Is there any way to use my metro pcs phone with another company?

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Yes I think there is and it is extensively discussed on yahoo. Com This is an article dated July 8, 2008 1:45AM ETDMetroPCS opens network to compatible CDMA phoneson't you wish you could use your favorite phone on your network of choice? One network is heading in the right direction by letting new customers use their existing cell phones when they switch over to its network.

MetroPCS recently launched MetroFlash, a service that will reprogram any phone purchased through Sprint, Verizon, or Alltel at any of its stores for use on the MetroPCS network. Since MetroPCS doesn't require a two-year contracts from customers, anyone who signed up for its service prior to MetroFLASH had to purchase a new handset at full price. Now, customers can simply use their own CDMA compatible handsets after choosing one of the unlimited flat-rate service plans the network offers.

I think what's really cool is that MetroPCS doesn't require a credit check, contracts, or deposits. There is a one-time $30 charge for reprogramming your phone, but to make up for it, new customers get a free month of service, which includes unlimited local, long distance, voicemail, and text messaging for $40 per month. And no, those of you hoping to take your iPhone to MetroPCS won't be able to since the company will not activate GSM phones purchased through AT&T or T-Mobile.Bummer.

On the bright side, this new offering makes it easier to switch to a new network without having to ditch your favorite phone. Sources: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/hughes/32931 .

MetroPCS uses CDMA digital phones, a different digital standard MetroPCS uses CDMA digital phones, a different digital standard. The account identifying number is the ESN, electronic serial number, and is manufactured into the phone, and is not changable. This is why when you change phones in this system, the service provider has to be notified of the new phone's ESN.

Most CDMA service providers will only accept into service those phones that have been manufactured for them, and marked with their name. So if you see a used phone with features you like better than their current new phone offerings, buy it and activate it. Some time ago, I activated a used Cricket phone I had purchased at a second hand store.

All I needed was a credit card to bill to. Sources: forums.wirelessadvisor.com/all-other-car... .

Yes Flash or Flashing--Technically, flashing refers to the overwriting or re-writing of the phone's firmware. There are many phones which can be flashed to cricket with all features working. On most CDMA phones, programming the phone can be done "over the air" by dialing a special code, usually *228 or some variation.

Colloquially speaking, flashing can also loosely mean making a phone from one carrier work on another carrier. The easy way to tell the difference is that if your phone does NOT take a SIM card, then it is probably CDMA. To flash a phone to cricket you will be overwriting th phones firmware.

The firmware is software in the phone that doesn't change when you turn it off, and it cannot be deleted unless it is overwritten, hence flashed. It requires specific files called prl files. PRL or PRL File--Short for Preferred Roaming List--A small text file containing instructions for how a phone connects to a specific network's radio towers It is usually loaded by connecting the phone to a computer to overwrite its data.

There are a few tools used such as a pst PST--Short for Phone Service Tool or Tools--Special software used by phone manufacturers to program their phones. And also a monster file - -"Monster File"/"Monster Pack", ROM, or "Kitchen"--System software that is needed to flash a phone. In almost all case you will need to access the phones service programming menu- - -Service Programming Menu--A special menu typically hidden from the primary User Interface that allows for "deep programming" of a phone.

You will also need access to msl and spc codes specific to the device you are flashing. MSL/SPC--Special six-digit codes needed to access service programming features on the phone. Access to the service programming menu can be disabled in a phone's firmware.

Depending on your phone, it may require extra steps to unlock or get WAP and MMS working. That is why you need the msl/spc codes to allow deep programming to unlock these features. Not all phones will be capable to access wap or send and receive mms.

Ringtones generally have to be prepaid using a flex bucket. It is best to download ringtones before you flash your phone to cricket since they have a limited selection of ringtones and wallpapers. There are cases were flashed phones will not be able to download ringtones directly from cricket.

The details outlined above will not only work with cricket but you can also flash phones to metro pcs using the information provided above. It is best to do all your research before purchasing your phone to ensure that the cell phone you are interested in can be flashed to cricket or metro PCs. Sources: http://askville.amazon.com/METRO-PCS-PHONE-COMPANY/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=12840812&search=IS%2BTHERE%2BANY%2BWAY%2BTO%2BUSE%2BMY%2BMETRO%2BPCS%2BPHONE%2BWITH%2BANOTHER%2BCOMPANY .

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