MetroPCS PSA: CDMA Network Shutdown Info

[Gman9831]

They're starting to shutdown the CDMA network. The 1st 2 markets will be New England and Las Vegas. Both of the entire market's CDMA network will be shutdown July 1st, 2014. http://www.tmonews.com/2014/04/metr...-down-in-new-england-and-las-vegas-on-july-1/

Metro has started a trade in and upgrade program: MetroPCS Trade In Link

This is a list of the shutdown dates that will be updated as new information comes along:
New England and Las Vegas: 7/1/14
Philadelphia: 9/30/2014

*It seems there will be no free in market roaming like initially thought so if you're in those 2 markets your CDMA phone will lose service 7/1/14. It seems it will be roaming on TravelTalk in these areas which is free texts and 19 cents a minute phone calls

 

[DirtyDee]

Links?

 

[Avera6]

Wish they would have said something about it earlier. Just bought the S5 now I'm stuck with a useless S3

 

[alfick3]

It never ceases to amaze me by your knowledge. Thank you for the good info you provide to us Metro users.

But where's the links?

Edit: LOL! DirtyDee and Avera6 and I were writing at the (almost) same time!

 

[Gman9831]

Links?

Thanks had forgotten to go back and add them.

 

[Gman9831]

It never ceases to amaze me by your knowledge. Thank you for the good info you provide to us Metro users.

But where's the links?

Edit: LOL! DirtyDee and Avera6 and I were writing at the (almost) same time!

I had heard something about this just a couple days ago but I didn't want to say anything till it was certain and official but I thought they would of announced it on May 1st at the 1st quarter report instead

 

[alfick3]

I had heard something about this just a couple days ago but I didn't want to say anything till it was certain and official but I thought they would of announced it on May 1st at the 1st quarter report instead

I imagine that the Dallas area will be one of the last places to change over (it is after all Metro's home town).

 

[Gman9831]

I imagine that the Dallas area will be one of the last places to change over (it is after all Metro's home town).

I think they'll be one of the last because Dallas already has a lot of spectrum even without shutting down Metro's CDMA

 

[kate]

Wish they would have said something about it earlier. Just bought the S5 now I'm stuck with a useless S3

Looks like you can reactivate a CDMA MetroPCS phone and then get credit if you want.

If I have deactivated my phone, can I reactivate it and then apply for the credit?
We are allowing reactivation of older model phones only through May 12, 2014. Following May 13, older model phones will not be sold or reactivated in the affected areas.

 

[gelige]

the trade-ins values look, meehh, disappointing, but not terrible.

 

[Spec2nirvash]

the trade-ins values look, meehh, disappointing, but not terrible.

Great news for the Connect owners, $100 is more than what a used Connect sells for on eBay I think I'll take them up on it!

 

[carolcityboyz]

Just want down to the Metro store, no luck in S. Florida. I have 2 LG Connect 4G, I would love to trade in. NE and Las Vegas are lucky cause the Connect is a POS. Until then I'll continue the use the Optimus F6 that I brought 2 weeks before the price drop to $49. lol

 

[MyUsernameRox]

Thanks had forgotten to go back and add them.

The second link just went directly to the metro pcs home page. I did not find any information on upgrading there.

 

[Gman9831]

The second link just went directly to the metro pcs home page. I did not find any information on upgrading there.

If you're on your phone it redirects you to the Metro mobile home page

 

[new optimus]

Any word on plan pricing? With our $40 unlimited plan it will not be good to switch even if the phone was free.

 

[BRAINZ2013]

Can I ask since the lg esteem users have the 300 dollar mark do we get a special offer or what

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Can I ask since the lg esteem users have the 300 dollar mark do we get a special offer or what

$99 trade in

 

[BRAINZ2013]

What just 99dollars this is may not April fools day

 

[Shabbypenguin]

What just 99dollars this is may not April fools day

For 130ish bucks i can get a decent condition SGS3 on sprint, you are lucky they are considering the esteems worth even close to the s3's price point.

 

[BRAINZ2013]

Yeah or just ring a Ril patch for it and maybe use on another carrier and sell . or just keep as a classic and place in a don't touch case while it lay at reset

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Lucky indeed. $100 is pretty damn good for a phone I bought for almost $300, well over a year ago. I'm so glad Gman posted this thread, as I was just a month away from throwing my Connect in the trash I just took the free F6 since Metro has no phones I wanted to use the credit on.

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Yeah or just ring a Ril patch for it and maybe use on another carrier and sell . or just keep as a classic and place in a don't touch case while it lay at reset

It's not a GSM phone, so it's only chance of ever being used again is MAYBE on a Sprint MVNO, and that's with some QPST work I can't talk about here, plus purchasing a junk Sprint phone. Plus, even if it was certain to work you'd make more with a trade in.

 

[Shabbypenguin]

cmon, sprints 3g cant be that bad

i wouldnt know as i havent had to use it in almost 3 years

 

[ruthie1019]

i just went to the metropcs store to upgrade my hubby's cell phone and i was "hit" with the news that the my cell phone and cell phone i bought would stop working in december. i told them "i hope you have good deals on phones, because your phones are expensive and now you come with this news. and i find out about this because i came here today, if not i wouldn't know anything. good job metropcs" he just looked at me like i was crazy. well, it isn't my fault that they made the merger and now we have to pay extra for not having a contract.

 

[DirtyDee]

i just went to the metropcs store to upgrade my hubby's cell phone and i was "hit" with the news that the my cell phone and cell phone i bought would stop working in december. i told them "i hope you have good deals on phones, because your phones are expensive and now you come with this news. and i find out about this because i came here today, if not i wouldn't know anything. good job metropcs" he just looked at me like i was crazy. well, it isn't my fault that they made the merger and now we have to pay extra for not having a contract.

Hello welcome to the Forums, sorry to hear that metro still isn't handling the merger for everyone well. So what phones are you upgrading from, anything in particular you are looking for? What is your price range as well. We can try to make the translation as smooth as silk