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billbrasky · 06-03-2008, 04:41 PM

I am not sure if they are in all parts of the country. If you have good or bad to share please share. I am curious what the catch is how can unlimited phone service be $35 a month, or 4 phones for $100. I can't seem to find anything bad, yet i know with most things for there to be such a price discrepency something must be different.

I see the phones arent exactly top notch cutting edge, my plan if i hear good stuff from a knowledgeable phone nerd would be to buy a used smart phone and get Metro PCS service. My sprint contract ran out i am month to month on old plan. so no cost of getting out of contract.

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this one is $179 from metro

all i care about is local mostly, long distance is nice, and voice mail. I dont text, do music, tv or any of that other stuff. The smart phone stuff would be cool to cut down on crap i carry and can have my ipaq collect dust at home and have everything i need in one unit.

Thod24 · 06-03-2008, 04:45 PM

I just stopped by a Metro PCS store today. The coverage is spotty at best. If you plan on traveling outside the coverage area be prepared to pay a lot in roaming charges. If you are just staying in the coverage area then go for it. It just depends on what your needs are.

**nikon777** · 06-03-2008, 04:56 PM

Their original test market was here in Cleveland. It's very popular with people with bad credit, teenie boppers, and drug dealers. The coverage sucks, and is quite limited in range. Generally only certain areas of a state are covered. Dropped calls are the norm. Word on the street was that the feds were tapping them due to their popularity with drug dealers. I'm sure that's a rumor though.

billbrasky · 06-03-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by nikon777

Their original test market was here in Cleveland. It's very popular with people with bad credit, teenie boppers, and drug dealers. The coverage sucks, and is quite limited in range. Generally only certain areas of a state are covered. Dropped calls are the norm. Word on the street was that the feds were tapping them due to their popularity with drug dealers. I'm sure that's a rumor though.

Well i dont have bad credit, or deal drugs, but i am near he lake and my business is popular with homes and business near and on the water and the coverage with T mobile and sprint and verizon is spotty here. Mostly the old money doesnt want a cell tower in town. Well its not worth the lost business of not being able to return calls because i am in a bad cell with metro pcs. Darn i wanted to tell sprint to go pound sand with their big monthly bills.

cid_ayrbourne · 06-03-2008, 05:20 PM

Dunno about the coverage, but the one person I know who uses it has bouts of angry, raging torrents about their customer service (and it's non-exsistance). I'm not overly impressed, personally...

**nikon777** · 06-03-2008, 05:30 PM

If the big names have spotty coverage I'd wager metro PCS isn't any better. It's a cool concept, but nothing is perfect. I have sprint and also live on lake erie. I have to go by a window to get a reliable signal. Kinda sucks as my cell is my only phone. I'm typing this on my sprint phone now and i surprisingly have 2 bars.

Oreo · 06-03-2008, 05:39 PM

I've heard service sucks, but I don't have it personally.

PolsVoice · 06-03-2008, 05:58 PM

The catch is that there is no roaming.

I.E. you can't use them outside of your metro area.

This is fine if you spend all your time in one place... but if you travel with any frequency, you'll either pay out the nose for roaming charges or alternately, the phone won't work at all.

If you stay in one metro area, though... it's a helluva good deal.

Super Trucker · 06-03-2008, 06:15 PM

If you do not go west of Ann Arbor, north of Pontiac, into Canada, or south of Monroe they are good. A friend has one and his dies when we are out of those boundaries.
Being a truck driver and motorcycle rider I have no use for them myself since the coverage area is minimal.

FunkyD · 06-03-2008, 08:32 PM

Of course you could get a prepaid phone for roaming purposes and forward your MetroPCS # to it while you are away...

06-03-2008, 04:41 PM	#1
billbrasky XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: suburban detroit Posts: 3,329	whats the catch with Metro PCS I am not sure if they are in all parts of the country. If you have good or bad to share please share. I am curious what the catch is how can unlimited phone service be $35 a month, or 4 phones for $100. I can't seem to find anything bad, yet i know with most things for there to be such a price discrepency something must be different. I see the phones arent exactly top notch cutting edge, my plan if i hear good stuff from a knowledgeable phone nerd would be to buy a used smart phone and get Metro PCS service. My sprint contract ran out i am month to month on old plan. so no cost of getting out of contract. MetroPCS \| Zip Code Lookup) this one is $179 from metro all i care about is local mostly, long distance is nice, and voice mail. I dont text, do music, tv or any of that other stuff. The smart phone stuff would be cool to cut down on crap i carry and can have my ipaq collect dust at home and have everything i need in one unit.

06-03-2008, 04:45 PM	#2
Thod24 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 559	I just stopped by a Metro PCS store today. The coverage is spotty at best. If you plan on traveling outside the coverage area be prepared to pay a lot in roaming charges. If you are just staying in the coverage area then go for it. It just depends on what your needs are. __________________ XD 45 Tactical Taurus PT145 Stainless Mossberg 500 Winchester M70 XTR Sporter 270 My father's old JC Higgins 22 Red Rider BB (don't laugh...it'll put your eye out ) There is no problem that cannot be solved by the use of high explosives. - Bumper Sticker

06-03-2008, 04:56 PM	#3
nikon777 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH. The Danger Zone. Posts: 7,565	Their original test market was here in Cleveland. It's very popular with people with bad credit, teenie boppers, and drug dealers. The coverage sucks, and is quite limited in range. Generally only certain areas of a state are covered. Dropped calls are the norm. Word on the street was that the feds were tapping them due to their popularity with drug dealers. I'm sure that's a rumor though. __________________ 1. Banning of future weapons. 2. Registering current weapons. 3. Confiscation. My blog

06-03-2008, 05:20 PM	#5
cid_ayrbourne XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Space Coast, FL Posts: 544	Dunno about the coverage, but the one person I know who uses it has bouts of angry, raging torrents about their customer service (and it's non-exsistance). I'm not overly impressed, personally... __________________ This message has been brought to you by Absolute Total Insanity (ATI). And remember, if it's not Absoulte Total Insanity, it's probably just a nervous breakdown. -ATI

06-03-2008, 05:30 PM	#6
nikon777 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH. The Danger Zone. Posts: 7,565	If the big names have spotty coverage I'd wager metro PCS isn't any better. It's a cool concept, but nothing is perfect. I have sprint and also live on lake erie. I have to go by a window to get a reliable signal. Kinda sucks as my cell is my only phone. I'm typing this on my sprint phone now and i surprisingly have 2 bars. __________________ 1. Banning of future weapons. 2. Registering current weapons. 3. Confiscation. My blog

06-03-2008, 05:39 PM	#7
Oreo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The new USSR Posts: 148	I've heard service sucks, but I don't have it personally. __________________ "The society that separates its warriors from its scholars will have its thinking done by cowards, and its fighting done by fools." - Thucydides Support: - SCCC - 2nd Amendment Rights - US Armed Forces - GRPD - BPPD - SAPD

06-03-2008, 05:58 PM	#8
PolsVoice XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Irving, TX Posts: 451	The catch is that there is no roaming. I.E. you can't use them outside of your metro area. This is fine if you spend all your time in one place... but if you travel with any frequency, you'll either pay out the nose for roaming charges or alternately, the phone won't work at all. If you stay in one metro area, though... it's a helluva good deal. __________________ "Rights that go unexercised have a way of becoming privileges" Springfield XD9 Service Weatherby Vanguard 7mm-08 Remington 11-87 AK47 - Romy G. Kawai BL-51

06-03-2008, 06:15 PM	#9
Super Trucker XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 500	If you do not go west of Ann Arbor, north of Pontiac, into Canada, or south of Monroe they are good. A friend has one and his dies when we are out of those boundaries. Being a truck driver and motorcycle rider I have no use for them myself since the coverage area is minimal.

06-03-2008, 08:32 PM	#10
FunkyD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sweet Home Alabama Posts: 453	Of course you could get a prepaid phone for roaming purposes and forward your MetroPCS # to it while you are away... __________________ Blue Kool-Aid: The official drink of the Obamanation Proud member of the NRA Our freedom is supported on 4 boxes: Ballot, Soap, Jury, & Cartridge! 08 Springfield XD-9 08 Kel-Tec PF-9 88 Remington Fieldmaster 572 85 Browning BuckMark Ancient 22 Long/Mag Revolver

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