I recently bought an unlocked LG G 5 from BB because it was on sale for 499 125 cheaper than the Ting store . The description specifically said that the phone would work on GSM and CDMA frequencies and listed both Verizon and Sprint . I got the phone and tried to activate it , only it would not activate as a CDMA device on Ting . My unlocked phone was actually a Verizon phone and would only work as a GSM device on Ting . There is sketchy GSM service around my house , so that wasn ' t going to work . I spent 1 . 5 hours at BB the next day exchanging my unlocked phone for a Sprint version . The very helpful salesman had to finagle a bunch of things to get me the replacement phone off contract . I ended up having to pay $ 75 more , but was able to walk our with a phone that worked the salesman was nice enough to get a bunch of phones out and run them through the IMEI checker on Ting . Long story , not so short . I would be wary of buying the Pixel from a big box store as the Pixels are marketed as Verizon phones . If you are in the store , explain you are planning on using the phone on Ting and ask them if you can check the phone for Ting compatibility . I only ended up saving about $ 50 off the price of the same phone from the Ting store . My husband will be replacing his phone soon and we will most likely get that phone straight from Ting to eliminate hassles . Shout out to Ting support , who were incredibly helpful throughout the whole ordeal .