[Q] Verizon SIM Question - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I just ordered a Note 4 from Verizon and it seems to be shipping with a SIM card as well. If I can find someone to trade me a Nexus 6, will I be able to put that SIM in the Nexus 6 (from Play store) and activate it without ever turning the Note 4 on. Hopefully there is someone out there that bites on this trade or I will be stuck with Note 4 and a locked boot loader.

j3oomerang said:
I just ordered a Note 4 from Verizon and it seems to be shipping with a SIM card as well. If I can find someone to trade me a Nexus 6, will I be able to put that SIM in the Nexus 6 (from Play store) and activate it without ever turning the Note 4 on. Hopefully there is someone out there that bites on this trade or I will be stuck with Note 4 and a locked boot loader.
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what size sim card is it? the nexus 6 uses a nano sim card, i believe the note 4 uses a micro sim though.

you are correct, they use different sized cards, thanks

No. I actually returned my new Note 4 for a Moto X today so that I'll have a nano Sim card for when my Nexus 6 arrives next week. The only reason I was able to do this was because I was within my 14 day window.

So if I get a N6 from Google Play or Motorola, I can plop in my nano sim from my M8 and it will work?

MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
So if I get a N6 from Google Play or Motorola, I can plop in my nano sim from my M8 and it will work?
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Yes it should.
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Hers a video showing it. The only issue that looks annoying is that it takes about 30 seconds for Verizon service to kick in after a reboot.
How To Activate the Google Nexus 6 on Verizon: http://youtu.be/G0Si72-K5CU
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[Q] Cannot activate Moto X

How can I get my phone activated? I ordered the 32gb Moto X on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. Had to go to at&t store a get the card. Got the Navy Blue back and Black front. With black accents. I also order an extra skip, earphones, clear snap case, and car charger. The phone status said it will get here by Sept. 4, 2013. Got to shipping emails yesterday about accessories. But today, FedEx brings accessories and phone. Could not activate. Then I went to at&t store. The At&t guy could not activate. He calls at&t support and they could not do any thing. Told me they would open a case, sent me a text that is should be resolved by Sept. 9th 2013. I'm thinking that I have a 14 day window to return the phone. Call Motorola, after being switch around from one dept to another, they get someone in activation. After about 40 minutes on the phone, she talks to her supervisor, still could not activate. Told me she would see what she could do and call me tomorrow. This is strange. They could not locate my IMEI or Serial number in their system. The phone even has my "Power On" name I picked out. Any one else have this problem? BTW, the at&t people here are now thrilled working with these moto x phones.
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How can I get my phone activated? I ordered the 32gb Moto X on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. Had to go to at&t store a get the card. Got the Navy Blue back and Black front. With black accents. I also order an extra skip, earphones, clear snap case, and car charger. The phone status said it will get here by Sept. 4, 2013. Got to shipping emails yesterday about accessories. But today, FedEx brings accessories and phone. Could not activate. Then I went to at&t store. The At&t guy could not activate. He calls at&t support and they could not do any thing. Told me they would open a case, sent me a text that is should be resolved by Sept. 9th 2013. I'm thinking that I have a 14 day window to return the phone. Call Motorola, after being switch around from one dept to another, they get someone in activation. After about 40 minutes on the phone, she talks to her supervisor, still could not activate. Told me she would see what she could do and call me tomorrow. This is strange. They could not locate my IMEI or Serial number in their system. The phone even has my "Power On" name I picked out. Any one else have this problem? BTW, the at&t people here are now thrilled working with these moto x phones.
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I went to activate online and the IMEI number they had listed for me didn't match the one I had on my new phone so I had to call. For some reason it took a little while. They asked me if I had done a "cross upgrade" I said no, was put on hold a few minutes and when the lady came back to the phone it was done.
I think I was on the phone with AT&T about 20 minutes.
We have to "activate" it? I can't just pop in a SIM and be done with it? Ugh... So much for using this on Aio.
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herzzreh said:
We have to "activate" it? I can't just pop in a SIM and be done with it? Ugh... So much for using this on Aio.
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sadly the Moto X uses nano Sim. I imagine people coming from an iPhone 5 or a Nokia 1020 will be fine.
Everything else is micro sim.
Why they didn't activate the sim at the factory is a mystery.
It took me 2 hours on the phone and an hour in the store to get mine working. They did no training with their phone support for the moto x
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murso74 said:
It took me 2 hours on the phone and an hour in the store to get mine working. They did no training with their phone support for the moto x
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At&t employees do not seem that interested in selling the motto x. I do not know why Motorola gave at&t the exclusive for Moto Maker. Just about all their employees in the retail store use Iphone. It should be at&apple. If Motorola or Google send a "shopper" to a retail store from at&apple, they will see why the sales will soon dry up for the moto x from at&t_appple.
gunnyman said:
sadly the Moto X uses nano Sim. I imagine people coming from an iPhone 5 or a Nokia 1020 will be fine.
Everything else is micro sim.
Why they didn't activate the sim at the factory is a mystery.
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Possibly because you can't have 2 sims related to the same number and I doubt many people would want to go phoneless for 4 days as a requirement.
lskeys said:
At&t employees do not seem that interested in selling the motto x. I do not know why Motorola gave at&t the exclusive for Moto Maker. Just about all their employees in the retail store use Iphone. It should be at&apple. If Motorola or Google send a "shopper" to a retail store from at&apple, they will see why the sales will soon dry up for the moto x from at&t_appple.
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AT&T sales people are the worst and have no idea what they're talking about most times because they just get the specs and told what to sell more of. I'm pretty sure ATT wanted the exclusive to try and get away from AT&Apple sterostype
OK... Clarification needed... Phone comes with a SIM that needs to be activated or the phone itself is blocked by imei or whatever?
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gunnyman said:
sadly the Moto X uses nano Sim. I imagine people coming from an iPhone 5 or a Nokia 1020 will be fine.
Everything else is micro sim.
Why they didn't activate the sim at the factory is a mystery.
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This is easy to fix. Ask your carrier this question: "May I please have a nano sim? Thanks!"
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herzzreh said:
OK... Clarification needed... Phone comes with a SIM that needs to be activated or the phone itself is blocked by imei or whatever?
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This is easy to fix. Ask your carrier this question: "May I please have a nano sim? Thanks!"
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and when they give you an activated one, the phone you're using until your Moto X arrives no longer will access At&T's network.
I'm moving from verizon...
lskeys said:
How can I get my phone activated? I ordered the 32gb Moto X on Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. Had to go to at&t store a get the card. Got the Navy Blue back and Black front. With black accents. I also order an extra skip, earphones, clear snap case, and car charger. The phone status said it will get here by Sept. 4, 2013. Got to shipping emails yesterday about accessories. But today, FedEx brings accessories and phone. Could not activate. Then I went to at&t store. The At&t guy could not activate. He calls at&t support and they could not do any thing. Told me they would open a case, sent me a text that is should be resolved by Sept. 9th 2013. I'm thinking that I have a 14 day window to return the phone. Call Motorola, after being switch around from one dept to another, they get someone in activation. After about 40 minutes on the phone, she talks to her supervisor, still could not activate. Told me she would see what she could do and call me tomorrow. This is strange. They could not locate my IMEI or Serial number in their system. The phone even has my "Power On" name I picked out. Any one else have this problem? BTW, the at&t people here are now thrilled working with these moto x phones.
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Everyone,
I recently purchased the MOTO X as part of a new ATT plan, but want to be able to move my phone number over in order to avoid any convenience. I am told that it has to be done in store and then I was told that it had to be done over the phone. Noone knows how the hell to set this system up, but has anyone else had a similar experience with PORTING their phone over as well as the overall upgrade process or have they just been terrible in general.
gunnyman said:
and when they give you an activated one, the phone you're using until your Moto X arrives no longer will access At&T's network.
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Ask them not to activate it. Tmo always complied.
herzzreh said:
OK... Clarification needed... Phone comes with a SIM that needs to be activated or the phone itself is blocked by imei or whatever?
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This is easy to fix. Ask your carrier this question: "May I please have a nano sim? Thanks!"
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That is too simplistic for at&t apple. They do not have the same nano sims here at this at&t store. They got an email in their updates that the new sims will come next week.
Well, today call Motorola. Nothing happened on their part. Asked for a RMA, he gives me an at&t number. The rep on the phone tried to activate it. Said the sim card has been activated. I had another sims card from at&t store yesterday. It had been activated also. So, she will overnight me(supposedly) sim I can use. When I got off work today, I decided to stop by the at&t store. One on the managers was helping me and the he said something about getting a memo that the nano sims the had was not the right kind. Suppose to be a little smaller. They will get some next week. Just don't know whet to believe. I inquired when my 14 day return windows starts? The day the phone ships was the answer. That was Tuesday. With the Labor Day Weekend coming, look like a week will pass before I can even use the phone. Then just one week to decide if I want to keep it. THIS IS CRAZY.
I had to spend about an hour on the phone to activate my X. The rep (an exceedingly patient young man) eventually pinpointed the problem with the grandfathered 2 GB data plan. Once he was finally able to activate, I had to reboot it before it worked, but once I did so, it has worked just fine. Not sure if this will assist anyone else, but thought it worth mentioning. :fingers-crossed:
Rask40 said:
I had to spend about an hour on the phone to activate my X. The rep (an exceedingly patient young man) eventually pinpointed the problem with the grandfathered 2 GB data plan. Once he was finally able to activate, I had to reboot it before it worked, but once I did so, it has worked just fine. Not sure if this will assist anyone else, but thought it worth mentioning. :fingers-crossed:
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Was this ATT or Moto?
ShamanicEnzan said:
Was this ATT or Moto?
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AT&T.
Finally gave up and asked for a Return Authorization from Motorola. After 3 trips to at&apple store, calls to Motorola and at&t. Just got frustrated.
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Finally gave up and asked for a Return Authorization from Motorola. After 3 trips to at&apple store, calls to Motorola and at&t. Just got frustrated.
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Sorry to here about your story. I would have returned it also. I'm getting my Moto X today and hope I don't have any issues. I'm coming from tmobile and if there are problems activating the phone or they tell me I have to go to the AT&T store, I'll just return the phone, and stay with tmobile.
qnet said:
Sorry to here about your story. I would have returned it also. I'm getting my Moto X today and hope I don't have any issues. I'm coming from tmobile and if there are problems activating the phone or they tell me I have to go to the AT&T store, I'll just return the phone, and stay with tmobile.
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I do not know what the problem was with activation. So, I sent the phone back. Once they get the phone, Motorola will send me a code to reorder..

Sprint nexus 5 Sim shortage

I bought the 32 GB nexus 5 from Google received it in 3 business days. Little did I know how hard it would be to get a Sim card from Sprint. To make a long story short there is a gentlemen selling them in eBay. I didn't think to look there until I called every sprint store and tried calling sprint 3 times (hoping to a different answer). Just thought I'd let everyone know this is a possibility if you are like me and stuck with out a Sim card.
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jrwinscher said:
I bought the 32 GB nexus 5 from Google received it in 3 business days. Little did I know how hard it would be to get a Sim card from Sprint. To make a long story short there is a gentlemen selling them in eBay. I didn't think to look there until I called every sprint store and tried calling sprint 3 times (hoping to a different answer). Just thought I'd let everyone know this is a possibility if you are like me and stuck with out a Sim card.
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I had my N5 before the official sprint release. Impossible to even get a sim card even though a few stores told me they had them and they ended up being the wrong size...
adio01 said:
I had my N5 before the official sprint release. Impossible to even get a sim card even though a few stores told me they had them and they ended up being the wrong size...
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If you ever in that situation again, Full sized sims cards can be chopped down to the size of a microsim and work perfectly fine.
Just cut it to size
adio01 said:
I had my N5 before the official sprint release. Impossible to even get a sim card even though a few stores told me they had them and they ended up being the wrong size...
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If they are full size cards, they are really easy to cut to size for the N5. Many cell phone stores will do this either for free or for a small nominal fee. You can also try to do it yourself, if you are really careful. Or you can buy a micro SIM cutting tool for a few dollars.
Of course, if all you can get are nano SIMs, then you need to get an adapter instead. Again, shouldn't cost more than a few dollars.
Wired66 said:
If you ever in that situation again, Full sized sims cards can be chopped down to the size of a microsim and work perfectly fine.
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Sprint is CDMA so most users don't have the LTE sim card.
jrwinscher said:
I bought the 32 GB nexus 5 from Google received it in 3 business days. Little did I know how hard it would be to get a Sim card from Sprint. To make a long story short there is a gentlemen selling them in eBay. I didn't think to look there until I called every sprint store and tried calling sprint 3 times (hoping to a different answer). Just thought I'd let everyone know this is a possibility if you are like me and stuck with out a Sim card.
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same thing with me got the 32gb nexus 5 from the play store but I got a sim card ordered on nov 6th through chat but it still hasn't shipped yet so then I asked again on chat today when its gonna be shipped and was told it could be 10 days. even tried a few sprint stores around me and none of them have one.
Tell them you need a SIM card for a HTC One or S4 and don't show them the Nexus 5 until they bring it out. For some reason a lot of them are under the impression that the Nexus 5 uses some kind of magical SIM card and will just tell you they don't have it.
Thankfully I had a sim from my Htc One. BUT I since switched to tmobile after being on my moms sprint plan for about 4 years. It was a great decision to switch.
I have one
I ordered my N5 through Amazon to use on AT&T. I have the Sprint SIM card that came with it. I'm not using it, PM me if you any of you want it. I'm in NY to give you an idea of how fast it will get to you. I can send it out tomorrow.
I recall reading around(cant find source) that roughly 15,000 Sprint sim cards just went up and missing. They dont know if there were stolen or just misplaced. I will try to dig up some source for you all soon.
i called customer care and was told they would be happy to send me one but they were back ordered. it took me 4 stores but i was able to get one a sprint store just outside of boston. they had two. actually pulled out a baggie that said nexus 5 on it. thank god. hoping my phone will be in next week.
Best Buy Mobile has Sim cards for Sprint.
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GiantJay said:
Best Buy Mobile has Sim cards for Sprint.
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No they absolutely do not. Just made an Israelite journey out of several stores and they don't have any. Most are even sold out or out of stock of the 16GB model they carry which comes with a Sprint SIM.
Even tried begging if they could give or sell me one from any busted/broken/RMA'd Sprint phones that use micro SIM (S4, HTC One etc), but no dice.
LordLugard said:
No they absolutely do not. Just made an Israelite journey out of several stores and they don't have any. Most are even sold out or out of stock of the 16GB model they carry which comes with a Sprint SIM.
Even tried begging if they could give or sell me one from any busted/broken/RMA'd Sprint phones that use micro SIM (S4, HTC One etc), but no dice.
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I work in Best Buy Mobile and we have a stack of Sprint Sims in our cabinet. Obviously every store won't have them in stock.
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GiantJay said:
I work in Best Buy Mobile and we have a stack of Sprint Sims in our cabinet. Obviously every store won't have them in stock.
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Nano or micro SIMs? Everyone i went to had a boat load of nano SIMs but no micro SIMs.
Just pickup a nano to micro converter from Best Buy its about $10.00 and works like a charm
After being told by the local stores that I could not have any of their SIM cards, I hopped online with Sprint World Wide Chat last Friday, 15 NOV. They told me the cards were back ordered, but they would be happy to order one for me and ship it when it comes in at no charge. I accepted their offer and got a ship notice on Tuesday. The card arrived yesterday. I guess my point is that "back ordered" does not necessarily mean an indefinite wait. My N5 shipped last night and I should have it in my hands Monday morning, so I'm a happy camper right now.
uh60james said:
Tell them you need a SIM card for a HTC One or S4 and don't show them the Nexus 5 until they bring it out. For some reason a lot of them are under the impression that the Nexus 5 uses some kind of magical SIM card and will just tell you they don't have it.
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So does that mean those phones can run on T-Mobile too? I ask because I was planning on swapping my Evo to a HTC one before I ordered the Nexus 5.
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So does that mean those phones can run on T-Mobile too? I ask because I was planning on swapping my Evo to a HTC one before I ordered the Nexus 5.
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I don't know about the S4 but the One (Sprint) will work on T-Mobile but the bands are limited, I don't recall the details but basically except in select locations you will only get Edge.
Sweet thanks! May use my insurance to get a decent backup phone.
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[Q] how do i activate my moto x on Verizon

I will be getting my new moto x in a couple days to replace my galaxy nexus. I was just wondering how or if I can activate my new phone and make it the primary phone, without going to a Verizon store. Any info could be helpful. Thanks!
Do it online through My Verizon, or call VZW and change the device you're using.
xAlex22 said:
I will be getting my new moto x in a couple days to replace my galaxy nexus. I was just wondering how or if I can activate my new phone and make it the primary phone, without going to a Verizon store. Any info could be helpful. Thanks!
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All the info you need is on the box. You'll need the IMEI and Sim ICCID (long number with lots of 0s). Go to "activate or switch devices" on the home page.
I'm waiting for my verizon version as well. Does it come with a nano sim? Or do you think that'd be a trip to the verizon store? Or just perhaps cut the sim from my note 3 down? Any input? If it helps I ordered mine off contract with the cyber Monday $150 off deal
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chrisbass said:
I'm waiting for my verizon version as well. Does it come with a nano sim? Or do you think that'd be a trip to the verizon store? Or just perhaps cut the sim from my note 3 down? Any input? If it helps I ordered mine off contract with the cyber Monday $150 off deal
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The sim should be included. No trip to the store required.
chrisbass said:
I'm waiting for my verizon version as well. Does it come with a nano sim? Or do you think that'd be a trip to the verizon store? Or just perhaps cut the sim from my note 3 down? Any input? If it helps I ordered mine off contract with the cyber Monday $150 off deal
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Sim is inside the phone already. They include a small pin if you need to remove it but you don't need to. Register the phone and sim using the info on the box.
And if your current device uses a Nano SIM (iphone 5 for example), you can just move the nano sim from your old device to the X.
And of course, you can use SIM adapters to put the nano sim into other phones, if you need to switch back to your old phone for some reason.

How to get a Verizon nano sim for the Nexus 6

Reading various threads online it seems like as of now they're unable to activate the Nexus 6 directly because the phone is not in their system. Since There were so many people with questions regarding this topic, thought I'd share exactly how I got Verizon to make me a Nano sim.
1. Find a friend with a nano sim phone (in my case was a iPhone 6+)
2. Go to a Verizon store and tell them you're buying/borrowing your friend's phone and therefore need a new nano sim made
That was it for me. Didn't even have to pay a single cent
Why not just tell them u bought a new phone that uses a nano sim. What the hell do they care what it's going in.
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They won't activate the sim unless they have the phone that you're planning to activate it on with you in the store
I had the same issue with Verizon. I simply trimmed my regular Sim into a nano Sim. I used sharp scissors and sand paper to smooth the edges but amazon does sell a cutter.
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Walk in to store with both phones current and new nexus 6 and they will give you a SIM. I've done it with other phones.
I called to order one on the phone but they didn't know which type of nano SIM to send me for the nexus 6. People make this way too hard than it really is.
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I just called customer service and they sent me a nano sim next day air. I activated it with my wifes moto X, and am using it with an adapter until my Nexus ships.
selayan said:
Walk in to store with both phones current and new nexus 6 and they will give you a SIM. I've done it with other phones.
I called to order one on the phone but they didn't know which type of nano SIM to send me for the nexus 6. People make this way too hard than it really is.
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Tried it last night and was told no by two reps and their manager. All three told me go back to Motorola because the phone is not provisioned for Verizon.
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selayan said:
Walk in to store with both phones current and new nexus 6 and they will give you a SIM. I've done it with other phones.
I called to order one on the phone but they didn't know which type of nano SIM to send me for the nexus 6. People make this way too hard than it really is.
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Tried it last night and was told no by two reps and their manager. All three told me go back to Motorola because the phone is not provisioned for Verizon.
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Exactly. This isn't like other phones. The phone isn't in Verizon's system yet.
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I cut my Note 3 SIM down to nano size and I ordered a nano SIM from Verizon. The cut down nano works great, but the SIM Verizon sent me doesn't work. I'll probably have to order an adapter and activate it in my Note 3 first and then stick it in my Nex6, but there isn't an incentive to do this drive I'm good to go with the cut down SIM.
Well I was at my local store in person yesterday asking about a SIM and was told that I just need to bring it in when I get it. The employee himself was surprised I was able to order one because he himself had been trying with no luck.
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Exactly. This isn't like other phones. The phone isn't in Verizon's system yet.
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Yep. Once the rep entered the imei and meid from my phone he couldn't proceed any further. Took the sim from my Note 3, trimmed it to nano sim and popped it in my phone. Works fine.
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If that is the case then I'll leave Verizon. I'm not going to wait for a SIM cutter now and cut the SIM card because they don't care to have it in the system.
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I see a lot of people advocating taking a SIM from an existing device, using another device's IMEI, swapping phones around, or even using the IMEI from a display model phone at a Verizon store. My question is this:
Since you're using a different IMEI to get the SIM and activate it, does the IMEI of that device stay attached to the account? That is, if I just take the SIM out of my M8 and put it in a Nexus 6, can I give or sell the M8 to someone else? I wouldn't think it could be activated, since Verizon will still have the IMEI attached to my account, even though I've swapped SIMs. Or will Verizon automatically record the new IMEI when I swap SIMs?
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I see a lot of people advocating taking a SIM from an existing device, using another device's IMEI, swapping phones around, or even using the IMEI from a display model phone at a Verizon store. My question is this:
Since you're using a different IMEI to get the SIM and activate it, does the IMEI of that device stay attached to the account? That is, if I just take the SIM out of my M8 and put it in a Nexus 6, can I give or sell the M8 to someone else? I wouldn't think it could be activated, since Verizon will still have the IMEI attached to my account, even though I've swapped SIMs. Or will Verizon automatically record the new IMEI when I swap SIMs?
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The only IMEI that will be attached to your account will be the phone that you have your sim card in. It would be fine to sell the M8 to someone else and it will not still be attached to your account.
dirtyfingers said:
The only IMEI that will be attached to your account will be the phone that you have your sim card in. It would be fine to sell the M8 to someone else and it will not still be attached to your account.
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The SIM is attached to your account. Who ever buys the m8 needs their own SIM. It only holds info about your account and device on the account.
I'm going to go to a third party vendor and get a nano SIM. Its free and I'll just activate it using my m7. Seems like the best thing to do for now.
I just called Verizon and they asked me a bunch of questions when all I wanted was a new sim. They are sending me a nano SIM card they said it's a nano nfc SIM. So I have the adapters to activate it on my m7.
I had to tell them I ordered an htc one M8.
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I just called Verizon, told them I'm buying a HTC one m8 device from craigslist on Friday, and I needed a nano Sim for it. She sent it to me cost free immediately.
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selayan said:
They are sending me a nano SIM card they said it's a nano nfc SIM. ... I had to tell them I ordered an htc one M8.
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I was just able to order one on the phone using the HTC M8 way too.
celyko said:
I just called Verizon, told them I'm buying a HTC one m8 device from craigslist on Friday, and I needed a micro Sim for it. She sent it to me cost free immediately.
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You know you need a nano NFC SIM, right, not micro?
Toaplan said:
I was just able to order one on the phone using the HTC M8 way too.
You know you need a nano NFC SIM, right, not micro?
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Oops! I meant nano. I was just sharing my experience in case it might help someone. If they sent me a nano Sim for the "m8" wink wink, is it the NFC Sim?
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celyko said:
Oops! I meant nano. I was just sharing my experience in case it might help someone. If they sent me a nano Sim for the "m8" wink wink, is it the NFC Sim?
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Haha cool. Was just lookin out for ya, since I got my SIM by reading your post and this thread.
M8 only takes nano so as long as you said m8 you are good.
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I am moving from a DNA to the Nexus 6. Will be trying to go to the store and see what they will do for me.

Will a Verizon Pixel 4 XL work on T-Mobile?

Hey I am thinking about purchasing a Verizon Pixel 4 XL marked as "Verizon", will it work properly on T-Mobile? Also as long as the device is paid off can I simply call Verizon and have them "Unlock" the device for me and I can plug in my T-Mobile SIM card?
Thanks
Of you do not have a Verizon account they will not unlock it for you. Be sure it's fully unlocked before buying.
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Oh and it will work without any issues on T-Mobile. I've used a Verizon 2XL and 3XL Cricket Wireless and Mint (T-Mobile MNVO) with VOLTE and Wifi calling.
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I didn't think Verizon could have SIM locked phones. Has that changed?
https://www.verizon.com/about/consumer-safety/device-unlocking-policy
Verizon locks their phones temporarily now like TMobile for 60 days after activation.
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https://www.verizon.com/about/consumer-safety/device-unlocking-policy
Verizon locks their phones temporarily now like TMobile for 60 days after activation.
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So hypothetically if I buy a used P4XL on Verizon and I want it to work on TMO it had to be used by the previous owner for 60 consecutive days for me to be able to get it unlocked by Verizon?

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