Using AT&T sim card on Verizon Pixel will stop system updates ,etc ?

[mastaofdacat]

Im desperate to get rid of my AT&T Note 7 and got approved for a Best Buy credit card tonight . Can buy the Verizon version Thursday ,however several things scare me ....

1) using another carrier sim will stop the phone getting all software updates ?

2) I don't want anything with Verizon on the phone , rumor has it only has 3 apps from Verizon is uninstallable. Is this it ?

3)AT&T LTE , should still work like an AT&T phone ?

I will look carefully at the display model before making my purchase . If anyone has any input would help ,thank you .

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[ives.com]

Im desperate to get rid of my AT&T Note 7 and got approved for a Best Buy credit card tonight . Can buy the Verizon version Thursday ,however several things scare me ....

1) using another carrier sim will stop the phone getting all software updates ?

2) I don't want anything with Verizon on the phone , rumor has it only has 3 apps from Verizon is uninstallable. Is this it ?

3)AT&T LTE , should still work like an AT&T phone ?

I will look carefully at the display model before making my purchase . If anyone has any input would help ,thank you .

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I work for Verizon and all our phones (newer) are unlocked. Updates won't be blocked and the three apps can be uninstalled. Only thing is the phone has to start with a Verizon SIM card to get activated. After that you can put in a att sim and everything will work just fine. Enjoy your pixel, I know I will.

 

[mastaofdacat]

Sorry 2 more questions , and thank you for this info .

1)do you think at&t hd (VoltE) voice will work with it ?

2)heard that the phone will constantly try to look for CDMA network and could cause problems (battery) . AT&T is GSM network . Is this true ?


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[ives.com]

No, it should the same as if you've bought it from the google store. All Verizon iPhones function the same as if you bought it from Apple. Should hold true for google pixels as well. I'm basing this on history and not fact. Just keep your reciept. You'll have plenty of time to make sure everything works.

 

[Yourgodtim]

I read somewhere that the 3 apps install based on the Sim you start with. Meaning, on first boot if you have a Verizon Sim you'll get those 3 apps. If you start with att you won't get any auto installed apps. I don't remember where I read this last week but I do know that was the trick to not having bloat on the nexus 6 from Verizon. The pixel is unlocked (not bootloader unlocked from what I hear) so it should work on any carrier without issues. It has the radios to do so.

 

[arcanexvi]

I read somewhere that the 3 apps install based on the Sim you start with. Meaning, on first boot if you have a Verizon Sim you'll get those 3 apps. If you start with att you won't get any auto installed apps. I don't remember where I read this last week but I do know that was the trick to not having bloat on the nexus 6 from Verizon. The pixel is unlocked (not bootloader unlocked from what I hear) so it should work on any carrier without issues. It has the radios to do so.

This is how the nexus was. I'm hoping the pixel is the same.

 

[dre2068]

Any Update on this?