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smk5867 Aside from where it is sold, and the inclusion (or not) of some Verizon bloatware, are there any functional differences between pixels purchased at Verizon versus one purchased through Google? Am I able to take a previously acquired pixel from Google and use it on Verizon?
Yes and no. On both. In theory putting a Verizon sim in a Pixel will install the removable bloatware. This doesn't always happen and there has been some debate. Might only happen on VZ branded phones. The only other differences is the locked bootloader on the VZ phone. This means not custom ROMs. But usually that is to get your phone to the state a Pixel pretty much starts at.
As for using a Google purchased Pixel on Verizon. It will work fine. Assuming you already have nano SIM from Verizon to put into the device. Verizon is really difficult to deal with when dealing with unbranded phones. Most of the time they won't give you a SIM for an unactivated and or non VZ branded phone.