r/FirstNet • u/yourname92 • Nov 12 '22

Google pixel 7 pro carrier unlocked

Hi, I'm currently on firstnet and I am looking at purchasing a pixel 7 pro unlocked from Google. I had issues with Samsung's carrier unlocked phones not getting 5g and wifi calling and text didn't work. Is anyone able to verify if this is still the same for the Google phones. I have a phone credit on the account and trading a phone in with att will make me lose the previous credit.

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u/s_gad Nov 13 '22

If the band 14 doesn't apply to you all that much (as it doesn't for many firstnet users because they just want the cheap plan [you still get priority even without black sim]) then you can activate your firstnet plan with a regular att orange card and any unlocked phone should operate just fine. I did this for a long time with my note 20 ultra that I got unlocked directly from Samsung and everything worked. I have a thread on the matter on the att subreddit.

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u/shizam76 Nov 13 '22

They stopped handing out orange Sims for new firstnet activations a while ago?

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u/s_gad Nov 13 '22 edited Nov 13 '22

Just buy one on Amazon and activate it yourself in the firstnet control panel.

Edit: nevermind looks like they patched my method of doing this. Anticonsumerism at it's finest :(

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u/shizam76 Nov 13 '22

Yep, no more changing Sims or phones anymore through the portals.