Sprint) after the name of the phone.
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because all N5's sold in North America are the same model, with the same frequencies (D820), the only thing that may have to be changed is the APN.
this is not like other Sprint specific devices like the G2 (LS980) vs the AT&T G2 (D800)
AT&T - D800
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
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Sprint - LS980
GSM 850/1900
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UMTS 850/1900
LTE 1900(25)/800(26)/2500(41)
brooksyx said:
If we don't want the SIM card can we get $100 off?
haha jk, I bought mine at best buy and was able to get them to match the play store.
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That would have been awesome, I don't understand why everybody charges $100 more unless Google really is taking a hit on each one they sell.
Glad you got them to price match, they wouldn't budge for me. Brought them a few receipts where other people did it, brought them the price printed. They just kept telling me it's not the same phone, got to the point where I was just tired of wasting my time with them and didn't want to wait on the Play Store so I just got it at full price.
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That would have been awesome, I don't understand why everybody charges $100 more unless Google really is taking a hit on each one they sell.
Glad you got them to price match, they wouldn't budge for me. Brought them a few receipts where other people did it, brought them the price printed. They just kept telling me it's not the same phone, got to the point where I was just tired of wasting my time with them and didn't want to wait on the Play Store so I just got it at full price.
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I don't think Google is necessarily taking a hit but I do think they are selling them just slightly above cost. You have to remember that Google isnt a electronic sales company like Apple, they make all of their profits from there data mining and advertising business. Android is just another medium to collect data and deliver ads. So they could give these away for free and still benefit. However companies like best buy and sprint make their money off of retail sales and cell phone plans. So they are trying to maximize profits that way.
Anyways bummer that they didn't match for you. I guess I just got luck. I walked in not feeling to confident with my play store ad. They were cool but hesitant. After the guy asked his manager he said that they normally wouldn't match the play store but were will to make an exception.
I am in the same boat but for T Mobile. Anyone know if this phone will work for T Mobile as well? I would believe so but I want to make especially if BB is going to charge me an activation fee.
Ok, here's the situation...I found a SIM card in a parking lot, still in package and I picked it up and saw that it was unopened. I just happened to have an old Motorala Razor flip phone in my car, so I plugged it in and it said it was not activated. I'm guessing it was probably stolen. My question is this; Is there any way to activate the SIM card from home without having it registered at a store by the register?
No u will have tocall to the customer care service centre to activate it.
And they will ask u for ur personal info like address ur name etc so throw this sim in a bin it is useless.
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Ok, here's the situation...I found a SIM card in a parking lot, still in package and I picked it up and saw that it was unopened. I just happened to have an old Motorala Razor flip phone in my car, so I plugged it in and it said it was not activated. I'm guessing it was probably stolen. My question is this; Is there any way to activate the SIM card from home without having it registered at a store by the register?
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Dunno where your from, but here in straya a new sim costs 2 bucks generally, and sometimes comes with ~$10 credit for free once activated.
If that's the same case where you are and you want a sim for your moto, I'd just save for the next year or so until you can afford it
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Yeah this SIM is one of those unlimited call, text and data for like $50 a month, so I'm not gonna pay $50 for it to be put in a 7 year old flip phone when I have a smartphone already haha oh well, I guess it's trash then!
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If you go through the set-up process BEFORE you put in a VZW sim, then tethering works out of the box. :good:
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If you go through the set-up process BEFORE you put in a VZW sim, then tethering works out of the box. Per MrBobrowitz:good:
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Worked just fine for me, setting it up, AFTER I put in my VZW sim.
With unlimited data??? If so, I'll be ordering mine immediately. I've been waiting to hear root was obtained for this very reason.
d_freshmaker said:
With unlimited data??? If so, I'll be ordering mine immediately. I've been waiting to hear root was obtained for this very reason.
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I see no reason it wouldn't work with unlimited data.
d_freshmaker said:
With unlimited data??? If so, I'll be ordering mine immediately. I've been waiting to hear root was obtained for this very reason.
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Yes, unlimited data. Works right out of the box.
If I am understanding you right, then you guys didn't have to put a sim in from another phone before activating your phone with the new sim you received from Verizon. If that is the case, that's great. I didn't want to have to cut my micro sim down from my LG G2.
Wow, so the phone has no subscription check right out of the box. That is really good news. Thanks for the info!
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If I am understanding you right, then you guys didn't have to put a sim in from another phone before activating your phone with the new sim you received from Verizon. If that is the case, that's great. I didn't want to have to cut my micro sim down from my LG G2.
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No, I had to cut the SIM from my G4. I went to a Verizon store and the little arrogant greeter f***, told me that the phone wasn't authorized for use on Verizon, and they couldn't activate it.
If people are receiving these already, why has no one posted a system dump for devs to start modding?
A sim cutter is only a few bucks on eBay. I have a standard to micro, and a micro to nano, as well as sim adapters to go back up if needed. OR just log into your Verizon account, find a phone that you used previously that took a nano sim, call 611 and tell them you want to go back to it. They'll 2nd day a new nano sim.
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I guess I will buy the cutter. I'm just going to tell Verizon I am buying a phone from a friend that requires a nano sim and have them send me one. Kind of hacks me off that Verizon wants people to buy a phone off contract but wants you buy it from them with their bloat. Of course, I can't really say I am surprised.
spotmark said:
No, I had to cut the SIM from my G4. I went to a Verizon store and the little arrogant greeter f***, told me that the phone wasn't authorized for use on Verizon, and they couldn't activate it.
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But what about this?
http://www.droid-life.com/2015/09/09/verizon-will-allow-you-to-activate-the-moto-x-pure-edition/
Droid life is wrong? Verizon is still messing with us? Blasphemy. Red is even getting rid of 2 year contracts and they're still pulling this BS?
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But what about this?
http://www.droid-life.com/2015/09/09/verizon-will-allow-you-to-activate-the-moto-x-pure-edition/
Droid life is wrong? Verizon is still messing with us? Blasphemy. Red is even getting rid of 2 year contracts and they're still pulling this BS?
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Could have just been one employee that didn't know better/didnt care. For best results call 611 and if the 1st level tech can't do it, go to the 2nd level.
I had issues with my first N6 deactivating my sim every time I swapped phones (which I do often). It was a Sprint model and this was before Verizon released their model (so the N6 wasn't in the system). They eventually activated it for me...each time it happened.
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If people are receiving these already, why has no one posted a system dump for devs to start modding?
A sim cutter is only a few bucks on eBay. I have a standard to micro, and a micro to nano, as well as sim adapters to go back up if needed. OR just log into your Verizon account, find a phone that you used previously that took a nano sim, call 611 and tell them you want to go back to it. They'll 2nd day a new nano sim.
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How do I capture a system dump?
I am willing to post one to get the development of this phone going.
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How do I capture a system dump?
I am willing to post one to get the development of this phone going.
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My bad. I think you'll need root or a custom recovery to pull it. Just sit tight...or try every known root method until one works (maybe)
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Wow, so the phone has no subscription check right out of the box. That is really good news. Thanks for the info!
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seriously....i can't believe the big red allowed this to happen...:good::good::good:
Another confirmed. Works for me, still on grandfathered unlimited plan.
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How do I capture a system dump?
I am willing to post one to get the development of this phone going.
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Adb pull /system
No need for root to pull system
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Verizon does not have the moto x pure on their white list yet.
So those without a nano sim and do not want to try cutting their sim card, this is what I did.
If your account has a device (not apple) with a nano sim, have them use that devices imei to issue you a nano sim. Then when you put that sim into your MXP, will immediately be activated and have LTE.
Was annoying but is one method of activating device.
Tier 2 support at Verizon can manually enter your imei and activate the phone as long as you have a sim. It took me nearly 2 hours to argue my way there, but once I was transferred to a guy who was willing to at least try, he got it working.
For what it's worth, I'm also a prepaid customer who came from an old Moto X 3g phone without a sim. I had ordered a sim from Amazon and it arrived with my phone. I literally cut it to size with my pocket knife, and a template, while sitting on hold.
My prepaid account was zeroed and my plan was changed to the 4g version of my old plan. I then had to pay for the new plan right away, but I was like 2 days from renewal anyway so I didn't care.
My advice to anyone else trying to activate with Verizon right now. Demand tier 2 or a supervisor. Tell them you have purchased an unlocked phone directly from the manufacturer and Tier 2 is the only people who can activate it. Tier 2 will need your imei and sim card numbers then they can do it. My tier 2 guy didn't believe it himself when he got it working, just ask them to try. Also, the phone shows up in myVerizon for me now as a grey box with a model number over it. The phone is in the system, they just have not received the imei numbers beforehand for verification like they do with iphones. So when Tier 1, or the store, tries to enter it in the number comes up invalid. Tier 2 just needs to over ride it.
spotmark said:
No, I had to cut the SIM from my G4. I went to a Verizon store and the little arrogant greeter f***, told me that the phone wasn't authorized for use on Verizon, and they couldn't activate it.
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this is why all big 4 companies are pushing e-Sim technology. The sim is BUILT in and you HAVE to contact your phone provider to activate it. Who can be a c**k tease and say. "Hmmm....you're unlimited?.....you want that phone activated? ehhhhhmmmmmm no. I can "process your request" if you change your plan to a current one that is offered. Do you have any other questions? No? have a nice day.
e-Sim offers NO benefit to the consumer other than taking control away from the consumer.
luckily we won't be seeing it until about the iPhone 7 but samsung is going to use it too..