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Re:Sprint to be exclusive carrier of Essential phone by helper on Monday June 12, 2017 @11:18AM (#14537973)
You can still buy the phone unlocked direct from essential. This is "exclusive" to sprint in that sprint will be the only carrier to have this phone in their stores.

The supported bands are:

  -UMTS/HSPA+: 1, 2, 4, 5 6, 8
  -GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  -CDMA EV-DO Rev. A: 0, 1, 10
  -FDD-LTE: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
  -TDD-LTE: 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
  -TD-SCDMA: 34, 39
Re:Sprint to be exclusive carrier of Essential phone by Tasboo on Monday June 12, 2017 @11:42AM (#14538138)
I think the Pixel had a similar "exclusivity" with Verizon when it launched.