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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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Aug 22, 2018 4:02 PM
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freddiezAug 22, 2018 4:02 PM
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Quote from csims76 :
It's a crap deal. They lock you in says it's free. Trust me you will get a bill cause they screw up and crap coverage.
Oh thanks. Appreciate that info. Let me immediately send back the $2000 saved over the last year along with multiple excellent phone deals including Essential phone and the Brandy spankin new Z2 Force deal
You Sir are a true hero.
Aug 22, 2018 4:42 PM
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jjtricketAug 22, 2018 4:42 PM
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Whats with all the threadcrappers and whiners? This is the deal of a lifetime but if it does not work for you there is no contract so just move on ..............
Aug 22, 2018 5:09 PM
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comintelAug 22, 2018 5:09 PM
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Quote from mistertomlinson :
This isn't accurate. I did this tonight using the instructions from the Wiki going from a T-Mobile "digital SIM" I ordered on eBay, using my brother's SSN. I gave them all of MY info and only my brother's SSN. He wasn't even present.

They even transferred me to another department regarding the credit check because my brother's credit kind of sucks. So I was on a conference call with the Indian and an American representatives while the latter "verified" my info. Again, I gave her MY info and made no mention of my brother. She approved me with a $150 monthly limit and seeing as how this was more than enough for one line with an unlimited plan, the first representative finished setting the account up.
So you used your brother's SSN and your credit info.

And then you say I'm wrong because it happened to work in your particular case.

The SSN is supposed to be the SSN of the applicant.

Within a family, they may not care since it all get mixed up together but I hardly think that proves that people can give someone else's SSN and their info.in general. I would have thought that was obvious.
Last edited by comintel August 22, 2018 at 10:28 AM.
Aug 22, 2018 5:24 PM
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lostindarkAug 22, 2018 5:24 PM
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Quote from comintel :
Yes, but there are problems:

(1) Older Boost and other Prepaid models are problematic. So look for a postpaid-origin phone in general. This does not go by model number but by the history of that particular phone.

(2) Phones that have been on MVNO's are stuck in that status until you get them pushed back to postpaid. (search LiterallyUnlimited in this thread)

(3) Many reps seem to have guidelines not to activate older Sprints phones as the first phone on an account. There are ways around this, including trying again or "swapping it on."

It is all so complex I am starting to wonder if we should just say "Not readily" to this question.
Thanks for the info. Looks like complicate. I guess I should get a unlocked phone to start with.
Aug 22, 2018 5:39 PM
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comintelAug 22, 2018 5:39 PM
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Quote from UltraP :
I don't care if they pull my credit twice or 20 times. Will try to call, if they insist on a new sim card for $14 (ripoff) I think I will pass on the whole deal
You never needed to order a sim card in the first place..
SIms for all phones are available from Twigby for $2.99 delivered or you can reuse any Sprint sim of the correct part number or you can get one locally.

Always call, never use the online order process which is a simplified flow which orders the sim just to keep it simple for people who do not know what a sim card is. This is all started in the Wiki.

Chat reps are not trained on this deal and just make guesses at best. There is no chat support for Sales of this offer. It is click or call only and you must call only the 8777 number.

You can call now - you'll be fine.
Last edited by comintel August 22, 2018 at 11:02 AM.
Aug 22, 2018 6:00 PM
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comintelAug 22, 2018 6:00 PM
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Quote from monijam :
The plan says -
and monthly charges as $0.00
Unlimited Basic
$0.00/mo
TV you love, with Hulu.
Stay connected with 500MB Mobile Hotspot.
Streaming in SD (DVD-quality).
In Mexico & Canada, enjoy Unlimited talk & text and 5GB of 4G LTE data.
Global Roaming in over 185 worldwide destinations.
Unlimited data, talk and text nationwide.

Added: Promoted services:Hulu Limited Commercials (Included with Plan) - $0.00/mo**
That is not the right plan, as hodaddy notes.

The simplest way to fix that ruthlessly and definitively is

(1) port the number out immediately. This will stop the bleeding immediately. (I believe lou2004 suggested this originally and I have come around to his point of view)

(2) Call Account Services at 1-888-211-4727 (NO OTHER NUMBER) to take advantage of the minimum 15 day money back guarantee (30 days for a new account) and explain why you cancelled the line by porting it out and that you will port it back in to get the plan right

(3) Port it back in by calling TeleSales at 866-782-8777 (NO OTHER NUMBER) and make 100% sure it gets on the correct plan this time. Explain that the plan was set up wrong so you are porting it out and back in to correct that.

This way YOU take control of the timing and do all the necessary steps without depending on someone else to do them. Also all of these steps are perfectly reasonable and Sprint will be absolutely fine with them.

There are lots of other approaches but they can drag on forever. This one will fix it immediately!
Last edited by comintel August 26, 2018 at 07:05 PM.
Aug 22, 2018 6:03 PM
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Duffman814Aug 22, 2018 6:03 PM
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What is the tech support phone # to do an IMEI swap? I am having trouble finding this in the thread and don't want to call the wrong #.

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Aug 22, 2018 6:06 PM
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comintelAug 22, 2018 6:06 PM
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Quote from Duffman814 :
What is the tech support phone # to do an IMEI swap? I am having trouble finding this in the thread and don't want to call the wrong #.
Do it in Chat if it all possible.
Aug 22, 2018 6:09 PM
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Duffman814Aug 22, 2018 6:09 PM
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Swapping from a moto g5+ to g6 - do I need a new sim card?
Aug 22, 2018 6:10 PM
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Duffman814Aug 22, 2018 6:10 PM
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Quote from comintel :
Do it in Chat if it all possible.
Would I need the phones with me, or just the IMEI/SIM card info? Its my account, but for brother's phone in a different city and I don't like giving out my login/pw info generally.
Aug 22, 2018 6:33 PM
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comintelAug 22, 2018 6:33 PM
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Quote from Duffman814 :
Swapping from a moto g5+ to g6 - do I need a new sim card?
Quote from Duffman814 :
Would I need the phones with me, or just the IMEI/SIM card info? Its my account, but for brother's phone in a different city and I don't like giving out my login/pw info generally.
Those use different sim cards.

See https://s4gru.com/forums/topic/78...ity-chart/

No you do not need to have the phones with you.
Last edited by comintel August 22, 2018 at 11:37 AM.
Aug 22, 2018 7:23 PM
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stevenSDerAug 22, 2018 7:23 PM
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Quote from wasssup :
So I had my Pixel 1 on the BYOD plan, and once it expired I moved to Verizon for a few months. Switched my Pixel 2 onto the BYOD plan last night (bought a new SIM from Best Buy) and went through the phone signup process, but I can't get this sucker to activate.

I get a popup that pops up and says "Configuring your mobile network" and it eventually gives up. I tried resetting my network setting with no luck. Sprint keeps saying all is good on their end.

Anyone experience a similar issue and fix it?
Happened to me last time as the phone rep input wrong number for my SIM. Talked with online rep and it's fixed.
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comintelAug 22, 2018 7:34 PM
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Quote from stevenSDer :
Happened to me last time as the phone rep input wrong number for my SIM. Talked with online rep and it's fixed.

Quote from wasssup :
So I had my Pixel 1 on the BYOD plan, and once it expired I moved to Verizon for a few months. Switched my Pixel 2 onto the BYOD plan last night (bought a new SIM from Best Buy) and went through the phone signup process, but I can't get this sucker to activate.

I get a popup that pops up and says "Configuring your mobile network" and it eventually gives up. I tried resetting my network setting with no luck. Sprint keeps saying all is good on their end.

Anyone experience a similar issue and fix it?
stevenSDer is likely right. You can see the ICCID on the DashBoard.by starting to change sim in the menu for the phone.

By the way you did not need a new sim card and if you had used the same one the system would have remembered it.

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desi_babu_2010Aug 22, 2018 7:59 PM
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Quote from Duffman814 :
What is the tech support phone # to do an IMEI swap? I am having trouble finding this in the thread and don't want to call the wrong #.
no need to search thread...

answer in wiki

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Aug 22, 2018 8:07 PM
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wasssupAug 22, 2018 8:07 PM
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Quote from stevenSDer :
Happened to me last time as the phone rep input wrong number for my SIM. Talked with online rep and it's fixed.
Quote from comintel :





stevenSDer is likely right. You can see the ICCID on the DashBoard.by starting to change sim in the menu for the phone.

By the way you did not need a new sim card and if you had used the same one the system would have remembered it.
Hah - you guys were right on the money! When I called up they read out the wrong phone number for porting. They read it back correctly yesterday, and when I called before giving up last night they claimed the port was successful. Turns out that guy was wrong.

They would not let me use my sim card from the Pixel 1 on the Pixel 2, and when I checked the Ting link in the FAQ it recommends a different sim card for the Pixel 2. Sucks that I had to buy another sim but $10 isn't too bad.

When I had my Pixel 1 on Sprint earlier (main number is Google Voice), I was never able to get Google Voice to be my primary voicemail provider. Sometimes GV took the message, other times Sprint. Do I have to call Sprint to make a change on their side to make it more consistent?

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