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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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Apr 3, 2019 3:45 AM
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desi_babu_2010Apr 3, 2019 3:45 AM
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Quote from SamKQboro :
My father does not want to upgrade, so here I am. Frown
wasnt there a plan in motion to "accidentally" loose, break, destroy, run over that phone.
..or is my memory failing me?
Apr 3, 2019 3:46 AM
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comintelApr 3, 2019 3:46 AM
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Quote from icemule1 :
I got shot down when trying to resubscribe. I had the free plan that ended in mid 2018. During the call, the initial guy I talked to (sounded foreign) asked me if I was a previous Sprint customer in the past and I answered yes. Then after I gave him all of my information and he asked me for permission to submit the application, he brought in someone from the credit department on the line (sounded American). The American asked me my security question from my previous account and I gave it to her. She then said that since I had the free plan in the past I was not eligible to have it again. She even snapped at me and said "If we kept offering free plans over and over again to the same people, that wouldn't be a good business decision, would it?" I didn't know what to say as I hadn't heard of anyone getting shot down before, especially since I haven't been a Sprint customer for almost a year. People are saying on this thread that if you are not a customer for 45 days then you're good to go for another year. Where in the terms does it say that, so that if they try to shoot me down again, I can point them to their own terms and conditions?
As Desi says, that particular Credit rep was just freelancing, making up their own personal policy. The credit reps are in the U.S. and a lot of Sprint staff here think customers on the Free plan are freeloaders. You see this attitude a lot on r/sprint on reddit.

You do not need evidence because that is the only Credit rep we have ever heard say that. Just try again. You will not have to worry about this being an obstacle a second time because it was just a freak occurrence. They know the 45 day rule very well and apply it (and occasionally ignore it) a dozen times every day..
Last edited by comintel April 2, 2019 at 09:01 PM.
Apr 3, 2019 3:48 AM
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desi_babu_2010Apr 3, 2019 3:48 AM
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Quote from hodaddy :
. Kudos to comintel, edog and all others who have contributed directly or indirectly. ( meaning we stole all your great info) laugh out loud
this literally made me LOL..and it is very true....
Apr 3, 2019 3:49 AM
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comintelApr 3, 2019 3:49 AM
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Quote from malo51 :
Alil confused h20 sim cards can be activated on Sprint network ? I just made an account but I need a sim for my Moto g5 plus
No you have to get a very particular sim card for that model phone. The wiki has details.
Last edited by comintel April 2, 2019 at 09:09 PM.
Apr 3, 2019 3:52 AM
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SamKQboroApr 3, 2019 3:52 AM
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Quote from desi_babu_2010 :
wasnt there a plan in motion to "accidentally" loose, break, destroy, run over that phone.
..or is my memory failing me?
laugh out loud your ram is serving you right, thought about just swapping it with a SE or 5S without him even knowing, unfortunately he sleeps with the thing, Now it's too late!
Apr 3, 2019 4:00 AM
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SlickdealeroApr 3, 2019 4:00 AM
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Any way to add a second line to this? I've got an available number to port-in. My current line expires in Sept, thought I'd go ahead and add a new one and cancel the old one. Any way to do it without borrowing someone's SS#?
Apr 3, 2019 4:05 AM
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wealthisachoiceApr 3, 2019 4:05 AM
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As much as I hate the Sprint service still debating on setting up a new service. It can be my friend for the low cost and it can be my worst enemy because phone calls don't come through. Hoping they will fix the tower in our area.

If I move the Boost Moto G6 Play off the current plan will it be able to go on the new plan or are they blocking them. It is supposedly unlocked by Sprint.

I have some older Sprint phones I could probably put in place of it on the old plan. I don't think they will go on the new plan--even tho they were used on Sprint only before. I don't care about keeping 2 of the numbers that I currently have so what's the easiest way.

I also have a Moto G5 that was always unlocked. I have Google numbers I could use so I can cancel those lines or just put in new lines on the new service and then cancel them after.

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Apr 3, 2019 4:05 AM
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comintelApr 3, 2019 4:05 AM
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Quote from Slickdealero :
Any way to add a second line to this? I've got an available number to port-in. My current line expires in Sept, thought I'd go ahead and add a new one and cancel the old one. Any way to do it without borrowing someone's SS#?
You cannot gain extra time that way because you are an existing customer.

It would still have the same end of savings date as the existing one no matter how you do it if is under the same SSN.
Last edited by comintel April 2, 2019 at 09:10 PM.
Apr 3, 2019 4:15 AM
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comintelApr 3, 2019 4:15 AM
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Quote from wealthisachoice :
As much as I hate the Sprint service still debating on setting up a new service. It can be my friend for the low cost and it can be my worst enemy because phone calls don't come through. Hoping they will fix the tower in our area.

If I move the Boost Moto G6 Play off the current plan will it be able to go on the new plan or are they blocking them. It is supposedly unlocked by Sprint.

I have some older Sprint phones I could probably put in place of it on the old plan. I don't think they will go on the new plan--even tho they were used on Sprint only before. I don't care about keeping 2 of the numbers that I currently have so what's the easiest way.

I also have a Moto G5 that was always unlocked. I have Google numbers I could use so I can cancel those lines or just put in new lines on the new service and then cancel them after.
People have not reported problems adding G6 Plays back on so I suppose they must be going back on ok.
Apr 3, 2019 4:17 AM
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mastayauApr 3, 2019 4:17 AM
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I just went through this today. It took me the whole day to do 5 lines but I had to stagger it so family members still had service.

Bought 5 digital sims from eBay. There is one for $1.50 and shipping is $1.50 but you can choose local pickup for free shipping. The digits numbers were sent immediately. Awesome service.

I talked to sprint chat to get my sprint account number and pin.

Called in the T-Mobile number in wiki to port. One line at a time. Setup pin during the call. Chose the paygo $3.00 plan. Name and address is optional. Birthday is not. Did not get account number and did not fund the account.

Watched the mysprint app and when the number disappeared from my account I put the imei and phone number in the Sprint free web tool. When it said eligible I called Sprint with my wife's ssn. Setup new account and ported the line over. T-Mobile acct number is the phone number (123) 456-7890. The port to T-Mobile took only 5 minutes. The port back to sprint took carrier reset on my phone and about 30 minutes.

I repeated the process for the remaining lines. Made a separate account at T-Mobile for each line that went out. That way you know the account number.

I Let sprint add sprint complete to each line. Less hassle than not. Then once service was moved. Talk to chat and have them remove it all.

It took me the whole day but only because I needed different phones to work at different times. If I did it all over and porting at the same time it would take maybe 2-3 hours.
Apr 3, 2019 4:19 AM
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wealthisachoiceApr 3, 2019 4:19 AM
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Quote from comintel :
People have not reported problems adding G6 Plays back on so I suppose they must be going back on ok.

Thanks so the easiest way would be port a google # and cancel the old line with the Moto G6 or put another phone on the old service to free up the Moto G6? Have another SS so that's not a challenge just running out of time if I'm going to do this.
Apr 3, 2019 4:21 AM
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comintelApr 3, 2019 4:21 AM
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Quote from wealthisachoice :
Thanks so the easiest way would be port a google # and cancel the old line with the Moto G6 or put another phone on the old service to free up the Moto G6? Have another SS so that's not a challenge just running out of time if I'm going to do this.
You can swap it off if you have an IMEI and ICCID to put in its place and do not need to move the number along with it. That will free it instantly.

Or you can port out its number which will free it up.
Last edited by comintel April 2, 2019 at 09:33 PM.
Apr 3, 2019 4:24 AM
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BLT09892Apr 3, 2019 4:24 AM
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Quote from macrokelvin :
You can reuse them. They expire after 365 days of no activity. I sent you two more free SIM ICCIDs just in case. Good luck.
My sister said thank you. Worked like a charm hug
Apr 3, 2019 4:35 AM
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ndknApr 3, 2019 4:35 AM
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For those who's having issue porting from sprint to tmobile prepaid. If it doesn't happen within 24hours then it most likely struck. Go chat with tmobile Facebook force team. They will say everything is good please wait 48hrs. After 48hr message tmobile Facebook again. This time they will ask for your sprint account and pin and do a deep investigation. Then they will manually approve the port. They told me it's a rare system issue where tmobile didn't auto approve the port process. I don't believe it is rare as I see many of us having same issue. Hope this help.

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Apr 3, 2019 5:06 AM
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icemule1Apr 3, 2019 5:06 AM
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Quote from comintel :
As Desi says, that particular Credit rep was just freelancing, making up their own personal policy. The credit reps are in the U.S. and a lot of Sprint staff here think customers on the Free plan are freeloaders. You see this attitude a lot on r/sprint on reddit.

You do not need evidence because that is the only Credit rep we have ever heard say that. Just try again. You will not have to worry about this being an obstacle a second time because it was just a freak occurrence. They know the 45 day rule very well and apply it (and occasionally ignore it) a dozen times every day..
Thanks for the encouragement, will try calling again tomorrow!

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