Hi, I want to get the Nexus 6 unlocked model before 12/25 and I can't buy it from the Play Store because they don't accept international credit cards and I don't live in the US, I've tried Motorola but they never have phones in stock, I've tried to get information on when will they get stock by chatting with several Motorola representatives but none of them have gave me information about that, and I don't want to spend $700+ on a page like Amazon or eBay, what can I do to buy and get the phone before 12/25?
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Hi, I want to get the Nexus 6 unlocked model before 12/25 and I can't buy it from the Play Store because they don't accept international credit cards and I don't live in the US, I've tried Motorola but they never have phones in stock, I've tried to get information on when will they get stock by chatting with several Motorola representatives but none of them have gave me information about that, and I don't want to spend $700+ on a page like Amazon or eBay, what can I do to buy and get the phone before 12/25?
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welcome! I suggest you add to Santa's list.
Lots of folks with the $700+ in hand can't even lay hands on a device. Not even from those sites you are running away from.
Out of a unicorn's rear end. Seriously, they're that understocked. If you aren't in the US, your only options are Play store, carriers and Ebay (and it's like). Since the play store is out, and Moto isn't selling them directly outside the US, your only options are to get one before Christmas is to hope you luck out and can get one from a carrier, or suck it up and go on Ebay.
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Out of a unicorn's rear end. Seriously, they're that understocked. If you aren't in the US, your only options are Play store, carriers and Ebay (and it's like). Since the play store is out, and Moto isn't selling them directly outside the US, your only options are to get one before Christmas is to hope you luck out and can get one from a carrier, or suck it up and go on Ebay.
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Actually I can ship the phone in the US, the problem is that Play Store or Motorola accept a international credit card! Think there is a way to buy it from the Play Store with that credit card or that Motorola gets stock and ships it before Christmas?
If you are actually in the US, try seeing if you can snatch one up from carriers? Or consider maybe getting a US credit card? If they don't take international credit cards then there's really nothing you can do on that front. Unfortunately Google has a lot of restrictions by region and there isn't really any effective way to circumvent it.
You could try swappa, but the price are higher. I sold one on swappa last thursday late night, i shipped it friday via priority and it arrived yesterday, thats more faster than GPS or motorola
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If you are actually in the US, try seeing if you can snatch one up from carriers? Or consider maybe getting a US credit card? If they don't take international credit cards then there's really nothing you can do on that front. Unfortunately Google has a lot of restrictions by region and there isn't really any effective way to circumvent it.
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I'll maybe try to get in from T-Mobile, I don't live in the US but i'll try to see what I can do, thanks!
2fastkuztoms said:
You could try swappa, but the price are higher. I sold one on swappa last thursday late night, i shipped it friday via priority and it arrived yesterday, thats more faster than GPS or motorola
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Yeah, I've already looked over there but that's where the $700+ becomes a problem, maybe I would try over there later, thanks! :good:
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I've been waiting for the Nexus 6 carrier-free to come to BestBuy. At this time only the Sprint and AT&T Nexus 6 are available in the store. I can't buy a carrier one because I have to take the phone abroad for someone else.
Any idea when the carrier-free Nexus 6 will come to BestBuy? Or any other suggestions of where I could buy the carrier-free Nexus 6?
Motorola.com
I doubt we'll see an unbranded Nexus 6 at Best Buy.
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Get it from Google Play Store or Motorola.
If you get it from a carrier such as T-Mobile (you have to look it up yourself) their phone is not locked to T-Mobile. You will however have to pay off remaining EIP balance or pay for the device outright and have at least 1 month of service.
Sprint Nexus 6 should be SIM unlocked and can be used wherever.
Yup, the only variant that is SIM locked is AT&T's. I would have bought the Sprint version from BBuy, but they want $699 for the 32gb. I don't think so.
I recommend giving swappa a serious look. 32gb blue N6's are going for 700 flat all the time (with shipping included). Consider if you got "lucky" enough to buy one from Google Play or Moto. You'd need to pay $649 plus tax and shipping. That will easily put you above $700. And then you'd need to wait weeks in order for the phone to leave the warehouse.
I lucked up and talked a seller down to $710 shipped for a 32gb white. I say I got a great deal.
biglilsteve said:
Yup, the only variant that is SIM locked is AT&T's. I would have bought the Sprint version from BBuy, but they want $699 for the 32gb. I don't think so.
I recommend giving swappa a serious look. 32gb blue N6's are going for 700 flat all the time (with shipping included). Consider if you got "lucky" enough to buy one from Google Play or Moto. You'd need to pay $649 plus tax and shipping. That will easily put you above $700. And then you'd need to wait weeks in order for the phone to leave the warehouse.
I lucked up and talked a seller down to $710 shipped for a 32gb white. I say I got a great deal.
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Would BestBuy match the GPS price? Or even the Sprint.com price which lists it at $648?
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Oh well. I would've chosen Google Play or Motorola.com but I haven't been lucky enough to be able to order from them.
Another question, if I buy the unlocked Sprint Nexus 6, will it be exactly the same as the unbranded Nexus 6? Or will there be bloatware or something like a sprint logo on it? And also will it work outside the USA?
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Oh well. I would've chosen Google Play or Motorola.com but I haven't been lucky enough to be able to order from them.
Another question, if I buy the unlocked Sprint Nexus 6, will it be exactly the same as the unbranded Nexus 6? Or will there be bloatware or something like a sprint logo on it? And also will it work outside the USA?
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No Sprint logo. "Bloatware" would be determined based on the SIM card.
Work outside of USA..... find that yourself with the bands in your country to the Americas model.
So the Sprint Nexus 6 will be almost exactly like the unbranded one but just $50 above the normal price?
And if I get the Sprint one can I just take it abroad or will I have to use Sprint services for a certain period of time?
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So the Sprint Nexus 6 will be almost exactly like the unbranded one but just $50 above the normal price?
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It will be exactly the same, but yes more expensive. The only one that is any different is one from AT&T, but even that is essentially the same phone (model number-wise). If you are buying it for outside the US, why not look into the International variant? Or has it not released where you want it yet?
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It will be exactly the same, but yes more expensive. The only one that is any different is one from AT&T, but even that is essentially the same phone (model number-wise). If you are buying it for outside the US, why not look into the International variant? Or has it not released where you want it yet?
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I have to get it for a friend living in Asia and it hasn't been released anywhere but the US and UK yet. If I get the Sprint version of the phone, will I need to use Sprint services for a specific period of time or can I just take the phone abroad?
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I have to get it for a friend living in Asia and it hasn't been released anywhere but the US and UK yet. If I get the Sprint version of the phone, will I need to use Sprint services for a specific period of time or can I just take the phone abroad?
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Verify that the bands will work in China or have the signals that he wants to utilize.
For sprint I'm not sure, ask their customer service as they'll give you a answer. You'll have to buy the phone outright of course.
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Hey guys -- I'm currently on the hunt for a Nexus 6. An uncle of mine is in Miami at the moment and he's buying me one.
Thing is, he's not too technology-literate. So I'm trying to guide him. Anyone knows where I could tell him to buy me a phone? It's also to be used in Europe (is that fine? I believe the N6 is unlocked so it should work, right?).
If anyone could help out, I'd appreciate it. I've called 2 T-Mobiles (the ones their online support suggested) and both were out of stock. I also have a MAJOR preference for the Cloud White one. I really need help locating a specific place that has the phone in stock right now.
Thanks in advance.
there are two versions of nexus 6, us version and all other countries version. in the united states, they only sell the us version. you can buy it at selected tmobile locations, or selected sprint locations. or you can order over the phone from tmobile, and have it sent to you via ups.
If you're looking for a Cloud White one at a physical brick and mortar store. Good luck with that, most stores offer only Midnight Blue. You can find Cloud White only online at Motorola or Google Play Store and you'll have to wait for your order to be shipped.
Inventory of N6 can't meet the demand as of right now. Pretty much buying a N6 means you're on a queue, unless you get it from a carrier but even then with a carrier, it can be a queue.
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If you're looking for a Cloud White one at a physical brick and mortar store. Good luck with that, most stores offer only Midnight Blue. You can find Cloud White only online at Motorola or Google Play Store and you'll have to wait for your order to be shipped.
Inventory of N6 can't meet the demand as of right now. Pretty much buying a N6 means you're on a queue, unless you get it from a carrier but even then with a carrier, it can be a queue.
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Dang, that's a shame. I mean, I could settle for a Midnight Blue one, I suppose. But from what you've said, that seems hard to get as well. Thing is, I'm not in the US, and calls to stores cost me a ton. What I really wanted was someone who heard or knows that there's availability in a certain store, so I can have my uncle go there and buy one.
I guess that's a bit too much to ask online, but I'm pretty desperate to get my hands on some Google.
You can check best buy stores, they have online inventory listings. Just have to put in the zip code of wherever your uncle is
Edit: these will of course be carrier branded phones (AT&T or Sprint) unlocked version has to be straight from Google or Motorola I believe
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The AT&T model can be unlocked, and they have the midnight blue ones in stock. Is that an option for you?
PNGC said:
Hey guys -- I'm currently on the hunt for a Nexus 6. An uncle of mine is in Miami at the moment and he's buying me one.
Thing is, he's not too technology-literate. So I'm trying to guide him. Anyone knows where I could tell him to buy me a phone? It's also to be used in Europe (is that fine? I believe the N6 is unlocked so it should work, right?).
If anyone could help out, I'd appreciate it. I've called 2 T-Mobiles (the ones their online support suggested) and both were out of stock. I also have a MAJOR preference for the Cloud White one. I really need help locating a specific place that has the phone in stock right now.
Thanks in advance.
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As simms22 mentioned in an earlier post, there are two variants of the Nexus 6.
XT1103 is the model for the Americas and XT1100 is the global model for the rest of the world (including Europe).
As far as I understand, the main difference is that each model supports different network bands.
More info: http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/nexus-6-header/Nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html#nexus-6-specs
To be on the safe side, I'd check that that the US variant of the N6 supports the GSM/WCDMA/LTE bands of your network provider before purchasing it.
I did see that Miami is one of the few markets that T-Mobile actually stocks the N6 in store, so maybe call a couple more. Also, if you're okay with the 32GB midnight blue, you can have them order it and overnighted. I ordered mine on Tuesday and got it yesterday.
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US Cellular has both CW and Blue so you might want to give them a call.
Im sorry if this has been asked, i tried searching. Does anybody know if there is any way to figure out where the nexus 6 comes from? I.e google play store or motorola or a carrier...
They're all the same phone
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same device yes, however im told that the nexus 6 phones from the google play store are the only ones with IMEI's listed in verizons system.
i understand all of the walk arounds to get any of the different variants of the device to work on verizon... Just want the smoothest transition possible.
i guess imei might be only way
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i understand all of the walk arounds to get any of the different variants of the device to work on verizon... Just want the smoothest transition possible.
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I too am curious about this being "all the same phones" I called Best Buy told them my I am a Verizon sob story and how I will never get the phone. So I wanted to go in and buy one out right from another carrier. they told me no dice. They said that the phones they get are sim locked to the specific carrier and that my sim would not work. Is there any truth to that or are these phones no matter if its bought from Moto, GPS or Best Buy guaranteed to work on the Big Red Machine?
I havent had much experience with BestBuy mobile personally, however from what ive read/heard.. nexus 6 devices purchased anywhere but google play store would have IMEI numbers that fall out of range of verizons system. They come up as device not recognized, now of course you can take an active nano sim and put it into the device and it will work .. it just will show up as unknown device according to verizon. It just seems to me, personally.. easiest way to get one of these to work is to have a nexus 6 from google play store.
Course, i guess all in all.... i dont really care what the phone shows up as in verizons system, just so long as it works properly... just would make me feel better if the device im using actually showed up as the device. There are a few of the devices listed on swappa for pretty reasonable now.
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I havent had much experience with BestBuy mobile personally, however from what ive read/heard.. nexus 6 devices purchased anywhere but google play store would have IMEI numbers that fall out of range of verizons system. They come up as device not recognized, now of course you can take an active nano sim and put it into the device and it will work .. it just will show up as unknown device according to verizon. It just seems to me, personally.. easiest way to get one of these to work is to have a nexus 6 from google play store.
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Thanks for the reply! Now the problem is how do u buy a unicorn on GPS. I yet to see it available on the GPS. I have seen them on Moto and actually had a white 32GB in my cart but talked myself out of it. If im gonna spend that money i want a 64GB
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Thanks for the reply! Now the problem is how do u buy a unicorn on GPS. I yet to see it available on the GPS. I have seen them on Moto and actually had a white 32GB in my cart but talked myself out of it. If im gonna spend that money i want a 64GB
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Thats the thing. According to their site, they make some available on Wednesday's. Id assume you have to be at the website right at 1159pm tuesday night to see if any become available, id say they sell out almost instantly. I think ive found a didifference in the actual model code printed on the box, below the XT1103 that may help. I have a Google play edition purchased through swappa.com, model 00643NAGPE. Id assume the last 3 digits GPE might stand for google play edition? Subsequently, ive seen devices from motorola be model 00643NARTL perhaps the RTL somehow denotes motorola? Either way it would seem, this particular code is what ties the device to where it actually came from.
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Thats the thing. According to their site, they make some available on Wednesday's. Id assume you have to be at the website right at 1159pm tuesday night to see if any become available, id say they sell out almost instantly. I think ive found a didifference in the actual model code printed on the box, below the XT1103 that may help. I have a Google play edition purchased through swappa.com, model 00643NAGPE. Id assume the last 3 digits GPE might stand for google play edition? Subsequently, ive seen devices from motorola be model 00643NARTL perhaps the RTL somehow denotes motorola? Either way it would seem, this particular code is what ties the device to where it actually came from.
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11:59 what time zone? Ive questioned this since i have been staying up til midnight pressing refresh!! Lol. I think i need a 12 step program!
None of the IMEI will show up in Verizon systems. Doesn't matter where you buy it from, the phone will show up as unknown device on Verizon. But it will work as long as you have a Verizon nano SIM, or cut your SIM down.
There are posts with people buying direct from Google, Motorola, TMobile, Best Buy and Amazon with no issue. The Amazon or Best Buy ones were Sprint Models, I think AT&T are locked.
Motorola had them all available yesterday again. Just keep checking they pop up all of the time. I stumbled upon it when checking the order status of my wife's Moto X. I bought mine from Moto back I'm early November and I've seen them appear more on motos site than Google play.
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Thats the thing. According to their site, they make some available on Wednesday's. Id assume you have to be at the website right at 1159pm tuesday night to see if any become available, id say they sell out almost instantly. I think ive found a didifference in the actual model code printed on the box, below the XT1103 that may help. I have a Google play edition purchased through swappa.com, model 00643NAGPE. Id assume the last 3 digits GPE might stand for google play edition? Subsequently, ive seen devices from motorola be model 00643NARTL perhaps the RTL somehow denotes motorola? Either way it would seem, this particular code is what ties the device to where it actually came from.
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not midnight. Past practice shows that Google Play sales have started right around 1:00PM eastern (adjust for your local time zone).
LakerFam0824 said:
I too am curious about this being "all the same phones" I called Best Buy told them my I am a Verizon sob story and how I will never get the phone. So I wanted to go in and buy one out right from another carrier. they told me no dice. They said that the phones they get are sim locked to the specific carrier and that my sim would not work. Is there any truth to that or are these phones no matter if its bought from Moto, GPS or Best Buy guaranteed to work on the Big Red Machine?
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not midnight. Past practice shows that Google Play sales have started right around 1:00PM eastern (adjust for your local time zone).
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interesting information, thank you I never knew that before. Perhaps I had read/was given wrong information about the IMEI's of the devices then. I have a brand new Nexus 6 from the play store on its way, purchased through swappa. I guess we will see how hard of a time I have with activation. I have a spare nano sim used within the last 30 days (out of an iphone 6 plus) however, my current device is a galaxy s4. Be an interesting conversation with whatever rep i get on the phone to activate the nexus 6.
I am trying to activate an N6 from Amazon on Sprint, and they are saying only Sprint devices can be activated. Maybe I didn't do enough homework before buying this, but is that correct? I was under the impression that unlocked phones could go anywhere*. Can someone confirm before I send my phone back to Amazon?
Thanks!
*any major US carrier, btw mine is the XT1103 variant
bump, anyone?
Heading into the store today, but want to be armed with as much info as possible.
All devices should work on all networks, they are lying to you if they say it's not going to work.if
If they decline to give you a SIM and you already have a sprint phone with a SIM card, just put the SIM in your nexus. If your SIM is too big for the nexus, but a SIM cutter for $5 from amazon or eBay to cut your SIM to fit the nexus.
I'll keep updating this thread for reference if anyone else has a similar problem.
I went to the Sprint store today and the people there, at least my local one, are so much more helpful than customer care reps. Anyway, they were not able to activate it in the store either. Their system wasn't 100% explicit in giving the reason, but the guy I worked with believe the ESN to be in their system, but the phone was active on a 3rd party carrier (one of the smaller carriers). Since it was an Amazon Warehouse deal and appeared to be an open box, this is entirely plausible that someone activated and returned the phone. Him and another employee at the store said Amazon phones should activate no problem, so I am returning mine for a new one.
I did run an ESN check though Swappa, and they show it as clear and ready to activate, so it is hard to say what is really going on. I contacted Amazon and I have a BNIB replacement coming for mine, so hopefully all should be well.
I don't know if this applies to my situation since the Sprint store thought the ESN was in their system already (and several articles I've seen state that Sprint has whitelisted devices not from Sprint or Google Play), but here is some information from the SprintAMA account on reddit they may come in handy for someone about activating a non-sprint nexus. https://np.reddit.com/r/Sprint/comments/2mpr7s/update_regarding_the_nexus_6_from_motorola_on/”
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I'll keep updating this thread for reference if anyone else has a similar problem.
I went to the Sprint store today and the people there, at least my local one, are so much more helpful than customer care reps. Anyway, they were not able to activate it in the store either. Their system wasn't 100% explicit in giving the reason, but the guy I worked with believe the ESN to be in their system, but the phone was active on a 3rd party carrier (one of the smaller carriers). Since it was an Amazon Warehouse deal and appeared to be an open box, this is entirely plausible that someone activated and returned the phone. Him and another employee at the store said Amazon phones should activate no problem, so I am returning mine for a new one.
I did run an ESN check though Swappa, and they show it as clear and ready to activate, so it is hard to say what is really going on. I contacted Amazon and I have a BNIB replacement coming for mine, so hopefully all should be well.
I don't know if this applies to my situation since the Sprint store thought the ESN was in their system already (and several articles I've seen state that Sprint has whitelisted devices not from Sprint or Google Play), but here is some information from the SprintAMA account on reddit they may come in handy for someone about activating a non-sprint nexus. https://np.reddit.com/r/Sprint/comments/2mpr7s/update_regarding_the_nexus_6_from_motorola_on/”
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any us bought n6 WILL work just fine on sprint. if they are telling you no, then they are just clueless.
can you not request a sim card from sprint? do they not give those out? seems like people have this issue on sprint and verizon
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any us bought n6 WILL work just fine on sprint. if they are telling you no, then they are just clueless.
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Yep. I've dealt with poorly trained customer reps with Verizon before as well. The first guy I spoke with (which was on Sprint Chat) was pretty explicit that the phone had to be from Sprint. The next person I spoke to on Chat didn't really offer much information, other than suggesting I go to a store. The guys at the store were super helpful and said it shouldn't be a problem. It seems that in this case the phone may be already active on another network, but hard to say for sure. We'll see how it goes when my replacement gets here Saturday.
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can you not request a sim card from sprint? do they not give those out? seems like people have this issue on sprint and verizon
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I've seen others had problems getting a SIM from Sprint. When I first came to Sprint I bought an LG G2 from Swappa (Sprint variant LS980) and they gave me a SIM with no hassle. I had cut down my SIM from that phone for the N6 but they went ahead and gave me a new one anyway* and said they'll give me one any time.
*A new nano sim for the replacement N6 when I receive it. I'm just letting my LG limp by without LTE until then.
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I've seen others had problems getting a SIM from Sprint. When I first came to Sprint I bought an LG G2 from Swappa (Sprint variant LS980) and they gave me a SIM with no hassle. I had cut down my SIM from that phone for the N6 but they went ahead and gave me a new one anyway* and said they'll give me one any time.
*A new nano sim for the replacement N6 when I receive it. I'm just letting my LG limp by without LTE until then.
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post in the sprint reddit :https://www.reddit.com/r/Sprint/
the mods are helpful and some employees there may be able to direct you. corp stores should be able to assist too.
When I got my N5, I had to go through 3 sim cards before I got one to work. Sprint CS is so behind the times when it comes to new technology, IMO.
Got my new nexus in today and activated without issue. Sprint wouldn't let me activate online for some reason so I took it to the store and it went fine.
This phone kicks ass btw
the store needs to put a click it ticket in to add the esn to their network, takes about 48 hours, and youll need a sim from them which the store can order or customer care can order.the part number for the sim is SIMGLW426C
Yeah sprint is a pain to activate devices not bought in their store, I've had friends with similar issues but with a Nexus 6 they've always been able to get it in the end.
Just a hassle...
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the store needs to put a click it ticket in to add the esn to their network, takes about 48 hours, and youll need a sim from them which the store can order or customer care can order.the part number for the sim is SIMGLW426C
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Yeah sprint is a pain to activate devices not bought in their store, I've had friends with similar issues but with a Nexus 6 they've always been able to get it in the end.
Just a hassle...
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For whatever reason I couldn't activate the phone myself online, but the store was able to in about 15 mins. Glad I didn't have to wait a couple days for a click it ticket to go though.
You should request an invitation to the Google Project Fi! Then you can use both Sprint and T-Mobile as well as WiFi for calling. I'm just porting an unlimited data Verizon number over to Fi...
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I am trying to activate an N6 from Amazon on Sprint, and they are saying only Sprint devices can be activated. Maybe I didn't do enough homework before buying this, but is that correct? I was under the impression that unlocked phones could go anywhere*. Can someone confirm before I send my phone back to Amazon?
Thanks!
*any major US carrier, btw mine is the XT1103 variant
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I'm trying to find the link, but Project Fi users were informed that the N6 model being sold on Amazon would NOT work because it lacked the appropriate Sprint radio. The model # was different tho... have you double checked yours?
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I'm trying to find the link, but Project Fi users were informed that the N6 model being sold on Amazon would NOT work because it lacked the appropriate Sprint radio. I'll keep looking, I think you can probably activate, but you won't get LTE.... I'd send it back... or sell it.
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I appreciate the help, but this has been resolved. For the record, the Nexus 6 from Sprint or others absolutely works on Sprint so long as it is the XT1103 North American model, including LTE and CDMA. The XT1103 is the same phone sold by Sprint.
The original issue I had with Sprint had to do with my phone from Amazon being an open-box and previously/currently activated on another carrier.
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I'm trying to find the link, but Project Fi users were informed that the N6 model being sold on Amazon would NOT work because it lacked the appropriate Sprint radio. The model # was different tho... have you double checked yours?
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its NOT a different model, its the same exact model. every nexus 6 that is sold in the united states is the exact same model, with the same radio, with the same available bands. and yes, it will work on project fi just fine. what you just said has nothing based in fact behind it. the only other version fir the n6, is the european/workd version, that isnt really sold in the united states, unless its in ebay or similar.
Is there anything I should know? Anyone have any thoughts? I am coming from the s5.
It would be nice to have a phone on verizon with official lineage os support, but there are limited options.
My questions before I purchase.
Is there xposed support for whatever android version is current on this phone?
What kind of nonsense do I need to go through to get the unlocked amazon version working on verizon?
What kind of roms are favored on this phone?
After some research, I am learning that the amazon version can't be bootloader unlocked, but the one direct from moto can be. Is this correct?
Amazon version can't be rooted or bootloader unlocked.
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Amazon version can't be rooted or bootloader unlocked.
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Cool, is there a retailer with a good return policy I can buy it from? I am sure it would be a pain to return it to motorola if I buy from them and don't like it.
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Cool, is there a retailer with a good return policy I can buy it from? I am sure it would be a pain to return it to motorola if I buy from them and don't like it.
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not sure about that buddy. Best buy sells it, Moto on ebay sells it, Newegg sells it.
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Cool, is there a retailer with a good return policy I can buy it from? I am sure it would be a pain to return it to motorola if I buy from them and don't like it.
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https://swappa.com/buy/moto-x4-unlocked
Most good sellers allow returns within a certain time period (and as long as you don't damage it). Check the listing description or message the seller. I got mine from here last year mint condition about $100 below Motorola retail.
Get the Android One version via Project Fi
I also came from a S5 and am thoroughly enjoying this phone. No restrictions on unlocking the bootloader (it is a setting you can enable/disable). Android One version is very bare bones. Battery life is great so I don't really miss the replaceable battery.
Project Fi is 1/2 the price that AT&T was (not including the rebates that had my bill at $40 for a few months) and it will get even cheaper when our two phones are paid off. Bonus is that you can block callers from leaving voicemails OR texting you via Project Fi's blocked caller list - this is something that I don't think AT&T or Verizon do.