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Official MetroPCS BYOD discussion thread

To get a fully compatible BYOD these are the bands it should have.
LTE - 1700/2100 (AWS)

HSPA+ | 1700/2100 (AWS), in some areas where they have refarmed the network 1900MHz (PCS) will be compatible. See below for list of refarmed areas.

GSM | 1900MHz (PCS)

List of refarmed areas as of 3/15:
Ann Arbor, MI
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD.
Boston, Mass.
Cambridge, Mass.
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Ft Worth, TX
Fresno, CA
Houston, TX
Kansas City, Kan./Mo.
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Miami, FL
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
Modesto, CA
Napa, CA
New York, NY
Newark, NJ
Oakland, CA
Orlando, FL
Philadelphia, Penn.
Phoenix, AZ
Providence, RI
Reno, NV
Richmond, VA
Sacramento, CA
Salinas, CA
San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Santa Ana, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Rosa, CS
Seattle, Wash.
Springfield, Mass.
St. Cloud, Minn.
Stockton, CA
Tampa, FL
Tucson, AZ
Vallejo, CA
Virginia Beach, VA
Warren, Mich.
Washington, D.C.







Can also use http://www.airportal.de/

Even the ones on the metro website aren't fully compatible, if unsure post here and we'll all be happy to help
 
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To get a fully compatible BYOD these are the bands it should have.
LTE - 1700/2100 (AWS)

HSPA+ | 1700/2100 (AWS), in some areas where they have refarmed the network 1900MHz (PCS) will be compatible. See below for list of refarmed areas.

GSM | 1900MHz (PCS)

List of refarmed areas as of 3/15:
Ann Arbor, MI
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD.
Boston, Mass.
Cambridge, Mass.
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Ft Worth, TX
Fresno, CA
Houston, TX
Kansas City, Kan./Mo.
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Miami, FL
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
Modesto, CA
Napa, CA
New York, NY
Newark, NJ
Oakland, CA
Orlando, FL
Philadelphia, Penn.
Phoenix, AZ
Providence, RI
Reno, NV
Richmond, VA
Sacramento, CA
Salinas, CA
San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Santa Ana, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Rosa, CS
Seattle, Wash.
Springfield, Mass.
St. Cloud, Minn.
Stockton, CA
Tampa, FL
Tucson, AZ
Vallejo, CA
Virginia Beach, VA
Warren, Mich.
Washington, D.C.







Can also use Sightings of T-Mobile 3G/4G/HSPA+ coverage on 1900MHz (PCS/UMTS band II)

Even the ones on the metro website aren't fully compatible, if unsure post here and we'll all be happy to help

I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 waiting to bring over to Metro PCS once I can do the BYOP. Will the phone's connectivity be just as good as the T-Mobile/Metro PCS version? Specs - AT&T Cell Phones SGH-I337 | Samsung Cell Phones
 
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Sometime this week I am going to take my unlocked samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket 4g to a mom and pop metro store in many area. (Atlanta Market). I was wondering weekday do you pay up front. Iknow $10 for the SIM. $15 for activation fee. And I heard something about having to pay for your first month of service. But does paying the first month's service apply to current metropcd customer or my customers?
 
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Sometime this week I am going to take my unlocked samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket 4g to a mom and pop metro store in many area. (Atlanta Market). I was wondering weekday do you pay up front. Iknow $10 for the SIM. $15 for activation fee. And I heard something about having to pay for your first month of service. But does paying the first month's service apply to current metropcd customer or my customers?

Metros prepaid so you pay in advance
 
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To get a fully compatible BYOD these are the bands it should have.
LTE - 1700/2100 (AWS)

HSPA+ | 1700/2100 (AWS), in some areas where they have refarmed the network 1900MHz (PCS) will be compatible. See below for list of refarmed areas.

GSM | 1900MHz (PCS)

List of refarmed areas as of 3/15:
Ann Arbor, MI
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD.
Boston, Mass.
Cambridge, Mass.
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Ft Worth, TX
Fresno, CA
Houston, TX
Kansas City, Kan./Mo.
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Miami, FL
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
Modesto, CA
Napa, CA
New York, NY
Newark, NJ
Oakland, CA
Orlando, FL
Philadelphia, Penn.
Phoenix, AZ
Providence, RI
Reno, NV
Richmond, VA
Sacramento, CA
Salinas, CA
San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Santa Ana, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Rosa, CS
Seattle, Wash.
Springfield, Mass.
St. Cloud, Minn.
Stockton, CA
Tampa, FL
Tucson, AZ
Vallejo, CA
Virginia Beach, VA
Warren, Mich.
Washington, D.C.







Can also use http://www.airportal.de/

Even the ones on the metro website aren't fully compatible, if unsure post here and we'll all be happy to help

These are the galaxy i727 stats. Which networks would I actually have access to. LTE? EDGE? HSPA+?
 

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These are the galaxy i727 stats. Which networks would I actually have access to. Lte? Edge? HSPA+?
That phone has LTE in the AWS band 4 but it does not have HSPA + in band 4.
It looks like Atlanta Ga is in the refarmed market though so you should get HSPA on 1900.
It may not depending on your exact location though.

So you may be on edge at times.
 
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So what specifics do we know to be factual? Moving sim from phone to phone, which lte is used, etc....

I know this stuff was discussed but it's buried in the other thread. Maybe have a fact section in the OP for the stuff mpcs doesn't tell you and people always ask about.

Keep up the good work G. You've offered a lot of knowledge for everyone. ;)
 
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