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I bought a Pixel 7 from the Google Store that was unlocked. But I was not able to switch the sim from the MetroPCS phone to the Pixel thru the Metro app. But the app did refer me to an automated voice and I was able to easily transfer the sim card to the new phone by inputting the requested numbers, the IMEI of the new phone and the serial number of the new phone. Thanks for the video! 😃
I had a similar experience when setting up my new, unlocked phone with MetroPCS. Bought my phone from BestBuy's website, making sure it was compatible, and am now using it on my existing MetroPCS plan. During the Switch Phone steps on MyMetro it had me call in to activate my new phone through the MetroPCS automated voice system, which was also fairly simple. The automated system finished by telling me it could take a couple hours for their transfer process to complete on my new phone.
Did the same for me they wouldn't let me switch the phone. Automatically got transferred to customer service from the app and they charged me 30 dollars
@@1017squirrel I just bought a Unlocked S20 plus today and wanted to know can I just put my sim card from my current phone Samsung A20 in my new one ... Only the Samsung A20 has been on with metro.. Idk what the S20 was on but its unlocked it was new unlocked
THANK YOU! I’ve been paying $20-$30 the last few years every time we get a new phone elsewhere or get a phone as a gift and now I don’t have to pay. Thanks for the tip!
@@kevinoliveira2328I appreciate the feature because it makes a sim swap attack hard to do. But they don't tell people how to do it on their own, it's not on their website, so people will take their phone in, and they will get charged the 20-50 dollar premium for the guy to press a few buttons
Just use this in March 2024 and it worked great for my service transfer! Thank you so much for this video! I bought a new iPhone from eBay not from MetroPCS, and it worked fine.
Yes it will work with phones that are not from MetroPCS. I have been using Google pixel phones and I have been switching on and off from the website you do not need to call customer service
It's asking me for a code it is texting....I moved my sim over after destroying screen back into last ph. How can I get a text when phone service isn't working in old phone with current sim?
If your screen isn't working then you will have to dial 611 to have the service transferred over (and unfortunately if you call 611 then you have to pay the transfer fee)
I have Metro but to get a deal on a new phone, I had to get the phone with another number. Do I have to activate that phone with the new number and wait till the month is up to swap phones to continue using my old number? Or can I just try to activate the new phone with my old number using the My Metro App? Thanks!
Heres my addittion for different types of bought a used phone and switched it to metro. It got older, not broken I just upgraded . And now have a need for the old phone again after a water incident. This is a good usage for your video. If anyone has an old metro phone they upgraded from laying around. Hope it helps;
The real question....can this be done from the new phone, if the old phone has a broken screen? My husband is great at waiting until he completely destroys his phone before getting a new one. Yay for restaurant life 😅😅
My revvl 6 pro randomly would not turn on this morning All it does is go to the T-Mobile thing as it turns on, it will not go past there is there any way to swap to an older phone without having access to the screen of the original?
I cant get to the my metro app on the ported over phone the old (metro phone going back to it) the phone that i have the number on is shattered, how can i use my wifi to bypass the wifi handling process
HI, Could I switch from an A52 to an older phone (J7 that once was on Metro) to just run a test and then go back to my A52? Both phones on Metro by-Tmobie.
So if I buy a new unlocked phone from Motorola,.....Metro by T-Mobile will still except it,... But I will just have to call or take it in to switch phones right ? Sorry for the ? But I've always bought from the store, and this is my first time buying /dealing with an unlocked phone, and I just don't want to screw up and not be able to use it. All the stores seem dishonest, and are selling outdated phones, and are prob selling repaired/ refurbed phones as new, and I can pay the same for a new 2023 model instead, compared to the stores phones with thier "discounts". Thank you.
I have an Android with an active number but I want to switch it to my unlocked iphone 11 that I didnt buy from metro I bought it from Walmart will this still work ?
I have a terrible LG Aristo and i bought my coworkers Galaxy S8. They had AT&T but they unlocked it for me. So i only need to switch sims and then do a mobile transfer right?? Thanx 4 ur time
I bought a Metro by T-Mobile phone from a friend and I wanna switch My Metro SIM to that phone. They're both on Metro but its not on my name (the one I bought). Does it matter?
Like if u want to keep ur metro number but move to like boost or cricket. All they ask for is if u wanna keep ur number from old carrier. They don't ask for port out pin or account pin
Would i be able to switch phones if I was to purchase another tmobile would I just need to type in the IMEI Number or is there other things I need to type in
Metro is a bunch of bs they have a sim switch option but it never works and always want you to call technical support so they can charge you $20 just to switch to a new device you just paid for
@@goobski you sure I'm thinking about upgrading from the a32 5g it doesn't have the features that the Samsung website says it has or it doesn't have the same features the a32 4g has
Hi, I have 4 lines with metro pcs, I bought a new unlock phone to switch with my current phone. I want to give my husband my current phone after I switch. He is on my plan too, can it be done? Thanks
No. You have to transfer those things yourself. It's easy to do the aps, because they are already apart of your Google account or your apple stuff. As for the other stuff on the phone, some things you can just save to a sd card, and some other stuff you can just save to downloaded apps made for switching al the things in your phone. . 😊
You fail to tell everyone it's not 23 all their stores charges differently. Also if u have a 4g LTE and switching back to 5g phone u will have to go back to the store and do it
So the fee here in town is 25.00 but they also sneakily add tax so it came up to 27.00. what a shady business practice just to make a phone call and enter a few numbers on a keyboard. Sneaky underhanded greedy and unethical. Bunch of crooks.
What is this bs? This defeats the purpose of unlocked sim.... so in order to use the phone with another sim i will have to call them to disconnect the service on the imei before my new sim can work? This f- me if i travel to other countries
Both of my phones are MetroPCS both of them are Samsung phones but when I put my SIM card into the other phone it just keeps saying searching searching searching
OK, so....This is exactly what I need to do cuz my current MetroPCS phone is cracked, however.....Even if I actually accomplish this, won't MetroPCS notice I have a different phone from the last time I paid my bill 🤔 I pay in person
SO YOUR POINT BEING? YOU ARE A LITTLE CONTRADICTING. IF I HAVE AN UNLOCKED PHONE AND I WANT TO WHICH THE SIM CARD I STILL HAVE TO PAY AND THAT A RIP OFF. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER. JUST MIGHT BE THE GAME CHANGER SERIOUSLY OVER ALL THESE BS CHARGES.
So, long story short, my mom switched to my phone plan as Xfinity has been horrible. We got her number ported from Xfinity to Metro but Xfinity never unlocked her phone when she paid it off with them. SHe finally got her unlock code and we have a new metro phone that she's been using for calling with her number ported over. She does not like the new phone and is switching back to her old phone now that she has her unlock code. She's taking the SIM card from the new phone and putting it into her old phone. And I'm putting my SIM card into the new phone. My phone is Metro to Metro so we should be okay there. BUt do we need to go into the Metro store for her phone transfer?
Yes, if the phone was not purchased from metro then you can do the switch on the website. You need to go into a store and they will charge a fee to do the transfer.
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False info!!! It does not have to be purchased at the store
I bought a Pixel 7 from the Google Store that was unlocked. But I was not able to switch the sim from the MetroPCS phone to the Pixel thru the Metro app. But the app did refer me to an automated voice and I was able to easily transfer the sim card to the new phone by inputting the requested numbers, the IMEI of the new phone and the serial number of the new phone. Thanks for the video! 😃
I had a similar experience when setting up my new, unlocked phone with MetroPCS.
Bought my phone from BestBuy's website, making sure it was compatible, and am now using it on my existing MetroPCS plan.
During the Switch Phone steps on MyMetro it had me call in to activate my new phone through the MetroPCS automated voice system, which was also fairly simple.
The automated system finished by telling me it could take a couple hours for their transfer process to complete on my new phone.
Thanks, did this.
Did the same for me they wouldn't let me switch the phone. Automatically got transferred to customer service from the app and they charged me 30 dollars
Guys if you purchased it outside of metro it's okay as long as it's UNLOCKED which you can buy outside of metro....
What about esim?
Thank you I was looking for this comment!!!
Question ..do I have to call Metro to give them IEMI number? Or can I just put sim in and restart new phone ? 🤷♂️
@@judahwatcher1140 at less u had the phone on before thru metro then n dat case it's fine
@@1017squirrel I just bought a Unlocked S20 plus today and wanted to know can I just put my sim card from my current phone Samsung A20 in my new one ...
Only the Samsung A20 has been on with metro.. Idk what the S20 was on but its unlocked it was new unlocked
THANK YOU! I’ve been paying $20-$30 the last few years every time we get a new phone elsewhere or get a phone as a gift and now I don’t have to pay. Thanks for the tip!
Someone had the audacity to try to get $48 from me just to activate my new phone, at metro
@@kevinoliveira2328I appreciate the feature because it makes a sim swap attack hard to do. But they don't tell people how to do it on their own, it's not on their website, so people will take their phone in, and they will get charged the 20-50 dollar premium for the guy to press a few buttons
This was very helpful Thank You
Last time i did it, it was 15$. 30$ just to switch phones is actually insane.
@@SelenaLee-zo5lb last week, i paid 38$😢
Just use this in March 2024 and it worked great for my service transfer! Thank you so much for this video! I bought a new iPhone from eBay not from MetroPCS, and it worked fine.
I have a new phone coming from Amazon which is unlocked so will I have to go through customer service or can I just do this?!
@@crystalp8827same deal, did it work fine or did u have to call?
@@crystalp8827did it work or did u have to call
Extremely helpful, I'm 65 and I appreciate you!!
Yes it will work with phones that are not from MetroPCS. I have been using Google pixel phones and I have been switching on and off from the website you do not need to call customer service
That's good news! I'm planning on buying a Google phone.
Works great 👍 rather then calling metro and having too talk too people that don't have any experience
It's asking me for a code it is texting....I moved my sim over after destroying screen back into last ph. How can I get a text when phone service isn't working in old phone with current sim?
Same
Same... Tryin to figure out a work around now 🤞🤞
If your screen isn't working then you will have to dial 611 to have the service transferred over (and unfortunately if you call 611 then you have to pay the transfer fee)
Did you figure it out ? Cause I'm having same problem can't see the screen
Can I use my tablet from Metro PCs to transfer to a new metro phone . Cause my screen is broke?
What if you're other phone is broken?
Thanks for info ... I got an unlocked cellphone from Amazon and should work with Metro PCs ... I'll try tonight ... Thanks again ...
How was the process. Did it work?
Can confirm still works! Saved me having to make a trip to a metro store!
Thanks this is a good explanation to how switch to another phone through the app just what I was looking for 👍
Mine doesn’t have the switch phone option
I have Metro but to get a deal on a new phone, I had to get the phone with another number.
Do I have to activate that phone with the new number and wait till the month is up to swap phones to continue using my old number? Or can I just try to activate the new phone with my old number using the My Metro App? Thanks!
Heres my addittion for different types of bought a used phone and switched it to metro. It got older, not broken I just upgraded . And now have a need for the old phone again after a water incident. This is a good usage for your video. If anyone has an old metro phone they upgraded from laying around. Hope it helps;
The real question....can this be done from the new phone, if the old phone has a broken screen? My husband is great at waiting until he completely destroys his phone before getting a new one. Yay for restaurant life 😅😅
Shame there was no response I am dealing with this exact problem.
Me too
@@jraeflowers8300
Me too!
Thank you. These steps work for my phone that i got off amazon
What if old phone broken can I still do.this with valid Sim and or diff phone
Thank you, you made switching my phone so easy
What if the old phone your trying to switch from has a screen that won't turn on?
If I am on a family plan of all androids and I want to switch to an Iphone can I still do this and remain on the family plan?
My revvl 6 pro randomly would not turn on this morning All it does is go to the T-Mobile thing as it turns on, it will not go past there is there any way to swap to an older phone without having access to the screen of the original?
bought a moto phone off amazon but compatible with metro followed these steps worked out just fine for me!
How does this work when both phones are active? Basically i want to transfer phones but both are active
Same process I would assume
Do both phones need to have a time car because I want to move my Sim card from one phone to another new metro phone
Thank you. Helped me out PERFECTLY!!! 5 STARS for you on this video.
The new iPhone 14 Pro max has no sim tray. It’s ESIM now . How do I do that?
I cant get to the my metro app on the ported over phone the old (metro phone going back to it) the phone that i have the number on is shattered, how can i use my wifi to bypass the wifi handling process
HI, Could I switch from an A52 to an older phone (J7 that once was on Metro) to just run a test and then go back to my A52? Both phones on Metro by-Tmobie.
Yes
Can the switching take place between samsung and itel p37
How often can you switch between phones like of I switch one day can I switch back the next day
My Metro App keeps stopping when I hit the 'No' button after the question about phone being locked. So how to move on?
So if I buy a new unlocked phone from Motorola,.....Metro by T-Mobile will still except it,... But I will just have to call or take it in to switch phones right ? Sorry for the ? But I've always bought from the store, and this is my first time buying /dealing with an unlocked phone, and I just don't want to screw up and not be able to use it. All the stores seem dishonest, and are selling outdated phones, and are prob selling repaired/ refurbed phones as new, and I can pay the same for a new 2023 model instead, compared to the stores phones with thier "discounts". Thank you.
Does this work for phones that are unlocked
No. You will need to call customer service. Dial 611.
It may depend on the phone, it worked on an unlocked phone I bought outside of Metropcs but I used the same sim card
I have two phones on my account how can I pick which phone to swap out
Can i switch to an old metro phone if theres a screenlock on it. We cant remember it. It is a metro pcs phone we havent used in awhile
Also guys he's wrong about not being able to do this with a phone not bought at metro you can do it with any phone as long as its unlocked
I have an Android with an active number but I want to switch it to my unlocked iphone 11 that I didnt buy from metro I bought it from Walmart will this still work ?
Would it work if I added a line with new phone then transfered my Old number to new metro phone?
That's a tricky question. I don't think so. I believe it needs to be a phone that doesn't currently have service.
My cell screen is broken so I'm trying to put my SIM card to my old MetroPCS cell. Is there any other way?
I have a terrible LG Aristo and i bought my coworkers Galaxy S8. They had AT&T but they unlocked it for me. So i only need to switch sims and then do a mobile transfer right?? Thanx 4 ur time
what If the phone im trying to switch the service to is locked but locked by metro.
How do you switch your contacts
you can do this back and forth unlimited?
Yes
I bought a Metro by T-Mobile phone from a friend and I wanna switch My Metro SIM to that phone. They're both on Metro but its not on my name (the one I bought). Does it matter?
did u ever find a solution to that ?
The switch phone option isn't there anymore .??
So i tried doing this with a unlocked tmobile phone. But by the end it just told me to upgrade my plan? Why is that even a thing??
Did u end up upgrading your plan?? I got same message during my process. I just stopped.
@@magdalenagonzalez372 no. I just waited off. Then the next day it suddenly worked again with the second attempt
how do u get the app if your device is not serviced onm
My old phone is shattered how do I change phones on the app or online..
What phone is that on the right?
Moto g stylus 5g
Will i have to do this everytime i want to switch?
V
How would a new carrier port in your metro number without pin or account number
Like if u want to keep ur metro number but move to like boost or cricket. All they ask for is if u wanna keep ur number from old carrier. They don't ask for port out pin or account pin
Thank you . That was greatly explained 😁 ...
Would i be able to switch phones if I was to purchase another tmobile would I just need to type in the IMEI Number or is there other things I need to type in
Metro is a bunch of bs they have a sim switch option but it never works and always want you to call technical support so they can charge you $20 just to switch to a new device you just paid for
@@goobski ugh seriously wow 😲 is there a way to not pay $20
@@BrandonJamesr94 but iphone to iphone or android to android is fine with no charge
@@goobski you sure I'm thinking about upgrading from the a32 5g it doesn't have the features that the Samsung website says it has or it doesn't have the same features the a32 4g has
I bought my daughter an unlocked iPhone 13 pro max.. did not buy it from metro… but it is unlocked.. so it should still work right?
Yes, it should work.
And what if I have a stylo metro by metro and a tcl30 from T-Mobile, can I still change the SIM card?
Yes
Hi, I have 4 lines with metro pcs, I bought a new unlock phone to switch with my current phone. I want to give my husband my current phone after I switch. He is on my plan too, can it be done? Thanks
Mine has 2 Imei when i call oke is called Imei 2 which one i do
What if you buy a metro prepaid phone from Walmart?
It should also allow you to switch for free using the process in the video.
I don't have access to a WiFi network. Is this switch still possible within the app without WiFi enabled?
Try a free wifi conection like at the library or mcdonalds dunkin dounuts etc
Will phone numbers, apps and photos transfer?
No. You have to transfer those things yourself. It's easy to do the aps, because they are already apart of your Google account or your apple stuff. As for the other stuff on the phone, some things you can just save to a sd card, and some other stuff you can just save to downloaded apps made for switching al the things in your phone. . 😊
Thank you. Was a great thing to know. I always pay metro the fee to switch it out. Ñow I can save money. Thanks again
Thank you very much. Do you also have a how to video for transferring all data from metro to metro phone?
What phone are you trying to switch to?
@@TechMadeEasyNow From Metro LG Aristo to Metro Motorola Moto 5G Ace
Thank you, I ended up using the amazing SHAREit app and it worked perfectly
Tysm I really appreciate it so much. May God Bless You Man 🙏🏾
How can you check if a new phone is unlocked
Yes I Agree With You Because Me My Friend's We're Look For Get There's Old Phone's Turn Back In Restore Unit Will Get New Phones
So this will work, if you buy an unlocked phone?
You fail to tell everyone it's not 23 all their stores charges differently. Also if u have a 4g LTE and switching back to 5g phone u will have to go back to the store and do it
Does it work with T-Mobile
no
Great vid helped me with my pixel 8
My old phone won't turn on how do i switch sim to new phone
i bought a phone off a friend who switch companies and when i try to switch it it says the IMEI is in used by another account, how can i fix that ?
did u ever have it fixed i have this same problem
My phone now wont come on the screen is black i just wanna switch form my broken metro to an old stylio metro
what happens if the phone i have active now screen is broke within. how would make switch than?
You'd have to dial 611 to have customer service assist or go to your local phone carrier.
I'm switching from a Metro Phone to another locked Metro phone which I bought off Ebay, and since it's the same carrier, can I do it myself?
You should be able to.
How about I switch back to A13 a free phone from metro. Please help
Will this work if I'm under an account? (Ex family plan).
It should.
No it doesnt theyre going to try to say its technical problems on the sim switch site so they can get $20
So the fee here in town is 25.00 but they also sneakily add tax so it came up to 27.00. what a shady business practice just to make a phone call and enter a few numbers on a keyboard. Sneaky underhanded greedy and unethical. Bunch of crooks.
What is this bs? This defeats the purpose of unlocked sim.... so in order to use the phone with another sim i will have to call them to disconnect the service on the imei before my new sim can work? This f- me if i travel to other countries
Thank you. Very helpful.
Will this work if the phone is unlocked?
Not bought at metro
Yeah it does
My screen is completely ruined I can’t use my metro to switch what do I do now?
What if the other phone is destroyed I just want to throw the sim in the new phone
"Sometimes it gets loose when you slide it in"😂
What if it's a T-Mobile phone?
Lmaoooo not you bluring out the IME then showing it the next minute...
I am going to try it now.
Let you know. Thx
He was blocking the number wasn’t blocking the key pad
Still i cant switch my number to another device
Both of my phones are MetroPCS both of them are Samsung phones but when I put my SIM card into the other phone it just keeps saying searching searching searching
this is happening to me rn how'd u fix it
OK, so....This is exactly what I need to do cuz my current MetroPCS phone is cracked, however.....Even if I actually accomplish this, won't MetroPCS notice I have a different phone from the last time I paid my bill 🤔 I pay in person
SO YOUR POINT BEING? YOU ARE A LITTLE CONTRADICTING. IF I HAVE AN UNLOCKED PHONE AND I WANT TO WHICH THE SIM CARD I STILL HAVE TO PAY AND THAT A RIP OFF. IT SHOULD NOT MATTER. JUST MIGHT BE THE GAME CHANGER SERIOUSLY OVER ALL THESE BS CHARGES.
So if my pixel bricked just out of warranty im f'ed?
What if your screen is shattered?
Then you will need to call metro support or visit a store and they will probably charge you to move your number to another phone :(
So, long story short, my mom switched to my phone plan as Xfinity has been horrible. We got her number ported from Xfinity to Metro but Xfinity never unlocked her phone when she paid it off with them. SHe finally got her unlock code and we have a new metro phone that she's been using for calling with her number ported over. She does not like the new phone and is switching back to her old phone now that she has her unlock code. She's taking the SIM card from the new phone and putting it into her old phone. And I'm putting my SIM card into the new phone. My phone is Metro to Metro so we should be okay there. BUt do we need to go into the Metro store for her phone transfer?
Yes, if the phone was not purchased from metro then you can do the switch on the website. You need to go into a store and they will charge a fee to do the transfer.
How do I do this when my old phone is broken?
Unfortunately you can't. Must go into a store
My sim is locked
how to do it if my cell phone is cracked
Thank you!!!!