Considering a Nexus, but do ALL of them have CDMA, or not?

[AZgl1500]

I'm on Verizon and that is a CDMA service for talk and SMS, excluding the DATA on LTE.

Will any Nexus phone work on CDMA ( as well as, GSM ), or do I have to purposely buy a Nexus that is a CDMA phone?

I was hoping that is NOT the case, as I want to be able to just grab a test SIM from Cricket, or Apollo, or Mars, or Neptune, and go try out their service and STILL be able to plug in my Verizon SIM and use the phone on my regularly scheduled channels


Here is why I am asking...... I took a trip over the weekend just past, and ended up in Never Never Land simply because Verizon has a hole in their "TOTALLY SATURATED BLANKET" but of course, they deny that. I was w/o phone or SMS service for 36 hours until I left that little burg in nowhere's land.

Of course, the hotel had WiFi and I could at least browse the internet, but still could not text or make a call.

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2 ea. Verizon Galaxy S5, 1 ea. HTC One M9, 1 ea. VZW MiFi

 

[Crashdamage]

The Nexus 6, Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X will work on all 4 major US carriers.

 

[AZgl1500]

Tnx, I will shop around a bit and see if I can find a "bargain" somewhere.

 

[Crashdamage]

Nexus 6 $340 with free shipping:

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Unlocked-Cellphone-Midnight-Warranty/dp/B00R1984DI

Nexus 5 on Swappa:

https://swappa.com/buy/nexus-5-unlocked/us

The Nexus 5 actually has the radios to support Verizon, but I don't think Verizon has certified it for use on their network. I could be wrong, I really don't pay any attention to VZ.

Since the 5X and 6P are brand-new just released models, 'deals' on those will be awfully hard to find.

 

[AZgl1500]

I note you are showing a swappa link, and I have looked at their adverts before...

I'm just a bit concerned that "what I get" is "what is represented"...

any thoughts on that?

 

[Crashdamage]

I note you are showing a swappa link, and I have looked at their adverts before...

I'm just a bit concerned that "what I get" is "what is represented"...

any thoughts on that?

Not really, I have no personal experience with Swappa. But I keep hearing it's a good place to buy and sell.

 

[jaison80]

I got my nexus 5 from swappa. It was a good experience. I would do it again.

 

[Clementine_3]

I've gotten more than a few phones from Swappa, never had a problem. Be sure to ask questions and negotiate a price. If you do run into trouble at any point you can contact the staff and they will assist you. I don't think you will have any issues using them.