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expiredneedgeech posted Mar 13, 2020 6:07 AM

Sprint: Bring Your Own Device & Port In Number, Get $300 PrePaid Mastercard

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Sprint offers a $300 Prepaid Mastercard for those who Bring in their Own Eligible Device and Port-in a Number to Sprint w/ Purchase of an Eligible Plan. Thanks needgeech

Note, Activation Fee Up to $30/line applies and Credit approval required. You need to check if your phone qualifies for Sprint network and purchase or own a Sim Card to be eligible for BYOD process and pick an eligible plan to be eligible for Gift Card.

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Offer is valid through April 9, 2020. Requires port from other carrier to Sprint. Allow 13-15 weeks after registration for Prepaid Card to arrive. Phone must be active for 90 days and remain in active and in good standing through the card fulfillment process. For Full terms & conditions, click here and apply promo code 300BYOD313 along w/ purchase date. -slickdewmaster

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Update: Last chance to signup for this popular offer (ends 4/9/20).

Sprint offers a $300 Prepaid Mastercard for those who Bring in their Own Eligible Device and Port-in a Number to Sprint w/ Purchase of an Eligible Plan. Thanks needgeech

Note, Activation Fee Up to $30/line applies and Credit approval required. You need to check if your phone qualifies for Sprint network and purchase or own a Sim Card to be eligible for BYOD process and pick an eligible plan to be eligible for Gift Card.

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
Offer is valid through April 9, 2020. Requires port from other carrier to Sprint. Allow 13-15 weeks after registration for Prepaid Card to arrive. Phone must be active for 90 days and remain in active and in good standing through the card fulfillment process. For Full terms & conditions, click here and apply promo code 300BYOD313 along w/ purchase date. -slickdewmaster

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Quote from whhv :
If there is a discount added, how much will it cost for 5lines premium plan? And is it possible to port 5 lines together to avoid that error and take advantage of lower plan lower cost , like basic plan or cheaper plan?
Best Plan for 5 line is Unlimited Plus, $100, Premium I think is $150.

Why go for basic, it's $100, the same as Unlimited Plus.


Best way to do it is to port 5 lines to together. I haven't tried separate porting with Unlimited Plus
Mar 24, 2020 4:09 PM
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seiromemMar 24, 2020 4:09 PM
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I created an account on 3/20 and entered a visible phone number to be ported. I did not receive the Sprint sim card or activate the account until yesterday, 3/24. The visible account was suspended on 3/20. I went through the activation and received an email notification indicating account is activated, but unable to make calls. To resolve the issue, should the visible account be reactivated? Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
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Quote from seiromem :
I created an account on 3/20 and entered a visible phone number to be ported. I did not receive the Sprint sim card or activate the account until yesterday, 3/24. The visible account was suspended on 3/20. I went through the activation and received an email notification indicating account is activated, but unable to make calls. To resolve the issue, should the visible account be reactivated? Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
what does https://sprint.com/check-port-status say?

if you can't port because visible is suspended, your best might be to port a number from google voice, $3 to unlock
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hodaddyMar 24, 2020 4:15 PM
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Quote from ihaveaquestion :
So if I want two lines I will have to open two accounts (to get $600 cashback) which will result in 2 credit pulls on my FICO?
Quote from ceinoh :
@JeffT7461
I asked two different Sprint corporate sales employees as well as the rep at the local Sprint store I spoke to. All three said the same thing--you can get the promo w/ different accounts but not with different lines tied to the same acct. The chat bot said the same thing but I didn't trust it so I asked 3 different employees.
From what i've read, a credit checked(CC) account is separate from a no credit check(NCC) account. Though i personally have not done it......yet.
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Caliguy1965Mar 24, 2020 4:23 PM
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Quote from ceinoh :
I had to call a local Sprint store employee to get the full details on this plan. I've never used Sprint and don't know anyone who has so I'm a bit leery based on their reputation for poor cell and customer support. Can't speak to the cell plan service yet as I'm not quite signed all the way up but the customer service is a nightmare. I got better information and service by dealing with the local store.

This promo ends on 4/9/20, as stated. Once signed up you must submit your rebate for the $300 card by 5/10/20, also as stated.

Other details:
-You can only get 1 $300 rebate per ACCOUNT.

-You can have more than 1 ACCOUNT per address. So if you have a roommate or relative w/ the same address you both can get the $300 card if you have separate accounts. You can't share accounts and both get the $300 rebate. Only one of you would get the $300 if you choose to share an account w/ someone.

-This is a BYOD plan and therefore your phone should not be locked onto Sprint as you did not source the phone from them. The person I spoke to said he's worked for Sprint for years and he's never heard of a BYOD device being locked to Sprint.

-The link above gave me considerable issues ordering. The process stalled at the credit check. I believe my credit reports are now locked because of the Experian data breach and I didn't remember before trying to use the self-service site at the link above to order. Their system first tried to get their chat bot to verify me and she got confused. I ended up calling the number the credit error gave me and that individual was offshore and couldn't understand I was not calling to activate service but because of a credit check error. I ended up being transferred to a corporate sales rep who created an account for me, waived the credit check, and approved me for 5 lines of service. He then ordered the Sim card for me. He's supposed to call me back when it arrives to sign me up for the plan & activate the account. He assured me that even though I didn't go through the self-service system I could still get the promo. We'll see.

-I've been given 3 different time frames to receive the rebate card. The employee at the store says it usually takes 60 days, however, the official literature says 13-15 weeks, and I've also been told 90 days by the chat BOT. So, to be on the safe side expect 90 days. The terms and conditions say you must maintain on-time payments, in full and an active phone line for the full 90 days to get the card so I'm setting up autopay to make sure there aren't any interruptions in service where they can try to deny the $300 rebate.

-The Kickstarter BYOD plan is $40/month with a $5 discount for autopay bringing the total to $35/month + taxes and fees. They're waiving the $35 activation fee via the self-service site or via phone.

-The Kickstarter plan is unlimited Talk, Tex, and Data. They do not throttle data after you use so many gigabytes like other carriers. Instead they prioritize your data when you are in the proximity of other Sprint users. Those users who have used the least data are given priority on the network. I was given the example that if I use 50GB and some other Sprint user I'm near has only used 10 GB then they are given priority on the network but this should only be noticeable if you are in a very densely populated area or crowded stadium, etc. Don't know how true that is.

Hope these little extra bits of info will help someone else like me who has never dealt with Sprint before and don't quite know how they operate.
Stop confusing people about 1 x $300 per account, most store reps are usless:

"Details: Offer ends 4/9/20. Activ. Fee: Up to $30/line. Credit approval req. $300 Prepaid Card Offer: Requires BYOD or phone purchased at full SRP. Max 5 per account"

That is from the terms/conditions from the original post!!
Mar 24, 2020 4:26 PM
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ceinohMar 24, 2020 4:26 PM
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Quote from hodaddy :
From what i've read, a credit checked(CC) account is separate from a no credit check(NCC) account. Though i personally have not done it......yet.
Quote from hodaddy :
From what i've read, a credit checked(CC) account is separate from a no credit check(NCC) account. Though i personally have not done it......yet.
Quote from hodaddy :
From what i've read, a credit checked(CC) account is separate from a no credit check(NCC) account. Though i personally have not done it......yet.
Right. That's my concern. I asked the corporate sales rep and he said it doesn't matter. He has the authority to wave the credit check because it wasn't going through. I'm going to check with the rep at the local store I spoke to yesterday to be sure.
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ceinohMar 24, 2020 4:31 PM
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Is Megan a bot? I said I need to to talk to a human and she replies she is a human
LMAO. Yes. Megan is a bot and a liar. lol. I did the same thing. So, I asked Megan for her supervisor. Megan told me she needed to call her sup. She put me on hold. Megan's sup connected and her name was....Megan. I asked one of the corporate sales rep about her and they said she is a bot for sure. Plus she's ALWAYS there. 24/7. lol.

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whhvMar 24, 2020 4:51 PM
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I am curious about should I go for credit check method or non credit check method and what is the difference and result????
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cardboardboxMar 24, 2020 4:52 PM
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Quote from slohasley :
I believe so. After you activate a sim card, you will get an account number. Your PIN is automatically assigned as the last 4 digits of of your phone number. All is visible in the my accounts page.
I received my order of 5 BBD sims yesterday and I was trying to create accounts but unfortunately they will not accept any of my old phones so now I dont know what to do. I still have the IMEI of a Pixel 3a I sold a while back that BBD will accept but I didnt go any further than checking it if will work. I'm not sure if Verizon/BBD would actually try to do anything to the Pixel, like try to activate it, or if nothing would happen until I put the sim in the phone.
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seiromemMar 24, 2020 4:53 PM
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Quote from swammer :
what does https://sprint.com/check-port-status say?

if you can't port because visible is suspended, your best might be to port a number from google voice, $3 to unlock
I tried I tried to sign up for an online account using the phone number that I supposedly ported. It says Device is not active or cancelled. Any other ideas?
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Quote from seiromem :
I tried I tried to sign up for an online account using the phone number that I supposedly ported. It says Device is not active or cancelled. Any other ideas?
You've already placed an order and need to setup online account?

best is to get your account number from chat or calling in.
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cardboardboxMar 24, 2020 4:57 PM
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Quote from swammer :
Unlimited Plus is the same price as Unlimited Basic and you get hotspot. I just signed up for it, $100 for 5 lines.

My free BYOD is about to expire and I didn't care about the numbers. I ported numbers from Google Voice.
someone else here was a little worried that GV numbers wont work for the $300. Do you think they will?
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harikumarMar 24, 2020 4:57 PM
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Is this promotion 300/line or 300 per account. If we port in 5 lines to sprint, do we get 1500 or 300. Please confirm.
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Caliguy1965Mar 24, 2020 5:02 PM
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Quote from harikumar :
Is this promotion 300/line or 300 per account. If we port in 5 lines to sprint, do we get 1500 or 300. Please confirm.
The terms and conditions of the promo states:
"Details: Offer ends 4/9/20. Activ. Fee: Up to $30/line. Credit approval req. $300 Prepaid Card Offer: Requires BYOD or phone purchased at full SRP. Max 5 per account. Excludes tablets. Req. port from other carrier to Sprint."

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Mar 24, 2020 5:02 PM
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seiromemMar 24, 2020 5:02 PM
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Quote from swammer :
You've already placed an order and need to setup online account?

best is to get your account number from chat or calling in.
I was able to create an account using my sprint account number and not the phone number. The port status is showing pending and to call a specific number.

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