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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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Jan 17, 2018 3:27 AM
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macrokelvinJan 17, 2018 3:27 AM
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Quote from deserthawk :
I had a Verizon range extender one time. They normally charged over $200 for it, but I got them to send it to me for free. That particular area of town was a black hole. With the extender? Still a black hole. Over $200 in supposed value yet worthless.
The Magic Box is free and works only if you have band 41 in your area as it does not use your home internet to provide cellular service. The reason for the need of the Magic Box is because band 41 (2.5 GHz) can't penetrate wall very well, therefore band 41 signal is relatively poor indoor compared with other lower frequency bands.
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comintelJan 17, 2018 3:33 AM
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Quote from mr.shopper :
I forgot to enroll for autopay. My bill was generated today and it shows $8.74 ($5 plan + $3.74 taxes). If I enrolled for autopay today, will it remove plan charge?
They rarely if ever remove plan charges but they do credit them back as a separate line item on request very readily, which amounts to the same thing. Just do Billing chat after adding it and tell them they forgot to add autopay. I do not think I had to add it myself - I think they added it automatically, but sometimes these things depend on the order in which things are done etc.
Last edited by comintel January 16, 2018 at 07:46 PM.
Jan 17, 2018 3:54 AM
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couponhunter89Jan 17, 2018 3:54 AM
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Quote from mr.shopper :
I forgot to enroll for autopay. My bill was generated today and it shows $8.74 ($5 plan + $3.74 taxes). If I enrolled for autopay today, will it remove plan charge?
Weird. I didn't have to enroll in autopay by myself, the rep did it for me when I was activating the phone. As of now, I see that my first bill is due on Feb 05 for $3.21. (1 line).
Jan 17, 2018 3:58 AM
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couponhunter89Jan 17, 2018 3:58 AM
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Quote from macrokelvin :
The Magic Box is free and works only if you have band 41 in your area as it does not use your home internet to provide cellular service. The reason for the need of the Magic Box is because band 41 (2.5 GHz) can't penetrate wall very well, therefore band 41 signal is relatively poor indoor compared with other lower frequency bands.
Upon watching some videos about it, I think the magic box is.humongous. Jesus...I don't know anything about this yet, but I'm worried it'll be power hungry. If it dents my power bill, then I'll suck up the moderately bad signal and return it.
Jan 17, 2018 4:25 AM
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comintelJan 17, 2018 4:25 AM
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Quote from couponhunter89 :
Upon watching some videos about it, I think the magic box is.humongous. Jesus...I don't know anything about this yet, but I'm worried it'll be power hungry. If it dents my power bill, then I'll suck up the moderately bad signal and return it.
It has been measured at about 18 watts which is about $20 a year. It could be several times that if used under extremely heavy load (it can support many users over a large area).

Most of the weight and size is for the large UPS type battery inside it. The latest model allows for the battery to be external.
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Jan 17, 2018 7:49 AM
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ArtVanderlayJan 17, 2018 7:49 AM
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What are the chances they'll extend this again next month given they've already extended for 6 months straight now lol. There's been some talk sprint will be raising prices.

I have 2 free accounts under different socials. I'd like to cancel my first account (free till 7/31/18) and sign up again for byod in a month or so to get the new 2019 expiration date. Would this work?? How long do I have to wait after cancelling a sprint account to sign up again?
Jan 17, 2018 3:14 PM
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couponhunter89Jan 17, 2018 3:14 PM
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Quote from ArtVanderlay :
What are the chances they'll extend this again next month given they've already extended for 6 months straight now lol. There's been some talk sprint will be raising prices.

I have 2 free accounts under different socials. I'd like to cancel my first account (free till 7/31/18) and sign up again for byod in a month or so to get the new 2019 expiration date. Would this work?? How long do I have to wait after cancelling a sprint account to sign up again?
We all get different answers to whether their promo will be extended or not. Frankly, there is no way to know. IDK if it was Khan or Comintel who mentioned that Sprint typically announces their decision the last day of the month. You'll be better off if someone else gives you info, but just to start you off:
You need to be a new customer to qualify and that takes 45 days of no Sprint service. You can circumvent this by using another SSN, spouse, etc..
However, I don't know if the phones have to be whitelisted or something. I heard something about some guy at Reddit. Wait for the guys who know more.

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Jan 17, 2018 3:47 PM
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desi_babu_2010Jan 17, 2018 3:47 PM
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Quote from ArtVanderlay :
What are the chances they'll extend this again next month given they've already extended for 6 months straight now lol. There's been some talk sprint will be raising prices.

I have 2 free accounts under different socials. I'd like to cancel my first account (free till 7/31/18) and sign up again for byod in a month or so to get the new 2019 expiration date. Would this work?? How long do I have to wait after cancelling a sprint account to sign up again?
how many lines on each account ?
if less than a total of 5 all together..then....

here is best option:

on 1 account, port all numbers to h20.
(there by cancelling the account)

port back all numbers back into sprint on the other account.
do all this NOW, before 1/31

then wait 45 days.

u have nothing to loose in this case as all your bases are covered


how many lines on each account ?
if more than than a total of 5 all together..then....

i would not risk cancelling the lines
Jan 17, 2018 4:01 PM
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redearthJan 17, 2018 4:01 PM
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Hello, I just tried to signup with my two lines from TMO and ran thro the credit check, it said call the no 18667828777, when I called them, they took the same information again and ran the credit check and gave me a temporary no, now it got transferred to their credit check dept and they are saying I need to provide them the pin on my credit file? Has anyone faced this before?
I already removed the freeze from my account, so what kind of pin they are asking again... Seems to be fraud or something like that.
Anyone had the same issues....
Jan 17, 2018 4:27 PM
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ja318Jan 17, 2018 4:27 PM
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Would anyone have a recommendation for a cheap phone to buy solely for using as a hotspot? I've got a couple of lines with Tmobile that I'm thinking of porting over, but also have a hotspot which I need to keep. Thinking of buying a 3rd phone to serve as the hotspot, and would be fine with the 10GB limit.

Right now looking at either the Amazon version of the Moto E [amazon.com] for $99 or a like new Moto G [amazon.com] for $91, but can't tell if they fully support all Sprint bands. Of those, leaning towards the Moto G so it can be rooted. This would just be something to sit on a shelf, so screen / speed doesn't matter, but the more Sprint band support the better.
Jan 17, 2018 6:00 PM
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couponhunter89Jan 17, 2018 6:00 PM
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I did some research on my own phone before porting to Sprint. I went to frequency check dot com. I checked both phones you were considering and they both support LTE b25,26, and 41. However, you may want to take a look for yourself because there are different versions of those Moto phones.
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comintelJan 17, 2018 6:51 PM
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Quote from redearth :
Hello, I just tried to signup with my two lines from TMO and ran thro the credit check, it said call the no 18667828777, when I called them, they took the same information again and ran the credit check and gave me a temporary no, now it got transferred to their credit check dept and they are saying I need to provide them the pin on my credit file? Has anyone faced this before?
I already removed the freeze from my account, so what kind of pin they are asking again... Seems to be fraud or something like that.
Anyone had the same issues....
Some
Quote from redearth :
Hello, I just tried to signup with my two lines from TMO and ran thro the credit check, it said call the no 18667828777, when I called them, they took the same information again and ran the credit check and gave me a temporary no, now it got transferred to their credit check dept and they are saying I need to provide them the pin on my credit file? Has anyone faced this before?
I already removed the freeze from my account, so what kind of pin they are asking again... Seems to be fraud or something like that.
Anyone had the same issues....
Maybet give them the pin that was in effect until you lifted the freeze?
Or check that the unfreeze has taken effect.
They might be using a different credit bureau or whatever....
Jan 17, 2018 8:17 PM
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ahallslickdealJan 17, 2018 8:17 PM
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Quote from redearth :
Hello, I just tried to signup with my two lines from TMO and ran thro the credit check, it said call the no 18667828777, when I called them, they took the same information again and ran the credit check and gave me a temporary no, now it got transferred to their credit check dept and they are saying I need to provide them the pin on my credit file? Has anyone faced this before?
I already removed the freeze from my account, so what kind of pin they are asking again... Seems to be fraud or something like that.
Anyone had the same issues....
Hmm. When I signed up on the phone a couple of weeks ago with Sprint, when the original agent conferenced in the credit person, they noted that I had a fraud alert placed on my credit reports; because I had put a phone number on file with that, the credit person simply called me on that number (another phone fortunately) and verified that it was me, then was able to proceed. Everything was done for me in one long phone call. But I never had a credit freeze on any of my credit reports, so I'm not sure what having one even in the past would mean.
Jan 17, 2018 8:24 PM
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ahallslickdealJan 17, 2018 8:24 PM
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Quote from ja318 :
Would anyone have a recommendation for a cheap phone to buy solely for using as a hotspot? I've got a couple of lines with Tmobile that I'm thinking of porting over, but also have a hotspot which I need to keep. Thinking of buying a 3rd phone to serve as the hotspot, and would be fine with the 10GB limit.

Right now looking at either the Amazon version of the Moto E [amazon.com] for $99 or a like new Moto G [amazon.com] for $91, but can't tell if they fully support all Sprint bands. Of those, leaning towards the Moto G so it can be rooted. This would just be something to sit on a shelf, so screen / speed doesn't matter, but the more Sprint band support the better.
I have an unlocked Moto E4 ($129 retail price) as my Sprint phone. I have already used hotspot quite a bit. One nice thing is that this is a dual band phone, so I can have my hotspot work on 5GHZ (which is useful to me). It's also a pretty nice phone in addition to being able to use it as a hotspot.

However...I have noticed that I experience occasional slowdowns using the hotspot, and I have been unable as of yet to figure out the reason. This has happened several times now over the period of a few weeks. I've used hotspots for years with difference providers and on different phones, and this is unusual. Some websites seem to work fine, but other seem to stall out...web pages look like they are about to load but never respond. I might have guessed a DNS issue, but it doesn't seem to be a problem looking up names, and when I pop onto my VPN (which uses Google DNS), it does the same thing. I'm not dropping the VPN so I can't be losing the internet connection.

Because both Sprint and the phone are new to me, I can't yet determine which might be the culprit, but I kind of doubt it's the phone.

I used an old Moto E2 Sprint phone on Tello (Sprint network) and didn't have this problem with hotspot, either. I wish I had used a GSM provider longer with hotspot with this phone to try to narrow it down (if phone had same problem with some GSM provider then clearly it would be a phone issue not Sprint).

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Jan 17, 2018 9:13 PM
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redearthJan 17, 2018 9:13 PM
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Quote from comintel :
Some

Maybet give them the pin that was in effect until you lifted the freeze?
Or check that the unfreeze has taken effect.
They might be using a different credit bureau or whatever....
Thanks for the reply. I called them again and this lady said they were using Experian. I had a freeze, which I lifted already yesterday. I pulled the free report from EXP and it does not show the freeze as well. So not sure what's going on. I also called Experian to confirm, so that no CR was pulled.
Something is not right somewhere.

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