Update: The official end date to sign-up for this offer is
4/4/19 (and will not be extended again). Plans will remain active for one year from your sign-up date (promotion discount will be retired in full on 4/30/2020).
Sprint is offering
1-Year Unlimited Talk, Text & Data for
Free (pay only the monthly tax/fees per line) when you bring an eligible unlocked smartphone. Thanks andrewmackoul and comintel
Note, you will be required a purchase a Sprint SIM card to take advantage of this offer (SIM card is $2.99 ea. and $10 shipping & handling + tax).
Plan includes:
- Unlimited data, talk and text
- Video at speeds up to 1080p -> now 480p (DVD quality)
- Music at up to 1.5Mbps -> now 500 Kbps
- Gaming streams at up to 8Mbps -> now 2Mbps
- Unlimited 4G LTE data for most everything else. Data deprioritization applies during congestion.
After 4/30/2020 (or the one-year end date noted on your account, whichever comes first), the price will become:
- Line 1: $60/mo.
- Line 2: $40/mo.
- Lines 3-5: $20/mo. each per line
- Pricing shown with AutoPay. Add $5/mo. per line without AutoPay.
Eligible Devices (updated 3/11/19, domestic versions). Must be unlocked and/or compatible with Sprint SIM card and network.
Note,
other phones may be eligible. If your phone isn't listed below, you may check compatibility
here or on the promotion page by clicking on the "Get Started" link:
- Apple iPhone
- Apple iPhone 5c (Verizon only)
- Apple iPhone 5s (Verizon only)
- Apple iPhone 6
- Apple iPhone 6 Plus
- Apple iPhone 6s
- Apple iPhone 6s Plus
- Apple iPhone 7 (Verizon only)
- Apple iPhone 7 Plus (Verizon only)
- Apple iPhone 8 (Verizon only)
- Apple iPhone 8 Plus (Verizon only)
- Apple iPhone SE
- Apple iPhone X (Verizon only)
- Google
- Google Nexus 5 (16 & 32 GB – black/white/red) (Verizon only)
- Google Nexus 5X (all versions)
- Google Nexus 6 (32 & 64 GB – black/white)
- Google Nexus 6P (all versions)
- Google Pixel
- Google Pixel XL
- Google Pixel 2
- Google Pixel XL 2
- Google Pixel 3
- Google Pixel XL 3
- Samsung
- Samsung Galaxy Note8 Special Edition
- Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Special Edition
- Samsung Galaxy S7 Special Edition
- Samsung Galaxy S8 (Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile)
- Samsung Galaxy S8+ (Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile)
- Samsung Galaxy S8 Special Edition
- Samsung Galaxy S8+ Special Edition
- Samsung Galaxy S9 Special Edition
- Samsung Galaxy S9+ Special Edition
- Samsung Galaxy Note9
- Samsung Galaxy S10
- Samsung Galaxy S10e
- Samsung Galaxy S10+
- Motorola
- moto e4
- moto e4 plus
- moto g4
- moto g4 play
- moto g4 plus
- moto g5 plus
- moto g5s plus special edition
- moto g6
- moto g6 play
- moto G7 Reo
- moto x pure edition
- moto x4
- moto z2 play
- moto z3 play
- Other Brands
- Alcatel IDOL5
- Asus NovaGo
- BLU S1/VIVO S
- Essential Phone
- HTC One A9 (Sprint Version only)
- HP Spectre Folio GbPS ACPC
- Lenovo Miix 630
- Lenovo Yoga
- LG X Charge
- LG V30S
- LG V35 ThinQ
- LG G7 ThinQ
- LG Stylo 4
- LG V40 ThinQ
- Nuu A6LC
- Orbic Wonder
- ZTE Blade Max 2s
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You can do it on the phone, ONLY on the special number given, BUT you have to have a number to port in from another carrier. That number does not have to have anything to do with this phone prior to now. You can use the sim card you already have. I did.
With a sprint SIM card could I activate the S8 as a second line? Or would I need another number to "port over"?
From what the reps have told me, if I wanted to swap out my Moto X with a new phone before October 2017 I would void the deal. My thought was to add it as a second line for the $5/mo and use a Google voice number.
Anyone swapped the phone they signed up with with success?
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I'm not clear on the intermediate steps to get from the purchasing the iPhone at BestBuy to signing up for the free year of Sprint's BYOP. I have a 2 yr old unlocked Moto G on Cricket's $30/mth plan but want to switch to an iPhone because all my computer stuff is Apple.
The BestBuy Sprint iPhone deal comes out to as little as about $200 +/- final cost (depending on the iPhone model: SE, 6s, or 7), conditional upon opening an account with Sprint (you buy the phone outright, pay for a month of Sprint service and activate it, then unlock the phone and port out the number to another carrier, and finally terminate the Sprint account (possibly w/pro-rated discount), thus ending up with a good buy on an unlocked iPhone.
Questions:
1) Is there a way to get the BestBuy Sprint iPhone and then sign it up for this free one year Sprint service?
2) Can I buy the Best Buy iPhone, pay it off/activate account/unlock iPhone/port out number/immediately terminate the new BestBuy originated Sprint account (hopefully with pro-rated refund) …
…then port the new iPhone to Cricket (and remove my Moto G from Cricket?) … after the iPhone is transferred too Cricket then sign up for the free one year Sprint account using the iPhone and porting the number over (yes, Cricket is prepaid but it looks like porting from Cricket is working for people?), then to complete the transition I terminate my $30/month Cricket account.
Would that work? Or is there a glaring defect in this plan?
3) Do I need to buy a sim of some sort, lol (I'm lost here!).
4) Is there another way (or better way) to get the BestBuy iPhone and sign it up on the Sprint one year free plan?
Basically, trying to get an inexpensive iPhone + one year free Sprint service, so I can retire my Moto G and terminate my Cricket account.
Thanks a bunch for any guidance!
Since the phone will have no active service starting tomorrow, it won't have a phone number, either. I put in the IMEI and (current) Ting/R+ phone number and Sprint reports that the phone can't be used on their network. Anyone know if it's the phone itself or the fact that I provided a Ting (Sprint MVNO) phone number?
If the latter - and the phone is removed from my Ting account before the promo expires on July 31st - what's the best way to use my Moto E4 with this unlimited promo?
EDIT: I got the E4 before the FED bit went into effect with RingPlus (bought the phone, a Sprint Prepaid device, from Best Buy and immediately used with R+), so I don't think that's an issue. Reading back through the thread, do I need to wait for the phone to be fully deactivated from Ting, call up (or just chat with?) Sprint and get them to change the PLBL flag to SPCS?
Since the phone will have no active service starting tomorrow, it won't have a phone number, either. I put in the IMEI and (current) Ting/R+ phone number and Sprint reports that the phone can't be used on their network. Anyone know if it's the phone itself or the fact that I provided a Ting (Sprint MVNO) phone number?
If the latter - and the phone is removed from my Ting account before the promo expires on July 31st - what's the best way to use my Moto E4 with this unlimited promo?
EDIT: I got the E4 before the FED bit went into effect with RingPlus (bought the phone, a Sprint Prepaid device, from Best Buy and immediately used with R+), so I don't think that's an issue. Reading back through the thread, do I need to wait for the phone to be fully deactivated from Ting, call up (or just chat with?) Sprint and get them to change the PLBL flag to SPCS?
The Sprint Prepaid Moto E is not eligible for Sprint Postpaid. Someone can flip the SPCS/PLBL flag for you (contact tech support), but it will likely still fail the FED check that Sprint has for postpaid devices. This is true for any device that started its life as a Sprint Prepaid, Virgin Mobile or Boost Mobile device.
I've gotten two emails from Sprint already -
Thanks for activating your phone! & Welcome to Sprint eBill
Question for Ring.to porters - how long did it take for the port to complete and did you have to call into the porting number at 866-437-1818 and what kind of info will be needed for that if necessary?
I installed the SIM in the phone but it is currently powered off as I give the port time to complete...
Telesales tried to give me a "free" Android tablet to go with my shiny new Sprint service, Slate 8, for only $15/m for service - of course failed to mention that the price jumps up to $25/m service after 12 months - etc - etc.
The Sprint Prepaid Moto E is not eligible for Sprint Postpaid. Someone can flip the SPCS/PLBL flag for you (contact tech support), but it will likely still fail the FED check that Sprint has for postpaid devices. This is true for any device that started its life as a Sprint Prepaid, Virgin Mobile or Boost Mobile device.
It's definitely a Sprint Prepaid device. I suppose I assumed that any device that was able to work with R+ before the FED implementation (February of 2016?) would be clear.
I never really used my R+ phone except as a portable media player. It was a bonus that I could leave my "nice" phone at home and have someone call or text me if they needed something. Or I could stream Pandora or something if I got bored with what was on the phone. It's why I canceled Ting - because paying anything for something I wasn't really using that often wasn't worth it (to me). I figure I'd do this Sprint thing so I could have a phone that worked as a portable media player with the same ability to receive calls if necessary.
So what's the cheapest/easiest way to take advantage of this promotion if I don't already have an eligible phone? Find a Verizon or non-prepaid Sprint phone on Craigslist that isn't blacklisted? $70 Verizon prepaid E4? $130 unlocked E4?
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Since the phone will have no active service starting tomorrow, it won't have a phone number, either. I put in the IMEI and (current) Ting/R+ phone number and Sprint reports that the phone can't be used on their network. Anyone know if it's the phone itself or the fact that I provided a Ting (Sprint MVNO) phone number?
If the latter - and the phone is removed from my Ting account before the promo expires on July 31st - what's the best way to use my Moto E4 with this unlimited promo?
EDIT: I got the E4 before the FED bit went into effect with RingPlus (bought the phone, a Sprint Prepaid device, from Best Buy and immediately used with R+), so I don't think that's an issue. Reading back through the thread, do I need to wait for the phone to be fully deactivated from Ting, call up (or just chat with?) Sprint and get them to change the PLBL flag to SPCS?
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