No s3 for metro...?? Wait

[tiede]

So... Let's re-center the debate...
Can we use this along with the rebate for the SGS3, if there is one, you guys think?
Also, how much do SD cards sell at m>?
(damn, that would be so much better if they changed the branding to just m> instead of metroPCS...)
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.metropcs.com/assets/rebate_forms/12-24485.pdf
or straight up: http://www.metropcs.com/assets/rebate_forms/12-24485.pdf

 

[KlexKavark]

Anyone trying to buy off Amazon Ebay or craigslist for the metro branded gs3 as soon as it's released is stupid and if they hey ripped off they deserve it. Buy legit buy it from legit source!

I know theres alot of scammers in ebay and craigslist but isnt amazon legit?

 

[Fuzzy13]

I know theres alot of scammers in ebay and craigslist but isnt amazon legit?

Ebay covers the buyer really well as well as Paypal. Paypal has a feature now to where they pay the seller up front and deduct the money from the buyer 2 weeks later. This is to curve problems with the sell and help the buyer out. You still have 30 days or so to file a complaint.

 

[n4zty]

well like what me and mike were discussing earlier today theres no way for us metro pcs user to get scammed cuz those unlocked phones wont work with our 4g lte so only true potential vicitims would be those trying to have a flashed phone working on pcs. so if it dosnt have a metro pcs uicc card in it dont even bother...

 

[KlexKavark]

well like what me and mike were discussing earlier today theres no way for us metro pcs user to get scammed cuz those unlocked phones wont work with our 4g lte so only true potential vicitims would be those trying to have a flashed phone working on pcs. so if it dosnt have a metro pcs uicc card in it dont even bother...

Well thanks for the heads up i was thinking about getting the international and flashing it to metro but now that you say it wont work i can save myself the trouble. Guess ill just get it from metros website.

 

[n4zty]

Well thanks for the heads up i was thinking about getting the international and flashing it to metro but now that you say it wont work i can save myself the trouble. Guess ill just get it from metros website.

yea international version is gsm meaning it uses a sim card and not the uicc card that metro uses for their LTE keep in mind metro phones are cdma/LTE hybrid phones we get long term evolution on a cdma phone. also frequencies are different.

 

[gamer30168]

He didnt say

 

[gamer30168]

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[tiede]

the galaxy SGS3 is the same hardware-wise among all US carriers. So in theory, you could still buy it and put it on metro. Now the fun part is making the necessary firmware changes to make it work on your baseband, activating the right radios and frequencies... AND getting a UICC card in there!
But hey, i say hack away!

 

[n4zty]

lol tiede it hasnt been done yet and i mean making a gsm phone run off a uicc to receive metro's 4g Lte atleast not yet and dont know if any1 can figure it out. also like u said frequencies are alot different.

 

[tiede]

like i said... in theory it can be done.
If the XDA boys can turn the bootloader-locked-down, least dev friendly S3 to date Galaxy SIII from Verizon (CDMA) and make it accept international GSM cards from Russia and the likes, I'm thinking it's not too far-fetched. It would probably involve A LOT of reading, decompiling, and testing out random things, though.

 

[EarlyMon]

Rooting the SGS3 isn't the same as rooting the Esteem.

Please take it to the Metro PCS forum until we have a root section for the SGS3 on this carrier.

Thanks.