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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greyhd:
The best buy method no longer works. I tried to renew my contract by buying a G4 and they force you to pick one of VZW's new plans.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sprintrjm:
re

i did not even download the template.. if you watch a few of the videos its super easy to cut. Some mentioned that you have to sand the back down to get it to fit.. nope.. just cut once, had to do a little fine tuning and blammo.. i did have to reboot the phone so it would recognize the sim.

just make sure to put a little marker mark at the corner that gets a little nipped off.. if you forget and cut the sides first then you will not know which end needs the nip... cheers.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Badger50:
Thanks for the tip my friend. Now if could just get the 6p here! The wait goes on.:'(
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schnob:
So, just to confirm, I should be able to simply take the sim card out of my Verizon M8 I've been using for quite a while, pop it into my 6P and it will work just fine?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pj1980:
yes. you might have to enable volte on your myverizon account though if you don't have it already.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RED ZMAN:
Quick note for everybody, if you have Verizon send you your free sim it will ship most likely via FedEx and for some reason requires a signature. I'm having mine held at a FedEx location in Albuquerque and will pick it up there today. I should have everything I need except for the phone now. Lol
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 640k:
then you did it wrong. i recently purchased two iPhones using this method.

most recent:

Line 1:

Line 2:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech_head:
Hi,

You didn't read the whole post on slickdeals.

http://slickdeals.net/f/7743625-ver...a-2-year-data-plan-on-a-nationwide-basic-line

Just did it on four lines.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoNsTeReNeRgY22:
Yes sir. I took the nano sim from my VZW S6 last night and put it into the 6P and no problems what so ever.

Here is what it shows in Verizon online when I login.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cccoltsicehockey:
The one bonus I have seen so far and maybe already reported in this thread is that the native hot-spot function works with my N6P but it would never work with my N6. I had kept my M8 in my travel bag always for the times when I would need hotspot mode as FoxFi worked with that still. It will be nice to not need to carry that with me.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 640k:
why wouldn't it work on the N6?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cccoltsicehockey:
It always told me I was not paying for the service. I was trying to use it with unlimited data without adding tethering to my plan.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 640k:
you have to modify the build.prop file (lollipop) for it to work (bypass entitlement check). by you saying "it doesn't work" makes it sound like you tried to modify your system to allow it, and not just open the app.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cccoltsicehockey:
My bad I know I could have done that to make it work. What I am saying is I modified nothing now with my N6P and it works right out of the box for me. It isn't doing that check with 6.0 it appears.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhughes1966:
Good good good. I am reluctant to root as I have read a few stories even on the 6P thread of people having issues.

I would like to think that at some point they will add so many features that there will be less and less reason to root. I am figuring that this phone will be fast enough with good enough battery life for me to not crave anything else.

I wish I had gotten more into the rooting back in the day. It now seems confusing as there seem to be more and more methods - too many really - to choose from. When would anyone have time to really learn about which ever one you picked when you would probably be tempted by the next root image around the corner....

I will not see my Frost 128GB until probably right before Thanksgiving anyway because I waited until Friday night (10/30) to check back and order.

But ..... that is just in time for a Black Friday road trip to see how well the reception is from here in Northern VA - down into the Outer Banks of NC.

(tethering all the way of course..)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 640k:
i think you're confusing rooting with ROMming. rooting has remained largely unchanged since the OG droid.

1. Access the recovery partition (flash recovery.img).

2. Flash a root binary (from within recovery).

3. Enjoy root.

it becomes complicated with carrier devices, locked bootloaders, exploits, etc. a developer's device (such as the Nexus product line) avoid those complications.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joderme:
Thanks for pointing this out. I was thinking we would have to mod our build.prop like you had to on the Nexus 6. Not the case on this phone for some reason...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MYxdaUSERNAME:
Probably because Verizon couldn't get their grubby little paws on it before it got to us.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greyhd:
The day I tried it, it would not let me. I just tried it again and it seems to work. Wonder if BB will carry the V10.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 640k:
it was always my understanding it's built in to the SIM card. although i'm seeing conflicting reports on whether editing the build.prop file is necessary.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 318sugarhill:
Mine is arriving tomorrow. Will let you know what works with me. It's not built into the sim I know that. It's in the software. It's always been somewhere in the phone to request authorization on the account before activating. Usually root is required to change the authorization request..... But I'm hopefully since this hasn't been touched by VZW that the reports are true that no build prop mod is necessary.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clank714:
I just took the sim out of my iPhone and threw it into my 6P and everything worked fine but I had some troubles with data until I called *228. Before I did some snapchats wouldn't send and it was weird so I would recommend doing that.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 318sugarhill:
Thanks for the tip. I'll have to do that tomorrow.... Although I thought *228 didn't exist anymore lol
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clank714:
It gave me a notification saying that my phone sim had been activated and roaming updated or something along the lines of that. If it didn't work then whatever, my phone is working fine now.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gman16000:
Coming from Verizon Note 4 (micro-sim) to Nexus 6p (nano-sim)

Took a Dremel tool to the sim and made the micro into a nano. Put the sim into the 6p and all is good. LTE working. Ran some speed tests and verified that advanced voice calling is working fine. I have not run into or anticipate any problems. If I do, I can always go down to Verizon and get a new sim.

What can I say. I'm an engineer. And getting to use the Dremel wins over having to visit a Verizon store every time in my world. :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] destevez1:
Coming from a Note 3 only had a micro so I went to Verizon and no one wanted to help me out. I asked them to call there customer service and they found a way to put the new nano on a dummy esn #. Once they popped it in, everything was perfect...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] u89taper:
Thought this was a big no-no...

https://www.reddit.com/r/nexus6/comments/2svsmk/psa_for_verizon_users_never_dial_228_it_will_kick/
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joderme:
Yes this is a BIG NO NO. Don't *228 FFS.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pj1980:
On my old phone I would dial *228 because I thought it would update my roaming prl and nothing bad happened. I'm using my sim in another phone now while I'm waiting for my 6p.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoff5093:
You used to have to dial *228 on 3G phones to get an updated PRL, this is done automatically now with SIM cards. Dialing *228 can fry your SIM.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Badger50:
Take his word for it!! Been there.....done that!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olddog828:
Confirmed...found a note on door saying signature required. Will get card today and phone tomorrow! Hope it goes well and no problems.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwswager:
Verizon Will Activate 6P by Telephone Call

Bottom line is that you apparently don't need to fake them out or do some end run to get a 6P activated. Verizon will activate a 6P directly for you.

Received my 6P yesterday and went to activate it online. I had previously picked up a nano SIM card at a local Verizon store with no problem. When I ran through the activation online it came back with a we are unable to process this transaction, please try again later type of message.

So I called Verizon and asked to have the phone activated. He asked for the phone ID and when I read it to him he said no, it should start with a 90. I said no it starts with an 86. He asked if it was a Verizon phone and I said no it is a Nexus 6P. He said, oh, and then proceeded to activate it for me.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkrickles:
Just to be clear, you went to your verizon store without even having the phone yet and they gave you a nano sim?

I just ordered my 6p yesterday and was thinking that I'd walk into my local store when I receive it and get the nano sim and get it activated all at the same time. I have a G4 and don't really want to cut the sim, not that I would know what I'm doing anyway.

Thanks in advance and hope you're loving the new phone. The reviews have made it seem like it's a stud of a phone!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 640k:
i don't understand the "active my phone" comments. why are people calling VZW to activate their phone? SIM cards do this automagically. it's a waste of time to call VZW support for this.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwswager:
I was in the Verizon store to buy an iPhone 6s for one of my daughters. I said I needed a nano sim card. He handed me both a nano and micro SIM little red credit cards with the SIM attached. I should add that I have 5 lines of service and no contract.

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SIM cards don't automagically do anything. If you have an activated SIM, it will work in the new phone. But if you have an unactivated SIM and stick it in your new 6P, it won't do JACK!

When you activate a new phone, what you are really doing is activating the SIM card and associating it with a line of service. This can be done online or by calling Verizon. In the process, Verizon also gets the device information, mainly for support and marketing reasons. Since the 6P is not a Verizon phone and not in the system fully, my line of service now shows a generic picture with no device information.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r1ndr3w:
I did the same. Have you been able to confirm HD calling yet? It was working on my 6.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 640k:
ok this is a FAR different story than what people are posting (IMO). you only need to activate the SIM. the device should be independent of your activation procedures.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwswager:
It should be, but it is not because Verizon makes it part of the process. Either online or by Call, Verizon is going to want the ID of the phone itself, as well as, the ID of the SIM card.

Example. You get a SIM activated in a Note 5. You can move that SIM to just about any other device and it will work. This is how people typically have been using the 6P on Verizon. They activate the SIM in some other phone that is "approved" by Verizon and then move it to the 6P. The SIM is what authenticates you to Verizon as a valid user of the network and is also what is connected to the line of service so your text messages and phone calls go to the correct place. My old phone (SIM) is no longer activated on the Verizon network, but other than texts and calls, it still works for everything else over WIFI.

Now I am going to give my old phone to my inlaws. I will have to re-activate the SIM in that phone and associate it with their line of service.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] destevez1:
Does anyone know how to fix no data connection while on a voice call? I've searched the menus and can't seem to find it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 640k:
i think you're confusing terminology here. the SIM is separate from teh device (IMEI #). you can bring "any" device on to the VZW network as long as the bands are appropriate.

I think i understand what you're saying, but your comment was confusing. why would you leave your SIM in your old device/deactivate that SIM? that's very "yester-year" thinking that carriers want you to do. SIMs are designed to stay with you for the life of the carrier/plan. devices should never come in to play.

i'm still lost as to why VZW requires a device to activate a SIM since this isn't how SIM technology works.

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you can try enabling VoLTE on your MyVZW account page.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwswager:
SIM in my old phone was a Micro SIM and the 6P takes a nano SIM. So I could have cut down the micro to nano size, but not worth the effort. Hence, I had to have an new SIM and so I had to activate a new SIM.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoff5093:
Enable Advanced Calling on your Verizon account and in settings.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnten:
yes hd calling works and lte while on call works also
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blindprophet32:
So i got my nano sim for my 6p... Tried to put it in an adapter and activate it in my g3... Tried 4 times and it wouldn't work.. Any ideas?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 318sugarhill:
My G3 Sim slot died....would register any sim. For a while it would work with a piece of thin cardboard on top of it to "thickin" up the sim card. Finally it crapped out all together after a week causing the reason for me to order a 6p. Cut the sim down and the adapter f'd up the sim slot in my Galaxy S4 (backup to my G3). I was phoneless for 2 weeks waiting for the 6P. Stay away from the adaptors.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blindprophet32:
I assumed there is just a difference between the two sim cards since one is nano and the other is a micro. I put the cut down micro back into the same adapter and popped it back in no problem with it running. Seems super odd... Its no thicker than the original sim card was.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mochamoo:
Got my 6p today. Walked into the Verizon store, walked out with nano sim and activated phone. No charge. I believe it has to be a direct, company store or so I was told when chatting online with a vzw rep the other day.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 318sugarhill:
I'm sure I can handle any rep and get the sim if I needed to....but $7 and free shipping to my house for the cutter to have the phone work the second it arrived at my door was $7 well spent. Waiting to get the store to have them issue a sim is just time I don't want to put out there. VZW has become very hostile with UDP....and don't want any reason for any rep to touch my account and say oops.....no more Unlimited. That thing is worth more than gold to me.....especially with the 6P tethering right out of the box with no mods or root.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] byproxy:
Where exactly would this be? Can't seem to find.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisexv6:
My current issue:

I had gotten a fresh nanoSim and used it in a demo iPhone (I know, I know!). Turned the iPhone back in and kept the sim since it was activated for my number. Switched my line back to my original phone (LG G2)

Now I have my 6P, figured I could just pop in the nanoSim and be good to go, but its not working. I get the exclamation point by the data bars and I cant make phone calls (Verizon lady gets on and says the device isnt active)

Tried to switch device on the web and I just get "Cannot complete request at this time". Found a different link to activate a new device and it said "Cannot activate this device on the Verizon network"

What are my options? Cut down my G2 SIM? See if I can snag a brand new nanosim?

Thanks in advance.

-Chris
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cruckus:
Just got mine today and put it in and it activated and works just fine. I didn't go through the other 18 pages I just wanted to let you know. I'm gonna go back and read through the pages but I need to root this puppy first.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Olddog828:
Got the phone in today and had the sim delivered yesterday. Went to http://www.verizonwireless.com/certifieddevice and entered I had an android operating system, then entered the IMEI which then took me to the next page to enter the SIM number which, then had me sign into my account and was offered to add the 6p to my account, but since I wanted to deactivate my Note4 and switch it to the 6P i had to call customer service and the girl there took care of it in no time. Whole process took 10 to 15 minutes. If i had call customer service at the start would have taken even less time. The 6P does show as an unknown device, but works great and very happy with it so far.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murphyjasonc:
I tried to activate mine with a new nano sim and couldn't get it to work no matter what I did. I ended up cutting down the Sim from my g4 then popped it in and all is right in the world. I don't know why it wouldn't accept a new one but didn't have any problems with my cut down old one.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] u89taper:
You have to go online to VZW and add the free "Advanced Calling 1.0" feature.

Then, on your phone... Settings>More>Cellular Networks>Enhanced 4G LTE Mode

See screenshot of phonecall while SpeedTest is running

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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 06stang:
Went in to Verizon today. Asked them if I can get a new sim to which they replied, show us the phone. I explained my situation and they didn't know how to help. I asked the guy if we could activate a note 5 from the store on my new sim and now its all handled. Smoothest experience at a Verizon store yet

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A fellow Albaquerquian! Didn't think anyone else in this town would order a 6P. Does that make us friends?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cruckus:
I had an m8 and my sim just worked. It may have to do with what you had before but I didn't contact Verizon in any way
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cccoltsicehockey:
Ok so I found another Verizon issue. Hopefully this won't take as long to get fixed as it did with Nexus 6. Verizon Visual Voicemail does not work or really you can't download cause it says the device is not compatible. Can someone possibly get the APK file off of a Nexus 6 or a Moto X Pure. Both are supported by Verizon right now so that version should work on the 6P as well. I hope we don't have to go through with a bunch of complaints to the FCC before Verizon actually registers the phone to work fully with their network.

If someone can walk me through on how to get the APK file off my Nexus 6 I would be will to do that as well.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisexv6:
Thanks...I might just have to try cutting down my old one then.

I have a feeling this is because I had an upgrade on my line that I used to order a phone that I gave away to someone else. The order might still be pending and it wont let me activate something different (even though it does give me the option to "not activate this new phone, activate a different device")

I was hoping it would be easier than this!
[Nexus 6P General] adrialk:
Thought this relevant since the nexus 5x has the same camera.

This is a comparison to the iphone 6...looks pretty impressive

https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/3ogvrg/nexus_6p_vs_iphone_6_low_light_photos/
[Nexus 6P General] jocampeao:
It looks AMAZING! :D
[Nexus 6P General] minnemike:
Woah - impressive. In fact, I dont think I have ever seen such a definitive improvement with anyone doing a camera side by side comparison as this. Sheesh! I wqonder how much of that is HDR trickery?
[Nexus 6P General] Evo_Shift:
I doubt the Nexus 5x will do as well without image stabilization. Unless these were taken on a tripod. Apparently the 810 can handle electronic image stabilization but the 808 processor can't.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...-because-the-snapdragon-808-isnt-fast-enough/
[Nexus 6P General] UnusualSuspect:
Both have some pretty ugly digital noise in the shadows, but you can see the effect of the larger pixels in the clarity of the detail. In the last pair of photos I see some chromatic aberration in the Nexus that's not there in the Apple, but the shadow detail is still better.
[Nexus 6P General] SysAdmNj:
Anyone regret getting the 5x over the 6p now?
[Nexus 6P General] danthepan124:
no, the 6p is too big, I can deal without EIS
[Nexus 6P General] bklm1234:
Me either. 6P is too big for me too
[Nexus 6P General] minnemike:
Show me the 5x night camera samples and I will tell you. :D

Seriously speaking, the camera for these types of shots should be very close to the same for 5x and 6p
[Nexus 6P General] PhilipL:
Hi

You can't do EIS when taking a photograph, it only works on video where each frame can be zoomed in and cropped to match up the position of points in the previous frame. EIS on video doesn't remove blur on each individual frame either due to motion, that will still be there resulting in a lowering of overall captured detail, but each frame lines up better with the ones either side resulting in less visible shake making it easier to watch.

What the 6P is likely doing with pictures is taking several in quick succession, then picking the best one based on contrast detection which is easily done in software, and the picture with the most contrast is the best out of the bunch. This helps, it isn't OIS of course, but you get the picture with the least blurring due to motion or shaky hands, this assumes you do manage to capture a shake free photo in the bunch taken of course.

To be fair, OIS in tiny smart phone camera modules struggles to be effective, as there is a limit to how much movement those tiny optics can make and how many axis of movement they can compensate for.

Regards

Phil
[Nexus 6P General] 0.0:
Thanks for the info on EIS. I've been wondering how it works. The camera/software picking the best pick is called "lucky shot" internally and I think both phones have it, if I read the AMA correctly. I understand that the phone camera module is tiny, but since it has enlarged pixels, and a camera hump which makes it seem that the module is bigger than normal, perhaps OIS isn't needed as much?
[Nexus 6P General] dijonemon:
Yep, but not because of the camera! I had to cancel my 6P order because monies. 5X a compromise in getting a Nexus but I would have enjoyed the more premium phone a lot more. **** happens. Smaller size is a bonus, though.