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Sprint BYOD: 1-Year Unlimited Talk, Text & Data

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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

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • Credit approval req. Req. AutoPay, eBill, and port-in from postpaid carrier. Savings until 4/30/2020; then $60/mo. for line 1, $40/mo. for line 2 & $30/mo./line for lines 3-5. Reqs. AutoPay (discount applied w/in 2 invoices), new account, bring your own eligible device & Sprint SIM card. Refer to the forum thread for additional information & discussion. -johnny_miller
  • Updated 8/19/18: You may also refer to this article for more information. -Corwin
No longer included:

10GB of high-speed data per line to use toward mobile hotspot, VPN and Peer-2-Peer usage. Once your 10GB is used up:
  • Continue at up to 2G speeds (32 Kbps) on our network for no additional cost, or
  • Purchase more on-network high-speed data for $15/1GB to tide you over for the rest of your bill cycle.

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Written by andrewmackoul
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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

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • Credit approval req. Req. AutoPay, eBill, and port-in from postpaid carrier. Savings until 4/30/2020; then $60/mo. for line 1, $40/mo. for line 2 & $30/mo./line for lines 3-5. Reqs. AutoPay (discount applied w/in 2 invoices), new account, bring your own eligible device & Sprint SIM card. Refer to the forum thread for additional information & discussion. -johnny_miller
  • Updated 8/19/18: You may also refer to this article for more information. -Corwin
No longer included:

10GB of high-speed data per line to use toward mobile hotspot, VPN and Peer-2-Peer usage. Once your 10GB is used up:
  • Continue at up to 2G speeds (32 Kbps) on our network for no additional cost, or
  • Purchase more on-network high-speed data for $15/1GB to tide you over for the rest of your bill cycle.

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Guess they are finally valuing their service quality at zero dollars!! Having unfortunate experience of being a sprint customer, I wholeheartedly concur with the valuation of their service.
Can I cancel after the first year?
Hi! I have ten specific questions that only pertain to my individual circumstances. I epitomize laziness and my sense of entitlement is impervious to reason. Therefore it is the responsibility of anyone and everyone who reads this to find the answers to my questions.

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Quote from savemoney14 :
Anybody getting error after credit card payment?
Can you elaborate what error? Sprint web site just likes its network, prone to failure.
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I'm currently on a plan with Sprint and still owe on my phone. I was considering buying an iPhone 7 Plus 128GB from Best Buy since they are a decent deal right now ($27.91 per month for 24 months = $669.94 all in).

So my thoughts were to go to Best Buy, upgrade current phone to iPhone 7 Plus (which means paying off current phone in whole), then porting out my number to a different service (like T-Mobile), then porting back to Sprint with this deal.

Is that something I can do? Or because I'm already on Sprint, I'm unable to do this?
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yas070
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3 min live chat received $5 credit for auto pay first month lol

sorry slickdeal - i did this on two new individual account time to add additional lines waiting for new phones to come

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Quote from mrpickem :
I tried 3 devices today and site said none compatible???
  • Moto G4 unlocked
  • iPhone SE Verizon postpaid
  • iPhone 6S Tmobile unlocked
Best I can tell, all these devices should be compatible, so what gives?
Try a different browser, like chrome which worked for me when I was trying to use Safari on the deal and kept getting an error saying owed money to sprint even though I bought my phone unlocked and have never been on sprint.
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Deal Extended til 9/30/2018
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Quote from FederlineYo :
Deal Extended til 9/30/2018
hah, good for slow pokes like me. Nothing else has come along in the meantime.
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korada
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DEAR FRIENDS WHO IS ATTRACTED TO THIS "TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" OFFER, DO YOUR SELF A FAVOR BY NOT FALLING FOR THIS TRAP. YOU SAVE YOUR PRECIOUS TIME.

CUSTOMER SERVICE IS PAINFUL AND SERVICE IS NOT WORTH THE PAIN.

ALSO THAT PRIVATE MESSAGE THING IS ANOTHER TRAP AND THERE IS NO SUPPORT WHAT SO EVER.

I HAVE FALLEN FOR THE TRAP SINCE TWO MONTHS STRUGGLING TO GET THEY MONKEY OFF MY BACK.

Last day again I spent 2 hours to give another chance. There is no hope on customer support and the people work in finance can't do simple math... How in the earth this Company can still exist, I can't understand.

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Quote from korada :
DEAR FRIENDS WHO IS ATTRACTED TO THIS "TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" OFFER, DO YOUR SELF A FAVOR BY NOT FALLING FOR THIS TRAP. YOU SAVE YOUR PRECIOUS TIME.

CUSTOMER SERVICE IS PAINFUL AND SERVICE IS NOT WORTH THE PAIN.

ALSO THAT PRIVATE MESSAGE THING IS ANOTHER TRAP AND THERE IS NO SUPPORT WHAT SO EVER.

I HAVE FALLEN FOR THE TRAP SINCE TWO MONTHS STRUGGLING TO GET THEY MONKEY OFF MY BACK.

Last day again I spent 2 hours to give another chance. There is no hope on customer support and the people work in finance can't do simple math... How in the earth this Company can still exist, I can't understand.
Shut up stop crying blla blla blla
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Quote from monkeybiz :
hah, good for slow pokes like me. Nothing else has come along in the meantime.
Merger talks are on with Charter.
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Quote from lizi.893 :
Shut up stop crying blla blla blla
Someone must be drunk

The expectations of free 1yr service along with 10gb hotspot and uncapped til 23gb speeds.

The wifi calling is internal so I myself do not get any echo or bounced lagged convo.
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Quote from FederlineYo :
Deal Extended til 9/30/2018
Did you mean the signup period was extended to 9/30/2017, or are you referring to the small print under the "Get Started" button on the promo page?

Quote :
Savings until 9/30/18; then $60/mo. for line 1, $40/mo. for line 2 & $30/mo./line for lines 3-5.
That date has been there for at least a couple weeks. I interpreted that to mean anybody who signs up will get the free promo through 9/30/2018 (so, for someone signing up on July 31 they will actually get ~14 months of the free promo). I guess one could wonder whether that implies 9/30/2017 is the last day to sign up, but it doesn't seem like there's any confirmation either way.
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Shut up stop crying blla blla blla
Good luck and have fun
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I've been on this for a month with minimal problems but definitely see why Sprint's "paying" customers aren't super happy. Very easy to solve problems get ignored and unsolved and things are just harder to do than on other carriers.

For instance - activated two Moto G5 Pluses, brought two lines over, activated super fast - great job, Sprint.

My G5 Plus seemed to have a defective earpiece, so I looked to use an unlocked iPhone that had previously been active on Virgin Mobile. For ANY OTHER CARRIER, the process goes like this:

Remove SIM from current phone and place in iPhone.

For Sprint, it started in the online portal. Then went to a chat (10 minutes). Then to a phone call (15 minutes). Then I was told they couldn't activate my unlocked, full priced iPhone because it was on some Sprint prepaid list. They would never be able to activate, no matter what, on Sprint postpaid. What?!?

So, because the earpiece was still broken, I purchased a used LG V20 from eBay for about the same price as the G5. Again, tried to activate in the online portal and got a different error message. This went to a chat (5 minutes) where problem was solved.

I also didn't realize I'd be unable to change the phone number on my line. Rather, you can change the number, but you are unable to transfer a number from another service onto the line. It's OK, just something to consider.

This is all to say it is a free/low cost service, but if things go wrong know Sprint's CS really is bad. If the hope is for all of us to continue being Sprint customers when the year is up they've got some work to do. Also - service is a lot spottier than ATT/Cricket and a lot slower than T-Mobile. Nothing new to report. Maybe things will improve this year. It's saving me about $800 for my two lines this year, so I'm appreciative of that.

Editing to add:

Roaming is fairly useless. I use Google Voice for my main number and I can't even send/receive texts when roaming.

Hotspot works great! Thanks Sprint.

Call quality is generally quite good, but not having data while on a call feels very old school.

The V20 is a beast and a great buy at current prices. Smilie
Last edited by rutgersftw August 20, 2017 at 05:14 AM.
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Quote from korada :
DEAR FRIENDS WHO IS ATTRACTED TO THIS "TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" OFFER, DO YOUR SELF A FAVOR BY NOT FALLING FOR THIS TRAP. YOU SAVE YOUR PRECIOUS TIME.

CUSTOMER SERVICE IS PAINFUL AND SERVICE IS NOT WORTH THE PAIN.

ALSO THAT PRIVATE MESSAGE THING IS ANOTHER TRAP AND THERE IS NO SUPPORT WHAT SO EVER.

I HAVE FALLEN FOR THE TRAP SINCE TWO MONTHS STRUGGLING TO GET THEY MONKEY OFF MY BACK.

Last day again I spent 2 hours to give another chance. There is no hope on customer support and the people work in finance can't do simple math... How in the earth this Company can still exist, I can't understand.
Just because this deal didn't work for you doesn't mean it won't work for others.

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Quote from rutgersftw :

I also didn't realize I'd be unable to change the phone number on my line. Rather, you can change the number, but you are unable to transfer a number from another service onto the line. It's OK, just something to consider.
really, that is odd...a poster below did not have any problems





Quote from ECartman :
Yeah I had a number that I liked better than the number I originally used to establish one of my Sprint lines, so I ported it to Simple Mobile and then to Sprint.

I did talk to the regular Sprint CSR at the normal support number in my account and specifically asked if it would mess up my 1 yr free BYOD line, and she said no ... which of course is no guarantee but I have 4 other Sprint free BYOD lines so it wasnt horrible if it didnt work...so I then called the Sprint Port Dept: 1-855-641-1960 and again made sure it wouldnt mess up my Free BYOD....and he said it would be fine, port in took about 10 minutes.

I guess I will have to port out the number next year when this free 1 yr promo ends ...it's a good number!

Quote from desi_babu_2010 :
wow..i didnt think anyone would be in a similar situation as me ,,,and do what u outlined above

thanks 4 the reply...repped.....

its funny, i asked the promo people, and they told me it wasnt possible

out of curiosity, did u take any precautions before u did that?
i mean were u sure it would not mess up the 1 year promo?
Quote from ECartman :
I ported in a new number from Simple Mobile to my Sprint 1 yr free BYOD line which was originally set up in June using a FreedomPop number. No problems.

Quote from desi_babu_2010 :
has anyone ported a number over the original ported number with this plan?

so i have a disposable mobile number from freedom pop and eligible phone.

my real number is currently with sprint

i have concern that i may get errors when i set this up online (credit score too high)

so what i would like to do is start the process by port in the FP number.....
then once everything is "as it should be"...port my real number from sprint to number barn.

then , in a few days, port the real number from number barn over the FP number on the 1 year free plan

i dont want to port to number barn and risk my number be in limbo..

also, would not want to port to google voice
any suggestions?

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