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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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lintas1
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Guess they are finally valuing their service quality at zero dollars!! Having unfortunate experience of being a sprint customer, I wholeheartedly concur with the valuation of their service.
luckymichael
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Can I cancel after the first year?
SammyTheSalmon
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Hi! I have ten specific questions that only pertain to my individual circumstances. I epitomize laziness and my sense of entitlement is impervious to reason. Therefore it is the responsibility of anyone and everyone who reads this to find the answers to my questions.

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Even with all of the issues we had trying to switch from VZW last week (or maybe the week before?) I was still considering making the change to save about a hundred bucks per month for a year. I think the deal breaker though is the lack of data and voice at the same time. I remembered the spotty coverage I had with my last Sprint phone a couple of years ago that was a work phone which I could probably live with if all other things were equal but the single biggest PITA was not being able to navigate or send/receive data while on a call. Since I was always driving up and down the front range of Colorado while on the phone it was tremendously inconvenient to not be able to refer to emails, spreadsheets, images, other files or navigate to my next meeting while on the phone with clients. So much so that I convinced the owner to move the entire company to VZW. It was a tremendous price difference but he quickly learned that this was money well spent after only a brief period using the service.

I considered this deal for my wife and I right up until the deadline but I think that everything has been telling us not to make the change. I'm a slickdealer through and through but I think that some things in life are worth paying a little (or a lot) more for and this may just be one of them. I'd love nothing more than to add "not paying for mobile service" to our list of bills we proudly don't have. I'm just fearful that between the lack of coverage across the country, the terrible customer service and lack of simultaneous voice/data we'll end up hating every day of the 365 days with Sprint. We had them a couple of times over the last couple of decades and in every instance it was awful and leaving Sprint was the best thing we did every single time. Even more so than T-Mobile and leaving them was a happy event each time too. I realize we don't have a contract with Sprint but we'd be giving up a couple of promotions we currently have with VZW. I'm not sure if we made the switch to Sprint and wanted to come back after a couple of months we'd get those back which would ultimately cost us quite a bit more.


In the end, whenever we're deciding what provider to go with the price tag for VZW is always the biggest negative but once you get past that it's pretty much the end of the list of negatives compared to the rest. I wish we lived in an area of the country where Sprint had better coverage and didn't travel so much because then maybe I could justify the other negatives but, sadly, we don't.

Congrats to everyone else whom Sprint meets their needs because free is killer. I just wish it met ours more.
Apr 02, 2019 02:52 PM
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vijethabApr 02, 2019 02:52 PM
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Quote from fenton :
Thanks. Still not working. I'll call Sprint.
You can try clear network profiles. My experience is I used a H2O sim card in a IPhone, (sprint to H2O and back to sprint). When I used H2O sim card 3 days, it has created/installed a network profile. After inserting sprint SIM card calls and text were working but not LTE. Rep was trying to fix it, but he could not. I removed the profile created by H2O sim card then it was working. May you can do some research. resetting Network settings did not remove the profile.
Apr 02, 2019 02:56 PM
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hankookApr 02, 2019 02:56 PM
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Quote from applepie100 :
Thanks... yes no problem with spending a few dollars. I'm just under the impression that TM e-sim is causing porting problems lately, and that TM physical sim is better. Has that issue been fixed?
i did eSIM and it worked like a charm. no issue at all.
port out and back in to Sprint less than 30min.

eSim - $2.89 and TM prepaid pay as you go :$3 (on line registration)
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comintelApr 02, 2019 02:56 PM
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Quote from OstrichSak :
.... I think the deal breaker though is the lack of data and voice at the same time. .....
There is data and voice at the same time now in major areas with the right phone - e.g. Samsung S8 or S10, or iPhone 8 or higher (with a lot more coming).

I have tested it on my S8 and it works very nicely.
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Quote from comintel :
There is data and voice at the same time now in major areas with the right phone - e.g. Samsung S8 or S10, or iPhone 8 or higher (with a lot more coming).

I have tested it on my S8 and it works very nicely.

We have Pixel 3's.
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comintelApr 02, 2019 03:04 PM
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We have Pixel 3's.
You have to use some tricks to enable it on Pixel 3 at the moment.
It should not be too long before that is fixed.

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OstrichSakApr 02, 2019 03:05 PM
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Quote from edog11 :
No matter which service you use and in honor of distracted driving awareness month, put the phone down, IT CAN WAIT.

I have no idea what that has to do with my post but thanks for taking the opportunity to virtue signal. We all now know how great you are.
Apr 02, 2019 03:06 PM
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OstrichSakApr 02, 2019 03:06 PM
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Quote from comintel :
You have to use some tricks to enable it on Pixel 3 at the moment.

Let's be real, you're just talking about using an available WiFi signal so this is still a far cry from voice/data at the same time. Despite Sprint's best marketing efforts their voice/data solution is a terrible band-aid fix for what ends up being a real problem in practice.
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comintelApr 02, 2019 03:11 PM
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Quote from OstrichSak :
Let's be real, you're just talking about using an available WiFi signal so this is still a far cry from voice/data at the same time. Despite Sprint's best marketing efforts their voice/data solution is a terrible band-aid fix for what ends up being a real problem in practice.
No I am not.

It is called VoLTE and is exactly the same technology that Verizon uses to accomplish the same thing.

Your information is long long out of date.
Apr 02, 2019 03:19 PM
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OstrichSakApr 02, 2019 03:19 PM
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Quote from comintel :
No I am not.

It is called VoLTE and is exactly the same technology that Verizon uses to accomplish the same thing.

Your information is long long out of date.

It still doesn't work on Pixel 3's so does it matter how out of date my info is? If you can correct my misinformation with definitive proof that VoLTE works on my Pixel 3's w/o any extra work and is fully supported I'll admit I was wrong. Otherwise my original point remains.
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gobackApr 02, 2019 03:24 PM
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Quote from hankook :
not sure how many lines you are planning to do.. but why can't you spent a $2~3 for TM esim from ebay?

it might be recyclable but if it is not, you will have to do it all over again.

SAVE your time. Investing $2~3 per line to get 1yr free .... not bad Smilie
My physical sim and esim are both non-reusable any more...Probably just bad luck, but I used it yesterday without issue. But when I tried to do the same thing for my second line, the Esim doesn't work any more...
Apr 02, 2019 03:26 PM
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comintelApr 02, 2019 03:26 PM
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Quote from OstrichSak :
It still doesn't work on Pixel 3's so does it matter how out of date my info is? If you can correct my misinformation with definitive proof that VoLTE works on my Pixel 3's w/o any extra work and is fully supported I'll admit I was wrong. Otherwise my original point remains.
Well you did not mention that it had to work on Pixels in your original post but yes, you would have to wait a few weeks or so for Pixel 3's to be supported.

Pixels are Verizon centric phones with their "Verizon Exclusive" features so they are partly incompatible by design. Other than that, they are nice phones though.
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OstrichSakApr 02, 2019 03:29 PM
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Quote from comintel :
Well you did not mention that it had to work on Pixels in your original post but yes, you would have to wait a few weeks or so for Pixel 3's to be supported.

Pixels are Verizon centric phones with their "Verizon Exclusive" features so they are partly incompatible by design. Other than that, they are nice phones though.
ROFL

I told you we had Pixel 3's. Did you assume we were looking to throw them away when you read that?

Pictures are not "Verizon centric" and are one of the more hardware compatible phones on the market. their especially Sprint compatible given their agreement for Google Fi service. Please stop blaming Sprint's inadequacies and inability to keep up with the times on Google. There's a reason that one of those companies is among the strongest companies in the world and the other one is a continual dumpster fire that's hanging by a thread and desperately searching for anybody dumb enough to buy them.

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