Thunderbolt on Metro Pcs ???

IOReCKI · #1 (**permalink**) 04-19-2011, 07:03 PM

Since metro now has 4g lte, is it possible to get this phone on metro and get the 4g working....???

do we need a esn from one of the metro 4g phones ?

**darren.wlsn1** · #2 (**permalink**) 04-19-2011, 07:10 PM

the thunderbolt relies on the sim from verizon to even function properly.

IOReCKI · #3 (**permalink**) 04-19-2011, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

the thunderbolt relies on the sim from verizon to even function properly.

didnt know that....looking into now and seeing that the sim is directly for the 4g lte.....

so the question would be...do the metro pcs phones with 4g lte come with a 4g lte sim card as well....

im walking to my local metro 2 morrow....gotta get to the bottom of this.

Padron26 · #4 (**permalink**) 04-30-2011, 11:15 PM

did you ever go to metro, id like to know what they had to say. I've got a spare bad esn tbolt and I might activate it on metro andsell it on Craigslist.

**imneveral0ne** · #5 (**permalink**) 05-01-2011, 04:38 PM

+1 also interested in knowing this!

**psycho_maniac** · #6 (**permalink**) 05-10-2011, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

the thunderbolt relies on the sim from verizon to even function properly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IOReCKI

didnt know that....looking into now and seeing that the sim is directly for the 4g lte.....

so the question would be...do the metro pcs phones with 4g lte come with a 4g lte sim card as well....

im walking to my local metro 2 morrow....gotta get to the bottom of this.

Listen to what darren said. I turned on my phone without the SIM in and it didnt work at all. no calls no nothing. no service. Im pretty sure the sim is for the entire phone. let us know what happens at metro PCS

bigfish77 · #7 (**permalink**) 01-04-2012, 05:58 PM

BOAA! Anyone! Please help me here. I haver a Moto Razr which I am sure is the same issue as the Thunderbolt SIM obstacle and I want it on Metro PCS. Now I can root a phone until the sun comes up but the methods you guys are explaining sounds like chrlie brown's teacher..LOL! I ask if some one can dumb down what tools to use to accomplish this task of switching carriers and a step by step process. I will be forever indebted to your intelligence! I do understand the MEID to ESN app change. I just need to get to that point

montecristo1 · #8 (**permalink**) 02-05-2012, 01:22 AM

I wish I could be of some help...I paid someone to flash it for me to metro pcs...however I was informed that I can't get 3g on it or sent out pic messages...the rest works great... The only thing I learned to do, by playing with it, is just change PRLs

**fixxxer2012** · #9 (**permalink**) 02-05-2012, 01:50 AM

isn't metropcs a sub of sprint? if so im not sure how you guys are getting a verizon phone on that?

**fixxxer2012** · #10 (**permalink**) 02-05-2012, 03:17 PM

this thread was reported as spam to me but i see no need to close it up. lets just not talk about any esn swapping or anything not deemed legal.