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.
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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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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The one they pulled on me:
1. complied with the offer on March 15
2. Sprint sent 4-1 sim kit which I paid for as part of the initial online BYOD offer confirmed by email.
3. Opened BYOD link prior to end of offer, proceeded with activation using the --Activation Code-- provided in the original order confirmation email which curiously did not appear in the instruction letter included with 4 in one sim kit.
Information recognized at BYOD activation page link including the phone IMEI.
4. A message displayed in red after entering the sim iccid indicating that the process could not continue: ["Invalid SerialNo and iccid"]
No onscreen instructions given on how to proceed. Per the letter with the kit used the option to call 866-437-1818 to "compete the port-in process on the phone"
5. What followed over two days of time wasting insanity: 17 calls, dropped calls, cold transfers, extensive hold times ( 2 hours 46 minutes on one call alone).
Then this!:
[ "No worry sir I'm going to redo your activation an port-in over the phone and you'll be good to go"]
I was wise enough to know that creating a new order on the phone on the 10th will wipe out the $300 offer causing me to ask.
["No worry sir I'll make sure you get the best promotion available today"] !!!!!!!
One problem encountered was agents telling me: "Can't access your account with your pin number" They should have asked for Activation Code instead which does grant them access to account but apparently they are trained trained to insist on the "pin".
6. Agent sends a pin re-set link that can't work because (i) don't have a user name or password and (ii) can't work because you have not ever created a user account and can not create one until after activation.
Too many numbers: two order numbers, one each for the service and one for the sim kit order, plus two confirmation numbers, plus enterprise order number, plus delivery order number, plus billing system order number, plus account number.
Good luck trying to get an agent to even open your account ( Must tell them to enter Activation Code to grant access but 9/10 times they just argue insisting on pin.)
Please ask yourself: "Is my time and sanity worth the remote chance of getting a gift card if this remote chance of 'reward' requires multiple days out of life plus double dose of blood pressure medicine?
T-mobile now owns Sprint. TMO has the worst reputation of all for lying, puling scams, over-selling available slots on cell towers for a particular community, time-wasting trouble shoot your phone as first requirement, lying, over-billing and not pushing through promised credits, lousy time-wasting deceitful customer service and practices in general. Not to mention poor call quality, sketchy coverage.
Granted, a tiny number of Sprint-TMO CSR's are well trained knowledgeable and genuinely interested in providing the best service however there is little they can do about carefully calculated fraud at the top.
"Thank you for contacting Sprint. I am happy to assist you with your
questions about Sprint Perks for Credit Union Members.
Your account is currently enrolled in Sprint Perks for Credit Union
Members.
$100 will be deposited in your credit union checking or savings account
for the phone numbers you registered up to 2 lines.
$100 will be deposited in your credit union checking or savings account
annually, starting next year.
To receive these benefits:
• Your Sprint account remains active, current and enrolled in the offer.
• At least one line on your account must be active on the Sprint plan
Unlimited Plus or Unlimited Premium.
Check the status of your registration approval at
www.lovemycredi
This offer cannot be combined with any other Sprint offer.
Also, to provide detail regarding the BYOD program, a voice call would
probably be more effective, you may contact our Customer Care Department
at 888-211-4727. They are open Monday - Friday: 6:00 AM - 10:00 PM,
Saturday: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM,and Sunday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM."
EDIT: I saw a comment saying changing numbers to port in is fine. But that is speculation with good faith (since Sprint does want to grab users from competitors). Another issue is that the account I had setup right after getting order confirmation email with online chat, now has the 5 lines port in progress. I declined their phone porting agents for now, thinking about providing info using their website. But guess I had to chat/call; if I can change a ported-in number and still getting that $300 for that particular line. Correct? So here still lies the questions:
(1) whether a number left at the time of order can be changed to another during porting process.
(2) And seems Sprint POPI numbers are just hit-or-miss after reading a couple of hundreds posts. Right?
EDIT 2: All solved with this: https://community.sprin
Edit:
Change port in number before port, do not change number after port.
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hpham53 for posting, Network Signal Info. Reps to him.
https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=
and later added: It'll show the signal strength in bars by default; touch the screen to change it to dial-and-needle.
Great for checking your home wifi as well!
Edit:
If you can't get it redelivered, and it is sim purchase, get sim from amazon. And enter these sim from amz on Activation. If for phone purchase, and if ups is no help, you need to call sprint to see what they can do for you
@Yamaha Rick, if I'm not mistaken, some of your lines had Invalid Activation Date. You might want to resubmit them. Good Luck.
Edit:
If you can't get it redelivered, and it is sim purchase, get sim from amazon. And enter these sim from amz on Activation. If for phone purchase, and if ups is no help, you need to call sprint to see what they can do for you[/
I had accurate address but ups screwed up and sent it back to sprint. I have escalated it but gotten no response. This was the iPhone X offer where I paid $321 including tax. Any ideas? Sprint wasn't helpful either
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They said it can't once it's returned to sender. Not sure if that is accurate
Edit:
If you can't get it redelivered, and it is sim purchase, get sim from amazon. And enter these sim from amz on Activation. If for phone purchase, and if ups is no help, you need to call sprint to see what they can do for you[/
I had accurate address but ups screwed up and sent it back to sprint. I have escalated it but gotten no response. This was the iPhone X offer where I paid $321 including tax. Any ideas? Sprint wasn't helpful either