[Q] Kernels for Verizon Dev Ed topic

Here is where my Noob shows. I try to learn as I go along, but find many things that are above my head. I take a long time to puzzle through things, and when stuck, someone from XDA can usually point me in the right direction. This question regards Kernels for the Verizon Dev Ed Note 4. The kernels that seem to be available are either stock, or CM12 ROM early builds. The Touch Wiz kernels that I can find, other than Starkissed, are based on other carriers, mostly T-Mobile, or for other versions of the phone. I understand that there are carrier specific files for each carrier that should be used for each carrier's phones. I have tried several of the T-Mobile kernels, and they seem to work 99.99% of the time, and rarely get glitches, but I do run across several odd things that seem to be kernel related. I will give a concrete example: My wife and I both have Note 4 Dev Eds. She is running Definitive NJ5 1.6 with the stock kernel. I am running the same Definitive 1.6 but with the AEL 7.2 TMO kernel. (I know that Definitive 1.8 came out, and both of us will be on it by the weekend, but that is a different issue). Here is the strange thing -- The standard Google Play Netflix app (Yes, I did get a free year of Netflix with the second Dev Ed Note 4 buy) works on her phone, but not mine. Yes, I know we have many different apps on each phone and so on, but when I switch back to full NJ5 with Definitive (ie stock Kernel), the problem goes away. On her phone the app proceeds to a sign in page, on my phone the app takes about 4 or 5 minutes of spinning and then says it can't establish a connection. I tried to get a logcat, but a 5 minute logcat is a huge pile of information that I don't think is within my abilities to evaluate / unravel. I was wondering if it could be a TMO versus VZW carrier specific issue. I love the AEL kernel and the incredible customization it allows. Is there a formal set of carrier specific files that can be substituted or imported into the TMO Kernels to make them fully VZW compatible, or is this an extensive "porting project"? Does someone simply have a list of values that need to be changed or easily plugged in, or is this a big developer level issue? What is the level of knowledge needed to do such a thing? Thank you in advance for your patience and help.