Locked to Verizon?

[ShawnMichael]

Ok so here's the dealio.

I'm gonna uprgade my Verizon plan, and buy the Galaxy Nexus. They are gonna activate it.

Then i am going to take the phone off and take it to PagePlus.

Will it be locked to Verizon? or what?

 

[Crashumbc]

Ok so here's the dealio.

I'm gonna uprgade my Verizon plan, and buy the Galaxy Nexus. They are gonna activate it.

Then i am going to take the phone off and take it to PagePlus.

Will it be locked to Verizon? or what?

I've "heard" about people converting phones to run on other CDMA networks(if pageplus is CDMA I don't l know). Usually it involves someone creating a "custom" ROM and their are usually a LOT of caveats and issues.

Now this info. is all "pre LTE"... You may not even be a able to do it with a LTE phone at all anymore.

I would probably say its not worth trying unless your a tinkerer by nature and comfortable messing with base phone settings and digging for hours finding the info. dealing with possible issues with sms and data not working or not working correctly.

this is all my opinion, ymmv

 

[VoidedSaint]

if you purchase the phone for verizon, it will only work with verizon's network CDMA/LTE
GSM can go to any carrier

 

[VoidedSaint]

Moved to Samsung Galaxy Nexus as it does not pretain to rooting, only to purchasing the device and being able to use it on a third party carrier

 

[Petrah]

Edit: see below

 

[Tim K]

Seems page plus operates on VZW's 3G network. That means you'd only have 3G data on the Nexus - assuming you can even use it. My concern has to do with the SIM card. The GN doesn't work without a SIM card and I have no idea if Page Plus can even activate/use a GN.

You'd really need to contact them first.

 

[Petrah]

After some research (Customer Service (800) 550-2436), it appears you can move a verizon G-Nex to Page Plus, but you have to take the phone into a physical PagePlus authorized dealer to have it programmed (she didn't know weather or not there is a charge for this). PagePlus is not a 4G carrier.

 

[VoidedSaint]

the activation alone may be tricky, because it operates on a SIM card, and that sim card is activated through verizon, which utilizes 4G LTE (the reason behind the SIM) so it still might not work, but you just gotta see for yourself

 

[JevyJav]

Dude just save up and get an unlocked GSM phone waaaaaaaaaaay less hassle and cheaper monthly depending on what carrier u go to.

Sure its about 350 upfront if you decide to grab the GSM Nexus, however the fact that it has a pentaband antenna (3g on ALL major gsm radio waves) as well as the freedom to switch to any carrier any month without hassle more than makes up for it.

Plus in a few months there is gonna be another nexus released so if you upgrade your plan and get the verizon Nexus wont you be subject to another 2 year contract????

Go GSM and grab a straight talk $45 monthly unlimited pay as you go plan.

my 2 cents.