Sprint BYOD: 1-Year Unlimited Talk, Text & Data Free (w/ Eligible Device, SIM Req.)

SamKQboro

Dec 19, 2019

9,545 Posts

Joined Oct 2006

Dec 19, 2019

SamKQboro

Dec 19, 2019

9,545 Posts

Quote from hodaddy

:

Right? So WTH

For what it's worth when I asked for my iPhones to be unlocked few months, it took a few tries and requests before they finally were able to unlock them successfully. Obviously your situation is different as they said it has a financial obligation. Maybe try again with another rep and see if it was simply a mistake?

jjtricket

Dec 19, 2019

268 Posts

Joined Oct 2006

Dec 19, 2019

jjtricket

Dec 19, 2019

268 Posts

Quote from hodaddy

:

Right? So WTH

Makes absolutely no sense that they let you activate it and are now concerned with a balance owed by someone else! Why would Sprint even care?

edog11

Dec 19, 2019

2,902 Posts

Joined Sep 2011

Dec 19, 2019

edog11

Dec 19, 2019

2,902 Posts

Quote from hodaddy

:

Right? So WTH

Sprint's FED/FEC is garbage to deny unlocks. If you said Samsung they probably would say Samsung is owed.

david61983

Pro

Dec 19, 2019

1,939 Posts

Joined Dec 2011

Dec 19, 2019

david61983

Pro

Dec 19, 2019

1,939 Posts

I've been trying to get my wife's iphone 7 unlocked for months. They've told me at least 4 times that it's unlocked but it's not.

comintel

Dec 19, 2019

7,414 Posts

Joined Oct 2013

Dec 19, 2019

comintel

Dec 19, 2019

7,414 Posts

Quote from david61983

:

I've been trying to get my wife's iphone 7 unlocked for months. They've told me at least 4 times that it's unlocked but it's not.

If you have not done so, I would suggest try Retentions at 844-382-3317. They are officially in charge of Unlocks.

Other people recommend International department via Chat but I suspect you may have tried them already.

Last edited by comintel December 19, 2019 at 04:36 PM.

svsfan

Dec 20, 2019

6,180 Posts

Joined Mar 2015

Dec 20, 2019

svsfan

Dec 20, 2019

6,180 Posts

Try international chat dept for unlocks

https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=113680379&postcount=12084

Ki11Factor

Dec 20, 2019

1,350 Posts

Joined Apr 2008

Dec 20, 2019

Ki11Factor

Dec 20, 2019

1,350 Posts

My parents aren't heavy data or airtime users, but I might want my mom to have some data coverage just in case. Anyone have recommendations for the next cheap service provider?

comintel

Dec 20, 2019

7,414 Posts

Joined Oct 2013

Dec 20, 2019

comintel

Dec 20, 2019

7,414 Posts

Quote from Ki11Factor

:

My parents aren't heavy data or airtime users, but I might want my mom to have some data coverage just in case. Anyone have recommendations for the next cheap service provider?

You can buy Tello's lowest tier data plan for $5 a month with no tax. It has unlimited slow-speed data after you use up the included 500 MB of high speed data. (You have to have some plan to qualify for unlimited lower-speed data).

Than you can make a cash deposit to cover phone calls at 1 cent a minute pay as you go.

Doing it this way eliminates additional tax and gets you unlimited data (high/low speed)..

Last edited by comintel December 20, 2019 at 06:24 AM.

dmart9

Dec 20, 2019

512 Posts

Joined Nov 2016

Dec 20, 2019

dmart9

Dec 20, 2019

512 Posts

Quote from comintel

:

You can buy Tello's lowest tier data plan for $5 a month with no tax. It has unlimited slow-speed data after you use up the included 500 MB of high speed data. (You have to have some plan to qualify for unlimited lower-speed data).

Than you can make a cash deposit to cover phone calls at 1 cent a minute pay as you go.

Doing it this way eliminates additional tax and gets you unlimited data (high/low speed)..

do you mean you need something more than the $5 plan?

does iMessage work with Tello? or just SMS?

Last edited by dmart9 December 20, 2019 at 12:06 PM.

comintel

Dec 20, 2019

7,414 Posts

Joined Oct 2013

Dec 20, 2019

comintel

Dec 20, 2019

7,414 Posts

Quote from dmart9

:

do you mean you need something more than the $5 plan?

For unlimited free slower-speed data, that is all you need.

If you want Tello voice, though, yes, add a cash paygo deposit of $20 which will last for 2000 minutes which is 33 hours with no expiry ever and set it to reload with $10 or $20 increments when/if ever needed.

On Android at least, you can use Google Voice/ Hangouts VOIP for free to avoid using Tello plan minutes. This works well in good-signal areas or where you have wifi.- sometimes better than carrier voice

There are other options and combinations. See https://tello.com/buy/custom_plans for details.

As to iMessage, I am not an iPhone user but it should work fine.

Last edited by comintel March 22, 2020 at 09:25 AM.

hodaddy

Pro

Dec 20, 2019

4,567 Posts

Joined Jan 2007

Dec 20, 2019

hodaddy

Pro

Dec 20, 2019

4,567 Posts

Quote from hodaddy

:

Question. I picked up an s10e from Fleabay. Waited 50 days and now chatting to get an unlock code. Asked where i bought it. I said not sure maybe best buy. They say there is a balance due from best buy. And i need to contact them. Anyone with advice before i call BB. The fleabay site is a reputable seller who sells many many devices.

Quote from comintel

:

If you have not done so, I would suggest try Retentions at 844-382-3317. They are officially in charge of Unlocks.

Other people recommend International department via Chat but I suspect you may have tried them already.

Quote from svsfan

:

Try international chat dept for unlocks

https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=113680379&postcount=12084

So after visiting a corporate store and then calling international support(because store can't provide an unlock), they also say they cannot unlock because there is still a financial owe to Sprint on this phone. So he could not answer the q of why then could i even activate it on my account. They just do.

Soo... I suspect an unlocking service will not be able to unlock either (someone please tell me i'm wrong)

Also, if unable to unlock, will i be able to activate on Tello?

comintel

Dec 20, 2019

7,414 Posts

Joined Oct 2013

Dec 20, 2019

comintel

Dec 20, 2019

7,414 Posts

Quote from hodaddy

:

So after visiting a corporate store and then calling international support(because store can't provide an unlock), they also say they cannot unlock because there is still a financial owe to Sprint on this phone. So he could not answer the q of why then could i even activate it on my account. They just do.

Soo... I suspect an unlocking service will not be able to unlock either (someone please tell me i'm wrong)

Also, if unable to unlock, will i be able to activate on Tello?

Probably they will activate but not unlock phones on which money is owed but are not yet formally in default. For example, suppose you buy a phone on time normally. Would it not be normal that they will activate it but not unlock it until it is fully paid off?

Tello is a Sprint mvno so you might be able to migrate it there, especially since that is not a true port (they call it a "migration"). I would not be surprised either way. You can at least try the checkers on Ting and Tello. However if the original BestBuy deal was that it must be used only on Sprint until paid off, they may bar that path too.

Last edited by comintel December 20, 2019 at 03:40 PM.

hodaddy

Pro

Dec 20, 2019

4,567 Posts

Joined Jan 2007

Dec 20, 2019

hodaddy

Pro

Dec 20, 2019

4,567 Posts

Quote from comintel

:

Probably they will activate but not unlock phones on which money is owed but are not in default (they call it a "migration"). For example, suppose you buy a phone on time normally. Would it not be normal that they will activate it but not unlock it until it is paid off?

Tello is a Sprint mvno so you might be able to migrate it there, especially since that is not a true port. I would not be surprised either way. You can at least try the checkers on Ting and Tello.

Ting: Sorry, this phone can't be activated right now. This device has not reached financial eligibility. Tello is pretty much the same.

I guess my bad for only checking it on the sprint byod site

svsfan

Dec 21, 2019

6,180 Posts

Joined Mar 2015

Dec 21, 2019

svsfan

Dec 21, 2019

6,180 Posts

Quote from hodaddy

:

Ting: Sorry, this phone can't be activated right now. This device has not reached financial eligibility. Tello is pretty much the same.

I guess my bad for only checking it on the sprint byod site

This phone sounds like it didn't pass FED, not sure what can clear that.

desi_babu_2010

Pro

Dec 21, 2019

15,543 Posts

Joined Jul 2011

Dec 21, 2019

desi_babu_2010

Pro

Dec 21, 2019

15,543 Posts

Quote from hodaddy

:

Ting: Sorry, this phone can't be activated right now. This device has not reached financial eligibility. Tello is pretty much the same.

I guess my bad for only checking it on the sprint byod site

oh man...i just recieved a lg g7 i biought on ebay from a "good seller"

i received it today...

i am getting the same error on ting and tello site...

i am not sure if it will activate on a regular sprint account...how can one check that?

heer is the error.:

Sorry, this phone can't be activated right now. This device has not reached financial eligibility.
The Sprint account holder is the only one that can clear this balance with Sprint. If you have recently paid off your Sprint device, please ensure you allow 48 hours before checking compatibility.

If you bought the phone from a 3rd party you may want to ask for a refund.

edit: seller claims phone was used on sprint. initial activation date is 11/15/2019.

edit 2: seller claims to have paid off balance )$50) a week ago. seller will go to sprint store and try to sort it out. so there is hope for me i think

Last edited by desi_babu_2010 December 21, 2019 at 08:00 AM.

Sprint BYOD: 1-Year Unlimited Talk, Text & Data

Free

Editor's Notes

Original Post

Editor's Notes

Original Post

Community Voting

Leave a Comment

Top Comments

44,122 Comments

Leave a Comment

Related Searches

Popular Deals

Trending Deals