Metro PCS will gladly charge you $45 to REPROGRAM your CDMA phone from other carriers to work with their network. They use a third party company that charges less than $5 to consumers for the same data update to the handset. Imagine what MetroPCS pays per phone at the bulk rate ! pennies ?? probably. HERE is the catch, they include a FREE month of service along with the MEtro Flash fee for NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY ! I am a CURRENT customer, to get my free month, I have to go in, sign up for a new account ( fREE just the flashing fee) get... read full review »