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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 – 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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Apr 2, 2019 5:45 PM
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comintelApr 2, 2019 5:45 PM
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Quote from BrokenHome :
Hi comintel, thank you for the prompt reply. The issue I had stemmed from converging two lines from two accounts (AT&T and T-Mo) into a new free year w/ Sprint. The primary line (A) ported and provisioned properly, the second line (T) did not. I lost the call with the original call agent before everything could be checked/ completed.

It turned out that the sim cards were good and the phones ok (Moto x4-464's), but the second phone failed on internal provisioning. When I finally got into tech support, the agent had me restart the phone, re-seat the sim, etc. and then had me use code *#*#72786#*#* (call) to force a reset of all network options to their original defaults and restart the phone. The phone then downloaded the network update and provisioned properly. I verified the connections, signal strength, etc. using *#*#INFO#*#* /Phone Information and all was well with the world again. Thank you for being available during my unpleasant moment of panic.
That's great to hear that you resolved it!
Apr 2, 2019 5:46 PM
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semifastApr 2, 2019 5:46 PM
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Quote from Blindsorrow :
It might be. Almost as bad a crime as all the Sprint TV commercials having my relative believing they were an upstanding company. The very same relative that was on the phone with me, giving over his/her SSN.

Thanks for your insight and well-placed concern. Now call your Congressperson to report me. Or the FBI. Take your pick.

I'm barricading my doors...
I said "if". If you read your post you said "you" got the questions, not your relative.

And, if someone tells you something could be a crime it doesn't mean they are saying you shouldn't do it. Or that you did it.

It's giving you information.
Apr 2, 2019 5:57 PM
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mpkbApr 2, 2019 5:57 PM
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Thanks for this info. I guess I got the old system, since the account was 1+phonenumber.

Either way, having to pay $3 would not have been a big deal Smilie Heck, I could have saved more than that if I was watching my old Sprint account dates more carefully. I just paid for another month that I will not use, since I did the boomerang port this morning
Quote from ShannonF4392 :
From what I have been told, the agents with the "new system" require funding and you will get an account number unrelated to your phone number. If you can get someone with the old system, it will allow the port without funding and the account number is 1+ number.
Apr 2, 2019 6:11 PM
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Biggoof16Apr 2, 2019 6:11 PM
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New record for me! Started phone call to T-Mobile at 1:05PM and just got of the phone at 2:05 with Sprint. Ported out my two lines and ported back all in 1 hour. Thanks everyone for the help. Now on my 3rd free year.
A few things to note:
I went slow and made sure everyone had all the right information (account #, SIM Card, phone number, PIN,etc.) Rather take my time up front that have to troubleshoot later.
I did not pay the $3 fee to T-Mobile and my account number as 1 + phone number
The Sprint CS added the Protection without even asking but then asked at the end. She removed it without issue.
Apr 2, 2019 6:14 PM
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deshwasiApr 2, 2019 6:14 PM
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if i want to change phone, do i just pop in the sim card in the new phone, or is there a process with customer service? Also i am seeing "upgrade eligible" on my account. is that how it is for everyone? i thought there was a waiting period..
Apr 2, 2019 6:20 PM
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ranibane0309Apr 2, 2019 6:20 PM
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Quote from ranibane0309 :
For some reason I keep getting a error code 403 on SD when posting on this thread
I keep getting a 403 error from SD when I am trying to post a reply to edog11 anyways here's what I want to post
Thanks for the suggestion Can you provide some more details What is it expected to do?
I thought Sprint SIM swap is for commercial users when you want to use a personal device for a business number on Sprint.
I think I can use wifi to get this app but if MEID is all that is required for receiving texts then the question is why did the text Sprint agent sent for authorizing the change not arrive on my phone. The IMEI ID provided to them while getting new service is the same one they have on file (so no mess there) its only the SIM # on file is different or in other words Sprint messed up my SIM card # only)
Apr 2, 2019 6:20 PM
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gobackApr 2, 2019 6:20 PM
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Quote from Biggoof16 :
New record for me! Started phone call to T-Mobile at 1:05PM and just got of the phone at 2:05 with Sprint. Ported out my two lines and ported back all in 1 hour. Thanks everyone for the help. Now on my 3rd free year.
A few things to note:
I went slow and made sure everyone had all the right information (account #, SIM Card, phone number, PIN,etc.) Rather take my time up front that have to troubleshoot later.
I did not pay the $3 fee to T-Mobile and my account number as 1 + phone number
The Sprint CS added the Protection without even asking but then asked at the end. She removed it without issue.
How do you end up with paying nothing to Tmobile? The CS insisted to collect the payment in order to port in number.

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Apr 2, 2019 6:21 PM
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Indio22Apr 2, 2019 6:21 PM
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Quote from Biggoof16 :
New record for me! Started phone call to T-Mobile at 1:05PM and just got of the phone at 2:05 with Sprint. Ported out my two lines and ported back all in 1 hour. Thanks everyone for the help. Now on my 3rd free year.
A few things to note:
I went slow and made sure everyone had all the right information (account #, SIM Card, phone number, PIN,etc.) Rather take my time up front that have to troubleshoot later.
I did not pay the $3 fee to T-Mobile and my account number as 1 + phone number
The Sprint CS added the Protection without even asking but then asked at the end. She removed it without issue.
It's been over 3 hours since I executed the online port from google fi to t-mobile $3 plan. No dice so far. Phone still working on google fi. This is the message I got, after I submitted the t-mobile port with $3 payment:

"Order Submitted! Your order is inprocess! Important! We're trying to submit your order, but this may take up to 2 hours."
Apr 2, 2019 6:32 PM
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Biggoof16Apr 2, 2019 6:32 PM
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Quote from goback :
How do you end up with paying nothing to Tmobile? The CS insisted to collect the payment in order to port in number.
He mentioned having to pay $3. He ended up asking me some other piece of information and then forgot about it. I asked him for my account number and he mentioned it was just 1+ phone number. After that I said thank you for the help and he never mentioned the fee again.
Apr 2, 2019 6:37 PM
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nangaApr 2, 2019 6:37 PM
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If I am traveling can I take out Sprint SIM temporarily and put foreign GSM SIM on my unlocked IPhone XR and would it work with foreign SIM? Any impact on my Sprint plan due to this? To come back to Sprint, Just put back Sprint SIM and restart?
Apr 2, 2019 6:45 PM
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comintelApr 2, 2019 6:45 PM
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Quote from nanga :
If I am traveling can I take out Sprint SIM temporarily and put foreign GSM SIM on my unlocked IPhone XR and would it work with foreign SIM? Any impact on my Sprint plan due to this? To come back to Sprint, Just put back Sprint SIM and restart?
Yes you can do that no problem.
Sprint will even do International Unlocks where needed to support that.
Best do International Chat to confirm you are all set.

However if you put in a foreign sim, you might need to leave it there until you got back into the US in certain cases because the phone might have trouble reconnecting to Sprint while you are outside the U.S.
Apr 2, 2019 6:50 PM
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ranibane0309Apr 2, 2019 6:50 PM
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Turns out the SIM card I am using is not compatible with my Lg G7. I have used the same sim as my previous sprint service for Google Nexus 6. Sprint this so stupid to still have this system of different SIM cards for different devices but keeping that aside what I want to know is if I order a sim online does it ask for the IMEI number before taking the order for a sim? I was on the page for ordering a sim kit from sprint but didn't see anywhere to put in the IMEI so are those special types of SIM which are universally compatible or did I miss the page where one would enter the IMEI
Apr 2, 2019 6:54 PM
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comintelApr 2, 2019 6:54 PM
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Last edited by comintel April 2, 2019 at 11:59 AM.
Apr 2, 2019 7:00 PM
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comintelApr 2, 2019 7:00 PM
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Quote from ranibane0309 :
Turns out the SIM card I am using is not compatible with my Lg G7. I have used the same sim as my previous sprint service for Google Nexus 6. Sprint this so stupid to still have this system of different SIM cards for different devices but keeping that aside what I want to know is if I order a sim online does it ask for the IMEI number before taking the order for a sim? I was on the page for ordering a sim kit from sprint but didn't see anywhere to put in the IMEI so are those special types of SIM which are universally compatible or did I miss the page where one would enter the IMEI
(corrected)
Check the chart at https://s4gru.com/forums/topic/78...ity-chart/
to see if the sim for your phone is included in the standard sim kit that you would get from ordering the standard kit,.

There are a few, mainly Sprint-only, phones for which the needed sim is not included.

It looks as if there may be a couple of LG G7 models that use different sims.

Presumably the BYOD model is the non-Sprint model and the non-BYOD model is the Sprint model. I think that will be the case.

edog11 and Desi may be able to comment.
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Apr 2, 2019 7:04 PM
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PizzaMannnApr 2, 2019 7:04 PM
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ive ported 5 lines to tmobile pay as you go and only 1/5 have been transferred. how long does a transfer take? its been more then 2 hours

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