That's why VZW always has you bent over the barrel. You have no CHOICE but to purchase a device from them. Even if you could somehow buy a CDMA/LTE GNex from Google Play, Verizon wouldn't allow it on their beloved network.fair point, but again i feel thats the carriers fault... look at the price difference from the VZW Nexus and the Google Play Nexus... there isnt much differences between the 2 (granted LTE obviously)... so i agree, i blame VZW for the inflated price there