OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro are now up for pre-orders in the US market, but the carrier situation is a bit tricky. To start, T-Mobile is the only significant carrier whose 5G network the OnePlus Nine series phones can latch on to. If you go with another airline, says AT&T, you can only use 4G LTE and will end up paying a 5G tax. The situation has been no different for Verizon, but that is about to change. Only the OnePlus 9 Pro supports Verizon’s faster UW 5G network.
Verizon executive George Koroneos has revealed that the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro have been certified by Verizon to work on its 5G network. The 5G certification applies to business and regular tiers of Verizon’s service, so you don’t have to worry about being left out if you maintain a business account line. But there is still a catch – the flavor of Verizon 5G you can enjoy on your OnePlus 9. If you’ve been on a Visible line, you will also be able to enjoy 5G on your OnePlus nine series phone. 
The OnePlus nine only supports the Sub-6GHz band, which means it can only work on the much slower Verizon 5G Nationwide network. But that’s not necessarily good news, as the Verizon 5G Nationwide network offers speeds slower than 4G LTE. PCMag’s Sascha Segan recently ran tests across multiple locations and found that Verizon’s 4G network is much faster than its nationwide 5G. Verizon is yet to start selling the OnePlus 9 series
However, if you want to enjoy the perks of Verizon’s Ultra-Wideband (UW) 5G, you’ll have to buy the pricier OnePlus 9 Pro because that’s the only model in the series to support the mmWave, 5G band. While the carrier situation has been sorted out, Verizon has yet to officially start selling the phones.
Since I’m getting a ton of questions. The @OnePlus 9 is certified for @Verizon 5G Nationwide and 4G LTE. The OnePlus 9 Pro brings 5G Ultra Wideband to the party. The OP8 Pro was one of my favorite phones of 2020, and I can’t wait to get my hands on an OP9 Pro. pic.twitter.com/PkYtFsOst7
— George Koroneos ?? (@GLKCreative) March 26, 2021
If you have a Verizon line and don’t want to switch carriers, you can pre-order an unlocked OnePlus 9 or 9 Pro from the oUS fficial OnePlus e-store, Best Buy, and B&H Photo Video Irrespective of the retailer you choose, you can buy an unlocked OnePlus 9 or OnePlus 9 Pro and enjoy Verizon’s 5G network on it.
