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Moto G Power Unlocked, then Activate to Sprint $104.99 w/activation?
$104.99
This one is murky. Best Buy offers the Moto G Power for :
I'll activate service later $229.99
Verizon $179.99
AT&T $179.99
Sprint Starting at $104.99
*New line or new account $104.99, upgrade $179.99.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/moto...Id=63985
I called Best Buy and was told it would be locked in for 3 months at a minimum $65 a month post-paid Sprint, then they would unlock for any carrier. So I buy an unlocked phone and it gets locked by activating on Sprint? I try to call Sprint and get re-routed to Tmobile, one guy told me there would be a hefty termination fee. Then finally a Sprint sales lady told me 50 days of service and they free the phone. Everybody gives me a different answer.
If anyone knows what the heck is going on with Sprint/Tmobile and activating a Best Buy unlocked phone with an activation promo through Sprint, please weigh in.
I'm personally wanting to get the phone, cancel Sprint, and use on a different network, and not have that cost me more than the $105 phone + $20 activation fee, and maybe the first month with Sprint for $65. Any more of a financial commitment to this makes it not a SD for me.
Thoughts?
I'll activate service later $229.99
Verizon $179.99
AT&T $179.99
Sprint Starting at $104.99
*New line or new account $104.99, upgrade $179.99.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/moto...Id=63985
I called Best Buy and was told it would be locked in for 3 months at a minimum $65 a month post-paid Sprint, then they would unlock for any carrier. So I buy an unlocked phone and it gets locked by activating on Sprint? I try to call Sprint and get re-routed to Tmobile, one guy told me there would be a hefty termination fee. Then finally a Sprint sales lady told me 50 days of service and they free the phone. Everybody gives me a different answer.
If anyone knows what the heck is going on with Sprint/Tmobile and activating a Best Buy unlocked phone with an activation promo through Sprint, please weigh in.
I'm personally wanting to get the phone, cancel Sprint, and use on a different network, and not have that cost me more than the $105 phone + $20 activation fee, and maybe the first month with Sprint for $65. Any more of a financial commitment to this makes it not a SD for me.
Thoughts?
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I did the $109 deal just before Kickstart plan died. They stalled on in store pickup for a week, and had to call in to get it switched to delivery before my order (and by then extinct Kickstart plan) disappeared.
BTW, got it delivered and first thing I did was drop in my TMO sim, works like a charm no issues.
Also, if you order if for delivery or curbside pickup (and should be in store pickup as well as long as you don't have to deal with wireless guys), the sim comes taped to the box. This unlocked phone shouldn't be locked to sprint UNTIL you drop the sprint sim in. . .
I'm personally wanting to get the phone, cancel Sprint, and use on a different network, and not have that cost me more than the $105 phone + $20 activation fee, and maybe the first month with Sprint for $65. Any more of a financial commitment to this makes it not a SD for me.
Thoughts?
If you do have Sprint, no pull, just add a line, get the phone and port out within 3 days. Might be able to haggle $15 of that activation back with sprint CSR. You should end up with $6-10 or so in billage plus the activation, Be mindful of 3 days, same day curbside pickup would be best.
Officially the satisfaction guarantee is 30 days, and includes service and activation charges on both scenarios above, but then again you are cancelling by porting out and keeping phone, rather than returning. . .
I did the $109 deal just before Kickstart plan died. They stalled on in store pickup for a week, and had to call in to get it switched to delivery before my order (and by then extinct Kickstart plan) disappeared.
BTW, got it delivered and first thing I did was drop in my TMO sim, works like a charm no issues.
Also, if you order if for delivery or curbside pickup (and should be in store pickup as well as long as you don't have to deal with wireless guys), the sim comes taped to the box. This unlocked phone shouldn't be locked to sprint UNTIL you drop the sprint sim in. . .
If I go to my Sprint account, this phone still shows up on account (as I ordered it for a new line). Grabbed a used iP8 last month as an upgrade, and it doesn't show up on the line unless I activate it online to replace old phone.
But then again, part of my G Power purchase was securing $25 kickstart for a family member that still has good sprint/bad TMO service.
I've done this in the past, got a Z3 Play for $49 new line on existing account, cancelled line in 3 days, got stuck with $10 in line bills and $30 activation that I haggled down to $15.
Haven't done this deal for a new account as I don't think the credit pull is worth saving $50 or so
And to be clear, I only tried TMO sim. . .didn't try VZW or ATT.
The concern is putting the Sprint SIM in, porting out in 3 days, but Sprint has already locked the phone to their network for 50 days or 3 months or tied to a $350 ETF worst case scenario.
What am I missing? Is this too much risk for a current Tmobile customer? I also have a Mint starter sim awaiting for a porting opportunity...
Honestly, I just want the phone, I want nothing to do with Sprint or their $65 a month plans. I'll stay on the Tmobile side of pre-paid plans, or Mint, until I see better deals elsewhere.
What if I put the Sprint sim in an old unlocked phone I don't care about? Just to activate and port out.
The concern is putting the Sprint SIM in, porting out in 3 days, but Sprint has already locked the phone to their network for 50 days or 3 months or tied to a $350 ETF worst case scenario.
What am I missing? Is this too much risk for a current Tmobile customer? I also have a Mint starter sim awaiting for a porting opportunity...
Honestly, I just want the phone, I want nothing to do with Sprint or their $65 a month plans. I'll stay on the Tmobile side of pre-paid plans, or Mint, until I see better deals elsewhere.
What if I put the Sprint sim in an old unlocked phone I don't care about? Just to activate and port out.
These are unlocked phones.
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I've never had that happen with my unlocked phones i used with sprint.
Is this your situation? or are you just speaking generally about any old phone, which I'm sure you can surmise isn't terribly useful information to my specific scenario?
This is the kind of deal best geared for those with Sprint accounts.
This is the kind of deal best geared for those with Sprint accounts.
I thought the best method to port out was by signing up with a different carrier, then it automatically happens. What does porting out have to do with returning the phone?
Are you saying Sprint locks, then won't unlock, the phone? Even if I cancel within 3 days?
Btw, this deal isn't offered to existing Sprint customers at the $105 price point (it's $179 existing customer).