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Does anyone know tmo's exchange policy? I am on my 4th MT4G and this is one having problems. I want tmo to exchange/replace my phone with another phone of equal or lesser value. In the past they have given me this option or given me credit for the phone to apply to an upgrade.
I originally purchased the phone straight up and on the even more plus plan. I also pay for the PHP equipment bundle.
Thanks for help and hope to hear soon! If there's any more information you need then just ask.
I just ran into the same problem you have. I am on my 3rd 4g and asked them if they would do exactly what you were asking. I have the warranty purchase plan and even with that they told me at the tmobile store I was at can only offer whatever the computer gives you which is based off what HTC will give you.Each store also varies on if they will offer that as well. Why? Idk but in my case they offered me the HD7. I just laughed. So they tried calling the higher ups to see what they could do. I explained to them what was going on with the phone and the only thing he could offer me was a full upgrade discount on a different phone and I pay the difference. Not paying another $260 on another phone for one that I have had for less than year.
So in a nutshell. Tmobile will not warranty out your phone for a different brand one but they will (if the store allows for it or you gripe to the loyalty department) on a phone of the same brand. So it varies on the store you go to and it will have to be another HTC phone. Hope this helps you.
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I just ran into the same problem you have. I am on my 3rd 4g and asked them if they would do exactly what you were asking. I have the warranty purchase plan and even with that they told me at the tmobile store I was at can only offer whatever the computer gives you which is based off what HTC will give you.Each store also varies on if they will offer that as well. Why? Idk but in my case they offered me the HD7. I just laughed. So they tried calling the higher ups to see what they could do. I explained to them what was going on with the phone and the only thing he could offer me was a full upgrade discount on a different phone and I pay the difference. Not paying another $260 on another phone for one that I have had for less than year.
So in a nutshell. Tmobile will not warranty out your phone for a different brand one but they will (if the store allows for it or you gripe to the loyalty department) on a phone of the same brand. So it varies on the store you go to and it will have to be another HTC phone. Hope this helps you.
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Thanks for the reply! They offered me another MT4G or a "certified open boxed" G2. Whatever the F that means. So I get another phone with which I have had terrible luck with or a discontinued phone that actually came out before my phone. I refuse to believe their bull. I have been with them for 8-10 years and have always bought their highest end phone at the time and paid full price. Thank god I am an even more plus customer, time to move to Sprint unless they can cut the bull. Their "solution" to my problems and frustration is to keep on offering me the same phone. Makes a lot of sense T-Mobile! By no means at all am I trying to pass one over on them. I simply want an equal or lesser phone. I like T-Mobile which is why I have stayed with them for so long, I will call again and see what else they can offer. But, if they continue I will move to Sprint and never look back.
Sorry for replying so late but how have things worked out? The only reason I haven't switched companies is because T mobile has been pretty good with me. There rate plans are the best and that's the only thing that has kept me around. This is the only time I have had an issue with them. I would have like to switch out like you were wanting but I am glad I didn't.I just think this is best phone for me right now. At least until I can get the samsung galaxy 2.
Hello everyone, this end of the month I will go on vacation in New York from Italy, and I'd love to buy the new nexus 4, but obviously I can not use the play store not having neither a credit card nor a U.S. place of dispatch . I saw, however, that tmobile will sell in their stores, I was wondering if in addition to the version with contract tmobile also sold only the phone, just in case a higher price than the playstore 349usd. thank you very much in advance.
"Rumor" has it T-Mobile USA will market it up to $ 500.00 without a contract (witch I find ridiculous) BUT that hasn't been confirmed .. At this point they are all speculations.
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"Rumor" has it T-Mobile USA will market up to $ 500.00 with out a contact (witch I find ridiculous) BUT that hasn't been confirmed .. At this point buddy they are all speculations.
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thank you dear, I'll see to seek confirmation of these rumors, in the meantime look for some other user to know something more
If the markup turns out to be ridiculous (charging 500 USD for a 350 USD phone) then call your hotel (or wherever you're staying) and see if you can get packages delivered there. The delivery should take less than 5-6 business days, so it's doable if you're staying in America more than a week. If that's not the case, then you could always find a quick free vpn trial, vpn to America and purchase the phone before you get here so it's at your hotel before you are (just have them hold it if they will, again make sure it's ok before you do so). Good luck! Enjoy your stay!
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If the markup turns out to be ridiculous (charging 500 USD for a 350 USD phone) then call your hotel (or wherever you're staying) and see if you can get packages delivered there. The delivery should take less than 5-6 business days, so it's doable if you're staying in America more than a week. If that's not the case, then you could always find a quick free vpn trial, vpn to America and purchase the phone before you get here so it's at your hotel before you are (just have them hold it if they will, again make sure it's ok before you do so). Good luck! Enjoy your stay!
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Unfortunately my problem is: to buy something on playstore U.S. you have to pay with a American credit card , which unfortunately (and I would say of course ) I did not. I had also thought to send me the N4 to the apartment but would be very risky and unreliable. the only solution would be to find someone who will buy me , but who has all this trust in others?
ps: I'd buy it for 500usd I must admit, that the currency exchange is always much less than 549euros that would 700usd. I would only confirm that it is sold in tmobile stores
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Unfortunately my problem is: to buy something on playstore U.S. you have to pay with a American credit card , which unfortunately (and I would say of course ) I did not. I had also thought to send me the N4 to the apartment but would be very risky and unreliable. the only solution would be to find someone who will buy me , but who has all this trust in others?
ps: I'd buy it for 500usd I must admit, that the currency exchange is always much less than 549euros that would 700usd. I would only confirm that it is sold in tmobile stores
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Really the trust only has to go one way. If you are willing to take the chance then you pay in advance and you are the only one that needs to trust. If you want the other person to send the phone without getting paid first then that person is the only one that needs to trust someone. You could check with some bank to be the go between and let them hold your money until they get the phone.
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Really the trust only has to go one way. If you are willing to take the chance then you pay in advance and you are the only one that needs to trust. If you want the other person to send the phone without getting paid first then that person is the only one that needs to trust someone. You could check with some bank to be the go between and let them hold your money until they get the phone.
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it is still a complicated and difficult to accomplish. whether I trusted, to give money to someone I do not know (which I do not think I'd do) and if someone you trust to loan me the money. not to mention that I would only public transportation in a city that does not know to pick up the box. of course now I will try other solutions and this will take it into consideration only as a last choice. plus I also find this person that would make me the favor. thanks anyway for your suggestion.
however, still no news / certainty that n4 is sold without a contract?
has anyone had any new news about my question?
My Verizon Pixel has the dreaded audio defect so I learned a lot today about how Google and Verizon are handling the manufacturer warranty. I think it warrants a post because I always wondered how that would be handled and now I (unfortunately) know.
1) If Verizon has the replacement in stock, they will replace it once they know Google has said it's okay to do so. This happens in store, so you walk out with a new phone. Verizon must process it through their system, though.
2) If Verizon does NOT have a replacement available (more than likely what I'll face when I go in), then Google will send you a replacement but it's their "standard replacement", meaning they won't ship until they get your old one (meaning you're out of a phone for two weeks).
This is pretty crappy in my opinion. They basically treat Verizon as just a "third party" as if you bought it ANYWHERE online. I'd think they would have a better agreement for their "exclusive carrier" in the US. They told me that some places will give you a loaner phone while you wait but didn't know if Verizon would. I'll find out and report back.
Worth noting: the lady I dealt with emailed me for evidence that I could show Verizon that they approved a replacement. It literally took 5 minutes on the phone with her, so she must have been VERY aware of the issue. I told her a factory reset was no good and that's about all it took.
EDIT: Sorry, wrong section. I don't know this happened. Mods, could you please move this to the discussion section? I'm having difficulty deleting this.
I know with Google you put down a deposit and they send you a replacement right away. Then get the money back later when you send your defective device.
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My Verizon Pixel has the dreaded audio defect so I learned a lot today about how Google and Verizon are handling the manufacturer warranty. I think it warrants a post because I always wondered how that would be handled and now I (unfortunately) know.
1) If Verizon has the replacement in stock, they will replace it once they know Google has said it's okay to do so. This happens in store, so you walk out with a new phone. Verizon must process it through their system, though.
2) If Verizon does NOT have a replacement available (more than likely what I'll face when I go in), then Google will send you a replacement but it's their "standard replacement", meaning they won't ship until they get your old one (meaning you're out of a phone for two weeks).
This is pretty crappy in my opinion. They basically treat Verizon as just a "third party" as if you bought it ANYWHERE online. I'd think they would have a better agreement for their "exclusive carrier" in the US. They told me that some places will give you a loaner phone while you wait but didn't know if Verizon would. I'll find out and report back.
Worth noting: the lady I dealt with emailed me for evidence that I could show Verizon that they approved a replacement. It literally took 5 minutes on the phone with her, so she must have been VERY aware of the issue. I told her a factory reset was no good and that's about all it took.
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With the "standard replacement", Google ships the replacement as soon as the tracking becomes active on your return. They don't tell you this, but it has been my experience and others. So if you send the phone back immediately, you are only out a phone a couple days.
My bosses phone died, took it to VZW and they mailed him a refurb replacement (maybe because they didn't have new ones in stock?). The refurb had a broken head phone jack... took it up with Google who offered to send him NEW in box replacement with the "standard replacement" terms. He got the shipping notification the same day he dropped the replacement in the mail.
Still a crappy experience, but it's all very YMMV and depends on the CSR you get at VZW or Google.
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I know with Google you put down a deposit and they send you a replacement right away. Then get the money back later when you send your defective device.
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I will definitely ask them to do this if they don't have any at my local Verizon stores. Thanks!
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Just report your own thread to the moderators by clicking the exclamation point in the triangle /!\ in the lower left corner of the first post of this thread, and ask them to move it to the Discussion section.
So Google was so wrong. Verizon will SHIP you a phone from their warehouse if it passes their inspection (mine did). So they are overnighting me one. Sounds great! But there's a huge "BUT" here...
Apparently they send you refurbished phones through Verizon. So I have no idea if I can unlock the bootloader but I highly doubt it. I'm probably not going to keep it then.
Even Google said they send refurbished ones after 14 days are up. But if I get a replacement through Google, will it be unlockable even if it's updated to 7.1.1? Since it's from Google and not Verizon? Or do they send me a "Verizon Pixel", basically?
I sent my Verizon pixel to Google today and just got an email saying they sent my replacement out to me with 2 day shipping as soon as tracking went live.
Confirmed I have sent my Verizon 32 GB to google for a warranty claim (charging port was charging but couldn't transfer files to computer), and I received a Google Store Edition of the Pixel. Unlocked bootloader. Go through Google for your warranty claims.
You are not out a phone for 2 weeks. I just submitted an RMA to Google for a Pixel I got from Best Buy, and my replacement will be here in 2 days. They send you the replacement as soon as your tracking goes live on the old device.
And if you're using Project Fi with it, then you can still receive/make calls and texts with Hangouts on your PC while the phone is gone.
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Confirmed I have sent my Verizon 32 GB to google for a warranty claim (charging port was charging but couldn't transfer files to computer), and I received a Google Store Edition of the Pixel. Unlocked bootloader. Go through Google for your warranty claims.
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I'm so happy to hear that. Did your RMA shipping confirmation say you're still getting something like a "Pixel Phone Silver 32 GB (Verizon)" though?
That's what my confirmation email says and the phone won't come in until tomorrow, so I'm worried I'll end up with a Verizon version again.
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You are not out a phone for 2 weeks. I just submitted an RMA to Google for a Pixel I got from Best Buy, and my replacement will be here in 2 days. They send you the replacement as soon as your tracking goes live on the old device.
And if you're using Project Fi with it, then you can still receive/make calls and texts with Hangouts on your PC while the phone is gone.
I'm so happy to hear that. Did your RMA shipping confirmation say you're still getting something like a "Pixel Phone Silver 32 GB (Verizon)" though?
That's what my confirmation email says and the phone won't come in until tomorrow, so I'm worried I'll end up with a Verizon version again.
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Yes, exactly what it said. When speaking with the rep, they just mean the phone will work with your Verizon carrier. It was unlocked though. And she said if it wasn't, that they would actually create another RMA to make sure it was because I said I was having radio problems on 7.1.1 and wanted to go back down to 7.0 but couldn't with Verizon. So either way you are taken care of. Good luck. :good:
And the February security releases, NOF26V or NOF26W for Rogers, reportedly fixes the audio bug so if you haven't given up on your Pixel yet hold out!!!
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And the February security releases, NOF26V or NOF26W for Rogers, reportedly fixes the audio bug so if you haven't given up on your Pixel yet hold out!!!
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Well this is VERY interesting! I will try that before returning. My replacement arrived today so I can try this update first.
I'm on PureNexus. How do I go about updating to this new version?
Well it seems the update fixed the external speaker and helped my headphone jack issue a LITTLE but the audio quality is still bad through headphones. There's a low hissing no matter what. You even hear it after you turn off the music for about 3 seconds.
Now I have to decide what I want to do... Deal with it, hope Verizon shipped me a non-7.1.1 refurbished phone, or go through Google and go phoneless for days... Ugh.
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Well it seems the update fixed the external speaker and helped my headphone jack issue a LITTLE but the audio quality is still bad through headphones. There's a low hissing no matter what. You even hear it after you turn off the music for about 3 seconds.
Now I have to decide what I want to do... Deal with it, hope Verizon shipped me a non-7.1.1 refurbished phone, or go through Google and go phoneless for days... Ugh.
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Go phoneless if you want a Play Store Edition
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Go phoneless if you want a Play Store Edition
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So 100% for sure Google would send me a Play Store edition and not the Verizon version? So even if they sent me a refurbished one, I could unlock it?
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You are not out a phone for 2 weeks. I just submitted an RMA to Google for a Pixel I got from Best Buy, and my replacement will be here in 2 days. They send you the replacement as soon as your tracking goes live on the old device.
And if you're using Project Fi with it, then you can still receive/make calls and texts with Hangouts on your PC while the phone is gone.
I'm so happy to hear that. Did your RMA shipping confirmation say you're still getting something like a "Pixel Phone Silver 32 GB (Verizon)" though?
That's what my confirmation email says and the phone won't come in until tomorrow, so I'm worried I'll end up with a Verizon version again.
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Please confirm tomorrow if you get a Verizon version or the Google Play Version! I'm very anxious to hear your experience as I may do the same!
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Go phoneless if you want a Play Store Edition
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Yeah I agree. If you want root then you might as well do it the right way. And you're sure the phone is at fault right? Have you tried it on another Pixel?
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Yeah I agree. If you want root then you might as well do it the right way. And you're sure the phone is at fault right? Have you tried it on another Pixel?
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I mean, I've tried many different cables/headphones and I've used the same cables and headphones on all my previous phones. So I'm positive the audio is incredibly awful. Even the Verizon person immediately could verify with their headphones. It's bad.
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So 100% for sure Google would send me a Play Store edition and not the Verizon version? So even if they sent me a refurbished one, I could unlock it?
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I am 100% for sure. I confirmed with them several times as well. They don't carry brand new Verizon phones. You'll be getting a brand new in the box Play Store Edition Pixel. I promise, the lady was making fun of Verizon even for locking them. She said if for some reason Verizon locked it, just do another RMA and they will take care of it.
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Yeah I agree. If you want root then you might as well do it the right way. And you're sure the phone is at fault right? Have you tried it on another Pixel?
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They don't even test it. They shipped mine out before they even received my defective one. 2 different locations. If its coming from Carol Stream Illinois or whatever, its a brand new Play Store Edition Pixel.
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Please confirm tomorrow if you get a Verizon version or the Google Play Version! I'm very anxious to hear your experience as I may do the same!
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My email said the same thing about the Verizon Pixel as well. Trust me. You'll see. :laugh:
I'm wondering if with all this locking / unlocking / returning the device so we can unlock, if Verizon will eventually unblock the IMEI of their devices so that we can unlock as in the Google store version. That's assuming that the imei is what is locking the device. Anyone know exactly why the vzw can't be unlocked on 7.1.1 and the Google version can? I mean they are the same exact phone, same bootloader, same everything even the same updates.
I'm pretty much sold on the thing, since I can unload my 3T at the same time--but a few questions first.
1: Can anyone test Samsung gear watches with the phone? I've read Samsung pay only works if you sideload the gear app, but would prefer it working 100% since I plan on staying unrooted.
2: VPNs have caused some issues on past carrier phones, basically using hotspot data rather than regular data. Can anyone just run a quick test to make sure this isn't the case? Mostly for use of Blokada.
3: Does RCS work? I know TMobile was rolling it out by device, but it seems this would be the perfect time to add it with the 6T.
Thanks!
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I'm pretty much sold on the thing, since I can unload my 3T at the same time--but a few questions first.
1: Can anyone test Samsung gear watches with the phone? I've read Samsung pay only works if you sideload the gear app, but would prefer it working 100% since I plan on staying unrooted.
2: VPNs have caused some issues on past carrier phones, basically using hotspot data rather than regular data. Can anyone just run a quick test to make sure this isn't the case? Mostly for use of Blokada.
3: Does RCS work? I know TMobile was rolling it out by device, but it seems this would be the perfect time to add it with the 6T.
Thanks!
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1. Setup my gear s3 and it works perfectly. Everything is sideloaded as you install from the galaxy Wearable app.
2. This device already seems to have a private VPN set up as default, didn't touch it but it gives you the option to add.
3. RCS I'm assuming does not work and depends on tmobile actually activating them over an OTA update.
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1. Setup my gear s3 and it works perfectly. Everything is sideloaded as you install from the galaxy Wearable app.
2. This device already seems to have a private VPN set up as default, didn't touch it but it gives you the option to add.
3. RCS I'm assuming does not work and depends on tmobile actually activating them over an OTA update.
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Thanks for the quick reply. For the gear stuff, I know it sideload through wear but I had read with the OP6 you had to get S-Pay from an apk mirror. Have you tested pay and it all works?
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Thanks for the quick reply. For the gear stuff, I know it sideload through wear but I had read with the OP6 you had to get S-Pay from an apk mirror. Have you tested pay and it all works?
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Haven't tried it, rocking it right now and it seems fine just when I had my v30. I can verify later on when I go put gas. I'll keep you updated if anything.
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Haven't tried it, rocking it right now and it seems fine just when I had my v30. I can verify later on when I go put gas. I'll keep you updated if anything.
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Awesome, appreciate it!
I'm pretty disappointed that RCS nor the Samsung/LG version work. It is super important to me, believe it or not. I'm hoping they release an update for this to work sometime soon.
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I'm pretty disappointed that RCS nor the Samsung/LG version work. It is super important to me, believe it or not. I'm hoping they release an update for this to work sometime soon.
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It's silly, I agree. Since it's a carrier backed phone it should be available from the get go.
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It's silly, I agree. Since it's a carrier backed phone it should be available from the get go.
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Yea I got a feeling they maybe rushed this release a bit? They've never released with tmobile. Well see.
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Yea I got a feeling they maybe rushed this release a bit? They've never released with tmobile. Well see.
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It's a TMobile issue not OP, sadly. No idea why they're doing it in stages and by phone.
My TMobile version does not have the hold power button down to activate Google Assistant feature. Is everyone else missing this?
I got some tmobile variant questions aswell?
Im from México but my brother is on vacation in USS.. in thinking on buying the oneplus but im a little confused about unlocking the phone... Some people say i have to use it with tmobile for 40 days to be able to unlock it even if i make the full pay for it.. othe people say you can unlock it the same day you full pay for it with the tmobile app..
So, can someone confirm who is correct with this because i wont like my brother to buy me the phone and then cant use it because of locked sim..
Also another question.. do you know if later we could install the international firmware on the tmobile version and get the updates directly from oneplus??
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I got some tmobile variant questions aswell?
Im from México but my brother is on vacation in USS.. in thinking on buying the oneplus but im a little confused about unlocking the phone... Some people say i have to use it with tmobile for 40 days to be able to unlock it even if i make the full pay for it.. othe people say you can unlock it the same day you full pay for it with the tmobile app..
So, can someone confirm who is correct with this because i wont like my brother to buy me the phone and then cant use it because of locked sim..
Also another question.. do you know if later we could install the international firmware on the tmobile version and get the updates directly from oneplus??
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1) SIM Unlocking:
YMMV,only way you'll know for certain is trying it yourself. My recent experiences w/Customer Care lead me to believe they'll accommodate you.
2) Int'l ROM flashing onto a T-Mobile variant.
No,that is not possible. Perhaps some aftermarket ROM will be available later,but,no ,not at this time,official,or,otherwise.
Updates will come from T-Mobile.
If you're gonna buy it outright,why bother w/T-Mobile anyway,just skip the hassles & go for the unlocked version.....................
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1) SIM Unlocking:
YMMV,only way you'll know for certain is trying it yourself. My recent experiences w/Customer Care lead me to believe they'll accommodate you.
2) Int'l ROM flashing onto a T-Mobile variant.
No,that is not possible. Perhaps some aftermarket ROM will be available later,but,no ,not at this time,official,or,otherwise.
Updates will come from T-Mobile.
If you're gonna buy it outright,why bother w/T-Mobile anyway,just skip the hassles & go for the unlocked version.....................
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Because TMobile will allow you to buy the phone for 280 out the door with an approved trade-in device.
This is my current situation....I like to tinker and flash ROMs/mods. Hopefully if I end up with the Tmo version, I'll still be able to flash custom ROMs once development gets going for the device.
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Because TMobile will allow you to buy the phone for 280 out the door with an approved trade-in device.
This is my current situation....I like to tinker and flash ROMs/mods. Hopefully if I end up with the Tmo version, I'll still be able to flash custom ROMs once development gets going for the device.
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Yeah,I get it regarding $$$ incentives,but,the person I was responding to it seemed that time/urgency was an equally,if not more,a pressing issue.
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Yeah,I get it regarding $$$ incentives,but,the person I was responding to it seemed that time/urgency was an equally,if not more,a pressing issue.
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Ah, I gotcha.
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Yeah,I get it regarding $$$ incentives,but,the person I was responding to it seemed that time/urgency was an equally,if not more,a pressing issue.
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Yeah the problem is that my brother. Cannot wait to receive the international model via mail because he is coming back to mexico tuesday
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Well it looks like I'll be ordering from OP directly. It seems if I pay 280 and get the device I'll still pay 12 dollars and change a month until I hit the 570 mark to have the device "paid in full." I guess the 300 dollars goes towards savings on the bill. I read comments on here saying even if you buy the phone from TMobile, in order to "buy it outright" you still have to pay the full price of the phone. I need an unlocked bootloader and root so I guess I'll just pay OP directly.
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Well it looks like I'll be ordering from OP directly. It seems if I pay 280 and get the device I'll still pay 12 dollars and change a month until I hit the 570 mark to have the device "paid in full." I guess the 300 dollars goes towards savings on the bill. I read comments on here saying even if you buy the phone from TMobile, in order to "buy it outright" you still have to pay the full price of the phone. I need an unlocked bootloader and root so I guess I'll just pay OP directly.
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Yeah it's really only a good deal if you're already or going to stay a T-Mobile customer. You wait a couple of months for the billing discount to kick in and you pay off your device in full. After that you'll still get your discount every month and you'll be able to unlock your sim card and unlock your bootloader.
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Yeah it's really only a good deal if you're already or going to stay a T-Mobile customer. You wait a couple of months for the billing discount to kick in and you pay off your device in full. After that you'll still get your discount every month and you'll be able to unlock your sim card and unlock your bootloader.
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I am a TMobile customer and plan on staying with them. Flashing the latest updates is kind of a big deal to me....I've been a Nexus/pixel user for years and am not use to being locked down by carrier restrictions when it comes to unlocking devices. I just don't feel like dealing with the clutter and hassle of having sift through the carrier's rules before doing what I want with my phone.
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I am a TMobile customer and plan on staying with them. Flashing the latest updates is kind of a big deal to me....I've been a Nexus/pixel user for years and am not use to being locked down by carrier restrictions when it comes to unlocking devices. I just don't feel like dealing with the clutter and hassle of having sift through the carrier's rules before doing what I want with my phone.
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I agree, and I'm the exact same way. I've been on T-Mobile forever and have had a Nexus device since the Nexus 4. I had a Galaxy 4 for work and hated it.
This is my first carrier device pretty much ever. Before the Nexus 4 I was using the HTC HD2 and before that I was using Palm Windows and Palm OS devices.
Pretty much the way I see it is if this is too much of a pain, I can always sell it and go with my original plan of getting a used Pixel 2 XL on swappa.
I'll give it a chance. The price was just too good to pass. And I'm fairly confident in OP's laziness on locking down this phone. I have a feeling it will be pretty simple to swap over to the international rom, and if not, at most we'll have to wait a day for someone to repack the official rom removing the modem and/or bootloader. And if not, on to swappa it goes.
I've been a diehard Samsung guy all the way back to the S5. I'm on the note 8 now and my wife is on the S9+. I prefer to have my device rooted but Samsung /Verizon has made it increasingly difficult with each new generation of phone.
I've noticed since I am on the Verizon network, there are not many choices to switch to that you are able to unlock the bootloader. Verizon wants to keep them all locked up tight.
In my research I have discovered that the 6T may offer me a way out. I also understand that it's not without it's share of problems. I've noticed many posts with people saying their texts do not work correctly. Many others said they had to call Verizon and tell them the 6t is not a CDMA phone and one member said Verizon would not activate his CDMA-less 6t.
I think I may still be willing to give it a try but one thing I noticed when I do a search for a Oneplus 6t on Amazon, every listing says NOT COMPATIBLE with Verizon. I think they are only saying that because the 6t does not have CDMA capability but it does have LTE and because of that it should be compatible. Am I correct?
I do not want to buy it if I can't use it on Verizon.
I just got my Oneplus 6T last Thursday. It is a tiny bit finicky about getting the drivers to keep working for unlocking, rooting, and flashing, otherwise once I had it set up, to activate it on VZW, I just had to log into my account and make the required CDMA-less choice online and BOOM, it just works.
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I just got my Oneplus 6T last Thursday. It is a tiny bit finicky about getting the drivers to keep working for unlocking, rooting, and flashing, otherwise once I had it set up, to activate it on VZW, I just had to log into my account and make the required CDMA-less choice online and BOOM, it just works.
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Ok thank you, that's very encouraging. Where did you purchase it from?
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Ok thank you, that's very encouraging. Where did you purchase it from?
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I bought it straight from oneplus online. It's the non TMobile dual SIM. Took maybe two days.
My Nexus 6 still works, but it's time and I'm happy.
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I've been a diehard Samsung guy all the way back to the S5. I'm on the note 8 now and my wife is on the S9+. I prefer to have my device rooted but Samsung /Verizon has made it increasingly difficult with each new generation of phone.
I've noticed since I am on the Verizon network, there are not many choices to switch to that you are able to unlock the bootloader. Verizon wants to keep them all locked up tight.
In my research I have discovered that the 6T may offer me a way out. I also understand that it's not without it's share of problems. I've noticed many posts with people saying their texts do not work correctly. Many others said they had to call Verizon and tell them the 6t is not a CDMA phone and one member said Verizon would not activate his CDMA-less 6t.
I think I may still be willing to give it a try but one thing I noticed when I do a search for a Oneplus 6t on Amazon, every listing says NOT COMPATIBLE with Verizon. I think they are only saying that because the 6t does not have CDMA capability but it does have LTE and because of that it should be compatible. Am I correct?
I do not want to buy it if I can't use it on Verizon.
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I'm on Verizon contract. I had no issue with getting my 6T on my line switched to cdma-less. Also buy it from OnePlus directly you can buy a warranty replacement plan witch Verizon will not cover cause they don't sell the device. I came from the unlocked Google Pixel 2 XL. I will never buy a phone from Big Red again. Unlocked and free is the way to BE???.
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I'm on Verizon contract. I had no issue with getting my 6T on my line switched to cdma-less. Also buy it from OnePlus directly you can buy a warranty replacement plan witch Verizon will not cover cause they don't sell the device. I came from the unlocked Google Pixel 2 XL. I will never buy a phone from Big Red again. Unlocked and free is the way to BE.
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Thank you guys. I agree with you both. I'm so tired of being under their thumb. I like having control of my phone and what's on it.
If I weren't a truck driver I would have already left Verizon long ago and tried to find a cellular service provider that gives me more freedom, but I travel to a LOT of backwoods places where, if I didn't have Verizon, I would have no signal.
Actually, being able to buy unlocked devices that work on Verizon is the ultimate freedom. The best phone on the best network.
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I've been a diehard Samsung guy all the way back to the S5. I'm on the note 8 now and my wife is on the S9+. I prefer to have my device rooted but Samsung /Verizon has made it increasingly difficult with each new generation of phone.
I've noticed since I am on the Verizon network, there are not many choices to switch to that you are able to unlock the bootloader. Verizon wants to keep them all locked up tight.
In my research I have discovered that the 6T may offer me a way out. I also understand that it's not without it's share of problems. I've noticed many posts with people saying their texts do not work correctly. Many others said they had to call Verizon and tell them the 6t is not a CDMA phone and one member said Verizon would not activate his CDMA-less 6t.
I think I may still be willing to give it a try but one thing I noticed when I do a search for a Oneplus 6t on Amazon, every listing says NOT COMPATIBLE with Verizon. I think they are only saying that because the 6t does not have CDMA capability but it does have LTE and because of that it should be compatible. Am I correct?
I do not want to buy it if I can't use it on Verizon.
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The Chinese version will not work.
The international version is the version that work. Buy directly from OnePlus to make sure it't the right version.
I'm using my 6T on Verizon with no issues.
Good point teddyearp, Verizon is the best network and that together with an unlocked phone is the ultimate in freedom.
Thank you tech head, I will be sure to get the international version straight from oneplus.
I did a lot of searching before deciding on the 6t. Am I right that the 6t is the only new phone that you can purchase in the US that is unlocked or can be unlocked and that is compatible with Verizon?
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Good point teddyearp, Verizon is the best network and that together with an unlocked phone is the ultimate in freedom.
Thank you tech head, I will be sure to get the international version straight from oneplus.
I did a lot of searching before deciding on the 6t. Am I right that the 6t is the only new phone that you can purchase in the US that is unlocked or can be unlocked and that is compatible with Verizon?
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There is also the Google pixel line from Google also. Like I said I came from a pixel 2 XL and I can honestly say since I got my 6t I haven't looked back at my pixel. Way more BANG for my buck. I could have purchased two of the high-end 6Ts (8gb ram and 256gb storage) like I have for the price of one pixel 2 XL. I paid almost $1,200 including warranty with that for a unlocked 128gb Pixel 2 XL. Now for my OnePlus I paid $629 plus a extra $150 for a 2 year warranty. I baby my devices but accidents do happen. Even though I never had one but just in case cause it's better safe then sorry. You won't regret your OnePlus I've been reading about these flagship killers for a few years and been waiting for them to be compatible with Verizon. The long wait is over.
Oh yes that's right. The pixel phones. My son, who is away at college loves his pixel and as hard as it may be to believe, even though I've always used android phones (android being from google), I am extremely anti google and would not buy a pixel. I like apple even less so I use android but I don't use chrome. One of the things I always try to accomplish when I get each new device, is to root it and remove as much bloatware and all the google stuff I can without breaking it. Plus I like to stop as much of the telemetry as I possibly can.
I really appreciate the fact that the oneplus has a much lower price and yet is still powerful. Yes the long wait is over
I can't wait to get my very own flagship killer!
bought my 6t one month ago to replace a pixel 3 xl. i do not regret it one bit. the 6t just feels better in the hand to me. popped the sim out of the pixel and into the 6t and instant working except for MMS and i got on the verizon website and did the chat (couldn't find the link myself for CDMA-less texting) and it worked within minutes. zero issues so far. (sorry for the run-on sentence)