verizon only or unlocked phone on the verizon network?

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if you are using verizon, wouldn't it make sense to buy the unlocked phone as opposed to the verizon only phone since it would work with all networks?

for resale purposes, i would imagine you could get more money.
 

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if you are using verizon, wouldn't it make sense to buy the unlocked phone as opposed to the verizon only phone since it would work with all networks?

for resale purposes, i would imagine you could get more money.

Unlike last year's Moto X, none of the Moto Zs are for all four carriers.
 

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the unlocked version is for all networks but verizon?

GSM-based networks only.

(They call it the GSM Unlocked model)

AT&T, T-Mobile = get the GSM unlocked model

Verizon = get the DROID variant

Sprint = SOL
 

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I really wanted to replace my XPE w Unlocked Play. I just can't go back Verizon branded anything.

Aside from the "Droid" logo on the camera hump, there's no Verizon branding anywhere on the phone. The only places you can see anything Verizon are in the boot animation and bloatware apps, but the bloatware is easily disabled and you'll only see the boot animation every time you restart your phone (which isn't often these days).
 

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Correct, while the Verizon version is unlocked, so it'll work on other carriers. Though it doesn't support all of the other carriers bands as far as I know.

Even the sim free one is missing a few minor bands that a carrier phone has.
 

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Aside from the "Droid" logo on the camera hump, there's no Verizon branding anywhere on the phone. The only places you can see anything Verizon are in the boot animation and bloatware apps, but the bloatware is easily disabled and you'll only see the boot animation every time you restart your phone (which isn't often these days).

I meant more in terms of their hands on OS not aesthetics. Updates, native tethering, etc
 

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Yeah I heard that too, i think it has all or most of T-mobile, but missing a few of AT&T bands.

The only T-Mobile band missing is band 66. I don't think it is deployed yet, but if you plan to keep your phone for a few years then it could be A consideration
 

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My lg-g4 died on Thanksgiving and I went to best buy at midnight to get a Play from the Verizon counter. Got home and spend hours trying to activate it. Verizon said to go to corporate store to get sim. Corp store said go back to BB since it was not in the Verizon system to activate. BB said go back to Verizon to get sim. Had to buy the another play from Verizon and will return original play to BB.

That little bit of info cost me 7 hours of effort.