Verizon 2XL on AT&T, Anyone?

[tsquare2112]

Is anyone here using a Verizon Model 2 or 2XL (Best Buy version) with an AT&T Sim card? I have a couple of questions.

 

[Aquila]

@Kevin OQuinn does

 

[Almeuit]

Is anyone here using a Verizon Model 2 or 2XL (Best Buy version) with an AT&T Sim card? I have a couple of questions.

What are your questions?

 

[tsquare2112]

Does it get the Google updates the same time a Google version does, and are there any issues using it on the ATT network?

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Is anyone here using a Verizon Model 2 or 2XL (Best Buy version) with an AT&T Sim card? I have a couple of questions.

I do

 

[tsquare2112]

Any issues? Does it get updates the same time as google version?

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Any issues? Does it get updates the same time as google version?

I have yet to get an update via OTA. I've heard that putting in a dead Verizon SIM will resolve the issue but I haven't tried it yet.

I also failed to turn on bootloader unlock before activation. ??????

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Any issues? Does it get updates the same time as google version?

But yes so far the OTA images have been posted at the same time as those for the non-VZW version.

 

[tsquare2112]

Thanks for the info, that answers my question.

 

[tsquare2112]

So you havent gotten any OTA updates? Is that because there has not been any, or that the phone with AT&T sim will not accept them?

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

So you havent gotten any OTA updates? Is that because there has not been any, or that the phone with AT&T sim will not accept them?

My guess is that it's because I have never used the phone with an active Verizon SIM in it. It doesn't bother me much personally because I can sideload the OTA, but I do want to figure it out eventually.

There have been two OTA's already, November and December. Sideloading the OTA's has worked perfectly fine, so it's not a compatibility issue. If the Verizon version has a "special" OTA it is called out on the developer page for the OTA downloads.

 

[Ca_lvn]

https://www.androidcentral.com...-button-broken-fix-coming-2018

 

[Gdwheel]

I have the VZW version (from BB) on AT&T. I got the 8.1 update OTA. I don't think it matters.

 

[anon(5630457)]

I have T-Mo, but I'm going to purchase a Verizon Pixel 2 XL next Friday. I'll make sure to throw in my Verizon Prepaid SIM when I start it up before throwing in my T-Mobile SIM.

 

[Almeuit]

I have T-Mo, but I'm going to purchase a Verizon Pixel 2 XL next Friday. I'll make sure to throw in my Verizon Prepaid SIM when I start it up before throwing in my T-Mobile SIM.

Really? I am stunned to see you going for it. I thought the blue shift swore you off for good and sent you to the iPhone X.

 

[anon(5630457)]

Really? I am stunned to see you going for it. I thought the blue shift swore you off for good and sent you to the iPhone X.

I sold my iPhone X last week. It was a beautiful device, but I am not deeply invested in the Apple ecosystem like I am with Google. I'm currently rocking the S8 Active on T-Mobile, and everything about it is perfect except for the unknowable software update schedule. That's what I liked about Apple--quick security and software updates. But I can have the same thing on Android with Google-branded devices.

I like the look of the Stormtrooper 2 XL, but I may get the Pixel 2 instead. Who knows. It all depends on my whims next Friday and whether or not I can tolerate the screen. The software updates seem to have tempered my feelings on the matter.

 

[Gayle Lynn]

If you care about updates, you'll welcome the post-Oreo world brought about through Project Treble.

 

[Wildo6882]

I sold my iPhone X last week. It was a beautiful device, but I am not deeply invested in the Apple ecosystem like I am with Google. I'm currently rocking the S8 Active on T-Mobile, and everything about it is perfect except for the unknowable software update schedule. That's what I liked about Apple--quick security and software updates. But I can have the same thing on Android with Google-branded devices.

I like the look of the Stormtrooper 2 XL, but I may get the Pixel 2 instead. Who knows. It all depends on my whims next Friday and whether or not I can tolerate the screen. The software updates seem to have tempered my feelings on the matter.

Yeah I thought you were all Apple at this point in time. My issue with the iX is the cost. It's a great device otherwise. But it's like $1400+ after AppleCare Plus and tax for a 256gb model. And, like you, I'm not invested in Apple at all. The blue shift on the XL is a non-issue for me.

 

[D1andOnlyOmen]

I thought the only thing "Verizon" about the different phones that can be purchased was that it came with a Verizon sim but otherwise the phones were identical?

 

[Gdwheel]

I thought the only thing "Verizon" about the different phones that can be purchased was that it came with a Verizon sim but otherwise the phones were identical?

That is what I have seen. I immediately removed the VZW sim (before powering on for the first time) and put my AT&T sim in and everything has been fine.