Google Nexus 6 on Verizon

[diesteldorf]

And it seems like it's for good reason. What you would want:

1. A device to show off to people that was buggy and didn't work 100% and you may possibly have to swap or return

or

2. A phone that might have taken longer to get but is fully functional and as bug free as it could get

I think it's a no-brainer

You're right of course, but I am more suspect of Verizon's reason's for not having it available. I think that as long as the Turbo/Note 4, and even the Moto X 2014 are making them significant amounts of money, they will keep delaying the Nexus 6.

Many customers don't care about bootloaders to begin with, so why sell an unlocked phone right away if you don't have to?

I'm also more willing to find workarounds. I used the Nexus 7 on Verizon, well before it was officially certified. I had a great experience then and continued to have the same great experience when Verizon officially released it.

Hopefully, the developer support for this phone will continue to mirror that of other Nexus phones.

I haven't experienced any bugs from testing this phone on Verizon, but if I did, I am sure the developer community can correct them.

As of now, I can make and receive calls and texts, surf the internet, use Gmail and Google Maps without issue........BUT DON'T TELL VERIZON

 

[anon(473434)]

Did you end up getting your nano sim? VZW has sent me two already (both were micro sims) and now I'm waiting for their third attempt at getting me a nano sim.

If they send me the wrong part again, I'm just gonna take a chain saw to my micro sim and go to town.

It was suppose to be here Friday, but Fed-ex didn't leave it because of the indirect signature required. I will have it tomorrow to know for sure. My Nexus will also be here tomorrow, so we'll see how well the play together.

 

[MaccaBird]

So I have a Galaxy S4 with a micro sim. I went to a Verizon store and picked up a nano sim, but everyone says I couldn't just put it into the N6 and activate it.

My mom has a new Droid turbo. Could I take her sim and put it into my N6, and then just give her the new nano sim?

Meaning, activate the N6 on my number with her nano sim, and then reactive her phone on her number with the new sim.

 

[diesteldorf]

Best thing to do would be to tell Verizon you and your mom want to swap devices. Activate your mom's Droid Turbo on your number and activate the S4 on your mom's line.

Once you have Droid Turbo activated on your line, you can remove the nano sim and put it in your Nexus 6.

Wait a few minutes. Test it andmake sure it is active. It'll show up as an UNKNOWN DEVICE on your line.

Once that's done, call Verizon or go online and reactive the Turbo on your mom's line.

Good luck.

 

[bbhybridchris]

So I have a Galaxy S4 with a micro sim. I went to a Verizon store and picked up a nano sim, but everyone says I couldn't just put it into the N6 and activate it.

My mom has a new Droid turbo. Could I take her sim and put it into my N6, and then just give her the new nano sim?

Meaning, activate the N6 on my number with her nano sim, and then reactive her phone on her number with the new sim.

Best way for you to go about it is get a nano to micro Sim adapter. Activate the nano in your current phone and when the nexus comes just pop it in and your good to go. You don't need to call Verizon or anything. I had an iPhone 6 and just swapped my sim no issues worked perfectly.

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[edgefever]

Or get a cutter

 

[anon(473434)]

It was suppose to be here Friday, but Fed-ex didn't leave it because of the indirect signature required. I will have it tomorrow to know for sure. My Nexus will also be here tomorrow, so we'll see how well the play together.

So to follow up. Got my SIM and N6 today.
Popped the Sim in, it picks up service, but does not work on the network.
Got onto chat with VZW and talked to a rep.
She was pretty interested to get it to work, she said that she did not think it would work because it was not bought from VZW and wasn't available YET.
After shutting down my old G3 and the N6 she "switched the numbers of the sim, ignoring the IMEI of the Nexus 6"
The N6 works perfect now. Test calls/mms/sms/web browsing works.
Good news!

 

[reb0957]

Just read an article that was praising TMobile for not branding the device like Verizon and At&t. I still have not seen anything from Verizon. Am I missing something or are they just assuming?

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[diesteldorf]

Just read an article that was praising TMobile for not branding the device like Verizon and At&t. I still have not seen anything from Verizon. Am I missing something or are they just assuming?

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Please link to the article. Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[reb0957]

http://www.tmonews.com/2014/11/unlike-its-competitors-t-mobile-keeps-the-nexus-6-unbranded/
It doesn't say much. Just the fact that Verizon is branding it. That statement has been by several different sources. I have a Google alert for any news on Verizon and the Nexus 6

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[GilmourD]

http://www.tmonews.com/2014/11/unlike-its-competitors-t-mobile-keeps-the-nexus-6-unbranded/
It doesn't say much. Just the fact that Verizon is branding it. That statement has been by several different sources. I have a Google alert for any news on Verizon and the Nexus 6

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Yeah, but a lot of sources have been saying that CM Punk is coming back to the WWE since he left in January, too. None of them have been right.

We won't know until we actually see the phone.

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[GTvert90]

Most are probably just assuming that because ATT was allowed to that Verizon would do the same. Probably not a wrong assumption.

 

[GilmourD]

Most are probably just assuming that because ATT was allowed to that Verizon would do the same. Probably not a wrong assumption.

At the same time people are also complaining that no devices will have VZW approved Lollipop for months... During the rollout of Lollipop for Moto X 2014 and other devices.

I'm not defending VZW. I'm just pointing out that people state things as fact while their heads are buried in the sand.

VZW may just roll out a SIM-locked Nexus 6 with a giant logo. However, that is not yet a known fact, and I only work with known facts. Conjecture just causes high blood pressure and grey hair. LOL

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[reb0957]

The more this goes the more I am pissed. Verizon has the better service here hands down. So much so I moved my wife daughter to them from AT&T on the 22nd of October. Neither of them are tech savvy. Both were on a Motorola Atrix or Atrix HD. So the step for them to move to the S5 makes them happy. I for one also had an Atrix 2 and left AT&T in 2012 to get a Note 2. I didn't want to leave Moto but they didn't have a phablet. I really want the Nexus but my Note 2 is dying quickly. Going through 2 batteries a day with minimal usage sucks. December 23rd can't come fast enough.

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[CKaelin]

Got my Google play store 32gb Nexus 6 yesterday. Took it to Verizon and they couldn't get me set up because the IMED was not in the system. They put in a request that they said could take a few days. Got back to work and ordered a nano Sim card cutter from amazon for next day delivery. $12 with my friends prime account. The Sim cutter got here today and worked like a charm. Took the Sim out of my RAZR maxx and chopped it. Popped it in the nexus 6 and boom. Working great! Now I am in the process of trying to root. Got the sbk downloaded and will be trying to unlock the boot loader and go from there. Hopefully it isn't too tough. I'm not experienced with this stuff. If anyone has some advice I thank you in advance!

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[rdalcanto]

You don't even need to call Verizon. Take the ACTIVE micro sim from your current phone, cut it down to nano size, and stick it in the Nexus. 2 minutes later you are up and running. I did it with a pair of scissors. It really helps to have a nano sim available as a template as you are cutting through the gold on the top and bottom a little.

 

[Akakurt]

What he said. It's so easy, a caveman could do it!

 

[wtherrell]

What he said. It's so easy, a caveman could do it!

Well it's kinda hard with stone scissors!

 

[nickacs]

Yup, I did this with my 1 day old Nexus 6 (now gonna sell it, too big) yesterday. My VZW employee that I always deal with told me last week NO WAY this would work on VZW. LMAO, took out my Moto X 2014 nano sim and poof, worked like a charm and so I had to stop by. He was astonished to say the least and said he's never once seen a non-VZW branded phone work on VZW. Hahaha... even the store manager last week told me the same thing and sent his a$$ back to the back room with his tail between his legs showing it off to him. All the other employee's started coming over to the desk and checking it out too. Only 1 other employee even knew what a "Nexus" phone was. The others were deer in the headlights.

Only thing that didn't work right was voicemail indicator in the Notification window, and that's because the Nexus 6 "setup" process didn't copy VM app over to it. There's another thread in there that someone said they called tech support and got it working.

But yea, if you have a currently active nano-sim in ANY VZW phone, the Nexus 6 will work 100% I tho am going back to my "little" Moto X 2014 with Lollipop!

 

[CarbonOak]

Yup, I did this with my 1 day old Nexus 6 (now gonna sell it, too big) yesterday. My VZW employee that I always deal with told me last week NO WAY this would work on VZW. LMAO, took out my Moto X 2014 nano sim and poof, worked like a charm and so I had to stop by. He was astonished to say the least and said he's never once seen a non-VZW branded phone work on VZW. Hahaha... even the store manager last week told me the same thing and sent his a$$ back to the back room with his tail between his legs showing it off to him. All the other employee's started coming over to the desk and checking it out too. Only 1 other employee even knew what a "Nexus" phone was. The others were deer in the headlights.

Only thing that didn't work right was voicemail indicator in the Notification window, and that's because the Nexus 6 "setup" process didn't copy VM app over to it. There's another thread in there that someone said they called tech support and got it working.

But yea, if you have a currently active nano-sim in ANY VZW phone, the Nexus 6 will work 100% I tho am going back to my "little" Moto X 2014 with Lollipop!

Goes to show you can't believe a store rep, even a manager. Sometimes they're just as clueless as the everyday person.