MetroPCS Smartphone Buying Guide

Overview: Metro PCS offers a selection of smartphones with a decent selection of plans. No contracts and their coverage is nation wide. Something Metro PCS has over other prepaid providers is that they have a few smartphones on their 4G LTE network. They have Android smartphones including some very budget conscious entry level smartphones.

We've noticed that most of the time, Metro PCS has good discounts of $50 or more off most smartphones. Be patient and you will save some money. If you're looking for one of the most budget friendly smartphones, then check out the Huawei M835 which can be priced as low as $19 with discounts! Remember though it is budget and is very basic in terms of features. None the less it does have Android 2.2 and qualifies as a smartphone.

Prepaid Data Plans: We are going to sort through the data plans for MetroPCS because they are not that easy to understand. With each prepaid plan, there are certain phones that are available. As you might expect, the cheaper plans have the cheaper smartphones. The more expensive plans have the more expensive smartphones. The 4G LTE plan is not expensive but the phones that use that plan are the most expensive.

$40 per month - available smartphones include: none currently
$45 per month - available smartphones include: none currently
$50 per month (Unlimited talk, text, web and email PLUS unlimited instant messaging, MetroNavigator®, Loopt® and more) - available smartphones include: ZTE Score M, Huawei M835, Samsung Admire Red, Samsung Admire, HTC Wildfire S, Huawei M835 tokidoki Edition
$60 per month Blackberry Plan (Unlimited talk, text, web and email, specifically designed for BlackBerry smartphones) - available models include: BlackBerry Curve 8530
$60 per month with Rhapsody (unlimited access to music Rhapsody music service) - available smartphones include: ZTE Score, Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G, HTC Wildfire S, Huawei M835, Huawei M835 tokidoki Edition, Samsung Admire, Samsung Admire Red, ZTE Score M
$40 per month 4G LTE (unlimited talk, text and web with 100MB of multimedia streaming) - available smartphones include: LG Connect 4G, LG Esteem
$50 per month 4G LTE (unlimited talk, text, web and email with 1GB of streaming multimedia) - available smartphones include: LG Connect 4G, LG Esteem, Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G
$60 per month 4G LTE with Rhapsody (unlimited talk, text, web and email plus unlimited multimedia streaming and Rhapsody unlimited music) - available smartphones include: LG Connect 4G, LG Esteem, Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G
$60 per month 4G LTE with Video (unlimited talk, text, and email with unlimited multimedia streaming and MetroSTUDIO Video On Demand) - available smartphones include: LG Connect 4G, LG Esteem, Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G

Metro PCS Coverage Map:

metro pcs coverage map

We urge you to visit the official Metro PCS interactive coverage map on their site here. You can check their detailed 4G LTE coverage maps for the areas where you plan on using your smartphone.

2012 Updated Listings:

LG Connect 4G

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