Metro by T-Mobile is a prepaid cell phone carrier that is owned by T-Mobile.
It is known as a flanker carrier.
A flanker carrier is a cell phone carrier that is owned by a larger carrier to target a different market segment.
Flanker carriers usually have their own brand image and reputation, different marketing and pricing strategies, and unique features tailored towards their specific market segment.
Metro by T-Mobile is targeting a market segment that is more price conscious, which is why it offers cell phone plans at cheaper rates than T-Mobile.
T-Mobile is okay with offering access to their network at cheaper prices through Metro by T-Mobile because both Metro by T-Mobile and T-Mobile develop their own brand image and reputation.
People often perceive T-Mobile as being more premium and Metro by T-Mobile as being more value-oriented.
Instead of competing directly against T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile is really competing against the other prepaid carriers that are also offering value-oriented cell phone plans.
Going with a prepaid cell phone carrier such as Metro by T-Mobile can be an excellent way to save money on your cell phone bill while still getting the same coverage as a big carrier.
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The above data come from the FCC and from Verizon directly.
Check Verizon coverage in your area by using Verizon's official coverage map.
You can also check coverage using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.
CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of cellular coverage.
Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and to participate in the project.
The above information comes from the FCC and from AT&T direclty.
You can check AT&T coverage in your area by using AT&T's official coverage map.
You can also check coverage by using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.
CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of the cellular networks.
Download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and to contribute to the project.
The above information comes from the FCC and from T-Mobile directly.
Check T-Mobile coverage in your area by using T-Mobile's official coverage map.
You can also check T-Mobile coverage by using third-party maps such as CoverageMap.com.
CoverageMap.com is building crowdsourced maps of cellular coverage.
You can download the free Coverage Map app for iPhone or Android to compare coverage between carriers and to contribute to the project.
Get 10GB of additional high-speed hotspot data.
This add-on is recurring and will renew each billing cycle until canceled.
Get 2GB of additional high-speed data that you can use for your phone or hotspot.
This add-on is recurring and will renew each billing cycle until canceled.
Get 5GB of additional high-speed data that you can use for your phone or hotspot.
This add-on is recurring and will renew each billing cycle until canceled.
Receive unlimited calls and text messages on your Metro phone from Canada while you are within the United States.
Make unlimited calls and text messages from your Metro phone while you are within Canada to phones in the United States and Canada.
Send unlimited messages from your Metro phone to select countries while you are in either the United States or Canada.
This add-on also enables data roaming in Canada. You can use however much data was in your base plan as roaming data.
Metro says, "You must reside in the USA and primary usage must occur on our US network."
Get 100 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:
Bermuda, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland and Vietnam.
Get 200 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:
Bermuda, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland and Vietnam.
Make calls to over 140 countries at affordable rates. When you purchase this add-on, it needs to be payed for immediately and will renew each month until it is canceled.
Get 15 minutes of calling to numbers in Cuba from your Metro phone within the United States.
You do not get any international text messaging features with this add-on.
Get 30 minutes of calling to numbers within Cuba from your Metro phone within the United States.
This add-on does not give you any international texting features to/from Cuba or any other countries.
Get 200 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom and Venezuela.
Get 400 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom and Venezuela.
Get 50 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:
Afghanistan, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Macau, Mali, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis Anguilla, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Maarten/Nld, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad And Tobago, Turkey, Turks And Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Yemen.
Get 100 minutes of calling and unlimited text messages to numbers in the following countries while you are within the United States:
Afghanistan, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Macau, Mali, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis Anguilla, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Maarten/Nld, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad And Tobago, Turkey, Turks And Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Yemen.
Make and receive unlimited calls and text messages to/from: Brazil, China (excl. Taiwan, HK), Colombia, French Guyana, Guam, India, Malaysia, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand from your Metro phone while you are within the U.S.
This add-on is also compatible with the Mexico and Canada Unlimited add-ons, World Calling, and other Metro Global Voice services, but may not be compatible with other Metro add-ons besides those.
Make and receive unlimited calls to and from landlines in the following countries:
American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malta, Martinique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom and Venezuela.
Double the amount of your included Google One storage from 100GB to 200GB.
Increase the amount of your included Google One storage from 100GB to 2TB (2,000GB).
Stream video content at up to 1080p HD video quality.
Normally video is streamed at standard definition 480p quality and limited to 1.5Mbps data speeds.
Get 40 minutes of calling from your Metro phone within the United States to landlines and mobile phones in Haiti (country code 509).
Get 80 minutes of calling from your Metro phone within the United States to landlines and mobile phones in Haiti (country code 509).
Get 1,000 mobile to mobile calling minutes from your Metro phone to Mexico numbers, unlimited minutes to landline numbers, and unlimited text messages.
Also get 200 minutes while within Mexico for calling mobile or landline phones in Mexico or the United States, 200 text messages while within Mexico to phones in Mexico or the United States, and unlimited inbound text messages while within Mexico.
This add-on also includes 200MB of data roaming in Mexico.
Make unlimited calls to landlines in over 200 destinations within Mexico. You also get unlimited mobile texting to most countries worldwide.
Receive unlimited calls and text messages on your Metro phone from Mexico while you are within the United States.
Make unlimited calls and text messages while you are within Mexico to phones in the United States and Mexico.
Send unlimited messages from your Metro phone to select countries while you are in either the United States or Mexico.
This add-on also enables data roaming in Mexico. You can use however much data was in your base plan as roaming data.
Metro says, "You must reside in the USA and primary usage must occur on our US network."
Get 100 minutes for making calls from your Metro phone to landlines in the following countries:
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Get 120 minutes for making calls from your Metro phone to mobile phones in the following countries:
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Get 200 minutes for making calls from your Metro phone to landlines in the following countries:
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Get 60 minutes for making calls from your Metro phone to mobile phones in the following countries:
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
This add-on includes a variety of perks and benefits. Here's exactly what's on the Metro by T-Mobile website:
Google One Membership
Scam Shield Premium
I personally think it's probably best to just get the regular Google One add-on for $1 per month and to save yourself the $24 per year.
