Well Verizon has dropped a pretty sweet deal on the Pixel 2 XL… 300 dollars off over the course of 24 month payment period. Couple of questions:
How much bloatware on the Verizon P2XL?
Anyone used Google Fi? I kinda want to get away from the Yoke of Verizon but with Google not really cutting prices on its P2’s I would have to spring for the device at full price and probably not save any money with Google vs Verizon.
I hate Verizon… but the coverage is great where I go including some really backwoods race tracks (yes, a couple of those still exist) so that is always a toss up, i.e. - differing levels of coverage.
The most recent I heard is that Verizon is trying to rid itself of the stock of Pixel devices. They’re broken and have a bad microphone flaw. Hence, the ‘deal’. That is all I really know about them though.
I like it because for up to 6 GB of data per month you’re charged for what you use, above 6 GB and you don’t pay any extra. So if you’re a power user and soak up the data the bill will be no more than $80 per month whether you use 6 GB or 16 GB in a month. If you hardly use data at all (WiFi for life) then you’re bill can easily be under $30 per month. International rates are also rather reasonable too.
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I looked at them but based on my data usage I won’t be able to save much, if anything. I pay about 67 bucks out the door now… with the deal on the XL2 that’ll be 90/month. Where with Google Fi its 20 dollars for UTT, data is 10 per GB so with 3 to 4 GB that is 50 to 60 before fees… and I’m right back at the same amount and have to pay for the phone out of pocket versus over 2 years.
I don’t do the unlimited thing. I just have 5GB with rollover. Hence its about 67… and will be 90 if I get the XL2. I use about 3 1/2 to 5 GB per month. If I could get UTT and not pay for it would make it worth it. I just asked about it to see if it would be that much better over Verizon to make it worth it. Seems like its just another provider.
Right, I know that… however comma I’m trying to find out how much shit Verizon ads. Things like with my S6+ the bloody NFL app that I could not remove.
You would think that… however comma who knows what Google let Verizon do and that can change at any time. Hence I was hoping others here would have experience with it and say their impressions.
Also does the P2XL get updates when on Verizon versus the normal updates from Google.
I enjoy my Pixel Xl 2 but I’m still upset about the dispaly, lack of headphone jack, poor bluetooth capabilities and the glass screen! I never had a phone that scratch this easily before and it’s pissing me off.
Well pull the trigger last week and got it… wow, what an upgrade. I like the Verizon SMS app better then the Google one so I kept that but really liking how much smoother Android 8 is. Irked Best Buy started offering the instant 200 dollars off on the 1st but oh well… 300 off still a nice bargain on something I needed.
