15 year Verizon Customer 4 Lines.
I want the 950 for my wife and XL for myself. Will go with the first carrier in my area to support this phone.
Go to AT&T. Microsoft is not talking to other carriers to carry the phone. So it will not be on other carriers.
+ T-Mobile
Microsoft isn't talking to them. AT&T is the only one officially supporting the phone and Microsoft isn't talking to T-Mobile for official support.
SOmething tells me he doesn't want to buy the phones outright and wants to get either a contract or payment plan. Since there is no official support only AT&T will be able to give him those options.
I'm fully aware of that, but he used the word "support," not sold.
Hello Everyone
Thanks for the replies.
I have mainly been using the forums at windows central but wanted (assuming Verizon monitors) to post my enthusiasm on this forum and call Verizon. I have done both but just got back to follow up. It got pretty nasty on the windows central forum and there is no need for that. I have a degree in electronics and have spent many years (yes i'm old) in electronics and computers so I don't have any problem understanding the technical reason the phones don't work when you put your Verizon SIM in the display units at the Microsoft store. I was on my 4th smartphone and 3rd Windows mobile device on Verizon when the IPhone came out. Then 3 Trophy's for wife and kid , 822 for me 928 for wife and now ATIV-SE for me. Even though I am disappointed Verizon is not getting these phones and have been disappointed in how slow the updates for Windows phone has been. I want to say Verizon has been pretty good to me on any account or tech issues. I appreciate the good signal and the many years of windows phone availability even when it's 2.3% of market share. When I posted on windows central people got so nasty arguing about who's fault it is Verizon or Microsoft it was ridiculous. I like Windows Phone and I like Verizon. I wish they would work something out. Where I live it is ether Verizon or US Cellular. No AT&T. Blaming wont help, we can only encourage both sides to work together. Thanks again
Bill
The fundamental reason is technology. CDMA is not WCDMA. Frequencies matter as well. MS didn't make it work on the required frequencies and technology to make it work. They could have on their own and doesn't need Verizon. Verizon is only needed if MS decided to make a deal with Verizon to pay for the licensing to Qualcomm to certify and license their tech for use. Regardless of how MS felt about other carriers and what they perceive they could have coughed up the money for their fans on their own if they believed in their product.
FYI I will be buying a 950 which I will use on T-Mobile. My work line is Verizon, but too bad MS didn't make it work as I would love to use a single device instead of carrying two devices. Just swap Sims.
