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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PatimusXPrime:
I have read through a bunch of pages here and i think a consolidated list of steps would benefit people. So allow me to try my hand at listing out the steps to take in different scenarios:

Option #1: Non-Verizon N6 - Acquire Nano SIM and come from Micro SIM device:

1. Take your N6 and flash the Verizon "E" build on it. Side-load or root and flash the ROM.

2a. Go to Verizon Authorized Retailer (VAR) and purchase a Nano SIM for $10.

i. You should have a SIM adapter so you can plug the Nano SIM into your Micro SIM device. This will activate the new Nano SIM.

ii. Then plug the new Nano SIM into your N6.

2b. Go to Verizon Corporate Store (VCS) and do one of the following methods:

i. Go to the help desk and explain that you wish to "future-proof" your current Micro SIM device. This requires you to have a SIM adapter (buy from Amazon for $3). You will then put the Nano SIM into the adapter, then put the adapter into your current phone and activate the SIM that way.

ii. You can try to bring in both devices and have them see if your IMEI is white-listed. If it is - GREAT! If it is not - then you can request them to add it to the whitelist.

iii. If you can't get the Nano SIM activated on your N6, you can shave down your Micro SIM to the size of the Nano SIM and plug it in that way. Google this method.

3. Once the Nano SIM is activated and inside your N6. Verify that you have Verizon service. Your account will then show a "Non-Verizon Device" because the IMEI is not whitelisted. I don't know the repercussion of having this marked like this.

Option #2: Verizon N6 coming from Nano SIM device

1. Cake! Just pop in your current SIM and activate!

Option #3: Non-Verizon N6 coming from Nano SIM device:

1. You will have to follow a similar method to Option #1 but without the shaving down or adapter. Pop in your already-activated Nano SIM and boom.

2. You will probably have the "Non-Verizon Device" message in your account as well. You can request the IMEI to be whitelisted.

Please feel free to correct me or add any additional options! I will be doing Option #1 in the next couple weeks myself...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android-nub:
Non-Verizon Devices in DMD

Hey Everyone, good news. Verizon finally got around to loading all the non-vzw device IDs into the DMD so you should be able to activate your phone like a normal device.

Enjoy!

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It's actually not incorrect. I troubleshoot these issues all day and the SIMOTA process looks at the IMEI for authentication. Device has to be in the DMD in order for OTA to process. If the SIM is already active and you change the device the OTA is broken but the data service will still work because the SIM is already programmed for the network. This is why a new SIM doesn't work, it doesn't have the auth keys to access the network that get downloaded after a device ID is verified against the database.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nacho~:
Actually, you are WRONG. Verizon has NOT added the play store or moto store Nexus 6 IMEIs to their system. They will still show as NON-VZW DEVICE.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HankStorm:
Do you have a Nexus 6 on Verizon? You are wrong. Many of us who do have it on Verizon see our Moto and Play Store devices listed as Nexus 6 Non VZW in our accounts. Thanks for playing.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nacho~:
Actually yes, I do. Mine is from the Moto Store from December. Checked my account earlier today and it still says NON_VZW DEVICE. Not that it matters; It still allows you to add HD Voice and everything.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HankStorm:
Are you on the 5.1 LMY47E build or did you sideload a different 5.1 build? Wondering if yours is showing up differently because you aren't on the Verizon build.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madmuthertrucker:
I just went and checked mine now shows up as Nexus 6 Non VZW also. I'm running Terminus rom LMY47X. I have a sim that I cut down from the a Note 2. I like seeing the Nexus 6 part on there, some recognition at least. Mine is a Moto store bought phone.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JulesJam:
Do you know if it is true what verizon store reps are saying - that if you have unlimited data plan and activate a new SIM card even in a used phone or one you pay full retail for, the system automatically boots you off of UDP? That doesn't sound right to me b/c you are only supposed to get booted off of UDP if you use a subsidized upgrade. They are saying the system does it. I think it is BS.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NikeGolfer:
I was told the exact same thing about losing unlimited by activating a new SIM card. When I told them I'd simply go back one of my older Micro SIM phones, they backed off that claim. I did check to verify however, and my unlimited remains intact. I did notice that while the new nano SIM worked in my VZW Windows M8 and HTC One Max (w/ nano adapter) phones, it did not work in my Moto (Non-VZW) Nexus 6 device which is why I went into the store in the first place.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nacho~:
I am running the latest version of CHROMA which is LM48B
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biggiestuff:
I gave up waiting for a Sim so I just slapped my working micro into a nexus 7 LTE and kept my T-Mobile Sim for my nexus. Now I have trouble figuring out which I like using better. If only the n7 had haptic feedback.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JulesJam:
So they were able to activate a new nano SIM card for you in-store w/o you losing your UDP?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NikeGolfer:
Yes, that's correct. I even went so far as to re-confirm just prior to posting this reply. My unlimited data remains intact. In another interesting development, my Moto Nexus 6 is now identified as "Nexus 6 Non VZW" on my account.

Guess I need to make it clear that I took in my VZW Windows M8 phone instead of the Nexus for the new SIM card replacement however. Initially the SIM didn't work when I placed it in the Nexus, but eventually it did begin to work.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cares:
Verizon will now activate non-VZW Nexus 6 phones. Don't need to jump through hoops.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TBarb169:
Proof?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cares:
Not exactly proof but there are several articles posting about it.

http://www.androidorigin.com/verizon-nexus-6-update/
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] helix139:
So the Play Store N6's are now working normally on VZW and able to be activated without jumping through hoops? If so, this $150 off the Play Store N6 has me tempted to jump on a 64GB
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChoklitCow:
Got mine yesterday and it was instantly registered as a "Nexus 6 Non VZW". That being said, I cut down an old Micro Sim and popped it in so I'm not sure if that is considered jumping through a hoop or not. I didn't try to get a micro sim from my local Verizon because I can't stand the amount of time it takes to get anything accomplished with them as they try upselling you from the instant you walk into the door.

I'm going to pass a store tomorrow when I head to a theater and I'll see if they will activate a Nano for me or not.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Badouken:
This is exactly what/why I did this earlier this week... I bought a sim card cutter for $7 on amazon because I figured it would be worth the time saved by not having to go to the Verizon store and spending upwards of an hour dealing with them and their bs upselling and extra questions that don't need to be asked.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenvp:
It's a shame some people have such a bad experience at the Verizon stores. I had a very good experience. This was a couple of months ago before Verizon was recognizing our devices. I walked in. The sales reps recognized my device as a Nexus 6. They were excited that I had the 64 gb unlocked version. My guy spent a long time with tech support and made sure it activated & worked correctly. It took a while, but it was a very nice time working with them.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtSmokdu:
I just got off the phone with "tier 2" tech support who stated that there will be a $50 charge to ship me a nano sim card. No thanks, I can get one at the VAR for $20. Had anyone seen/heard this?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
Wtf! I've never been charged for a sim from Verizon. Heck you can buy one at bestbuy for $10. I would call back and talk to someone else...

TaPpEd FrOm My KiLlEr WhAlE
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imnuts:
Tell them you just bought nearly any "new" VZW smartphone used and need a nano-SIM.

Sent from my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtSmokdu:
I waited about 15 mins later. She stated that she would "express" ship me one at no charge. It's ridiculous, the difference between two CS reps!!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtSmokdu:
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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] choder:
I walked into a Verizon store, they tried to activate a nano sim for my nexus 6 and the rep at the store said it asked him to change my unlimited data plan. So we stopped and he gave me a nano sim. I left the store and called Verizon. Told the rep on the phone I had a Google play nexus 6 with an unlimited data plan and I need to activate a new nano sim for the phone. I gave the rep my sim number and in 2 mins I was up and running and my account still says unlimited data.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JulesJam:
This has been happening a lot in Verizon corporate stores. I am not sure if the reps are telling the truth or if they just don't know what they are doing. They get bonuses for kicking people off of UDP so I wouldn't put it past them to lie.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtSmokdu:
I vote for.... They don't know their butt from a hole in the ground, along with the lies. Yesterday was the first time in about 3 years (they we incompetent back then too) that I've stepped into the store that's 2 miles away. I usually drive to Huntsville (45 minutes away) to conduct my business with verizon that may require an in-store visit.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoMorpheus1337:
After my Note 3 bit the dust, thanks to a failed jasmine flash (no, i dont blame jasmine, I blame vzw and sanmsung for bending over for vzw), i got a nexus 6.

Went to a store in yonker, ny, told a person there that i needed the sim, he said that it wasnt possible because it wasnt a vzw nexus.

I told him that yes, you can do it, then he decided to try to add the EMEI and it worked.

He didnt need to do any tricks or anything and yes, the phone shows as a non vzw device.

Glad is was this easy.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobsmith915:
Since the Google Play Store N6 says non-VZW, how does this affect the More Everything monthly line access charge? Will it receive a month-to-month discount or is it still $40 as a non-VZW device?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaymattt:
I jumped at the $150-off offer and ordered the N6 (64GB) from Amazon yesterday with same day delivery (which was free for some reason). Went in to the VZW store a few hours back and asked them for a nano-sim. The rep working with me said it couldn't be done and I said it could. He was getting argumentative when his supervisor told him to try. Worked without a hitch and I still have my UDP along with the 20% discount from work.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] defvayne:
I walked in and got a sim with no problem. I don't understand why some people have issues.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] helix139:
Took my 64GB play store N6 in today and also received a SIM no problem. No challenges on my UDP or anything. Worked perfectly immediately after activation.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nickchapstick:
I had the HTC one m8... Popped my sin from that in and it worked perfectly. Sucks for the Samsung sheep that have Micro Sim card.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madmuthertrucker:
I think a lot of the problems arose from the pre vzw N6 days. Now that they have 1 it seems to have gotten easier. I tried 2 stores back in January and they told me to gtfo. I still have a sim that I couldn't get activated. Cut mine down from the Note 2.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emarietta:
Or you can cut the mini sim along the outside and make it fit the nano sim. Me and a couple others did that from a note 4 to a nexus 6 and have had no problems at all
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
You can buy a dedicated sim cutter for $1.40 on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/DDU-TM-Black-...id=1434197057&sr=1-8&keywords=nano+sim+cutter
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2LoWw7:
Just got my unlocked Nexus 6 from Best Buy today and the guy popped in a nano SIM for me and working before leaving store.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] larsdennert:
Does Verizon video chat work on the Nexus 6? I know this is hard to test for people because they need another video chat compatible phone. Basically, during a call there are buttons in the dialer to turn on and off video.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrynalyne:
No.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niv3d:
Question fellas. When the next Nexus phone drops. Should we be able to purchase it from the Google Play Store and activate it on Verizon's network?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daddioj:
i activated mine just fine with verizon prepaid. but verizon sucks. no data while on a phone call. the experimental fix does not work. just crashes the connection. i will be going back to AT&T verizon is not the best anymore. back in the flip phone days yes. not anymore IMO AT&T has grown up
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Naylor07:
I have voice and data simultaneously. Verizon's coverage is a lot better than AT&T for many of us who travel outside major metro areas.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imnuts:
Without knowing if the device will work on CDMA and other VZW specific frequencies, how do you think anyone will know the answer to this question?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckarrow2:
If I were Google, I'd tell Verizon to go suck a high hard one. They delayed N6 launch and treated the Galaxy Nexus like a red-headed step-child. I'm on VZW and have the N6.

Verizon has a lot of customers, though, and a big potential for sales. If they would cooperate together.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niv3d:
Haha yea I know what you mean man. I just hope we won't have issues activating the Nexus 5.2 on VZW. The only reason i'm on VZW is because my company now pays for my bill.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beelow319:
Just confirming online activation of nano Sim for non vzw nexus works flawlessly. Logged into my account, activated the new Sim on there and popped it in my phone - works perfect.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daddioj:
how did you manage that?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
Activate enhanced LTE on your account and flash a ROM with the correct blobs (pretty much any of them now) and use the 98r radio. U might have to activate via the dialer but you should be good.

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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daddioj:
i looked under my prepaid account. and dont see anything about enhanced LTE i dunno what i am missing
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jal3223:
So, does using a non-Verizon Nexus 6 (from Amazon) still remove discounts that you have applied to your account? I heard a while back and wasn't sure if it was true or not.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SLMcc:
On your phone look under Settings, More, Cellular Networks. Enhanced 4G LTE Mode. Make sure that is on.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daddioj:
when i turn that on in the service menu. and then turn it on in cellular networks it just crashes my network and shuts itself off. maybe its a prepaid thing?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SLMcc:
That, I don't know. Maybe it is. On your account, not phone, do you have an option for Advanced Calling 1.0? If so, open it and add the HD Voice. Or is that not there when you say there's nothing about Enhanced LTE?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] il buono:
The Advanced Calling option isn't available to prepaid customers.

Sent from my GS6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deathshead:
Funny you should say "Verizon sucks" When if you in the Poconos your running off of 99999% all Verizon towers or recently purchased cellularone NEPA towers which are now 100% native Verizon. In the Poconos its Verizon or bust Sir. No probs here with unlimited lte btw even way out in the sticks between 402 and 84 and 209.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daddioj:
yeah i just found that out. back to AT&T i go. least with go phone your pretty much on the same level as post paid. when is Verizon going to learn to stop screwing customers. i guess never

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no need to get emotional. i dont mean they suck like T mobile suck. but they strip you of basic services for being prepaid. like simultaneous voice and data. really? they have good coverage. but i dont like there practices
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenvp:
Now that Verizon is recognizing the phone, you get your discounts. 2 of my 5 lines are now showing discounts correctly. My phone is an Amazon 64gb white which Verizon doesn't sell.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jal3223:
Awesome! Thanks for your reply.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] success2be:
I'm on GoPhone and AT&T doesn't offer VoLTE on their prepaid either. Plus I've been getting consistently less than 2 Mbps. I've only used 1.5GB of my 4GB monthly allowance.

Been thinking about switching back to T-Mobile or switch to Verizon. Rootmetrics and OpenSignal have recently shown T-Mobile at number one in Vegas and Verizon at number 2.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daddioj:
its not VoLTE that i care about. its simultaneous voice and data even if its 3g while on the phone. i dont get how they could roll out VoLTE when LTE signals have long way to go before they are strong like 3g. AT&T over here depending on where i was got me close to 50mb down no problems. avg 27 the usual
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Larzzzz82:
Without volte the nexus 6 is incapable of simultaneous voice and data.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrynalyne:
You gotta start rolling it out at some point. It would be sheer insanity to just drop it all on the entire network at once.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TBarb169:
ok, so i took my Tmobile(prepaid) nexus 6 to the verizon store to get on their prepaid service yesterday. Go through the porting my number over, registering the device, blah blah blah. well 24 hours later, i could not receive calls or texts. called verizon and finally get the porting info right, and get a text that i should be good to go.

So i attempt to make a call - nada! Call my cell from the office - straight to voicemail! I start tinkering with the mobile networks, apns, phone info(testing)... nothing. I call Verizon, after an hour on the phone and transfered 3 times, i am told that i cannot use a t-mobile branded nexus 6 on verizon. When i log into Verizon, it indicates my device as a non-verizon nexus 6.

Is this true? Anyone have any ideas?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
Not true, unless prepaid is different. I'm using a T-Mobile n6 on Verizon no problem. My account does show a non vzw n6 but I haven't had an issue with it not working. Make sure u r on the 98r radio.

TaPpEd FrOm My KiLlEr WhAlE
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hlxanthus:
I would recommend a factory reset and maybe flash the Verizon firmware
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TBarb169:
the 98R radio was the trick. flashed it (was using the M radio) and calls worked first try.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
Excellent. Verizon's answer is always u can't do that. Lol

TaPpEd FrOm My KiLlEr WhAlE
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TBarb169:
Curious if you have made any changes to "Mobile network settings" or just left them default? Not sure if i should mess with the APN or preferred network type.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrbxx7:
Haven't changed any APN settings I did change preferred to LTE instead of global. But I don't think u have to. I did just to make sure volte works...

TaPpEd FrOm My KiLlEr WhAlE
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] selayan:
Yea the problem there lies with the Verizon red tape and how they are allowing it on the network but they are not selling it yet. Probably because of the droid turbo. The first rep I talked to wanted an n6 and knew it took a nano but he wasn't sure weather to send me a 4f or 3f nano. You need the 4f since that one is an nfc nano.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbrown2036:
I'm totally with you on that hypothesis.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] selayan:
Technically they can't block the n6 from getting service since I think it's federally stated if the phone has the supported bands they can't block it. They tried to throttle data earlier and the FCC gave them crap about it.

For some odd reason if you buy from Google play, the device is in the Verizon database but not if you get it from Motorola. I remember seeing a chart with all the carriers and weather they can be self activated. Which is just strange since Google gets them from Motorola and ships them from US to customers whereas Motorola ships from China direct to customers.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/...r-that-carrier-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YanksWinAgain:
I got mine from GPS and the reps told me at the VZW store that the # was not in the DB - so they couldn't give me a SIM and activate it. I did a chat session when I got home and got them to send me a SIM (told them a friend sold me his HTC One M8).
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] low.humidity:
i am under the impression that the federal law since 9/11 required carriers to attach a specific SIM to a specific phone/customer/name as a part of the various terrorist act/law as a means of detemining who the phone is owned by but that carriers had issues with that so the nsa basically tracks all phones and later attaches a name to the phone conversations.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skinnytoo2:
I was a little nervous about trimming my current Note 4 SIM, but worked like a charm!!!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troboy41:
nano sim card

This probably a dumb question cause I'm not 100% sure. I had a Galaxy S5 with a nano sim card. I sold the phone but kept my nano sim card which happens to be the NFC one. I heard that if I take that nano sim card I have and put it into the unlocked Google Nexus 6, then, turn that phone on, I can activate it and it will work on VZW.

I don't think that is true, however, I heard it's true if you were getting a phone that is for Verizon currently, say the Droid Turbo, then put that nano sim card from my old phone into the new phone, then turn the new phone on. For example, you don't want to pay full price for a new phone at VZW so you can keep your unlimited data plan that you were grandfathered in. You just in turn purchase the phone for the discounted price, then use your old sim card for the new phone and then turn it on and WHALA, unlimited data on your discounted phone :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hlxanthus:
Gs5 uses a micro sim
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkjedi7:
I told them I was getting a one m8 and they sent a sim, is it possible to activate it with my wife's turbo? otherwise I'm stuck waiting for the adapter to activate in my note 4.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hlxanthus:
If Verizon sent it, you should be able to just pop it on the n6 and be ready to go.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YanksWinAgain:
I've been told you need to activate the new SIM on a previously activated Verizon phone first.... THEN pop it in the N6. Not confirmed by me... my first SIM was bad.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtherrell:
Correct.