Why trust GreenbotVerizon is nowhere to be found on a Samsung y promotional page that highlights its compatibility with wireless carriers.
A Redditor first spotted that the Verizon logo wasn’t alongside AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular on the Samsung y site (pictured).
Samsung There’s no sign of Verizon to be found amongst the grouping of supported carriers.
This doesn’t mean that the door is completely closed. Verizon could be testing compatibility of Samsung y with its network, which the carrier tends to guard more closely than others.
For example, Verizon disallowed llet in favor of the carrier-backed Softcard. Though that turned out to be a bust, as eventually acquired Softcard. Given that the four other carriers several major banks are on board, Samsung likely won’t give up without a major push.
Droid-fe contacted Verizon was told, ” are in the process of evaluating Samsung y we will keep our customers updated on any news regarding the service.” It’s not a flat-out “no,” but it is what big corporations say when they don’t want to tell you “no.”
y this matters: Samsung y is a big piece of the company’s efforts to promote its Galaxy smartphones. It’s set for the Galaxy S6, S6 ge, S6 ge+, Galaxy Note 5. The key differentiator is that it works with non-NFC payment terminals, unlike llet, Apple y, the upcoming Android y which require the tap-to-pay functionality of NFC.
