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Check out boostmobile I have boostmobile for a business line $15 month tax fees included unlimited talk & text 2gb data.
Good ideaBorrow a T-Mobile SIM from somewhere (a friend or a T-mobile store) and try it in your phone.
This device is not compatible with T-Mobile’s network technology.There is an IMEI compatibility checker on T-mobiles website.
Seems pricey ...Just got a message from them that you won't be able to use your phone after March because the Sprint service it uses is shutting down. Currently I pay $14.75 a month total for 1,000 minutes, unlimited text, 1 GB data. Considering their Alcatel Insight phone for $79 refurb. https://us.alcatelmobile.com/alcatel-insight/ Any thoughts on that phone or the service?
Yep. The 3g and Sprint network shutdowns are playing havoc with Red Pocket's customer service. In addition to the excessively long phone support hold times, their email support has become unresponsive.Welcome to Red Pocket! Your wait time will be approximately 544 minute(s). One of our representatives will be with you shortly.
That LG K30 is what I have now but when I enter my IMEI number, it's not compatible.I was just going by your OP... showing a 5inch screen...
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You had a Sprint CDMA phone. This is a mint mobile site. Mint Mobile uses T-Mobile which is GSM/LTE (different radio unit)The photos are from the Mint Mobile site, you can get those phones with a plan. https://www.mintmobile.comThat LG K30 is what I have now but when I enter my IMEI number, it's not compatible.
OK, so they make the same phone with different guts to work on different systems?You had a Sprint CDMA phone. This is a mint mobile site. Mint Mobile uses T-Mobile which is GSM/LTE (different radio unit)The photos are from the Mint Mobile site, you can get those phones with a plan. https://www.mintmobile.com
From IMEI, it's not compatible. Don't mind a new phone as this LG is too big anyway to comfortably keep in a pants pocket. Just that there aren't many phones any smaller at reasonable prices.If you have the unlocked version of the K30 (model starts with LMX320...), it should be OK.
There were also apparently two other versions, locked to T-Mobile and AT&T.LG K30™ Unlocked Smartphone (LMX320QMG.AUSABKH) | LG USA
Get information on the Unlocked LG K30™ Budget Android Smartphone (LMX320QMG) featuring a 3,000 mAh battery. Find product reviews and tech specs on this Android device.www.lg.com
Unfortunately the LG site doesn't show exact band coverage. For best results on T-Mobile you'd want a phone that can operate on their "golden boy" new band 71, which will very likely mean a new phone.
Yes CDMA transmitters (previously only used on Verizon and Sprint) (radios) and GSM/LTE on everything else in the USA and around the world for that matter.OK, so they make the same phone with different guts to work on different systems?
CDMA would not have a removable SIM card unless it was also LTE capable I think, cant answer, many years ago when were were on Sprint none of our phones had SIM cards.Beating this horse a bit further, I thought the phone in question had a (removable) SIM card? CDMA-only phones would not have this, would they?
Except that is exactly what they are doing. The CDMAS cards and the Sprint network will no longer work. If your phone can tune to a non-Sprint network you can use it with a new card, but then really isn't a "Sprint phone" anymore.its not really like Red Pocket is ending service for Sprint phones.
Correct but I already posted this, maybe wasnt clear?Except that is exactly what they are doing. The CDMAS cards and the Sprint network will no longer work. If your phone can tune to a non-Sprint network you can use it with a new card, but then really isn't a "Sprint phone" anymore.
T-Mobile is planning to set up the old Sprint bands as 5G only for maximum performance of 5G, and for that to work they need all of the old 4G Sprint customers to move to a T-Mobile band.