crazycool:
You can bypass that by tapping four corners from top left, top right, bottom right, bottom left, do it for two more time in the same order, so total 12 tap, then press volume down, after that you will able to connect to wifi and set up without SIM.
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Just FYI, if you want this tablet unlock after 180 days and you don't intent to keep your metro phone number , it's better to activate your tablet with metro sim as soon as possible. Otherwise this could happen:
1. It's time to pay your next metro phone bill, metro will charge you $40, it will charge from the $20 which you have paid for the tablet first, but of course that's not enough, so you still have a $20 due on your account.
2. After this point, you can't activate your tablet since you don't have $20 to pay the first month tablet charge any more...
3. Then your stable could be locked to metro forever since it never get activated on metro.
Credit to daredayo:
Turn OFF RAM plus under Device Care-> Memory
ENABLE "Reduce transparency and blue" under Accessibility--> Vision enhancement
This sped up my tablet a lot.
EDIT: A7 lite
As per Samsung: Remove animations: Tap this to negate screen effects from apps if your eyes are sensitive to animations. It can also help speed up your device a little.
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1- can I just keep the tablet on MetroPCS and pay $20 every month even if I don't have a phone line with them?
2- will the tablet unlock after 180days?
I understand the phone will unlock after 180days without paying a monthly bill.
Thanks.
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I screwed up and had the sim in when I connected to the internet.
Anyway to get rid of the Metro PCS stuff at this point?
For $20 it's not a bad deal. But currently, it's not worth getting a 2nd one.
I screwed up and had the sim in when I connected to the internet.
Anyway to get rid of the Metro PCS stuff at this point?
You can delete all the metro apps and disable a few, and you almost have stock firmware. I got a Samsung A54 from Metro and flashed stock firmware, but rolled back to Metro as it crashed a few times (maybe not all the bands available on metro phones support stock firmware, but I am not going to invest much time to figure out the exact cause...wasting way too much time).
For $20 it's not a bad deal. But currently, it's not worth getting a 2nd one.
You can delete all the metro apps and disable a few, and you almost have stock firmware. I got a Samsung A54 from Metro and flashed stock firmware, but rolled back to Metro as it crashed a few times (maybe not all the bands available on metro phones support stock firmware, but I am not going to invest much time to figure out the exact cause...wasting way too much time).
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If you're 100% sure, then just use it on a WiFi-only tablet. I am not sure calling them will resolve anything apart from asking you to visit the store, and they will charge you.
Also, check your order status to see whether the activate button is blue or gray.
In the past, I've been able to activate on Tmo using left over Tmo network MVNO SIM cards(from Mint, Ultra Mobile) I've gotten for free. I think I might still have a few that haven't expired. What are the chances I can use one of those to activate on Metro?
If I choose to just keep it as a Wi-Fi tablet, I'm guessing it'll never auto unlock after 180 days?
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