dportal2006
Android Enthusiast
Unlocked yes. On the old crappy metro 4g
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Official MetroPCS BYOD discussion thread
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BRAINZ2013
Extreme Android User
Now that's the thing they say its a 2way you can go gsm and cdma and many choose st but if i unlock can the bionic be used on the new tmobile fast or metro fast
dportal2006
Android Enthusiast
Nope. CDMA for you = slow and unreliable metro speeds not the gsm T-Mobile network. Sorry. I get better cell phone coverage on the gsm network too. I talk in places i couldn't before.
BRAINZ2013
Extreme Android User
So change it to all gsm which would only be straight talk only cause this is a Verizon bionic
DirtyDee
Android Expert
when I don't have the right switcher, I go to the metro page otherwise they either don't know or don't care.
DirtyDee
Android Expert
Can you add apns I heard verrizion region locked their phones apn so it couldn't be used on usa gsm carriers.
the hulk
Android Enthusiast
you can root the gsm hybrids of the s3 and note 2 of verizon and get them to work on metro, i have one picking up HSPA right now.
DirtyDee
Android Expert
That makes the Verizon phones more desriable at low cost due to that maybe the Butterfly can be used on metro
the hulk
Android Enthusiast
if you can get the droid dna unlocked go for it, I had the butterfly J(straight from Japan) and couldn't do it(get it unlocked properly that is)
the hulk
Android Enthusiast
lol thanks, phones used to be my vice, so if I wanted it, I just bought it, the butterfly was pretty awesome, I liked it more then my s4, but I just couldn't get the Japanese branded model to unlock or I would have kept it. Now that I have a defender case on my note 3, unless someone offers me more then what I have into it, I don't plan on getting rid of it for quite a while.
elcocho852
Android Enthusiast
If I travel to Mexico will my phones internet work since tmobile is saying that international data is free?
the hulk
Android Enthusiast
nope
alfick3
Android Expert
So, here's a question concerning the Moto G. The spec sheet on Motorola's website says it's only a HSPA+21 phone. I understand that practical world speeds would only be ~15 meg +/- a little. With T-Mobile/Metro adding all the LTE into the mix, are they going to be getting rid of HSPA+ any time soon, or will this be a viable phone for a couple of years.
I've been watching the used adds on Swappa for N4's (that can get HSPA+42 and also LTE if you flash the right radios) lately (as well as GNex's, but I think I'll skip the GNex 'cause it's 2 year old technology while the N4 is only one year old tech). They can be had for $210 and up (16Gig); the Moto G is $200 for a 16Gig model. And, it's newer technology.
What are some thoughts/ideas that you all have. Will T-Mobile/Metro be keeping the HSPA+ around long enough to make it worth getting a Moto G? Is it worth getting one even though it doesn't have LTE? Is it worth getting a used N4 that can get LTE/HSPA+42 for a price that is more than a new Moto G?
Thanks all.
I've been watching the used adds on Swappa for N4's (that can get HSPA+42 and also LTE if you flash the right radios) lately (as well as GNex's, but I think I'll skip the GNex 'cause it's 2 year old technology while the N4 is only one year old tech). They can be had for $210 and up (16Gig); the Moto G is $200 for a 16Gig model. And, it's newer technology.
What are some thoughts/ideas that you all have. Will T-Mobile/Metro be keeping the HSPA+ around long enough to make it worth getting a Moto G? Is it worth getting one even though it doesn't have LTE? Is it worth getting a used N4 that can get LTE/HSPA+42 for a price that is more than a new Moto G?
Thanks all.
Hello all,
I finally received my nexus 5 ( to replace my sony mini international ) and I intended to process like I did when I first received my sim : put the sim in and dial *228.
Problem is when i put the sim card in the phone says "restricted access changed" and no mobile network is available. Tried it with another phone and it's ok. Tried the phone with another sim and it's ok as well. Did I miss something ?
I finally received my nexus 5 ( to replace my sony mini international ) and I intended to process like I did when I first received my sim : put the sim in and dial *228.
Problem is when i put the sim card in the phone says "restricted access changed" and no mobile network is available. Tried it with another phone and it's ok. Tried the phone with another sim and it's ok as well. Did I miss something ?
the hulk
Android Enthusiast
your imei has to be tied to the sim on metro for it to work.
That is correct
Had to call them ( 1 888 8metro8 ) from a different phone to switch the imei and now my nexus 5 is working like a charm
BRAINZ2013
Extreme Android User
I am having the same problem but its with tmobile i flashed changed everything but this sucker keep picking up at&t when i ping it tmobile flops in for a second and goes back is this the imei needs to be attached
BRAINZ2013
Extreme Android User
Can someone post a screen shot of the metro pcs gsm card for the BYOD . If it is the same as what the esteem has i am about to snap .
Gman9831
I'm no Senior
What exactly are you talking about. The Esteem has a UICC. If you're talking about Sizes the kit has 1 sim card that goes from regular to micro to nano
BRAINZ2013
Extreme Android User
The card this ding bat metro pcs worker said that that the card i said it was a card just for lte only called it a uicc but she said it no such thing . That this bulls**t was the gsm card . So i want someone to post the card so i can return . This was also confirmed from bestbuy as a uicc card .
new optimus
Android Expert
ok let me ask you this, for clarification only, are you trying to get LTE on a LG Esteem? or on any other cdma/lte metro phone?
Or are you trying to use the GSM BYOD?
BRAINZ2013
Extreme Android User
No i want to use the byod its a gsm phone not the esteem i know that's dead and can't be used .
new optimus
Android Expert
Ok I do not have a metro gsm sim but this is what the micro lte card for the cdma galaxy s3 looks like next to a t mobile sim, the coloring on all the cdma/lte cards should be the same.
