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Using verizon pixel in Canada (Fido)

Hi Guys,
It has been a while since I used an android and the usual problem with carrier phone is they lock some bands (dont know why they do this) and undeletable bloatware.
Saw some ads in eBay that are selling refurb pixel phones and the price is not that bad.
I just want to ask will there be some issues of using verizon pixel in Canada or is it possible to change the firmware of the phone to make it global so it can unlock the bands,
Thanks for those who will reply

Today or tomorrow you can find out!
New firmware will be floating around. Try to take the update to your device. See what update it tries to push.
Hopefully it does a good thing for you..
--in Canada on Telus
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I've used my Verizon pixel in Canada with no problems.

weinbers said:
I've used my Verizon pixel in Canada with no problems.
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Oh nice, just wanted to know this. I don't want to buy in the US and struggle to return when its now working.
Can I know whats your network? I used Fido which is under Roger

franzjustin said:
Oh nice, just wanted to know this. I don't want to buy in the US and struggle to return when its now working.
Can I know whats your network? I used Fido which is under Roger
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I bought (and live) in the US and use it in Ottawa. Connects to Rogers.

weinbers said:
I bought (and live) in the US and use it in Ottawa. Connects to Rogers.
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Nice thanks again, will buy the verizon google pixel later, it will be a long month struggling to learn Android and new features

Oreo Beta in Canada?

Will there be an Oreo Beta in Canada? Was there one for nougat? Or would I have to wait for the official release?
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Unfortunaetly no. It's not even at the second wave list...

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Yes it is coming to Canada confirmed by Samsung Canada

CeRe666 said:
Yes it is coming to Canada confirmed by Samsung Canada
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Do you have a link?
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Just a screen shot from Samsung Canada chat that it is coming

CeRe666 said:
Just a screen shot from Samsung Canada chat that it is coming
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Can you post the screenshot? I messaged Samsung Canada and they told me to use their live chat which doesn't have any representatives available
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Here hopefully it works
Hopefully this works
iamhacked said:
Can you post the screenshot? I messaged Samsung Canada and they told me to use their live chat which doesn't have any representatives available
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That does not sound too solid

harryo604 said:
That does not sound too solid
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Yeah I don't think it says anything about whether the beta is coming to Canada or not.
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Beta
Go talk to then in live chat an ask they will tell you it is. It's as easy as that.iU have spoke to arlund 10 agents an they have all said its coming an that they are working on it.

CeRe666 said:
Go talk to then in live chat an ask they will tell you it is. It's as easy as that.iU have spoke to arlund 10 agents an they have all said its coming an that they are working on it.
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They also told me to wait for good news for old Note7 owners in Canada and nothing came back positive. Search my post and similar screen shot of conversation i've had with them. Total bs. Not saying yours is too but I now do not believe anything they say.

CeRe666 said:
Go talk to then in live chat an ask they will tell you it is. It's as easy as that.iU have spoke to arlund 10 agents an they have all said its coming an that they are working on it.
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They're just telling you what you want to hear... They also told to a guy here on xda that the snapdragon variant had an unlocked bootloader.

Beta
I do t believe anything Samsung says anymore they have lied over an over an given false info more then once..

I talked to chat support too and kept getting different answers. My bet would be were not getting the beta unfortunately and the eventually coming to Canada their talking about is the actual Oreo release.

I went to Samsung Support Chat today and enquired as to whether or not Canada was going to be receiving the Oreo Beta release - I was told that If & When - Samsung would send emails to the owners of the Canadian SM-G955W...... Did not sound very promising... But who knows? ?
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This is from Nov 3rd

Oh yeah! It's coming....soon. And the check's in the mail moonopano.

Verizon version in the Netherlands

I bought a Pixel 2 black at bestbuy an brought it back to the Netherlands where i live. I out in my t-mobile sim al works great. Accept i was woundering if i would get OTA updates? It has the securtity patch of September.
In the Verizon forum they say it makes no differance. But you buy a Pixel for the fast updates but it's 2 month behind
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/940020
Thanks

Erik1805 said:
I bought a Pixel 2 black at bestbuy an brought it back to the Netherlands where i live. I out in my t-mobile sim al works great. Accept i was woundering if i would get OTA updates? It has the securtity patch of September.
In the Verizon forum they say it makes no differance. But you buy a Pixel for the fast updates but it's 2 month behind
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/940020
Thanks
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You won't get OTA updates, I was in the same boat as you. Verizon even says you need an active Verizon sim card installed to receive the updates on their Pixel 2 web page for update info. I have the Verizon Pixel 2 with a Vodafone sim card in the EU. The only way you'll get updates is to download the OTA file yourself (you can get it from Google) and use ADB. I'm up to date now and there were no issues doing it that way.

IDroidThere4Iam said:
You won't get OTA updates, I was in the same boat as you. Verizon even says you need an active Verizon sim card installed to receive the updates on their Pixel 2 web page for update info. I have the Verizon Pixel 2 with a Vodafone sim card in the EU. The only way you'll get updates is to download the OTA file yourself (you can get it from Google) and use ADB. I'm up to date now and there were no issues doing it that way.
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I know. Flashed the OTA file with ADB. No problems . As long as Google keeps posting the OTA files ?

Erik1805 said:
I know. Flashed the OTA file with ADB. No problems . As long as Google keeps posting the OTA files
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Yeah, sorry, when I replied to this message I dind't realize you had posted the other one as well. I'm hoping they keep the OTA's online too. Fingers crossed!

Now that you are mentioning this. Maybe these Verizon stuff is the whole reason they started uploading OTAs first.
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Hi guys - currently it's not possible to get the pixel 2 in Ireland. I am going to New York and was thinking of buying the device straight from the Verizon store. From everything i've heard, it will work fine in the EU, also i'll save a little on the exchange rate (it comes in at around €700).
The updates thing is a major downside though - it's a good few months now since the last post on this - just wondering if anybody has had trouble downloading the updates directly from google?

PeterFitz said:
Hi guys - currently it's not possible to get the pixel 2 in Ireland. I am going to New York and was thinking of buying the device straight from the Verizon store. From everything i've heard, it will work fine in the EU, also i'll save a little on the exchange rate (it comes in at around €700).
The updates thing is a major downside though - it's a good few months now since the last post on this - just wondering if anybody has had trouble downloading the updates directly from google?
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No trouble in downloading the OTA file and flashing it. (Pixel 2)

Thanks for coming back Erik. So, next question, how do I do that? :laugh: As a relative newbie, do this, is there much to it?

PeterFitz said:
Thanks for coming back Erik. So, next question, how do I do that? :laugh: As a relative newbie, do this, is there much to it?
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Here you find all the info and the OTA files
https://developers.google.com/android/ota

Great, thanks again Erik.
Last question, is there much Verizon bloatware on the device?

PeterFitz said:
Great, thanks again Erik.
Last question, is there much Verizon bloatware on the device?
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On mine none, using it in the Netherlands with T-mobile

Erik1805 said:
On mine none, using it in the Netherlands with T-mobile
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Hi all, just to say I bought the Google Pixel XL 2 (64GB) in a New York Verizon Store (came to about €790).
It's working fine in Ireland with no problem and seems to be getting the updates also.

Anyone here have a PIxel Phone in Canada?

Does your Carrier get in the way of receiving updates, I've had a Nexus 5X and a Pixel 2 before and as far as i remember the carriers Virgin Mobile and Bell never got in the was of updates. Then again i did used to flash updates sometimes so idk maybe they did? Anyway i have the Essential Phone from Koodo and i never got the July Security patch also i still never got Android 9.0 according to to Essential Sprint? and Telus do further testing before releasing updates. I contacted Koodo and they said they do testing on Pixel and Essential updates So i want to know if anyone has a Pixel phone with a carrier in Canada, Do the carriers delay and test updates on them? I wanna get a Pixel 3 but not from koodo if i gotta wait a month or more for updates. Oh and i was told and read many people take out the Koodo sim cards and slap in a different carrier sim card and thats how they've been downloading the 9.0 update on Essential from Koodo.:silly:

I have pixel 2 on Koodo, I got the Android 9 update the day it was released.. I've had multiple Nexus, pixel devices and never once missed or was late with an update.

k.s.deviate said:
I have pixel 2 on Koodo, I got the Android 9 update the day it was released.. I've had multiple Nexus, pixel devices and never once missed or was late with an update.
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Good to know, idk why they fool around with the Essential Phone, Just gimme my update.

Anyone know anything about the T-Mobile / Sprint variant of the Tab S6 Android 10?!

Been trying to find something about this variant with no luck just got the April security update but no Android 10..

I have the T-Mobile variant (SM-T867U). I called T-Mobile and they could tell be nothing. I also read somewhere that the Verizon variant had the update rolling out maybe 2 weeks ago. It seems like the delay is with T-Mobile at this point. I also asked about being able to beta test and was told there's no option for customers to beta test with T-Mobile. Looks like we just have to wait and watch our toe nails grow.

Tmobile is always last to get any sort of update. We're usually last for updates on my S20U

whouston.jr said:
I have the T-Mobile variant (SM-T867U). I called T-Mobile and they could tell be nothing. I also read somewhere that the Verizon variant had the update rolling out maybe 2 weeks ago. It seems like the delay is with T-Mobile at this point. I also asked about being able to beta test and was told there's no option for customers to beta test with T-Mobile. Looks like we just have to wait and watch our toe nails grow.
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Yeah mine is the Sprint Variant and still nothing.. in the past with my other devices I usually always received updates before Verizon and others... Not this time around

imtjnotu said:
Tmobile is always last to get any sort of update. We're usually last for updates on my S20U
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I'm super annoyed with T-Mobile on this but saying they are always last is silly. It is such wide variance with literally every carrier. Sometimes T-Mobile seems on top of it and at other times it's ridiculously delayed. In the case of the Galaxy Tab devices, it's clear that Samsung barely keeps support going for each variant and T-Mobile has almost no focus on supporting them. That has been consistent for at least 2 years now and it has caused me to completely switch over to an iPad Pro.

Tundrok said:
I'm super annoyed with T-Mobile on this but saying they are always last is silly. It is such wide variance with literally every carrier. Sometimes T-Mobile seems on top of it and at other times it's ridiculously delayed. In the case of the Galaxy Tab devices, it's clear that Samsung barely keeps support going for each variant and T-Mobile has almost no focus on supporting them. That has been consistent for at least 2 years now and it has caused me to completely switch over to an iPad Pro.
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When it comes to the major 4 carriers in the US, the Tmobile variant is always last to get every firmware update. Verizon is usually first, and Tmobile is mostly always last

Hi i got the tab s6 from tmobile and i have doubts if is a good idea to flash it firmware to international or other variant of it?

Still waiting for Tmobile ?

Still waiting on tmobile too anyone has patched the German or UK firmware on their tab s6 just want to know if the LTE Bands works here fine the bans is my only concern here ?????

I'm guessing we aren't getting it

avid_droid said:
Yep. Disgusted with the lack of security updates for the Tab S6. You pay 725 with Tnobile and get an outdated tablet and just stays outdated. This is a shame. They should be charging cheaper for an outdated tablet.
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Damn, I really wished I researched this before latching on to TMobile for S6. Didn't realize a lack of root for this tablet was in at as well. Oh well. Hopefully a solution will happen soon enough

Downloaded the UK and German version and attempted to install with ODIN, patched and unpatched. Got a Fail each time.
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Wish we at least get a SM-T867U1 version so we could get an unbranded Tab.

avid_droid said:
I spoke with tech support the other day and they said they've already received numerous calls. She said she made a note and emailed the team to find out what the hold up is. So hopefully soon we receive the update. Its a shame to pay 725 for an outdated tablet with no support.
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This was a lie from support. They didn’t do anything whatsoever without giving you some sort of issue tracking number. They say all sorts of BS to appease customers

avid_droid said:
Yep. Kinda figured that. It was funny though. At first she was like," android 10 is the firmware on the device and was pushed out." Then when she checked again she was like, " sorry, Samsung hasn't pushed the update." Then in which I told her that wasn't true because it has been pushed and tmobile hasn't released it. Im just irritated that we pay 725 for it and its outdated. Tmobile shouldn't be doing that kind of crap.
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Yeah man, it's freakin disappointing. I'm still within my 14 day return, so I definitely been thinking about that....
I can't even root the thing because there's no OEM unlock in the developer settings

avid_droid said:
I spoke with tech support the other day and they said they've already received numerous calls. She said she made a note and emailed the team to find out what the hold up is. So hopefully soon we receive the update. Its a shame to pay 725 for an outdated tablet with no support.
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Greatness83 said:
Yeah man, it's freakin disappointing. I'm still within my 14 day return, so I definitely been thinking about that....
I can't even root the thing because there's no OEM unlock in the developer settings
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Return it! Seriously. It is definitely not worth the price because even Samsung barely maintains tablet support. All of their focus is on a new tablet to compete with iPad Pro anyway.

Regret getting mine bow from Tmobile. I'm just going to pay it off and sell it for the new iPad

It's released
https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/28/samsung-galaxy-tab-s6-android-10/

imtjnotu said:
Regret getting mine bow from Tmobile. I'm just going to pay it off and sell it for the new iPad
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Getting it now
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Now people can stop crying about updates
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BROKEN1981 said:
Now people can stop crying about updates
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It's not about "crying" so to speak.
It's about paying $700+ for a machine that should be kept up to date with the latest software