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Another year, another Pixel event…and another round of confusing “Only on Verizon” ad campaigns. But here’s the thing: the Pixel 2 can be used onany major carrier in the US. So what’s with this “exclusive” junk?

再過一年，又發生一次Pixel事件…以及另一輪令人困惑的“ Only on Verizon”廣告系列。 但問題是：Pixel 2可以在美國的任何

主要運營商上使用。 那麼，這個“獨家”垃圾又是什麼呢？

The Pixel 2 is not exclusive to Verizon. In fact, it’s one of the few phones out there that can actually be used on any carrier (including many MVNOs)—Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Project Fi, Cricket Wireless, MetroPCS, US Cellular…you get the idea. All you have to do is pop a SIM card in and you’re ready to go. Hell, T-Mobile will even give half of your money back

if you bring a Pixel 2 and open a new line on its network.

Pixel 2並非Verizon獨有。 實際上，這是實際上可以在任何運營商(包括許多MVNO)上使用的少數幾款手機之一-Verizon，AT＆T，T-Mobile，Sprint，Project Fi，Cricket Wireless，MetroPCS，US Cellular等……您明白了。 您所要做的就是將SIM卡插入其中，然後就可以開始使用了。 糟糕，如果您攜帶Pixel 2並在其網路上開闢一條新線路，T-Mobile甚至會退還您一半的錢。

But Verizon is the exclusive carrier

for the Pixel in the US. All that really means is that Verizon is the only carrier that allows you to walk in the store and buy the Pixel directly from them. If you want to use it on another carrier, you’ll have to buydirectly from the Google Store rather than buying it in the AT&T store or T-Mobile store.

但是Verizon是Pixel在美國的獨家運營商。 這實際上意味著Verizon是唯一允許您走進商店並直接從他們那裡購買Pixel的載體。 如果要在其他運營商上使用它，則必須直接從Google Store購買，而不是在AT＆T商店或T-Mobile商店中購買。

So, why would Google do this? Because money, that’s why. Verizon pays a lot of money to have “exclusive” rights to a phone, and in exchange gets to use verbiage like “Only on Verizon” in the ad campaign, even if it’s really, really misleading (if not downright false). While I understand why Google would make the choice to allow this—Verizon ishuge, after all—I also think the wording and ad directions are highly misleading as a result.

那麼，為什麼Google會這樣做？ 因為錢，所以。 Verizon付出了很多錢才能擁有手機的“專有”權利，並且作為交換，可以在廣告系列中使用“ Only on Verizon”之類的詞彙，即使這確實是非常令人誤解的(如果不是完全錯誤的話)。 儘管我理解了Google為什麼會選擇允許這樣做(畢竟Verizon規模巨大) ，但我也認為其措辭和廣告方向極易產生誤導。

And really, that’s what Verizon wants. It wants you to think that you can only use the Pixel with its network, because that type of advertising sellsservice, which is what Verizon is after. Your money, every month. Over and over. For all of eternity.

實際上，這就是Verizon想要的。 它希望您認為您只能將Pixel與它的網路一起使用，因為這種廣告銷售服務，這正是Verizon所追求的。 您的錢，每個月。 一遍又一遍。 為了永恆。

But now you know, so you don’t have to fall into that trap. And you can help out all the other people you know who may not realize the truth behind the “Only on Verizon” crap. Godspeed.

但是現在您知道了，因此您不必陷入陷阱。 而且，您可以幫助所有您認識的其他人，他們可能沒有意識到“ Only on Verizon”垃圾背後的真相。 上帝的速度。

翻譯自: https://www.howtogeek.com/328648/the-pixel-2-isnt-really-exclusive-to-verizon-you-can-use-it-on-att-t-mobile-and-sprint/

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