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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.

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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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Sprint WILL RELOCK your unlocked device as they did to mine. Not a single incident as friends and family of mine got their RELOCKED to the sprint network. We all had unlocked devices when signed up. Now all our phones are locked to Sprint. Thats illegal.
You have to stay for 90 days to keep the $300 and their unlock policy is 60 days, so while I agree they should not be re-locking phones, you can get it re-unlocked after 60 days and before your 90 day requirement is fulfilled.
Thanks! Ordered the BYOD Amazon SIM on Monday and was sitting on whether to switch my Iphone over. I felt a little dirty about going back to Sprint. I left them 4 years ago (after 18 years as a customer) and said I'd never go back.

Glad I did. $300 is better than $100 and I can still port out in a few months. No contracts on the Kickstarter plan. They automatically waived the activation fee by doing it online as well, but after looking at my confirmation email it says there will be a one-time credit of $30 within 3 invoices however that plays out. My first bill will be charged 30 days from today.

I was concerned with the Amazon reviews saying they were sent 4 of the same SIMs, but it worked flawlessly. Over chat the rep told me which one to use. I also asked if I could double down on both the $300 and $100 Amazon SIM promotion, but was a no go. Worth a shot anyway.

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Quote from larciel :
sorry to ask again. I saw some conflicting messages

Google Voice # work . right?
yes, but if you're thinking of porting your personal google voice number, I'd instead recommend buying a number on ebay and forwarding your calls to your new cell number.
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I guess i misunderstood. If he didn't do it properly then it would show number not found.
I don't want to make the questioner worry, but I think the registration site will accept any valid Sprint phone number, whether or not it qualifies for the promotion. The qualification won't be decided until 90+ days after activation.
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"Quote from Lovegasoline :
Are these the steps in sequence(?):
-Port primary number from MINT to GV ($20 ouch).
-Ignore MINT for the Sprint port-in. Buy ebay ATT number and port in G7 phone to Sprint.
-Allow MINT 3-month prepaid to expire on April 29th. Asta la vista MINT.
-Set up GV to somehow forward both calls & txts from my primary number to the new number on Sprint."

Quote from ReadySmile :
This should be sequence:
  1. Buy ebay ATT number and port in G7 IMEI to Sprint, but don't put Sprint SIM in G7 yet.
  2. Continue using MINT primary number on G7 until it expires on Apr 29. Remember MINT has hotspot, which Kickstart does not.
  3. On Apr 29, port primary number from MINT to GV ($20 ouch), which will automatically close your MINT account.
  4. Put Sprint SIM in phone, so it can now be used on Sprint.
  5. Configure GV to forward calls & txts from your primary number to the new Sprint number that was formerly on ATT.
Does everyone agree these steps are the optimal way to proceed?

How long does it take GV to complete the port in? Is it instantaneous or do any of these steps require days?

Curious: is there a routine way to request a new phone number from MINT, so I can port out my primary number now on MINT to GV ... while retaining my phone service with MINT albeit with a new number assigned by MINT? Or is this a fantasy? (it would theoretically save me the step of purchasing an ebay ATT number?).

GV service is new to me...I recall reading something months ago that there's a limit on phone numbers used with GV, something about not being able to port a number in >out>and back in again? Or was it restriction on porting a number in/out of more than one email account? Or once a number is ported out you lose the phone number ...or something like that?
Last edited by Lovegasoline April 4, 2020 at 06:20 PM.
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Please help with a strange situation, I just received a call from Sprint ( home phone caller id displays 18882114727 a man with foreign accent said that he was calling from Sprint regarding phone number porting, I told him that my ordered phone won't be here until Monday, do I have to have phone on hand to do porting, he said I don" t need to wait for the phone to arrive to do porting. He also asked ssn number. As I understand I have to have phone with me in order to process porting, because I currently don't have phone's IMEI and sim card. I told him that I am in the middle of somthing , asked for a call back number, then he gave me this number which is different from the number he called 18775033269

FYI, I bought 5 phones the day before yesterday and the phones are on the way to be delivered by Monday. I googled that there were some scam going on with scammer asking information from people. Did this happen to anyone here? Do you think I have reason to suspect this? If so, just remind people here to be alerted. Any comment?
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Quote from Lovegasoline :
"Quote from Lovegasoline :
Are these the steps in sequence(?):
-Port primary number from MINT to GV ($20 ouch).
-Ignore MINT for the Sprint port-in. Buy ebay ATT number and port in G7 phone to Sprint.
-Allow MINT 3-month prepaid to expire on April 29th. Asta la vista MINT.
-Set up GV to somehow forward both calls & txts from my primary number to the new number on Sprint."



Does everyone agree these steps are the optimal way to proceed?

How long does it take GV to complete the port in? Is it instantaneous or do any of these steps require days?

Curious: is there a routine way to request a new phone number from MINT, so I can port out my primary number now on MINT to GV ... while retaining my phone service with MINT albeit with a new number assigned by MINT? Or is this a fantasy? (it would theoretically save me the step of purchasing an ebay ATT number?).

GV service is new to me...I recall reading something months ago that there's a limit on phone numbers used with GV, something about not being able to port a number in >out>and back in again? Or was it restriction on porting a number in/out of more than one email account? Or once a number is ported out you lose the phone number ...or something like that?
you are probably overthinking this.

When you port, I believe your Mint account will close. If you ask for a new phone number instead of porting, you will lose your old one.
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Quote from veryseablue :
Please help with a strange situation, I just received a call from Sprint ( home phone caller id displays 18882114727 a man with foreign accent said that he was calling from Sprint regarding phone number porting, I told him that my ordered phone won't be here until Monday, do I have to have phone on hand to do porting, he said I don" t need to wait for the phone to arrive to do porting. He also asked ssn number. As I understand I have to have phone with me in order to process porting, because I currently don't have phone's IMEI and sim card. I told him that I am in the middle of somthing , asked for a call back number, then he gave me this number which is different from the number he called 18775033269

FYI, I bought 5 phones the day before yesterday and the phones are on the way to be delivered by Monday. I googled that there were some scam going on with scammer asking information from people. Did this happen to anyone here? Do you think I have reason to suspect this? If so, just remind people here to be alerted. Any comment?
Wow. didn't happen to me but a scam for sure. They will never ask for SSN.
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Quote from veryseablue :
Please help with a strange situation, I just received a call from Sprint ( home phone caller id displays 18882114727 a man with foreign accent said that he was calling from Sprint regarding phone number porting, I told him that my ordered phone won't be here until Monday, do I have to have phone on hand to do porting, he said I don" t need to wait for the phone to arrive to do porting. He also asked ssn number. As I understand I have to have phone with me in order to process porting, because I currently don't have phone's IMEI and sim card. I told him that I am in the middle of somthing , asked for a call back number, then he gave me this number which is different from the number he called 18775033269

FYI, I bought 5 phones the day before yesterday and the phones are on the way to be delivered by Monday. I googled that there were some scam going on with scammer asking information from people. Did this happen to anyone here? Do you think I have reason to suspect this? If so, just remind people here to be alerted. Any comment?
That number 877-503-3269 is the legitimate Sprint porting number, also shown in our thread wiki.
Call back one of these two verified Sprint porting numbers 866-437-1818 or 877-503-3269 and find out if they might have called.
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Quote from hodaddy :
Wow. didn't happen to me but a scam for sure. They will never ask for SSN.
Thanks. Forgot to mention , I chose the no credit check when ordering, so make no sense to ask for ssn, also I believe the porting people won't be so proactive to take care this.
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Quote from veryseablue :
Please help with a strange situation, I just received a call from Sprint ( home phone caller id displays 18882114727 a man with foreign accent said that he was calling from Sprint regarding phone number porting, He also asked ssn number. Do you think I have reason to suspect this? If so, just remind people here to be alerted. Any comment?
On the online order form that I used, there's a place to enter port-in info or you can select "Skip for now and we'll call you later". Which one did you choose?
It's not unusual for the Sprint rep to have a foreign accent. Sprint has a large call-center in Manila, and the sales rep that I talked to last week was working there. I'd ask the caller to authenticate himself by giving you your order number, which you can check against the order confirmation email that you received. You should not have to authenticate yourself with your SSN because he called you, not the other way around.
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Quote from ReadySmile :
That number 877-503-3269 is the legitimate Sprint porting number, also shown in our thread wiki.
Call back one of these two verified Sprint porting numbers 866-437-1818 or 877-503-3269 and find out if they might have called.
Thanks.
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Quote from hpham_53 :
On the online order form that I used, there's a place to enter port-in info or you can select "Skip for now and we'll call you later". Which one did you choose?
It's not unusual for the Sprint rep to have a foreign accent. Sprint has a large call-center in Manila, and the sales rep that I talked to last week was working there. I'd ask the caller to authenticate himself by giving you your order number, which you can check against the order confirmation email that you received. You should not have to authenticate yourself with your SSN because he called you, not the other way around.
Good idea. Thanks.
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Quote from veryseablue :
Please help with a strange situation, I just received a call from Sprint ( home phone caller id displays 18882114727 a man with foreign accent said that he was calling from Sprint regarding phone number porting, I told him that my ordered phone won't be here until Monday, do I have to have phone on hand to do porting, he said I don" t need to wait for the phone to arrive to do porting. He also asked ssn number. As I understand I have to have phone with me in order to process porting, because I currently don't have phone's IMEI and sim card. I told him that I am in the middle of somthing , asked for a call back number, then he gave me this number which is different from the number he called 18775033269

FYI, I bought 5 phones the day before yesterday and the phones are on the way to be delivered by Monday. I googled that there were some scam going on with scammer asking information from people. Did this happen to anyone here? Do you think I have reason to suspect this? If so, just remind people here to be alerted. Any comment?

Nothing wrong, I got same phone call the next morning. And the lady helped me finished the porting. Saved me time to call them..
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Quote from veryseablue :
Thanks. Forgot to mention , I chose the no credit check when ordering, so make no sense to ask for ssn, also I believe the porting people won't be so proactive to take care this.
Guys dont overthink..

They are not asking your ssn for sprint acct.. They are asking ssn for the old carrier porting info as they assume its always required if u r porting from postpaid carrier... Typically they ask acct no, pin, ssn, name and address..

Its not scam..simple it is.. Just tell them u r porting from prepaid carrier so ssn can be skipped.
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Quote from veryseablue :
Thanks. Forgot to mention , I chose the no credit check when ordering, so make no sense to ask for ssn, also I believe the porting people won't be so proactive to take care this.
The Porting Dept does sometimes call pro-actively. Best resolution for this is to call one of the verified numbers for this dept: 866-437-1818 or 877-503-3269 and find out what they want.
They can port you in advance of receiving your phones, because they already know what IMEI and SIM numbers are for those phones.
When you talk to them also ask for your account number, which they can tell you. This will allow you to get headstart on filling rebate.
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Quote from akhere :
Guys dont overthink..

They are not asking your ssn for sprint acct.. They are asking ssn for the old carrier porting info as they assume its always required if u r porting from postpaid carrier... Typically they ask acct no, pin, ssn, name and address..

Its not scam..simple it is.. Just tell them u r porting from prepaid carrier so ssn can be skipped.
Thanks. I would prefer to help myself with porting unless I have to need human intervention.

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