No you do not have to unlock them, and yes I am sure, and long as are you're in LTE coverage for T-mobile, you will get LTE. I've seen at least 4 threads with people asking this.
No you do not have to unlock them, and yes I am sure, and long as are you're in LTE coverage for T-mobile, you will get LTE. I've seen at least 4 threads with people asking this.
No you do not have to unlock them, ....
I can confirm that you don't have to unlock them....
That's nice to know that they don't need to be carrier unlocked. So any T-Mobile phone will work then (not that I'll buy just any T-Mobile phone though).
No you do not have to unlock them, and yes I am sure, and long as are you're in LTE coverage for T-mobile, you will get LTE. I've seen at least 4 threads with people asking this.
Do you know by any chance if I get a T-Mobile phone and I put a Metro PCS Sim card is it going to work? I just want to try it with a friends Sim card who has a metro gem phone. Is this possible or are this metro Sim cards "attached" to a single phone?
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Do you know by any chance if I get a T-Mobile phone and I put a Metro PCS Sim card is it going to work? I just want to try it with a friends Sim card who has a metro gem phone. Is this possible or are this metro Sim cards "attached" to a single phone?
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NO, MetroPCS Sim cards are attached to that account and Metropcs will have to add/remove imei for any swap.
I had to have my wifes Note 2 unlocked before i could have it on metroPCS I put my metroPCS sim card in it and it was asking for a unlock code, also I put the t-mobile sim into my metro S4 and it does not work it asks for a unlock code.
So anyhow I now have a unlocked note 2 and a unlocked S4. all is good for now. I might grab a couple note 3's and switch to t-mobile.
ciao
so if i go buy a t-mobile nexus 5 out right, I can take it to a metro store and have it activated? I'll get full 4g lte?
thats what i am hoping too.
a little different for me as i ordered the nexus 5 from play store and will receive in couple of days. i'll take it to an authorized dealer of metropcs, buy the microsim from and activate in store. OR you can order the microsim from metropcs.com and call to activate over the phone.
as for receiving LTE check your GSM coverage on metropcs.com (click on a GSM phone, click on check coverage). if it shows your location has 4gLTE, you are good to go. for example my location has metro CDMA LTE for sure. i checked with a friend's CDMA S3 and got 7 mpbs down and 3 mbps up. metro GSM (t-mobile) on the other hand has 'strong 3G' according to the coverage map. from my reading last couple of months it seems metro LTE should be comparable to t-mobile 3G (hspa). will know in a couple of days.
i think t-mobile will charge you more for nexus 5.
Eventually the LTE will all be combined, so that Metro LTE will be integrated into T-Mobile's LTE. As for price, T-Mobile plans seem to be about 10 dollars more than Metro's plans with the exception of the $30 dollar plan to which Metro has no equivalent to my knowledge.
so if i go buy a t-mobile nexus 5 out right, I can take it to a metro store and have it activated? I'll get full 4g lte?
so if i go buy a t-mobile nexus 5 out right, I can take it to a metro store and have it activated? I'll get full 4g lte?
thats what i am hoping too.
a little different for me as i ordered the nexus 5 from play store and will receive in couple of days. i'll take it to an authorized dealer of metropcs, buy the microsim from and activate in store. OR you can order the microsim from metropcs.com and call to activate over the phone.
as for receiving LTE check your GSM coverage on metropcs.com (click on a GSM phone, click on check coverage). if it shows your location has 4gLTE, you are good to go. for example my location has metro CDMA LTE for sure. i checked with a friend's CDMA S3 and got 7 mpbs down and 3 mbps up. metro GSM (t-mobile) on the other hand has 'strong 3G' according to the coverage map. from my reading last couple of months it seems metro LTE should be comparable to t-mobile 3G (hspa). will know in a couple of days.
i think t-mobile will charge you more for nexus 5.
Eventually the LTE will all be combined, so that Metro LTE will be integrated into T-Mobile's LTE. As for price, T-Mobile plans seem to be about 10 dollars more than Metro's plans with the exception of the $30 dollar plan to which Metro has no equivalent to my knowledge.
hence my reason to activate on metro for 10 dollar less a month for unlimited everything while using the same towers as t-mobile users
Right now many parts of metro's CDMA/LTE are running LTE on the 1900mhz band 2, and of course all t mobile and metro/gsm are running on the 1700/2100mhz band 4 for LTE and HSPA.yes.
Oh, so the older cdma/lte phones are now picking up the band 4 311660?Jacksonville is the only place left with B2 LTE on metro since originally only Jacksonville and South Florida had B2 LTE but South Florida has been combined with Tmo LTE already
No you do not have to unlock them, and yes I am sure, and long as are you're in LTE coverage for T-mobile, you will get LTE. I've seen at least 4 threads with people asking this.
that's great to hear...I was told by a metro employee that my TMO S3 had to be unlocked before adding to service (back in Aug)...I didn't argue, but just unlocked it and took it back next day.
Again, thanks, great to hear...will save us all time.:smokingsomb:
I think he means not having to buy a new phone if you already have one.How does it save anyone any money?
I didn't think either Metro or T-Mo Charge Anything to unlock their own devices.
Of did you mean it saves them money if YOU do the unlocking?
Bruce in Ocala, Fl
How does it save anyone any money?
I didn't think either Metro or T-Mo Charge Anything to unlock their own devices.
Of did you mean it saves them money if YOU do the unlocking?
Bruce in Ocala, Fl
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