Will the unlocked Nexus 4 from google play work on verizon's network?
jspink
Newbie

Just curious if Verizon's network is compatible with the phone...

Tech Specs

SCREEN

4.7" diagonal
1280 x 768 pixel resolution (320 ppi)
WXGA IPS
Corning(R) Gorilla(R) Glass 2

CPU

Qualcomm Snapdragon(TM) S4 Pro

SIZE

133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm

WEIGHT

139g

CAMERAS

8 MP (main)
1.3 MP (front)

NETWORK

Unlocked GSM/UMTS/HSPA+
GSM/EDGE/GPRS (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G (850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz)
HSPA+ 42

MEMORY

16 GB internal storage (actual formatted capacity will be less)
2 GB RAM

CONNECTIVITY

Micro USB
SlimPort HDMI
3.5mm headphone jack

WIRELESS

Wireless charging
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
NFC (Android Beam)
Bluetooth

BATTERY

2,100 mAh Lithium polymer

OS

Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

SENSORS

Microphone
Accelerometer
Compass
Ambient light
Gyroscope
Barometer
GPS
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Re: Will the unlocked Nexus 4 from google play work on verizon's network?
budone
Legend

No

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maya0630
Contributor - Level 3

No, the unlocked Nexus 4 is not compatible with Verizon CDMA network.

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4ktvs
Contributor - Level 1

Nope, if only verizon was 100% GSM like AT&T, T-moblie and every one else. It's part of the price we Verizon guys pay on top of the slowest worst android updates with the highest bills on earth.

Re: Will the unlocked Nexus 4 from google play work on verizon's network?
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4ktvs wrote:

Nope, if only verizon was 100% GSM like AT&T, T-moblie and every one else. It's part of the price we Verizon guys pay on top of the slowest worst android updates with the highest bills on earth.

Sprint is CDMA also. And if you think Verizon is so bad, LEAVE.

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dimap52
Specialist - Level 1

Actually Vodafone (45% stake in VZW) DID want VZW to change from CDMA to GSM/HSPA but VZW corporate execs and bean counters said no. So they had to come up with "global phones" that have combo CDMA/GSM radios in them. Now if we had network-sharing agreements between the licensed holders of spectrum and technology, i.e. Sprint ATT VZW and TMo & regionals opening up their networks towers and base stations for ALL carriers to use as they do in the rest of the world, then this wouldn't be a problem, and phones like Nexus 4 then COULD universally operate on Verizon through "local" GSM roaming, and conversely, CDMA phones could operate on AT&T through similar arrangements.

But, no, here in US, we have to have these forever separate, private, unregulated unsharable corporate fiefdoms, instead of one universal shareable tnteroperating nationalized network. Thank the Private Sector for that.

Re: Will the unlocked Nexus 4 from google play work on verizon's network?
mdram4x4
Champion - Level 1

lts is a gsm based system, so eventually things may change

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cgiron
Enthusiast - Level 3

Part of the reason I may be leaving for T-mobile...

get your act together, Verizon.

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Re: Will the unlocked Nexus 4 from google play work on verizon's network?
mdram4x4
Champion - Level 1

maybe if enough people go to tmobile they will actually be able to put up towres and give coverage

Re: Will the unlocked Nexus 4 from google play work on verizon's network?
Ann154
Community Leader
Community Leader

Verizon will be GSM once VoLTE is active. The Nexus 4 still won't work because it doesn't have the right radio bands.

I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.

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