MetroPCS is a (wholly-owned) MVNO using the TMobile network. “Sprint” is now a part of TMobile. So - if your phone is fully paid for, and your contract with MetroPCS is fully paid for, go to TMobile and open an account. Since the phone is either unlocked or locked to TMobile, it will work on TMobile.

Metro by T-Mobile (formerly known as MetroPCS and also simply known as Metro) is an American prepaid virtual wireless service provider and brand owned by T-Mobile US.

Metro is powered by T‑Mobile––America's largest 5G network. And while 5G grows, you can count on our 4G LTE network that connects 99% of Americans. See full terms.

Formerly MetroPCS, Metro by T-Mobile launched its service in 2002 and expanded across the U.S. In 2013, T-Mobile acquired MetroPCS.

Customers with Sprint accounts were fully migrated to T-Mobile in the summer of 2023 officially discontinuing the Sprint brand.

Metro by T-Mobile is T-Mobile's prepaid brand and uses T-Mobile's 5G network. While the company does have lower-priced data-capped plans (2 GB and 10 GB of data a month) available, Metro by T-Mobile's featured plans offer unlimited calling, texting, and high-speed data.

What apps are available for Metro customers? We offer several helpful apps to help you stay connected - including MyMetro, Scam Shield, and Google One.

Tom Keys, president of Metro by T-Mobile, said the rebranding is an attempt to separate the old MetroPCS brand - which only offered CDMA service in roughly a dozen U.S. cities before T-Mobile acquired it in 2013 - from the new brand, which piggybacks on T-Mobile's LTE network.

MetroPCS was marketed as a value brand, while T-Mobile & its postpaid plans were positioned against larger (and more premium) rivals Verizon and AT&T. T-Mobile's higher distribution reach also helped Metro PCS scale up. The brand was available in just 15 markets at the time of the deal.

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The failed merger left Sprint's balance sheet depleted, so it didn't have the same kind of cash to invest in improvements to its network as competitors. Sprint also made a wrong bet on 4G technology. It rode the WiMax horse, which was the Betamax of 4G.

Metro by T-Mobile (formerly known as MetroPCS) operates on T-Mobile's network, the best 5G network in the nation. Currently, T-Mobile's 4G LTE network covers 62% of the United States, while their 5G network covers over 53% of the country.