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Samsung Galaxy Mega I9502 LTE & I9500

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  1. MrHerbDaily

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    I found a website that sells unlocked Mega 6.3 I9205 and I9200 phones. Do they both work with metro pcs? And do these phones require a sim card? Right now I have a LG Motion 4G and would like to upgrade. Would I be able to activate the samsung galaxy mega 6.3 without a sim?
     

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    They're both GSM phones, so they need a SIM.
     
    #2 Rukbat, Jan 3, 2014
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    OK, so I would have to purchase a sim card for $10 from metropcs and I can then transfer my service from my LG motion to Galaxy 6.3?

    Thanks.
     
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    You do know you wouldn't be able to get LTE and you'd only get HSPA in refarmed areas
     
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    Which website and what are their prices?

    There are websites that sell fake phones for cheap, and their quality is not that great. Make sure this is a legitimate website before buying from them.
     
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    I believe you got this backwards. If the megas he is looking at are the same as the att model and not the unlocked international versio they support bands 4 and 7 lte. But do not support the hspa+ t mobile bands. So he would only get 2g or lte.
    How much are they selling the megas for? 399 thru metro themselves isnt a bad price at all for it and you dont have to worry if its compatible or not.
     
    #6 timmyh318, Jan 4, 2014
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    Nope ATTs is the i527 and in an area where you get LTE on tmobile with ATTs model you're more than likely to get HSPA+ on the 1900MHz band since the equipment basically goes hand in hand
     
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    So if I upgraded through metro pcs and got the phone from them I would not get 4g or LTE?
     
    #8 MrHerbDaily, Jan 24, 2014
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    You'd only be able to get HSPA+(4G) on the 1900 band, no AWS HSPA or LTE
     
    #9 Gman9831, Jan 24, 2014
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    I don't get it, why does metro pcs advertise it as LTE phone then?
     
    #10 MrHerbDaily, Jan 24, 2014
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    I think Gman missunderstood your question.

    If you bought the metro branded device I am fairly sure it will work on both 4glte and AWS hspa.

    I have not looked into that phone though so I could be mistaken.
     
    #11 new optimus, Jan 24, 2014
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    Oh yes the metro branded one will get LTE
     
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