[Q] Are ALL Nexus 7 LTE tablets SIM unlocked?

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MoonFallsDown

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I have two Nexus 7 LTE tablets that I acquired from Craigslist. One came with a T-Mobile SIM card, the other is in a Verizon branded box and clearly came from Verizon retailer.

I was under the impression that ALL of the Nexus 7 LTE tablets are unlocked. However, when I boot the T-Mobile one, the bootloader shows a unlocked symbol at the bottom, however the Verizon one does not. I'm not sure if this is just Verizon trickery or not.

Would I be able to use the Verizon one on a GSM network? I assume the internal hardware is identical between the two.
 

TheManii

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The unlock icon at boot has nothing to do with carrier locking, that's if the bootloader was unlocked.
 

skiman10

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Yes you can use a Verizon one on a gsm network. I got a Verizon one on T-Mobile right now.

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bob60626

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My Verizon sold N7 actually works with my T-Mobile unlimited PHONE sim. I only do that at home since I don't have a case for it yet, but I have sms through xposed, the T-Mobile visual voicemail, and Vonage for outgoing calls. Tethering also only shows as data used, not tethering. I've done this many times with no issues.
 
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    Yes you can use a Verizon one on a gsm network. I got a Verizon one on T-Mobile right now.

    Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
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    My Verizon sold N7 actually works with my T-Mobile unlimited PHONE sim. I only do that at home since I don't have a case for it yet, but I have sms through xposed, the T-Mobile visual voicemail, and Vonage for outgoing calls. Tethering also only shows as data used, not tethering. I've done this many times with no issues.