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

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(w/ Eligible Device, SIM Req.)at Sprint
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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 โ€“ black/white/red) (Verizon only)
    • Google Nexus 5X (all versions)
    • Google Nexus 6 (32 & 64 GB โ€“ 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 โ€“ black/white/red) (Verizon only)
    • Google Nexus 5X (all versions)
    • Google Nexus 6 (32 & 64 GB โ€“ 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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Apr 9, 2018 3:02 PM
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liji83Apr 9, 2018 3:02 PM
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I have 5 lines and was charged $15 Surcharges +tax every month. Is that correct?
Apr 9, 2018 4:56 PM
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lou2004Apr 9, 2018 4:56 PM
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Quote from liji83 :
I have 5 lines and was charged $15 Surcharges +tax every month. Is that correct?
It's a simple math. 15รท5=? (Each line) then go back and read wiki to see how much each line cost.
Apr 9, 2018 4:59 PM
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JaTaNApr 9, 2018 4:59 PM
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Quote from liji83 :
I have 5 lines and was charged $15 Surcharges +tax every month. Is that correct?
Mo. charges excl. taxes & Sprint Surcharges [incl. USF charge of up to 18.4% (varies quarterly), up to $2.50 Admin. & 40ยข Reg. /line/mo.) & fees by area (approx. 5โ€“20%)]. Surcharges are not taxes. See sprint.com/taxesandfees

$2.50 admin + 0.40 reg = $2.90+taxes per line
Apr 9, 2018 5:15 PM
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liji83Apr 9, 2018 5:15 PM
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Quote from lou2004 :
It's a simple math. 15รท5=? (Each line) then go back and read wiki to see how much each line cost.
Quote from JaTaN :
Mo. charges excl. taxes & Sprint Surcharges [incl. USF charge of up to 18.4% (varies quarterly), up to $2.50 Admin. & 40ยข Reg. /line/mo.) & fees by area (approx. 5โ€“20%)]. Surcharges are not taxes. See sprint.com/taxesandfees

$2.50 admin + 0.40 reg = $2.90+taxes per line
Thanks! It's close.
Apr 9, 2018 6:40 PM
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semifastApr 9, 2018 6:40 PM
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Quote from lou2004 :
It's a simple math. 15รท5=? (Each line) then go back and read wiki to see how much each line cost.
I think the answer to that equation is 3.

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Apr 10, 2018 1:39 AM
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hhhdddhApr 10, 2018 1:39 AM
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OK, so I bought a T-Mobile sim card from eBay. Inserted to the phone and called to activate. Was told there was an error with the sim card. I need to get another one. OK, I went to the Apple store with the iPhone. Asked for a T-Mobile sim card. Was rejected. Asked a few more sales representative, final answer is that they only give sim card if you buy a new iPhone here. What the heck.
Apr 10, 2018 2:13 AM
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cardboardboxApr 10, 2018 2:13 AM
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Does anyone know what "Item ID is incompatible with Brand" means? I'm unable to activate a phone on my Sprint account and thats the error they gave me.

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Apr 10, 2018 3:48 AM
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comintelApr 10, 2018 3:48 AM
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Quote from cardboardbox :
Does anyone know what "Item ID is incompatible with Brand" means? I'm unable to activate a phone on my Sprint account and thats the error they gave me.
If it was ever on a Sprint MVNO you need to get LiterallyUnlimited to push it back to Postpaid. You can get that error in that case.

Search LiterallyUnlimited in this thread for contact details via Reddit.

What brand phone is it by the way?

If it was ever on Ting they can do it for you. If it was on Fi they can do it for you.
Last edited by comintel April 9, 2018 at 08:56 PM.
Apr 10, 2018 5:09 AM
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cardboardboxApr 10, 2018 5:09 AM
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Quote from comintel :
If it was ever on a Sprint MVNO you need to get LiterallyUnlimited to push it back to Postpaid. You can get that error in that case.

Search LiterallyUnlimited in this thread for contact details via Reddit.

What brand phone is it by the way?

If it was ever on Ting they can do it for you. If it was on Fi they can do it for you.
Thanks for the reply. I actually did contact LiterallyUnlimited right after posting here and forgot to report back. He's on vacation so I have to try to contact Sprint directly and see if they can fix it. Its an Essential phone thats never been on an MVNO afaik.
Apr 10, 2018 5:19 AM
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edog11Apr 10, 2018 5:19 AM
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Quote from cardboardbox :
Thanks for the reply. I actually did contact LiterallyUnlimited right after posting here and forgot to report back. He's on vacation so I have to try to contact Sprint directly and see if they can fix it. Its an Essential phone thats never been on an MVNO afaik.
Hopefully it isn't one of those sprint essential phones that were blacklisted. Did it pass ting for CDMA?
Apr 10, 2018 5:22 AM
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comintelApr 10, 2018 5:22 AM
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Quote :
Quote from cardboardbox :
Thanks for the reply. I actually did contact LiterallyUnlimited right after posting here and forgot to report back. He's on vacation so I have to try to contact Sprint directly and see if they can fix it. Its an Essential phone thats never been on an MVNO afaik.
You say afaik so I assume you bought it from someone else and if that's the case it could have been on an MVNO without your knowing it so I think that is the most likely explanation.
If Ting's or Tello's checker shows that it would activate in CDMA there, then that would tend to confirm that that is the problem.

If so, would call Telesales during the day and ask them to escalate it.
If you have trouble getting anywhere, community.sprint.com is another route that has helped with similar issues..
Apr 10, 2018 5:28 AM
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cardboardboxApr 10, 2018 5:28 AM
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Quote from edog11 :
Hopefully it isn't one of those sprint essential phones that were blacklisted. Did it pass ting for CDMA?
Quote from comintel :
You say afaik so I assume you bought it from someone else and if that's the case it could have been on an MVNO without your knowing it so I think that is the most likely explanation.
If Ting's or Tello's checker shows that it would activate in CDMA there, then that would tend to confirm that that is the problem.

If so, would call Telesales during the day and ask them to escalate it.
If you have trouble getting anywhere, community.sprint.com is another route that has helped with similar issues..
yes it passes everything. It was my phone that I sold and the buyer is having a hard time with it. I never used it on an MVNO and I dont think he has either as he was trying to get the free year from Sprint.

Thanks for the community.sprint.com suggestion, might try that first.

edit: buyer says he tried an unactivated freedompop sim in the phone and tried to make a call. I guess thats when the flagged got flipped.
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laalaa99stlApr 10, 2018 2:52 PM
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My experience: Got a relative to open an account for me using my old Galaxy Note Edge. The Sprint checker page said it was ineligible, but it's a paid-off Sprint postpaid device so it was fine. Re-used SIM, no problem. Had to get LiterallyUnlimited to flip the PLBL to SPCS bit since the device has been on the RingPlus --> Ting --> Tello mery-go-round. They added insurance to the line despite adamantly stating we didn't want it. I guess if they're paid on commission, and they make no commission on a "free" account, they have every incentive for "accidentally" tacking on this insurance. I think I got that problem resolved, but we'll see after the first bill.

Ported in an unlocked ($3) GV number. Even though Sprint's e-mail message indicated that activation was successful, it wasn't until I got an e-mail from Google around 31 hours later stating that my number had been successfully ported that HFA started working. So don't waste your time doing anything with your phone until Google gives you the go-ahead.

So now I have data and text working. But I can't make or receive phone calls. I had Google hangouts Dialer set as my default dialer, and now I see no way of changing it back to the native dialer. Super frustrating. Tried deleting data and cache for the Hangouts Dialer. Tried deleting the Hangouts Dialer. Tried deleting Hangouts but that apparently isn't allowed. Tried installing a 3rd party dialer, but it keeps trying to use GV with the obvious message "we could not complete your call please try again." I'll keep researching the problem. There's got to be a way to un-Hangout my phone!

I will finally be cancelling my ancient, decroded Sprint Legacy Sero line. (Conveniently enough, my last billing cycle ends tomorrow.) I was one of the last hold-outs, keeping it as an emergency blanket in case I ever wanted to upgrade to Sero (truly) Unlimited for $50/mo + ~$7 in tax. This is what it took to finally get me to jump ship... only to immediately jump back on. I know a while ago you could sell your SERO legacy account on ebay (it required a 3-way conference call between you, Sprint, and the buyer), but I've checked and it looks like there have been no listings for SERO lines in the past 90 days. It is truly dead now.
Last edited by laalaa99stl April 10, 2018 at 07:59 AM.
Apr 10, 2018 4:21 PM
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edog11Apr 10, 2018 4:21 PM
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Quote from laalaa99stl :
My experience: Got a relative to open an account for me using my old Galaxy Note Edge. The Sprint checker page said it was ineligible, but it's a paid-off Sprint postpaid device so it was fine. Re-used SIM, no problem. Had to get LiterallyUnlimited to flip the PLBL to SPCS bit since the device has been on the RingPlus --> Ting --> Tello mery-go-round. They added insurance to the line despite adamantly stating we didn't want it. I guess if they're paid on commission, and they make no commission on a "free" account, they have every incentive for "accidentally" tacking on this insurance. I think I got that problem resolved, but we'll see after the first bill.

Ported in an unlocked ($3) GV number. Even though Sprint's e-mail message indicated that activation was successful, it wasn't until I got an e-mail from Google around 31 hours later stating that my number had been successfully ported that HFA started working. So don't waste your time doing anything with your phone until Google gives you the go-ahead.

So now I have data and text working. But I can't make or receive phone calls. I had Google hangouts Dialer set as my default dialer, and now I see no way of changing it back to the native dialer. Super frustrating. Tried deleting data and cache for the Hangouts Dialer. Tried deleting the Hangouts Dialer. Tried deleting Hangouts but that apparently isn't allowed. Tried installing a 3rd party dialer, but it keeps trying to use GV with the obvious message "we could not complete your call please try again." I'll keep researching the problem. There's got to be a way to un-Hangout my phone!

I will finally be cancelling my ancient, decroded Sprint Legacy Sero line. (Conveniently enough, my last billing cycle ends tomorrow.) I was one of the last hold-outs, keeping it as an emergency blanket in case I ever wanted to upgrade to Sero (truly) Unlimited for $50/mo + ~$7 in tax. This is what it took to finally get me to jump ship... only to immediately jump back on. I know a while ago you could sell your SERO legacy account on ebay (it required a 3-way conference call between you, Sprint, and the buyer), but I've checked and it looks like there have been no listings for SERO lines in the past 90 days. It is truly dead now.
A long shot but Did you try going into default applications to maybe change there.

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Apr 10, 2018 4:23 PM
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fujirioApr 10, 2018 4:23 PM
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how long is this deal going through?

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