THERE IS A DIFFERENT ROM ON THIS PHONE COMPARED TO THE UNLOCKED SKU, as can be seen here on a known unlocked 6a, the (ex-locked) 6a has a ROM variation for T-Mobile that nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM with MNVO providers who source out service from the big 3. RIDICULOUS.
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This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated. Once I pay full price or get it unlocked, it is MINE; you have no right to stick your nose up whose network it biases by tweaking a ROM or permanently locking the bootloader.
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This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated. Once I pay full price or get it unlocked, it is MINE; you have no right to stick your nose up whose network it biases by tweaking a ROM or permanently locking the bootloader. ***IMPORTANT: MNVOs like Mint Mobile with an eSIM may show all 3 carriers on the list but refuse to connect. This is expected behavior on unlocked phones and may not be present on ex T-Mobile phones as the ROM has been tweaked for their network. These two findings lead me to believe the eSIM unlocks with the physical SIM slot as well as they are on the same radio but due to the default APN preference it hides all other options under "other".***
THERE IS A DIFFERENT ROM ON THIS PHONE COMPARED TO THE UNLOCKED SKU, as can be seen here on a known unlocked 6a, the (ex-locked) 6a has a ROM variation for T-Mobile that nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM with MNVO providers who source out service from the big 3. RIDICULOUS.
This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated. Once I pay full price or get it unlocked, it is MINE; you have no right to stick your nose up whose network it biases by tweaking a ROM or permanently locking the bootloader.
THERE IS A DIFFERENT ROM ON THIS PHONE COMPARED TO THE UNLOCKED SKU, as can be seen here on a known unlocked 6a, the (ex-locked) 6a has a ROM variation for T-Mobile that nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS.
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THERE IS A DIFFERENT ROM ON THIS PHONE COMPARED TO THE UNLOCKED SKU, as can be seen here on a known unlocked 6a, the (ex-locked) 6a has a ROM variation for T-Mobile that nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM with MNVO providers who source out service from the big 3. RIDICULOUS.
This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated. Once I pay full price or get it unlocked, it is MINE; you have no right to stick your nose up whose network it biases by tweaking a ROM or permanently locking the bootloader.
I think the reason it is biased towards T-Mobile with eSIM is due to the ROM; as can be seen here on a known unlocked 6a, the (ex-locked) 6a has a ROM variation for T-Mobile that nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS.
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THERE IS A DIFFERENT ROM ON THIS PHONE COMPARED TO THE UNLOCKED SKU, as can be seen here on a known unlocked 6a, the (ex-locked) 6a has a ROM variation for T-Mobile that nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS.
This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated. Once I pay full price or get it unlocked, it is MINE; you have no right to stick your nose up whose network it biases by tweaking a ROM or permanently locking the bootloader.
I think the reason it is biased towards T-Mobile with eSIM is due to the ROM; as can be seen here on a known unlocked 6a, the (ex-locked) 6a has a ROM variation for T-Mobile that nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS.
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This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated. Once I pay full price or get it unlocked, it is MINE; you have no right to stick your nose up whose network it biases by tweaking a ROM.
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This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated. Once I pay full price or get it unlocked, it is MINE; you have no right to stick your nose up whose network it biases by tweaking a ROM or permanently locking the bootloader.
I think the reason it is biased towards T-Mobile with eSIM is due to the ROM; as can be seen here on someone else's 6a who let me quickly check, the (ex-locked) 6a ROM variation being a T-Mobile specific ROM nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS.
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I think the reason it is biased towards T-Mobile with eSIM is due to the ROM; as can be seen here on a known unlocked 6a, the (ex-locked) 6a has a ROM variation for T-Mobile that nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS.
This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated. Once I pay full price or get it unlocked, it is MINE; you have no right to stick your nose up whose network it biases by tweaking a ROM.
I think the reason it is biased towards T-Mobile with eSIM is due to the ROM; as can be seen here on someone else's 6a who let me quickly check, the (ex-locked) 6a ROM variation being a T-Mobile specific ROM nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS. This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated.
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I think the reason it is biased towards T-Mobile with eSIM is due to the ROM; as can be seen here on someone else's 6a who let me quickly check, the (ex-locked) 6a ROM variation being a T-Mobile specific ROM nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS.
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This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated. Once I pay full price or get it unlocked, it is MINE; you have no right to stick your nose up whose network it biases by tweaking a ROM.
I think the reason it is biased towards T-Mobile with eSIM is due to the ROM; as can be seen here on someone else's 6a who let me quickly check, the (ex-locked) 6a ROM variation being a T-Mobile specific ROM nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS. This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated.
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I think the reason it is biased towards T-Mobile with eSIM is due to the ROM; as can be seen here on someone else's 6a who let me quickly check, the (ex-locked) 6a ROM variation being a T-Mobile specific ROM nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS. This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks since you do not respect my right to fully own my phone if I'm paying up the nose all at once, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated.
Unlocked P6a
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My infamous "financed" 6a I unlocked
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I think the reason it is biased towards T-Mobile with eSIM is due to the ROM; as can be seen here on someone else's 6a who let me quickly check, the (ex-locked) 6a ROM variation being a T-Mobile specific ROM nudges the phone towards T-Mobile. This is why I think my 7 didn't do this; I have a factory unlocked 7, so mine has always had the carrier-agnostic ROM. Short of unlocking the bootloader to dump this T-Mobile ROM and flashing the Google ROM on it (the part numbers on the carrier SKUs also vary between phones whereas the "unlocked" phones use an unlocked part number exclusive to the unlocked phone, likely due to carrier ROM signature variants and so Verizon can hard lock their bootloader out of sheer spite) and having to restore to back to stock for it to boot with a "locked" bootloader, the only solution to this problem is to use a physical SIM to make the phone obey your wishes or force it to use other networks with eSIM. RIDICULOUS. This is again, why I would rather give the manufacturer my money, even if it has to be all at once over a carrier who will do this crap. If I can't buy the phone unlocked at Best Buy, I will buy it online like with Apple out of principle; if you won't respect my wish to not have a phone molested with a carrier tie because it's a "universal" iPhone which always SIM locks, you won't see the sale. If I am paying full price new this BS won't be tolerated.