I have Verizon and want to buy a Pixel 2 XL with an unlocked bootloader, refurbished or new. I know I can purchase a new one from the Google store but the price is still $799 for the 128 Gb model. On Ebay they are under $500 now but getting an unlocked bootloader is near impossible because most are Verizon phones. Does anyone know specifically where you can buy one besides the Google store?
Look on swappa for a Google edition Pixel 2 xl. Good prices and they verify the imei to make sure your not buying stolen stuff.
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Second vote for Swappa. I've bought 4 phones from there over the years with good experiences.
Great, thanks for the suggestion! I'll check Swappa out.
CyberpodS2 said:
Second vote for Swappa. I've bought 4 phones from there over the years with good experiences.
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Success, thanks again for the suggestion.
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Success, thanks again for the suggestion.
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What did you find and for what kinda price?
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jmtjr278 said:
What did you find and for what kinda price?
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I got a Pixel 2 Xl 128 GB for $430. It has a small scuff on the bottom corner that's hardly noticeable. This thing is heads and tails better than my S7 Edge.
My unit was purchased directly from Google play store, still in warranty.
I looking to upgrade to a 3 xl... Pm me maybe we can work somethjng out
Black 64gb unlocked play store version.
trim81 said:
My unit was purchased directly from Google play store, still in warranty.
I looking to upgrade to a 3 xl... Pm me maybe we can work somethjng out
Black 64gb unlocked play store version.
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I would go through Swappa and try and sell your phone there. It was a good experience for me. I bought one and don't need another one, but thanks anyway.
Swappa even states if it's a Google Edition or a Verizon
I recently ordered a pixel 2 unlocked that was a refurbished unit (yesterday) and then i read here on xda on the how to root pixel 2 Nathan chance's thread that explains how to root, a user states that he received 4 returhished units and all had encrypted bootloader's. His original device did not. Google pretty much told him tough luck. Then I read a few write ups on Reditt and on Google help site about the same thing. The refurbs have the switch and you can flip it on, however when you key in the fastboot command to unlock bootloader it fails. I canceled my order akd swappa got upset so I hooked me up with the links and told them to sticky that ****!! Seriously pissed me off!!
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okay so Bestbuy has pixel XL black 32gb in stock, can pickup same day whatever. get them to hopefully price match google or verizon as it makes sense?... anywho, what i want to know is can i unlock my verizon bestbuy pixel and adb flash it to googles standard stock rom their pixel comes with and will it receive updates, unlocked, and adb flashed to 100% stock? and will there be any difference between my phone and googles minus the fact I picked it up at BestBuy, and also for any form of warranty support, would I contact google? I know back in the 6P days if you bought it at bestbuy youd have to contact hauwei as google didnt support it at that point.. it had to be bought from them...
or should i suck it up, wait for the XL on googles website......
Similar situation here. Both Bestbuy and Verizon store has the Pixel XL in-stock, but Google Play currently shows XL out of stock. I saw other forums that try and persuade people to not buy from Verizon because their boot loader is encrypted and can't be unlocked. I don't think this is true, but I would like to verify. It's just a pain to have to do all of this work to get Android stock installed. I just want an unlocked Pixel and go on my way.
PS: It's weird that the XL version is out of stock, all colors (silver, black, blue) and memory (32gb and 128gb) are all sold out on Google Play. I see people upcharging these devices on Ebay and Amazon for twice as much as what you would pay on Google Play. Ridiculous. I can wait.
I walked into best buy and walked out with a 32 gig two weeks ago. The guy selling it to me was pissed because he was still waiting on his. Fair warning though, best buy doesn't carry the 128 gig
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As of today you can still unlock the best buy and Verizon bootloader's with depixel8
I'm selling my used 32 GB Pixel XL (Google edition) on Swappa. It's got regular wear and a tiny scratch on the screen. I'm not selling it here, just wondering how much would be good to list it for? I'm selling it with the Spigen Case I have.
Idk? Try searching Swappa for how much others are selling theirs for, and adjust from there depending on how fast you want to sell it?
Sorry. New to Swappa. Thanks.
acheney1990 said:
Sorry. New to Swappa. Thanks.
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The most recently sold "Good" condition, silver 32GB Pixel XL sold on Swappa for $620. That included a Daydream VR unit, fwiw.
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The most recently sold "Good" condition, silver 32GB Pixel XL sold on Swappa for $620. That included a Daydream VR unit, fwiw.
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Haha. I'm including a Daydream Headset too. Maybe I'll try that price.
So when I pre-ordered my Pixel 2 XL, the site told me my Nexus 6 was worth $0 as a trade-in. Anyone else have this happen to them? Is there any way to negotiate this?
Maybe they got flooded with them and cut trade ins of them off?
I have 6p and they're giving me 150 bucks for it.
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So when I pre-ordered my Pixel 2 XL, the site told me my Nexus 6 was worth $0 as a trade-in. Anyone else have this happen to them? Is there any way to negotiate this?
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if its through VZW, they are of no real value to them.
Even through the google store itself, max is $80 for the 64GB version $70 for 32GB.
They are going for twice that price on swappa, much better off selling it yourself.
Excellent, thanks for the info!
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if its through VZW, they are of no real value to them.
Even through the google store itself, max is $80 for the 64GB version $70 for 32GB.
They are going for twice that price on swappa, much better off selling it yourself.
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I got my 6p through gstore, but am on VZW. Got 150 trade in.
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I got my 6p through gstore, but am on VZW. Got 150 trade in.
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Fantastic. The OP however has a Nexus 6, not a 6P.
I got one even better. 2 months ago I got the ASUS ZenFone AR... Still in new condition... Verizon will only give $50 for trade in LOL... Verizon is a joke...
I'd say 90% of the time you are better off on swappa then trading it into VZW. Although, I got $280 for my Note 4 a few weeks ago.
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Did anyone else preorder a panda XL through Verizon. I ordered day 1 and I'm still getting November 1st. Anyone getting it earlier?
Nov 1st is what I got as well. Panda 128gb.
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Nov 1st is what I got as well. Panda 128gb.
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Cool, I'm wondering..What's the chances of Verizon stores getting panda pixels on launch day?
What do you think?
If I pay the full price for the phone and buy from Best buy who sells only Verizon model, will the phone be carrier unlocked? I am not worried about boot loader. I read somewhere that the difference between unlocked and Verizon model is only the SIM, which is Verizon specific. Am I right?
Yeah, Verizon is unlocked out the box. You should be fine. I use TMobile Sims in my Verizon phones all the time
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Yeah, Verizon is unlocked out the box. You should be fine. I use TMobile Sims in my Verizon phones all the time
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Thanks
Any movement Guys? I'm thinking about cancelling to wait for the second batch? Everyone still have their orders in?
I got the 8th when I ordered last week.
They just charged my panda
hi guys,
intending to buy the pixel 2 xl, but wondering how much it's price could drop after the pixel 3 is released.
as per your experience how much could it's price drop after the pixel 3 is released? especially that i will be shipping it to my country.
Thanks!
The OG Pixel dropped by $100 when the Pixel 2 was released.
https://wccftech.com/older-pixel-price-drop/
hajjash said:
hi guys,
intending to buy the pixel 2 xl, but wondering how much it's price could drop after the pixel 3 is released.
as per your experience how much could it's price drop after the pixel 3 is released? especially that i will be shipping it to my country.
Thanks!
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hajjash said:
hi guys,
intending to buy the pixel 2 xl, but wondering how much it's price could drop after the pixel 3 is released.
as per your experience how much could it's price drop after the pixel 3 is released? especially that i will be shipping it to my country.
Thanks!
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EeZeEpEe said:
The OG Pixel dropped by $100 when the Pixel 2 was released.
https://wccftech.com/older-pixel-price-drop/
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The 2XL is already priced at $100 off. I ordered one late last week and was discounted $100 at the checkout.
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The 2XL is already priced at $100 off. I ordered one late last week and was discounted $100 at the checkout.
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for how much did you get it? From Amazon?
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for how much did you get it? From Amazon?
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It came to $749 plus tax from the Google store. Amazon shows slightly higher but there are refurbs cheaper and are most likely bootloader locked (no root). Honestly I do not trust Amazon sellers all that much and you probably won't get a two year warranty like Google. I fixed the screenshot in my previous post.
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It came to $749 plus tax from the Google store[/URL]. Amazon shows slightly higher but there are refurbs cheaper and are most likely bootloader locked (no root). Honestly I do not trust Amazon sellers all that much and you probably won't get a two year warranty like Google. I fixed the screenshot in my previous post.
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hmmmmmm... Someone is trying to sell me a new 128 gb pixel 2 xl for a considerably cheaper price; says he got it during black Friday...
Thank you Misterxtc I appreciate it.
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hmmmmmm... Someone is trying to sell me a new 128 gb pixel 2 xl for a considerably cheaper price; says he got it during black Friday...
Thank you Misterxtc I appreciate it.
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You need to be very sure where he got it from if rooting and unlocking are important to you. If it was any where other than the Google store you won't be able to do that.
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You need to be very sure where he got it from if rooting and unlocking are important to you. If it was any where other than the Google store you won't be able to do that.
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Thanks, I will try to check... The phone should be unlocked as it will be used outside of the US... why would rooting be important?
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Thanks, I will try to check... The phone should be unlocked as it will be used outside of the US... why would rooting be important?
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If the phone was purchased on BF then it will be bootloader locked since it was from Verizon. Google didn't have a BF deal. But you might be confusing bl unlock with carrier unlock. You might want to check that. Rooting is only important if you want to modify the device from stock.
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Thanks, I will try to check... The phone should be unlocked as it will be used outside of the US... why would rooting be important?
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It's only important if you want to root it. Let me be more clear. It is SIM unlocked, they all are no matter where they come from.
I was speaking of bootloader unlocking, which is needed only for rooting and modifying. If that isn't important to you, you are all set no matter where it came from.
I just got my pixel 2xl off eBay for $465. It is pretty and fast and a great deal.
Wow that's low. That's with the Labor Day discount going on right?
panflute said:
I just got my pixel 2xl off eBay for $465. It is pretty and fast and a great deal.
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You need to be very sure where he got it from if rooting and unlocking are important to you. If it was any where other than the Google store you won't be able to do that.
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Tonik, your distinction between bootloader/sim unlock is super helpful to me. It's essential I have a rootable phone, I use my smartphone as my primary internet connection at home with my grandfathered unlimited plan.
Is there a particular model number of Pixel 2 that I should be looking for (in the used market) that would designate is as having come from Google as opposed to one of the carriers? When I rooted my Galaxy S6 (model G920P, which I believe pegs it to Sprint) 3 years ago, I realized too late that there were only very few custom roms for my specific device, and this was terribly disappointing after having come from a Sprint Nexus phone using the glorious Dirty Unicorns rom.
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Tonik, your distinction between bootloader/sim unlock is super helpful to me. It's essential I have a rootable phone, I use my smartphone as my primary internet connection at home with my grandfathered unlimited plan.
Is there a particular model number of Pixel 2 that I should be looking for (in the used market) that would designate is as having come from Google as opposed to one of the carriers? When I rooted my Galaxy S6 (model G920P, which I believe pegs it to Sprint) 3 years ago, I realized too late that there were only very few custom roms for my specific device, and this was terribly disappointing after having come from a Sprint Nexus phone using the glorious Dirty Unicorns rom.
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Unfortunately the model numbers are the same. Imei will tell you but the seller isn't going to give you that. Or you can get a pick of developer options from the seller. There is a slider that allows oem unlock. It needs to be blue.