How long is Verizon's carrier exclusivity?

[shaungilmer]

I was wondering how long Verizon's carrier exclusivity was for? I have Sprint and receive a partial monthly credit back to cover my lease or installments. I am really wanting this to replace my Note 7 until the 8 comes out.

 

[Almeuit]

I would say indefinitely at this point. They said they're the exclusive carrier and left it at that. They never specified any kind of time frame.

I do wish AT&T / Sprint would offer some deal like T-Mobile is doing to help with the "Verizon" exclusive. It would help the phone get into more peoples hands.

 

[Jeremy8000]

It's possible that they bought an indefinite right for this generation, but it wouldn't surprise me if the negotiated term was shorter, say 6 months. That limited term would to a degree benefit Verizon in that they would be able to lessen their investments into the agreement with the knowledge that before its expiration they would have a new crop of challengers to promote (next generation Samsung); likewise, it would benefit Google in that they would have had a large burst of 'only at Verizon' advertising at the products' launch (which level of focused advertising would have been difficult to get from any of the carriers if it had been available from all), and, at the termination of exclusivity, opening it with other carriers could help boost up sales through the other carriers (for those customers who didn't go through Play,etc) and ramp up awareness in advance of the next generation.

 

[Ry]

Do other carriers even want to stock it in their stores?

 

[shaungilmer]

Do other carriers even want to stock it in their stores?

I am sure, just for the fact that the Note7 left a hole alone.

 

[Jeremy8000]

Do other carriers even want to stock it in their stores?

Taking on the Pixels for sale could be a low-scale investment (if they didn't stock it directly in stores (except maybe the top volume locations), or a large investment if they determined it to be a big seller. Not being able to market it puts them as a disadvantage to Verizon's marketing should it prove a big success.

I'd be really curious to know the numbers of Pixel sales by Verizon vs those for S7, S7e, LG V20, and iPhones - will it make a notable dent even being a first year model.