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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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Sep 1, 2018 5:26 AM
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SirLinuxSep 1, 2018 5:26 AM
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Tried to get my 3 remaining Sprint lines ported out to TM and then back in tonight. Got 2 done successful but the last one is in porting limbo. Apparently the TM rep didn't input the PIN I gave her for the prepaid account. When Sprint tried to do the port it fails but the Sprint rep I was doing the port in with didn't tell me that so when we were done I assumed everything was okay. About an hour later I looked at my account expecting to see all 5 lines and saw the porting error message for that last line. I tried different combinations of PIN codes trying to figure out what the TM rep may have input but no go. I then called TM and waited on hold for over an hour but of course they can't do anything because I can't give them the proper PIN.
They want to send a text to my number but since I used a virtual SIM from ebay I don't really have a tmobile phone to activate. So I don't know what I am going to do now to get that number back. I suppose it will involve buying a tmobile phone and going to a TMobile store to resolve. Lesson learned - have the TM rep read back the PIN after they enter it! Just a good thing it wasn't my wife's number that is botched.
If anyone has a suggestion for the easiest way to get this fixed up please let me know.
Sep 1, 2018 5:36 AM
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comintelSep 1, 2018 5:36 AM
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Quote from SirLinux :
Tried to get my 3 remaining Sprint lines ported out to TM and then back in tonight. Got 2 done successful but the last one is in porting limbo. Apparently the TM rep didn't input the PIN I gave her for the prepaid account. When Sprint tried to do the port it fails but the Sprint rep I was doing the port in with didn't tell me that so when we were done I assumed everything was okay. About an hour later I looked at my account expecting to see all 5 lines and saw the porting error message for that last line. I tried different combinations of PIN codes trying to figure out what the TM rep may have input but no go. I then called TM and waited on hold for over an hour but of course they can't do anything because I can't give them the proper PIN.
They want to send a text to my number but since I used a virtual SIM from ebay I don't really have a tmobile phone to activate. So I don't know what I am going to do now to get that number back. I suppose it will involve buying a tmobile phone and going to a TMobile store to resolve. Lesson learned - have the TM rep read back the PIN after they enter it! Just a good thing it wasn't my wife's number that is botched.
If anyone has a suggestion for the easiest way to get this fixed up please let me know.
You could check to see if the sim seller has credentials for the overall account that he can use to help out. He bought the sim originally and may be able to recover control. I do not know if this would be the case or not but it is just a thought.
Last edited by comintel August 31, 2018 at 10:48 PM.
Sep 1, 2018 6:12 AM
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Genghis_KhanSep 1, 2018 6:12 AM
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Quote from i.b01 :
I had the same issue on Tello (sprint mvno) last night. They had me dial ##72786#, then update prl and profile then restart and then was getting 10-20mbps.
If you have trouble with the network you should always update the prl and device configuration etc and also I reset the network from time to time. For most Android it's ##72786##, for the Google Pixel or the Essential it's *#*#72786#*#*.
Sep 1, 2018 6:16 AM
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msgsilverSep 1, 2018 6:16 AM
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How about xfinity phones. I have lg x charge, but not seeing on sprint website as transferable.
Sep 1, 2018 6:26 AM
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xXxBobMarley420Sep 1, 2018 6:26 AM
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So I switched two lines from VZ to Sprint on this deal last September, and maybe a month after the 120 day grace period, leased two new iPhone 8 pluses from them.

I'm wondering if there's any hope of getting a second year free, without them simply forcing me to pay the remaining $6-700 on each phone in lump.

I'm new to the "leasing" era of phone service scamology. Don't know how modern "ETF's" work, you'd think since they're leased that if you were to cancel service you'd have an ultimatum of either paying the remaining device balance in full, or surrendering the device, or even surrendering the device but having to pay the remainder of "one years payments" as you would had you wanted to do an early upgrade from say iPhone 8 to galaxy note 9, which I'd be totally cool with. In that case I'd be paying off 5x$32x2 basically $320 then resigning up for a new free year using my old IPhone 6'es again, then using those crappy phones for four months, then reapplying for new "iPhone XS Pluses" come January.
Sep 1, 2018 6:28 AM
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MichaelM8429Sep 1, 2018 6:28 AM
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Quote from MichaelM8429 :
I just opened a chat with sprint and requested the cancel the TEPS insurance. Will holler back when they get to me
Chat took forever. Just now finished. At first, they tried to talk me out of it with doom and gloom. I said that I've considered that but still want to remove insurance. They said ok. Then, there seemed to be some confusion. They thought that my lines were canceled but that they wanted me to verify that. I said, no I'm active, I re-enrolled for the free year of service a few days ago. I told them I wanted to keep my line and discontinue the insurance. They replied 20 minutes later saying that the had now canceled the insurance. Persist. Follow through.
Sep 1, 2018 6:28 AM
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xXxBobMarley420Sep 1, 2018 6:28 AM
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P.S. are there any rival networks paying you to terminate and join right now, and how do THEY handle the whole "you're technically only leasing your phone from Sprint" crap?

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Sep 1, 2018 6:35 AM
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comintelSep 1, 2018 6:35 AM
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Quote from MichaelM8429 :
Chat took forever. Just now finished. At first, they tried to talk me out of it with doom and gloom. I said that I've considered that but still want to remove insurance. They said ok. Then, there seemed to be some confusion. They thought that my lines were canceled but that they wanted me to verify that. I said, no I'm active, I re-enrolled for the free year of service a few days ago. I told them I wanted to keep my line and discontinue the insurance. They replied 20 minutes later saying that the had now canceled the insurance. Persist. Follow through.
Billing chat is a lot more responsive than customer service chat. Normally they cancel those instantly, no wait required.
Last edited by comintel September 1, 2018 at 03:10 AM.
Sep 1, 2018 7:54 AM
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edog11Sep 1, 2018 7:54 AM
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Quote from Lvl3HiRiskAudiophile :
So I switched two lines from VZ to Sprint on this deal last September, and maybe a month after the 120 day grace period, leased two new iPhone 8 pluses from them.

I'm wondering if there's any hope of getting a second year free, without them simply forcing me to pay the remaining $6-700 on each phone in lump.

I'm new to the "leasing" era of phone service scamology. Don't know how modern "ETF's" work, you'd think since they're leased that if you were to cancel service you'd have an ultimatum of either paying the remaining device balance in full, or surrendering the device, or even surrendering the device but having to pay the remainder of "one years payments" as you would had you wanted to do an early upgrade from say iPhone 8 to galaxy note 9, which I'd be totally cool with. In that case I'd be paying off 5x$32x2 basically $320 then resigning up for a new free year using my old IPhone 6'es again, then using those crappy phones for four months, then reapplying for new "iPhone XS Pluses" come January.
If you leave you need to pay off remaining lease payments 11x$32x2 and return phones or 17x$32x2 and keep phones.
Do not know if any switcher carrier promos.
Sprint has clean slate for switching costs but not sure if other carrier's have anything
Last edited by edog11 September 1, 2018 at 09:32 AM.
Sep 1, 2018 11:10 AM
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framework4meSep 1, 2018 11:10 AM
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Quote from pbd456 :
BTW, the agent that I talked to does not aware that the deal is ending
Last month I ported. When I talked , CS told this deal ends on 12/31/2019...
Sep 1, 2018 12:32 PM
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am30338Sep 1, 2018 12:32 PM
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FYI I had trouble activating the sim card bought from Twigby for the Essential phone, had to go to a Sprint CORPORATE store to get a free Essential compatible SIM
Sep 1, 2018 2:28 PM
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xoneinaxSep 1, 2018 2:28 PM
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Quote from hodaddy :
Flash sale. iPhone 8 for $8/mo. With flex lease. See Sprint.com
Unless I misunderstand, there is no straightforward(cost-effective) method to use a phone obtained in this manner with this BYOD plan ?

The Flex Lease has an 18 month lease requirement. It has a $21.17 per month credit for each of those 18 months.
Sep 1, 2018 2:47 PM
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hw0006Sep 1, 2018 2:47 PM
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I closed Sprint account after 1 year free plan. I re-sign up free plan 54 days with same SSN after closing my Sprint. i used same phone and sim card and port in phone number of Freedompop LTE card. My free plan ends on 9/30/2019.
Sep 1, 2018 3:23 PM
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vygrslpSep 1, 2018 3:23 PM
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Sprint data is like having 90s dialup service... Without the nostalgia!
Don't bother calling customer service unless you want to pay your bill, you will not get ahold a person! Worst company, service, and customer service I've ever experienced. It's not worth worth it, even for free.....avoid sprint like the plague!

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Sep 1, 2018 3:26 PM
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vygrslpSep 1, 2018 3:26 PM
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Sprint data is like 90s dialup without the nostalgia. Worst company, service, and customer service... Avoid sprint like the plague.
If you want any proof, just call the customer service phone number, see if you can get a hold of a human.... You won't!

Sorry about posting twice. I didn't realize my first attempt went through. I don't know how to delete the duplicate
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