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[Q] Purchasing Galaxy Nexus

I will be purchasing a galaxy nexus from a friend in a few days.He told me that he has not paid the etf fee for the phone, I was curious if the phone would work if I had a lte sim card or if I signed up for new service. Thanks for the help in advance.

You'll have to call Verizon and see what they can do if anything, they might not let you activate it.
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The phone will be blacklisted from ever connecting to Verizon's network until your friend pays the money he owes to Verizon. Tell him to stop being a cheap ass and pay his bill.
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cvv1984 said:
I will be purchasing a galaxy nexus from a friend in a few days.He told me that he has not paid the etf fee for the phone, I was curious if the phone would work if I had a lte sim card or if I signed up for new service. Thanks for the help in advance.
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I would suggest that you pass on this "gift".

Verizon usually doesn't usually budge on unblacklisting phones so you might be screwed.
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cvv1984 said:
I will be purchasing a galaxy nexus from a friend in a few days.He told me that he has not paid the etf fee for the phone, I was curious if the phone would work if I had a lte sim card or if I signed up for new service. Thanks for the help in advance.
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Just buy the nexus from Verizon for the 150 it's running at right now. And tell your friend to stop being retarded and pay his bill.
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tehgyb said:
Just buy the nexus from Verizon for the 150 it's running at right now. And tell your friend to stop being retarded and pay his bill.
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Even better, buy it from Amazon for something like $0.01. Or if he's off contract there are plenty of non-blacklisted phones for sale on Craigslist, eBay, XDA marketplace, etc..
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Verizon Galaxy Nexus

If you buy a GN (galaxy nexus) from ebay and the carrier is vzw and doesn't come with a sim will it still work or do you have to root it?

Go to Verizon and they will give you a new sim for free . No sim=no work..I buy used phones a lot and do this every time with Verizon now the sim stays with the phone number
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jeeperak said:
Go to Verizon and they will give you a new sim for free . No sim=no work..I buy used phones a lot and do this every time with Verizon now the sim stays with the phone number
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dont i have to buy the 4g LTE sim card ?

NemoHoees said:
dont i have to buy the 4g LTE sim card ?
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if you already have an active verizon account they shouldnt charge for a new sim, just go to a verizon store and request a replacement SIM

yeah i have never been charged for a sim card they are free, if you call 611 the say to go to the nearest vz store or they can send you one.. just tell them that you bought the phone from a private sale and you need a sim. they will do the rest

Where to get a note 2?

Every bestbuy and att store in my area is sold out, and i'm looking to buy one off contract. Any smaller kiosks or other places like walmart that might have them?
also would i be able to just buy a tmobile one off contract and pop my att sim in it?

brfitzp said:
Every bestbuy and att store in my area is sold out, and i'm looking to buy one off contract. Any smaller kiosks or other places like walmart that might have them?
also would i be able to just buy a tmobile one off contract and pop my att sim in it?
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You would need to sim unlock the Tmobile phone first.
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Sell you mine for $650
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Ask an at&t rep to look at the retail stores in your area to fone one and keep it on hold for ya.
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Unlocked Sprint Note2 to make call on AT&T

Hi Forum,
Does any one know if an Unlocked Sprint phone can made call on T Mobile or AT&T network. I check out the spec, and seem like this my be possible. Sprint Note2 got all the bands.

Where are you going to stick the sim card?
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Max_Pain said:
Where are you going to stick the sim card?
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Sim card holder. I found an ad on eBay which a seller has put in a new Sim card holder for a Sprint Note2. I ask if he test the phone if it can made call using ATT or T Mobile; he said he does not know

Boy o boy sounds like a pretty good gimmick selling something that he doesn't know that works and somebody willing to buy it even better... if you do some reading and some googling you can find info about this....
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The hardware IS in our phones. You do have to buy that adapter and replace some of the innards of the device but from what I've seen once you do it the phone is ready to accept the sim. You just have to replace certain hardware. Sprint decided to go with an integrated sim.
Edit: Maybe not so easy? See this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959005

Verizon - Have a new phone coming - can I just pop in my current sim and go?

I am currently on Verizon, with a Galaxy Nexus. I bought a Droid DNA off of eBay (really good deal), and want to know if I can just pop in my sim card, and go. I know the sizes are different, so I can use a sim cutter, and go to town on it. When I was checking the ESN with the Verizon rep, they said I would need to call to activate the phone. I've read on the interweb you can swap sims on 4G phones with no issue. So, much like everything on the interweb, there is conflicting information. What's the good word?

Actually both the DNA and gnex require micro sims, so it should fit right away. and yes, you can just pop in the sim and wait for it to recognize, but do it on the sense ROM before gaining s-off and flashing roms because I remember reading that cm doesn't have a certain file or something that prevents you from activating it when you run a custom ROM. Anyways, to answer your question yes
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Verizon would need to activate because they use cdma and only use approved devices on their network.
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Well Verizon exclusive devices like the droid DNA are pre-approved, and as long as it was sold by Verizon period, and is a 4g device, then you can swap sims all you want.
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ROORnNUGZ said:
Verizon would need to activate because they use cdma and only use approved devices on their network.
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But this seems to contradict what is on Verizon's own website:
http://support.verizonwireless.com/faqs/VZAccess/4g_sim_card.html
Can I use my Verizon Wireless 4G SIM in more than one device?
Yes; the Verizon Wireless 4G SIM card contains all of your subscriber information, so the SIM card is portable and can be used in any Verizon Wireless-certified 4G device. All usage will be billed to the account associated with the 4G SIM card.
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I'll find out for sure when my phone arrives in the mail, and I'll update this thread.

I took the Sim card from my wife's stratosphere and put it into my old droid charge and it worked just fine. All I had to do was wait for it to recognize the Sim.
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RhinoShock said:
Well Verizon exclusive devices like the droid DNA are pre-approved, and as long as it was sold by Verizon period, and is a 4g device, then you can swap sims all you want.
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I'm sure your right. I was just basing my answer on my years of sprint service. Never had Verizon 4g.
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ROORnNUGZ said:
I'm sure your right. I was just basing my answer on my years of sprint service. Never had Verizon 4g.
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Hahaha sprint.. I hate them.
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Lol me too.
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I left sprint for verizon a little over a year ago. I have had no remorse leaving. Not to get too far off topic, but the only real benefit to sprint is their unlimited data. But since you can't connect to their network, or it's slow as hell, what's the point?

tokuzumi said:
I left sprint for verizon a little over a year ago. I have had no remorse leaving. Not to get too far off topic, but the only real benefit to sprint is their unlimited data. But since you can't connect to their network, or it's slow as hell, what's the point?
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Yup. Agreed. I did the same thing. Lol.
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Got my phone today. Popped in the Verizon 4G sim from my Nexus, and my DNA read the service with no issues. I did not have to call Verizon to swap the phone.

tokuzumi said:
Got my phone today. Popped in the Verizon 4G sim from my Nexus, and my DNA read the service with no issues. I did not have to call Verizon to swap the phone.
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Ya see. Told u you would be OK.
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