T-Mobile intends to shutter MetroPCS’ legacy CDMA network by late June, according to information on the carrier’s web site.
The company recently said it had three major metro markets — and about 500,000 customers — still using its CDMA network. Moreover, MetroPCS parent company T-Mobile said a total CDMA network shutdown wasn’t planned until the end of the year.
Now, MetroPCS’ web site says all customers need to transition to its GSM/LTE network by June 21, after which “phones operating on MetroPCS’ legacy network … are not guaranteed to have service.”
T-Mobile has already Repurposed approximately 80% of MetroPCS’ legacy CDMA spectrum for its own LTE 4G service.
MetroPCS said customers with older phones can turn in their handsets for credit towards new devices compatible with its LTE network. T-Mobile acquired MetroPCS and has aggressively moved Metro’s customers to its own network.
