Pixel 2 on AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Verizon... Questions for owners

[mrjetpacks]

1) HD Voice will work on T-Mobile & Verizon. It will not work on AT&T / Sprint.

2) VoLTE will work on T-Mobile & Verizon. It will not work on AT&T / Sprint.

3) An extra one I know I cheated ... WiFi calling will work on T-Mobile & Verizon. It will not work on AT&T / Sprint.

From my experience...VoLTE via Verizon may be skiddish at best...IF your Nexus 6P is on a beta version of an OS update. For me it was this way.

 

[Almeuit]

From my experience...VoLTE via Verizon may be skiddish at best...IF your Nexus 6P is on a beta version of an OS update. For me it was this way.

It's fine now. If you are on beta software and have issues it kind of makes sense. On stable software it should be fine.

 

[mrjetpacks]

It's fine now. If you are on beta software and have issues it kind of makes sense. On stable software it should be fine.

Not anymore for me...

1. The beta program has paused while the official build is out for my Nexus 6P [so that is good in regards to VZW].

2. After bouncing back and forth from T-Mobile, Verizon, and Project Fi...I have decided to keep my main and original number with Project Fi. I think I will eventually get a secondary SIM through T-Mobile, because I still want to try various unlocked devices sold in and out of the states, and T-Mobile offers the most "freedom" when I comes to a SIM card that will work in [GSM] devices of the world.

Bonus: I'm eager to see how the eSIM technology works on my Pixel 2 XL

 

[Gdwheel]

My XL works okay on AT&T, except the signal is garbage. It shows 5-10 db less than my other phones with the same sim in the same location. Combined with terrible battery life and the screen issues, it is probably going back.

So, the issue appears to be the phone's LTE band selection. The XL likes to stay on AT&T band 2, while the other phones spend more time on band 5. The signal for band 5 is stronger. When they are on the same band, (the XL switches to 5 or the others switch to 2) the signal strength is comparable. Why they don't stay on the stronger band 5 is beyond me. It looks like my battery life is getting better than it was yesterday and this morning, too.

 

[Chex313]

AT&T are @ss holes and basically suck.

I like At&t got 81MB down and 23MB up today, that's faster than my FiOS. For call I use a headset and it sounds great without HD calling.
$161 for 3 lines , unlimited/calls/texts and hotspot. 30GB unthrottled shared data.

Is there a cheaper plan?
(This was a special 30GB for 15GB deal, that's no longer available. Along with my 24% FAN)

But yes...they are a$$$les

 

[jimmiekain]

1) HD Voice will work on T-Mobile & Verizon. It will not work on AT&T / Sprint.

2) VoLTE will work on T-Mobile & Verizon. It will not work on AT&T / Sprint.

3) An extra one I know I cheated ... WiFi calling will work on T-Mobile & Verizon. It will not work on AT&T / Sprint.

Is it safe to assume everything that applies to TMobile will also apply to mint sim? They (if I understand correctly) are an mvno that works on TMO.

By then having an agreement with tmo will they also be able to use volte and hd voice?

 

[Almeuit]

Is it safe to assume everything that applies to TMobile will also apply to mint sim? They (if I understand correctly) are an mvno that works on TMO.

By then having an agreement with tmo will they also be able to use volte and hd voice?

I am not fully sure on that. I mean it should still work the same but being a MVNO they could have some dumb restriction that they can't do it with an unlocked phone.

 

[jimmiekain]

I am not fully sure on that. I mean it should still work the same but being a MVNO they could have some dumb restriction that they can't do it with an unlocked phone.

Thanks for the info, I'll reach to their customer service and post the results here in case is interested.

 

[djepperson1]

Can anyone confirm if tap-to-wake and lift-to-wake work on the Pixel 2? Possibly switching over from Galaxy S8 and I love the ability to press the invisible home button when it's asleep and just check the lock screen for notifications.

Yes they are both options on pixel 2