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Alright, so due to Sprint's new policy of premiere customers I won't be able to upgrade this june like I normally would(for 1 year upgrdae)
So i decided to buy a clean ESN HTC EVO Shift 4G via eBay.
My plan was to, buy the evo shift, which I did, and sell my evo on ebay.
but now, maybe I'm just paranoid... but will I be able to activate the Shift when I get it in the mail?
How does that work with sprint? would they not let me? hellpp??
thanks!
Yea you will be able to activate it as long as it has a clean esn
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Yea you will be able to activate it as long as it has a clean esn
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phew, okay. Thank you. I wasn't sure...
You can swap out your phone for the evo shift no problem as long as the esn is clean and the phone is not active on another account. I would wait to make sure. Get the shift running before you sell yours.
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Alright, so due to Sprint's new policy of premiere customers I won't be able to upgrade this june like I normally would(for 1 year upgrdae)
So i decided to buy a clean ESN HTC EVO Shift 4G via eBay.
My plan was to, buy the evo shift, which I did, and sell my evo on ebay.
but now, maybe I'm just paranoid... but will I be able to activate the Shift when I get it in the mail?
How does that work with sprint? would they not let me? hellpp??
thanks!
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Not only will sprint let you, they'll even help you. Of course. Why wouldn't they?
You can call them and tell them you bought a Shift and you want to activate it and they'll help you out no trouble at all.
I bought out the remainder of my contract to receive full upgrade early. For me 6 months remaining cost $65 to save $250 on new evo.
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So if I cancel my sprint contract and pay the final bill succesfully, including the cancellation charges, I will be able to sell my EVO as having a 'clean' ESN?
The only way you get a bad esn is if you don't pay your bills, and sprint has to shut off your account themselves, or if you report it stolen..if you switch phones through contract, you won't get a bad esn.
Thx for the info. That's what I thought but wanted to make sure I didn't misrepresent myself.
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Hey guys. Basically my stepdad has an unused phone upgrade, but does not want to use it.
I would like to own the new HTC EVO 3D.
Can we extend his lines contract, get the phone and then put it on my line?
Also, I understand now that an additional $10 fee is on each smartphone for "data" now. When we signed up only my phone had this fee due to being a 4g phone, the other smartphone including his did not get charged because they signed up and got their phones the month before the change (my stepdad bought his phone online which is why he has an upgrade). Would my plan add a $10 fee to his line?
Any input appreciated. Thanks.
Nope, only the person using the phone has the $10 fee. But make sure sprint knows that you're switching phones and he will not have the Evo3d
Depending on what contract/plan he is on and if your also on that plan. If you are already on that plan and do not have a 'smart' phone, then it will only be the extra $10. However, with it being 'his' upgrade, you will have to have him upgrade 'his' phone and then activate his 'old' phone under you. If you are not on 'his' plan and you are going to add the line, then it will be $20 plus the $10 ($30) additional per month. But I'm pretty sure you can't use his upgrade for a different account. Great, now I'm confused....I think this is right, but a good rep in the store or him calling may be a better option. There are also some sprint guys on here that could answer it better.
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Nope, only the person using the phone has the $10 fee. But make sure sprint knows that you're switching phones and he will not have the Evo3d
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So this is in fact a tangible plan for myself to obtain an HTC evo?
Thanks
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Depending on what contract/plan he is on and if your also on that plan. If you are already on that plan and do not have a 'smart' phone, then it will only be the extra $10. However, with it being 'his' upgrade, you will have to have him upgrade 'his' phone and then activate his 'old' phone under you. If you are not on 'his' plan and you are going to add the line, then it will be $20 plus the $10 ($30) additional per month. But I'm pretty sure you can't use his upgrade for a different account. Great, now I'm confused....I think this is right, but a good rep in the store or him calling may be a better option. There are also some sprint guys on here that could answer it better.
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I'm not going to lie. This has me confused as well.
We are all on a family plan.
He has a smartphone, I have a smartphone and we both have our own lines. I pay $10 because I had the htc evo, he does not pay the additional $10 currently.
I want to lengthen his contract, get the phone and NOT activate it on his line, instead, take it home and call and have it activated on mine.
If you are doing this anywhere that offers "Instant Rebates" you can get away with this. Just don't activate the phone on his line at all, otherwise he will be stuck with the $10 fee when he re-activates his "smart phone". Either order it online or at a store, just be sure they do not activate it at the store. Once you are home go online and activate it on your line, or via Sprint chat.
Yeah I did it the last year with the evo4g, you will be fine as long as he activates it with his and makes like two calls and then you call sprint to change ESNs, when you change them tell him to make sure they're taking off that $10/month charge. I'm pretty sure he'll never have to pay it but I guess they might have him pay it for one month. I guess you could look at it as a tax for getting a Evo3d
With the instant rebate he shouldnt have to activate it on his line. If he does he is boned. Assuming he had any smartphone that is on the systematically enforced list. There is no override, the system will from then, on force the $10 fee on any applicable smart phone, blackberry, android, wm etc etc. doesn't matter that its not 4g.
Trust me plenty of people have got jacked on this. The only exception is if its a TEP/ warranty replacement. It sucks, but it is what it is now. Co-worker activated her old Sanyo flip for a 3 day camping trip, came home and activated her BB curve again...boned with the $10 fees now. Only way it will go away is if she uses a non smartphone from now on. Soon as she activates any smartphone, the fee is back.
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Hey guys. Basically my stepdad has an unused phone upgrade, but does not want to use it.
I would like to own the new HTC EVO 3D.
Can we extend his lines contract, get the phone and then put it on my line?
Also, I understand now that an additional $10 fee is on each smartphone for "data" now. When we signed up only my phone had this fee due to being a 4g phone, the other smartphone including his did not get charged because they signed up and got their phones the month before the change (my stepdad bought his phone online which is why he has an upgrade). Would my plan add a $10 fee to his line?
Any input appreciated. Thanks.
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YES YOU CAN. Goto a best buy store... and say this
Ok. my dad is due for an upgrade on his contract. he doesnt want the phone though. can we please do a hardware swap after upgrading the contract.
i just did it yesterday to get my mom an evo while upgrading dads lol
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YES YOU CAN. Goto a best buy store... and say this
Ok. my dad is due for an upgrade on his contract. he doesnt want the phone though. can we please do a hardware swap after upgrading the contract.
i just did it yesterday to get my mom an evo while upgrading dads lol
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What kind of phone does your dad have? Is it a smartphone. I wonder if they begin implementing the $10 fee if you upgrade your line but keep the same smartphone.
once he upgrade to a new phone he will
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You cannot upgrade a line and not activate the phone. I tried at multiple stores and if you purchase it online it activates when you first turn it on upon receiving it.
Anyhow, there is the basic answer if anyone knows a way around let me know
Ok heres what you do upgrade your dads phone to whatever phone you want then activate it like you would regularly do on his line then make like 2 calls then call sprint and ask them to switch each phone to the account you want it on.
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Ok heres what you do upgrade your dads phone to whatever phone you want then activate it like you would regularly do on his line then make like 2 calls then call sprint and ask them to switch each phone to the account you want it on.
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Thanks for your input but I think you are missing a critical detail regarding this thread.
My dads phone is grandfathered into no $10 fee for his current smartphone, swapping to any other phone even for an instant will result in the $10 fee on his account for having a smartphone.
Your suggestion includes the idea of activating the upgrade phone on my dads account. I wanted to know if it was possible to upgrade and NOT activate so that he would not be charged $10 on his line AND I would get an upgrade phone. The end of this story is
TO MY KNOWLEDGE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO UPGRADE A LINE AND NOT ACTIVATE THE PHONE AT ALL ON THAT PARTICULAR LINE.
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THIS ONLY REALLY MATTERS IF THE LINE BEING UPGRADED IS GRANDFATHERED IN TO NOT PAYING $10 FOR A SMARTPHONE AND THAT PERSON CURRENTLY HAS A SMARTPHONE.
He will only get charged once unless the phone that gets swapped with his upgrade is a smartphone that gets charges the 10$ then he will get charged every month
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He will only get charged once unless the phone that gets swapped with his upgrade is a smartphone that gets charges the 10$ then he will get charged every month
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That's what he's trying to do. Dad has a smartphone and this guy is trying to get the 3d for himself. Activating the 3d on dads line, even for a minute, will trigger the $10 smart phone fee for for dad. Since he said dad already has a smartphone currently.
Some brick and mortar stores will do this, like best buy or radio shack. I bought a phone as a gift using an upgrade and held it for over 2 weeks before activating. Just call in and have them activate it on your line. Should be fine. Even from sprint.com should be ok. Just call in and have them release the phone from that line first, account owner may need to make the call. Then have it activated on your line.
Key is to not power it up until they are activating it to your line. Since if it's tied to his line, it will try to auto activate. When it connects to the network the first time, it will try to activate on whatever line sprint originally programmed it to. That line is changed when you call them in to activate it, after having it released from his line first.
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That's what he's trying to do. Dad has a smartphone and this guy is trying to get the 3d for himself. Activating the 3d on dads line, even for a minute, will trigger the $10 smart phone fee for for dad. Since he said dad already has a smartphone currently.
Some brick and mortar stores will do this, like best buy or radio shack. I bought a phone as a gift using an upgrade and held it for over 2 weeks before activating. Just call in and have them activate it on your line. Should be fine. Even from sprint.com should be ok. Just call in and have them release the phone from that line first, account owner may need to make the call. Then have it activated on your line.
Key is to not power it up until they are activating it to your line. Since if it's tied to his line, it will try to auto activate. When it connects to the network the first time, it will try to activate on whatever line sprint originally programmed it to. That line is changed when you call them in to activate it, after having it released from his line first.
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First, I would like to thank you for understanding my thread and posts and posting something that makes sense.
I'd like to mention that I have a 3d now and I just bought it on craigslist. This thread is really just informative at this point as I do not have a problem to solve any longer.
When I went to radio shack I tried to tell them it was "a gift for my dad". They told me that basically they could not give me the phone without activating. The guy there is older and not really very savvy so it could just be that or the policy has changed. How long ago did you do the gift thing?
FYI asurion is out of evo4g now replacing claims with the evo3d so basically $100 to upgrade to evo3d
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FYI asurion is out of evo4g now replacing claims with the evo3d so basically $100 to upgrade to evo3d
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You certain about that?
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Action B said:
First, I would like to thank you for understanding my thread and posts and posting something that makes sense.
I'd like to mention that I have a 3d now and I just bought it on craigslist. This thread is really just informative at this point as I do not have a problem to solve any longer.
When I went to radio shack I tried to tell them it was "a gift for my dad". They told me that basically they could not give me the phone without activating. The guy there is older and not really very savvy so it could just be that or the policy has changed. How long ago did you do the gift thing?
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The last time I did this was last Christmas. But I just spoke to a Sprint rep least week about this. I activated an old flip phone for my son, as he trashed his phone (which is why he won't get a nice phone). The rep was telling me he had an upgrade (which I knew) and I could get myself the iPhone using his upgrade. Plus on Sprint users forum, lots of people bought iPhones and sold them with no issues. Just had to call in and release the phone from their account if anything.
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Any tips on how to get out pf my current contact? Can I cancel and pay the $200 ETD and pay $200 for the 4g touch, then sell the photon?
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I'm also looking for a possible way to get this phone, I have the Evo 3D since launch day.
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Any tips on how to get out pf my current contact? Can I cancel and pay the $200 ETD and pay $200 for the 4g touch, then sell the photon?
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The cancellation fee is now $350. So the total price for you to cancel and get the new phone would be the same as buying the new phone out of contract.
He would pay the cancellation fee associated with his contract; the $350 just went into effect so I doubt that would be his ETF if he's had the photon for 30 days.
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The cancellation fee is now $350. So the total price for you to cancel and get the new phone would be the same as buying the new phone out of contract.
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He would pay the cancellation fee associated with his contract; the $350 just went into effect so I doubt that would be his ETF if he's had the photon for 30 days.
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That's true he should be under the $200 etf.
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Yea mine is $200. But I don't know if I wanna sign a new contract. Might try to sell the photon $350-400 and just buy the epic touch outright
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phyba said:
Yea mine is $200. But I don't know if I wanna sign a new contract. Might try to sell the photon $350-400 and just buy the epic touch outright
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Best idea... just buy out the phone on the contract for $200 and then sell it and buy a epic touch for $499. Total cost after selling the phone might be $300-350 but still less than the $499.... You might gain $100-$150 back from selling the photon after paying the $200.
buy it retail, sell photon for $300 and only be out of pocket 200. thats what i would do
I called retentions and they let me use my upgrade available on my airave line. I too, had the 3d since launch day.
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I called retentions and they let me use my upgrade available on my airave line. I too, had the 3d since launch day.
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I didn't even know you get an upgrade from airave line
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strongsteve said:
I called retentions and they let me use my upgrade available on my airave line. I too, had the 3d since launch day.
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That's exactly what I'm doing to get mine
Lucky lucky you. There was an administrative fee increase, which voided your contract. You can call in and cancel without ETF. Make sure you tell them you want to transfer your number out.
Administrative Charge Increase &
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Effective 9/9/11, the Administrative Charge
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sprint.com/taxesandfees. In addition, the
Sprint consumer Terms (Ts&Cs) are changing.
Please review them carefully at your local
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Lucky lucky you. There was an administrative fee increase, which voided your contract. You can call in and cancel without ETF. Make sure you tell them you want to transfer your number out.
Administrative Charge Increase &
Terms & Conditions Changes for
Consumers
Effective 9/9/11, the Administrative Charge
will increase to $1.50 per line for customers
that receive the charge. For details, visit
sprint.com/taxesandfees. In addition, the
Sprint consumer Terms (Ts&Cs) are changing.
Please review them carefully at your local
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That may get you out of your etf, but it does not reset your upgrade eligibility. You could cancel your whole line and get another with the upgrade price, but i believe you would have to wait 30 days to do that.
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That may get you out of your etf, but it does not reset your upgrade eligibility. You could cancel your whole line and get another with the upgrade price, but i believe you would have to wait 30 days to do that.
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Any one can confirm this?? Ill get out if the contract today...lol.
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phyba said:
Any one can confirm this?? Ill get out if the contract today...lol.
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I did it like 3 weeks ago had 2 evos for 2 months and got out with no ETF. Use what the previous poster said about the admin fee and the arbitration clause changing. If they say no you can't call back and get someone new to talk to. I think you have to wait 45 days to go back though.
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phyba said:
Any one can confirm this?? Ill get out if the contract today...lol.
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I did this around 2 or 3 weeks ago. Three lines, one of them being a Nexus S.
Funny..I called Retentions and they told me its a no go on the airrave route and when I asked about the cancellation of my acct. Without an etf due to billing change he said that was a 'nasty' rumor and that its in the contract everyone signed ..
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Funny..I called Retentions and they told me its a no go on the airrave route and when I asked about the cancellation of my acct. Without an etf due to billing change he said that was a 'nasty' rumor and that its in the contract everyone signed ..
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I hate it when Sprint reps do this. Be consistent. I was able to cancel my contracts.
I'm also disappointed because yesterday I talked to a chat representative who confirmed with me that I could use my airrave upgrade to get the Epic Touch. He told me to call telesales to place the order. I spoke to a telesales representative and he then confirmed that I could use the upgrade but that I would have to call back today since the Epic Touch came out today. I call and they tell me, sorry, that's not true. I've had this happen to me on multiple occasions. One rep tells me something, and then one rep tells me the complete opposite. It's pretty aggravating.
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I did it like 3 weeks ago had 2 evos for 2 months and got out with no ETF. Use what the previous poster said about the admin fee and the arbitration clause changing. If they say no you can't call back and get someone new to talk to. I think you have to wait 45 days to go back though.
So if they say no, I have to wait 45 days to call back or am I reading this wrong?
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Why don't you guys quit trying to screw the system and just buy the damn phones.
You can sell any of the current crop of smartphones for 3-400 bucks right now, and then buy whatever you want for full price.
If you don't have the money, upgrade your lemonade stand.
this may be a little of topic but i have question. i just recently purchased a Nexus s 4g for my sister (fifth teens coming up) i have my main line with my ET4G a second one with a EVO and now i want a third one for the nexus . for some reason sprint is making me sign ANOTHER 2 year contract even though im providing the handset myself. iv googled it and it seems like its a hit or miss sort of thing. anybody ever been in this situation? is there a way to get around having to sign a 2 year contract since i am not going to get another handset at a discounted price? any help much appreciated.
if you provide the equipment you do NOT have to sign a 2 yr.
If they try to make you then tell them they are incorrect. The 2 year contract is to gain the discount to purchase the phone.
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if you provide the equipment you do NOT have to sign a 2 yr.
If they try to make you then tell them they are incorrect. The 2 year contract is to gain the discount to purchase the phone.
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Not if you're adding a new line. Getting another phone on an existing line wont affect your contract if you pay full price for it, or you already owned it. But if you're adding a line, you have to sign a contract for that new line.
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Not if you're adding a new line. Getting another phone on an existing line wont affect your contract if you pay full price for it, or you already owned it. But if you're adding a line, you have to sign a contract for that new line.
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That's right. Might aswell get her a new phone or another phone e4gt and sell it.
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AFAIK, the only carrier in the US (besides the little guys like MetroPCS, maybe,) that allows you to bring a phone and avoid a contract altogether is T-Mobile.
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this may be a little of topic but i have question. i just recently purchased a Nexus s 4g for my sister (fifth teens coming up) i have my main line with my ET4G a second one with a EVO and now i want a third one for the nexus . for some reason sprint is making me sign ANOTHER 2 year contract even though im providing the handset myself. iv googled it and it seems like its a hit or miss sort of thing. anybody ever been in this situation? is there a way to get around having to sign a 2 year contract since i am not going to get another handset at a discounted price? any help much appreciated.
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I did this last year by adding a line for my wife in my plan. I had a extra evo available at the time so I used that phone. I signed a two year agreement but kept my rebate for later use.
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if you provide the equipment you do NOT have to sign a 2 yr.
If they try to make you then tell them they are incorrect. The 2 year contract is to gain the discount to purchase the phone.
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only in California. but everywhere else, yes, you have to sign the 2 year service agreement. but, you still have eligibility from that day forward, so you can get a phone at a discounted rate. think of it like this: when you add a new discount to your account (employer/organization discount), you sign a new contract without affect eligibility. same goes for $50-100 service credits offered to customers who are 2-4 months from contract end but are not interested in a new phone. eligibility and contract terms are actually 2 separate time-lines. the only reason you sign the contract for a new phone is to guarantee sprint you're going to stay with them, in turn subsidizing the heavy discounting they gave you. (i work in a sprint store )
Even if you sign a contract will there be a ETF if you quit? I thought your etf decreases over time as sprint makes their money back from the subsidy. If they don't have to subsidize you're phone what does that mean? Anyone here know the answer?
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Even if you sign a contract will there be a ETF if you quit? I thought your etf decreases over time as sprint makes their money back from the subsidy. If they don't have to subsidize you're phone what does that mean? Anyone here know the answer?
On my Epic mobile phone.
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Etf still applies. That's just part of the terms, sprint wants you to stay with em. It is prorated though. For feature phones, it goes down by $10/month after 5 months til a minimum of $50. Smartphones prorate by $20/month after 5 months until thy reach $100
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The etf should be only 200 even though it is an advanced device, since you aren't receiving a discount on an advanced device. If you have a discount on your line the etf starts at 200 anyway.
There have been reports of people activating the evo view tablet month to month with a few callbacks to customer care. Just a matter of getting the right person on the phone. In the store I don't think the software allows us to bypass it.
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In case someone want to pay the early termination fee and get the note II for a new contract here are the fee for the month
http://support.sprint.com/support/a...termination_fee/case-sp061027-20110823-171256
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In case someone want to pay the early termination fee and get the note II for a new contract here are the fee for the month
http://support.sprint.com/support/a...termination_fee/case-sp061027-20110823-171256
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I plan on just buying it out right as long as we get the quad core and not the dual
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are they still letting people buy out their contract for a earlier upgrade I saw a chart on that before and it was a lot cheaper
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The GS3 has been out for 3 months?
So your ETF is $350. Then you pay $200 for the Note 2. Overall cost of ETF + device = $550. Then add in the hassle of having to time it in your current billing cycle and dealing with customer support, etc.
I don't know how much it'll cost outright, but it may be close to costing the same. And probably easier.
The buyout program they offered last year is over and they are not currently offering anything similar
Anyone can pay the ETF and terminate their current contract; that doesn't take a special program. But then you have to sign up for a new contract which allows you to get another phone at the subsidized price BUT the kicker is, you lose your original phone number. I followed this up extensively at one point because I was considering going this route as my current line ETF is only $50.
Now if retaining your phone number isn't important to you then this might be a good route to take.
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The buyout program they offered last year is over and they are not currently offering anything similar
Anyone can pay the ETF and terminate their current contract; that doesn't take a special program. But then you have to sign up for a new contract which allows you to get another phone at the subsidized price BUT the kicker is, you lose your original phone number. I followed this up extensively at one point because I was considering going this route as my current line ETF is only $50.
Now if retaining your phone number isn't important to you then this might be a good route to take.
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The buyout still exists...it's a targeted offer,not everyone is eligible
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The buyout still exists...it's a targeted offer,not everyone is eligible
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How do u know if u are eligible?
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How do u know if u are eligible?
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Call and ask them.
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You got to call and ask. Two months ago they allow me the buyout program ($100) but i wanted to wait for the iphone 5. Now they tell me I am not allowed the buyout program. Lol
I'm itching to go to TMobile now.
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The G Note is too big. No way will I hold that thing up to my head for a phone call. GS3 is the max size I'll go.
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The G Note is too big. No way will I hold that thing up to my head for a phone call. GS3 is the max size I'll go.
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That's the whole point of me getting the G note II. I want take out my phone in public and have people turn heads...lol
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The buyout program they offered last year is over and they are not currently offering anything similar
Anyone can pay the ETF and terminate their current contract; that doesn't take a special program. But then you have to sign up for a new contract which allows you to get another phone at the subsidized price BUT the kicker is, you lose your original phone number. I followed this up extensively at one point because I was considering going this route as my current line ETF is only $50.
Now if retaining your phone number isn't important to you then this might be a good route to take.
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I'm on the Sero plan and I will call sprint tomorrow and see what's up!
Esoteric68 said:
The buyout program they offered last year is over and they are not currently offering anything similar
Anyone can pay the ETF and terminate their current contract; that doesn't take a special program. But then you have to sign up for a new contract which allows you to get another phone at the subsidized price BUT the kicker is, you lose your original phone number. I followed this up extensively at one point because I was considering going this route as my current line ETF is only $50.
Now if retaining your phone number isn't important to you then this might be a good route to take.
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Not if you integrate your sprint number with Google voice.
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K.0.0.L. said:
That's the whole point of me getting the G note II. I want take out my phone in public and have people turn heads...lol
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There gonna turn heads alright! They are gonna say look at he's a** holding that bid a** tablet in he's ear must be crazy, and laughter lolz I would.
thekingofmean said:
Not if you integrate your sprint number with Google voice.
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Another option could be to port your number to a cheapo prepaid then back again. Yeah?
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K.0.0.L. said:
That's the whole point of me getting the G note II. I want take out my phone in public and have people turn heads...lol
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Wow.. Sounds like you need some self esteem, not a new phone
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it would be cheaper to just pay for the phone out right
mulhiny said:
Another option could be to port your number to a cheapo prepaid then back again. Yeah?
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You need 90 days for that to take effect. If you port back in within 90 days with same number Sprint will reinstate your old account.
Ascertion said:
The G Note is too big. No way will I hold that thing up to my head for a phone call. GS3 is the max size I'll go.
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I would go up to whatever size I could fit in a belt holster. Holding up to my head is not a problem... I use a bluetooth headset almost always... except at home.
Practitioner said:
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There gonna turn heads alright! They are gonna say look at he's a** holding that bid a** tablet in he's ear must be crazy, and laughter lolz I would.
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Yup That's me (-_-)