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Official MetroPCS BYOD discussion thread

BigKeenan said:
Cant you just flash radio bands on phones to get different types data signals? I have the gs2 skyrocket and on the stock radio i could only get hspa edge and lte. But with the flashed radio i get hspa+, hspad, Lte, and edge.
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Radio band compatibility comes from the hardware that is enabled via the software. So if the phone doesn't support a frequency, there's not much you can do.
 
I have an unlocked at&t htc one. I'm not able to send pictures. Is this because it's an at&t phone?
Does anyone have an at&t phone on metro pcs byop and if so, are there any problems with it?

I'm pretty sure a t-mobile phone works flawless with metro, but can someone confirm it.
 
I'm not an expert but I think sending/receiving pictures issues are more like APN settings configuration problem.
 
romanm2012 said:
I have an unlocked at&t htc one. I'm not able to send pictures. Is this because it's an at&t phone?
Does anyone have an at&t phone on metro pcs byop and if so, are there any problems with it?

I'm pretty sure a t-mobile phone works flawless with metro, but can someone confirm it.
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danyvw said:
I'm not an expert but I think sending/receiving pictures issues are more like APN settings configuration problem.
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definitely an APN issue
 
romanm2012 said:
Well I just went there and the mms proxy and mms port are not set. Should I just go to the metro pcs
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yea, because it sounds like you're not to familiar with it, and I wouldn't want you to feel like you're over your head, if they cant help you, we can try to help you here.
 
romanm2012 said:
Well I just went there and the mms proxy and mms port are not set. Should I just go to the metro pcs
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These are my Metro GSM Galaxy S4 VPN settings from factory, hope they serve you:

APN Settings:

Name:
MetroPCS
APN:
fast.metropcs.com
Proxy:
Not set
Port:
Not set
User Name:
Not set
Password:
Not set
Server:
Not set
MMSC:
http://metropcs.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy:
Not set
MMS Port:
Not set
MCC:
310
MNC:
260
Authentication type:
None
APN type:
default,mms,supl
APN protocol:
IPv4
APN roaming protocol:
IPv4
Enable/disable APN:
APN enabled
Bearer:
Unspecified
 
danyvw said:
These are my Metro GSM Galaxy S4 VPN settings from factory, hope they serve you:

APN Settings:

Name:
MetroPCS
APN:
fast.metropcs.com
Proxy:
Not set
Port:
Not set
User Name:
Not set
Password:
Not set
Server:
Not set
MMSC:
http://metropcs.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy:
Not set
MMS Port:
Not set
MCC:
310
MNC:
260
Authentication type:
None
APN type:
default,mms,supl
APN protocol:
IPv4
APN roaming protocol:
IPv4
Enable/disable APN:
APN enabled
Bearer:
Unspecified
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That's funny. I have a SGH-M919V(Canadian S4) on Metro BYOD and my APN settings are for T-Mobile. The APN and MMSC fields both have T-Mobile addresses. I know Metro is using T-Mobile's network, but even though I don't have the Metro S4 shouldn't it be using Metro's APN because I have Metro Service? Also, if I create a new APN with these settings, how would my service change?
 
MrRoyalOak said:
That's funny. I have a SGH-M919V(Canadian S4) on Metro BYOD and my APN settings are for T-Mobile. The APN and MMSC fields both have T-Mobile addresses. I know Metro is using T-Mobile's network, but even though I don't have the Metro S4 shouldn't it be using Metro's APN because I have Metro Service? Also, if I create a new APN with these settings, how would my service change?
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Will be interesting to know. Could you please post your APN settings , I will try them on my S4 and will post results.
 
danyvw said:
These are my Metro GSM Galaxy S4 VPN settings from factory, hope they serve you:

APN Settings:

Name:
MetroPCS
APN:
fast.metropcs.com
Proxy:
Not set
Port:
Not set
User Name:
Not set
Password:
Not set
Server:
Not set
MMSC:
http://metropcs.mmsmvno.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy:
Not set
MMS Port:
Not set
MCC:
310
MNC:
260
Authentication type:
None
APN type:
default,mms,supl
APN protocol:
IPv4
APN roaming protocol:
IPv4
Enable/disable APN:
APN enabled
Bearer:
Unspecified
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My mmsc says .....t-mobile.com..... not metro.
Authentication type - not set
Apn type - not set
The other things pretty much look the same. I'll try and play with these or just go later to a main metro pcs store and see if they can help me. But appreciate it though
 
danyvw said:
Will be interesting to know. Could you please post your APN settings , I will try them on my S4 and will post results.
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Name:
T-Mobile
APN:
epc.tmobile.com
Proxy:
Not set
Port:
Not set
User Name:
None
Password:
****
Server:
*
MMSC:
http://mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
MMS Proxy:
Not set
MMS Port:
Not set
MCC:
310
MNC:
260
Authentication type:
None
APN type:
default,mms,supl
APN protocol:
IPv4
APN roaming protocol:
IPv4
Enable/disable APN:
APN enabled
Bearer:
Unspecified
 
I set the T-Mobile APNs in my metro S4 and I'm able to send/receive MMS and SMS without any problems. Except mine are:

APN: fast.t-mobile.com
APN Protocol: IPv4/IPv6
 
No you cant i tried to change the apn settings on my esteem and that didnt fix the mms problem i had. I went as far as adding the apn con file in the etc . And had no luck was told this may not be fixed til November
 
BRAINZ2013 said:
No you cant i tried to change the apn settings on my esteem and that didnt fix the mms problem i had. I went as far as adding the apn con file in the etc . And had no luck was told this may not be fixed til November
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Lol. As shabby said: We are talking about GSM, not CDMA!!!
 
This is a party BYOD. THIS MEANS BRING YOUR OWN DRINKS. :eek::D:D. Nahhhh just a joke hahahahaha. This Bring Your Own Devices....BYOD
 
HI,
I am in central Florida with the LG esteem,on Metro pcs. Does the Galaxy GSM S4 work here,or does it still have to be CDMA? I travel to europe a lot an A gsm phone would make my life so much easier
 
bsquirrell said:
HI,
I am in central Florida with the LG esteem,on Metro pcs. Does the Galaxy GSM S4 work here,or does it still have to be CDMA? I travel to europe a lot an A gsm phone would make my life so much easier
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You are good the s4 it's a gsm, hspa, lte powerhouse you can take it overseas
 
Just wanted to pop in and see how byod is going. Looks like metro has smoothed out some of the kinks.

Hopefully t mobile will tighten up in Q3/Q4 so it can be that much better.
 
Fuzzy13 said:
Just wanted to pop in and see how byod is going. Looks like metro has smoothed out some of the kinks.

Hopefully t mobile will tighten up in Q3/Q4 so it can be that much better.
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What's going on fuzz haven't seen you in a minute how's things how's the s3 and att pre paid treating you?
 
mike28 said:
What's going on fuzz haven't seen you in a minute how's things how's the s3 and att pre paid treating you?
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Getting used to the S3 but I miss the nexus. Aosp S3 ain't bad though.

Att so far is good. I don't have to run outside when the phone rings so that's a plus. Lol.

I'd much rather be supporting t mobile and spending my money there instead of att so hopefully by the end of the year they will pick up that 600 band for indoors and also spread out the lte some more.

What's new in these woods?
 
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