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No Longer Available:Pixel 3 Specs:- 5.5" 2160x1080 OLED display (18:9 aspect ratio)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Processor
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB internal storage
- Cameras: 12.2MP rear / Dual 8MP front
- 802.11ac WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- USB 3.1 Type C port w/ 18W fast charging (Power Delivery)
- Qi Wireless Charging
- Fingerprint sensor (rear)
- 2915 mAh non-removable battery
- Android 9.0 Pie
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Minimum update & support periods
Phone No guaranteed Android version updates after No guaranteed security updates after
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The VZW variant is physically the same as the unlocked variant, it's just the software that says what can and cannot be used (which is the reason I use PixelDust, so I can use tethering without the phone asking for permission from the carrier).
My Pixel 3 (unlocked) uses WiFi calling on Red Pocket with the CDMA-V (Verizon) network.
Here's the guide I wrote over on XDA: https://forum.xda-developers.com/...y.3922275/
It hasn't been updated recently, but everything is still valid. Post #2 starts the actual how-to process, but if you're not familiar with it, I suggest you read Post #1 first.
This is my concern. It's technically capable, but I advised a friend to buy one of these back when they were ($150?) and he said Red Pocket wouldn't let him use it with VZW, that he had to purchase an AT&T SIM for $5 to keep his balance. The phone couldn't pass provisioning.
Unless someone with actual experience with this actual phone chimes in to say otherwise, this makes a kind of sense: Verizon still uses a whitelist and the IMEI / MEID fails because the phone is listed as a Verizon-specific model in their system while you're trying to use it on a cheaper MVNO (which of course they don't want you to do). Ever since Verizon launched Visible, they've been absolutely terrible with other MVNOs that use their network (for the obvious reason that they want to drive customers to their own).
I am really thinking of getting 4 of these for my parents and in-laws, but they're all on Red Pocket using Verizon and I'm afraid I'll be left with useless (to me) phones.
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The VZW variant is physically the same as the unlocked variant, it's just the software that says what can and cannot be used (which is the reason I use PixelDust, so I can use tethering without the phone asking for permission from the carrier).
It hasn't been updated recently, but everything is still valid. Post #2 starts the actual how-to process, but if you're not familiar with it, I suggest you read Post #1 first.
Unless someone with actual experience with this actual phone chimes in to say otherwise, this makes a kind of sense: Verizon still uses a whitelist and the IMEI / MEID fails because the phone is listed as a Verizon-specific model in their system while you're trying to use it on a cheaper MVNO (which of course they don't want you to do). Ever since Verizon launched Visible, they've been absolutely terrible with other MVNOs that use their network (for the obvious reason that they want to drive customers to their own).
I am really thinking of getting 4 of these for my parents and in-laws, but they're all on Red Pocket using Verizon and I'm afraid I'll be left with useless (to me) phones.
5.5 screen with massive bezels makes this device look so dated. 64 gig storage and only 4 gig ram also pretty light. good price if these are new but why waste your money on a almost 3 year old phone.
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The VZW variant is physically the same as the unlocked variant, it's just the software that says what can and cannot be used (which is the reason I use PixelDust, so I can use tethering without the phone asking for permission from the carrier).
My Pixel 3 (unlocked) uses WiFi calling on Red Pocket with the CDMA-V (Verizon) network.
Here's the guide I wrote over on XDA: https://forum.xda-developers.com/...y.3922275/
It hasn't been updated recently, but everything is still valid. Post #2 starts the actual how-to process, but if you're not familiar with it, I suggest you read Post #1 first.
This is my concern. It's technically capable, but I advised a friend to buy one of these back when they were ($150?) and he said Red Pocket wouldn't let him use it with VZW, that he had to purchase an AT&T SIM for $5 to keep his balance. The phone couldn't pass provisioning.
Unless someone with actual experience with this actual phone chimes in to say otherwise, this makes a kind of sense: Verizon still uses a whitelist and the IMEI / MEID fails because the phone is listed as a Verizon-specific model in their system while you're trying to use it on a cheaper MVNO (which of course they don't want you to do). Ever since Verizon launched Visible, they've been absolutely terrible with other MVNOs that use their network (for the obvious reason that they want to drive customers to their own).
I am really thinking of getting 4 of these for my parents and in-laws, but they're all on Red Pocket using Verizon and I'm afraid I'll be left with useless (to me) phones.
And have you really made the eSIM work? I'm asking as I know that there's only one IMEI registered for the VZW pixel 3s so how would you make the eSIM work .. with what identifier??
I use an Apple phone most of the time, and would be uploading most of my photos from my Apple phone.
If I buy this phone and put it on my account will I have unlimited photos, even those uploaded from my Apple phone?
Not having security updates isn't a deal breaker for me. I am pretty much the only person in my entire family that stays vigilant on updates and I definitely don't have the time and energy to police it.
I use an Apple phone most of the time, and would be uploading most of my photos from my Apple phone.
If I buy this phone and put it on my account will I have unlimited photos, even those uploaded from my Apple phone?
Nope, you HAVE TO upload from a Pixel. I read people are uploading from the pixel using scrips that reads from a network shared folder to use the unlimited photo storage.
Personally I'm an Android person who gets a phone maybe every 2 years... so I wouldn't even get a Pixel 4 at this point. Pixel 4a as the oldest to guarantee all updates.
If you can hold onto to a phone 3,4,5+ years... I'd go with Apple who supports their stuff for about 7 years now.
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