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
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I've decided that cost/value ratio I'd like to go with the Essential Phone:
I could get refurbs around $230(meh)
OR
Best Buy currently has Sprint Essential for $8.74/month bringing it to $240 New.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/esse...Id=59384
Could I purchase 2 of these and port my verizon number over to sprint on a postpaid plan, then immediately pay off the balance? As it's Installment Pricing, and not a lease?
Then cancel service with sprint by either porting out or whatever is easiest.
Then using a different SSN and name(Gf's) sign up for the sprint BYOD plan with the GoogleVoice numbers and those 2 Essential Phone IMEI's?
Or will this somehow be flagged by sprint?
1. your plan should work, but if the intent is to acquire 2 new essential phones, i would set them up as new accounts, with new numbers from sprint (it has been reported if u do this in BB store, u r not required to port in a number).
so i wouldn't do anything with V # yet
2. pay off using *3 on the phones itself. once that is done , port away to h20 thereby cancelling the S account
3, then as u said, sign up with S with new ss# & port into S using V # now
now having said all this,
do make sure that it in fact is installment billing with no monthly recurring credits to get to $8 per month rate.
again..make sure
that it in fact is installment billing with no monthly recurring credits to get to $8 per month rate.
but
are u sure S has good coverage for where ur are?
seems like a lot of work to get phones...when u dont know if S will satisfy ur need for speed
better is to try ebay phones lg g5 or lg g6 from the bay and
at least check how S will be for u.
regarding essential: i have read good things and bad things. bad is mostly reception which for me is a show stopper...regardless of how "pretty" the essential looks
Is my best option to port out to T-Mobile in let it die for the $7 or so?
I am super happy with the phone otherwise. Latest software, great build and design, no problems whatsoever.
I am super happy with the phone otherwise. Latest software, great build and design, no problems whatsoever.
Is my best option to port out to T-Mobile in let it die for the $7 or so?
Example with free plan expiration of 1/31.If Bill cycle ends on 2/20(due date ~2/13) you won't get charged full rate unless you cancel after 2/20.
Sprint bills in advance, so bill for service for 1/21 to 2/20 is generated around 1/21 and due on 2/13.
As long as you pay by 2/13 and cancel by 2/20 your bill generated on 2/21 will be $0.
Your bill cycle dates may vary than my example.
That being said, most people port out because they don't trust Sprint to cancel at end of bill cycle. So make sure there is documentation of request and you have time to fight it if it is not cancelled.
Thank you comintel for the help you've given this community. And kudos to desi_babu_2010 and the others who maintain the wiki.
Thank you comintel for the help you've given this community. And kudos to desi_babu_2010 and the others who maintain the wiki.
Did you already own it or did you purchase it recently? If so, what price and where?
Used, New, etc?
Hows the signal for you?
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Is my best option to port out to T-Mobile in let it die for the $7 or so?
I picked up this technique from Desi in this thread and the Wiki. He has been recommending it for a long time.
Port cost was zero.
In my case I was killing off a magic box by porting out its "number." This avoids having to wait for Sprint to receive it back.
I suggest people always have on hand a couple of cheap H2O sim cards for quick killing off of lines via port-out when needed.
Thank you comintel for the help you've given this community. And kudos to desi_babu_2010 and the others who maintain the wiki.
comintel for the help you've given this community
disagree:
kudos to desi_babu_2010 and the others who maintain the wiki
----if i am not mistaken, the wiki (as organized as u see now) is mostly because of the efforts of hodaddy .
(i simply fill in the points as i see fit)
After seeing a spam post for note 9 unlocking earlier, I checked the note 9 byod info and it shows BYOD capable as yes. Also based on timing of S8,Note 8, and S9 I was guesstimating sometime in February for note 9 brand switching. But maybe Sprint hasn't actually added yet.
Hopefully it will pretty soon, but until the brand switching firmware is released you couldn't activate fully unless you flash the unlocked or Sprint firmware even if it was added. This happened to one of our s9 users.
I probably should not have brought it up until had better confirmation and updated firmware was released. I will edit other post.
Your phone is compatible with Ting.
If your Galaxy Note 9 is unlocked you can bring it to Ting today! It will support the following services on our GSM network." what does this mean???
btw, Verizon Note 9 came unlocked right out the box correct??
Your phone is compatible with Ting.
If your Galaxy Note 9 is unlocked you can bring it to Ting today! It will support the following services on our GSM network." what does this mean???
btw, Verizon Note 9 came unlocked right out the box correct??
See @comintel post from earlier today about a nice sum up about Samsung phone's like the N9 explaining compatibility.
I picked up this technique from Desi in this thread and the Wiki. He has been recommending it for a long time.
Port cost was zero.
In my case I was killing off a magic box by porting out its "number." This avoids having to wait for Sprint to receive it back.
I suggest people always have on hand a couple of cheap H2O sim cards for quick killing off of lines via port-out when needed.
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comintel for the help you've given this community
disagree:
kudos to desi_babu_2010 and the others who maintain the wiki
----if i am not mistaken, the wiki (as organized as u see now) is mostly because of the efforts of hodaddy .
(i simply fill in the points as i see fit)