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An EPIC Sprint Employee Referral Deal!

Hi all,
Welcome to Epic release day! If you haven't left the house yet to stand in line at the local Sprint store here is your chance to save a little money!
I'm a Sprint employee and the Epic is now available on the employee referral plan. (I'm an IT guy, not sales. I get nothing for doing this but the satisfaction of helping out other people ).
Here's all you need from me:
email: sal<dot>conti<at>sprint<dot>com
CID: 646
www.sprint.com/sero
Hurry while supplies last (you can also get the EVO there too, but supplies are running out!)
Please see the web page for terms and conditions. Offer is only valid on new customers or current customers adding a new line to their account.
ENJOY!

I checked it out, but it showed no discount, still $349

Wow, $249 after a $100 mail-in rebate. That's one hell of a deal, Sal.

He is referring you to the plans...
The problem is, you can't become a Premier customer on any of those plans.

They look like good prices for the plans, but I already get 25% off through my company.

Actually you do qualify for the Sprint Premier plan with the 4G phone plans.
Do Everything Plus customers qualify for Sprint Premier?Sprint Premier is our unique loyalty program giving qualified customers free gifts, discounts and upgrade eligibility every 12 months, among other perks. New Everything Plus customers will qualify for Sprint Premier after they have been a Sprint customer for 6 months and have maintained, for at least 3 months, a minimum monthly recurring charge of $69.99 on a single line or $99.99 on a family/share plan. For more information on Sprint Premier, click here.​
But you automatically get an upgrade every 12 months with the referral program whether you spend the $69.99 or not.
How frequently can I upgrade my device?
Everything Plus customers are part of Sprint's New For You program and qualify for a discount after only 12 months. The amount of the discount depends on the length of your contract and the number of months you have had your current device. For more information on the New for You program, click here.​
Like I said, the program details are on the webpage.
(for the record, as an employee I pay MORE for some phones than people off the street. And I can't even buy the Epic or Evo yet because of demand. I'm giving you better than I get myself )

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Quick question: I already have a line of service, but I'm going in today to get a new 2 year agreement and upgrade to the Epic. Can I use this deal?
Thanks,
-Rob

TheRob44 said:
Quick question: I already have a line of service, but I'm going in today to get a new 2 year agreement and upgrade to the Epic. Can I use this deal?
Thanks,
-Rob
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From the OP, I can also confirm it. I just tried to use this on an upgrade and no deal.
Offer is only valid on new customers or current customers adding a new line to their account.
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Damn, that's unfortunate! Well, thanks for looking out anyway!
-Rob

Nextelian said:
Actually you do qualify for the Sprint Premier plan with the 4G phone plans.
Do Everything Plus customers qualify for Sprint Premier?Sprint Premier is our unique loyalty program giving qualified customers free gifts, discounts and upgrade eligibility every 12 months, among other perks. New Everything Plus customers will qualify for Sprint Premier after they have been a Sprint customer for 6 months and have maintained, for at least 3 months, a minimum monthly recurring charge of $69.99 on a single line or $99.99 on a family/share plan. For more information on Sprint Premier, click here.​
But you automatically get an upgrade every 12 months with the referral program whether you spend the $69.99 or not.
How frequently can I upgrade my device?
Everything Plus customers are part of Sprint's New For You program and qualify for a discount after only 12 months. The amount of the discount depends on the length of your contract and the number of months you have had your current device. For more information on the New for You program, click here.​
Like I said, the program details are on the webpage.
(for the record, as an employee I pay MORE for some phones than people off the street. And I can't even buy the Epic or Evo yet because of demand. I'm giving you better than I get myself )
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This I did not know. It was not that way with the old SERO plans. Shame I am business nice with a hefty discount.

Are you going to be around in 3 months?
I sure hope you're still around in 3 months when I'm off my Verizon contract.

RazielWard said:
I sure hope you're still around in 3 months when I'm off my Verizon contract.
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This referral is good for as long as I'm employed. And it's open to all, so spread the word

And just in case Nextelian ever leaves Sprint, there's always Russ McGuire.
I doubt he's leaving anytime soon.
http://mcguireslaw.com/

gamescan said:
And just in case Nextelian ever leaves Sprint, there's always Russ McGuire.
I doubt he's leaving anytime soon.
http://mcguireslaw.com/
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I don't know, I've outlasted quite a few executives including 3 CEO's

sooooo.....I guess this means that SERO account holders can get 4G phones? *scratches head

mensaphone said:
sooooo.....I guess this means that SERO account holders can get 4G phones? *scratches head
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Everything plus is a different account type than the old sero.
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cornelious2 said:
Everything plus is a different account type than the old sero.
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yeah...reread fine print. Just leaping to conclusions based on given URL "/sero"
doh

RazielWard said:
I sure hope you're still around in 3 months when I'm off my Verizon contract.
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You can always use my code if you want.
Jordan(dot)forman(at)Sprint(dot)com
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okay so i have an 3 lines on my account with the everything data plan and i want to add a line and get the epic. Would i be able to add a line to my account with this discount?

Can't get "Plus" plan
Hi,
First off I'd like to express my thanks for allowing people to use your employee referral information. It's appreciated!
I went to the Sprint store (San Leandro, CA) on launch day armed with Russ's info thinking I could get the Plus plan for me and my Fiancé. The store clerk said that the "Plus" plans do not offer the Epic 4G and he could not sign me up for a "Everything data Plus" family plan. He assured me the account can be changed after the fact into a "Plus" account. Reluctantly I signed up for the regular plan after repeated assurances that the plan can be turned into a "Plus" variant further down the line.
Now how do I actually make this happen? I'm assuming it is actually possible as I thought given the nature of this forum topic. Can one of you nice Sprint people give me some advice?
Thanks!

Sprint Premier 1yr $150 upgrade ends on 4/1 for most..

Ok.. So it looks like on 4/1 Sprint is changing the Premier upgrade program so that most will only qualify for a $75.00 discount after 12 months and $150.00 discount after 22 months (same as before Premier existed).
To keep the current yearly $150.00 discounts on handsets you are required to have a plan with a monthly rate of at least $89.99.
It doesn't look like they are gonna let people keep the 1 yr $150.00 upgrades due to happen after 4/1 if your plan is not at least $89.99.
Here is the rundown:
Silver - $75 upgrade per year or $150 at 22 months.
Requirement:
$69.99 individual plan, or
$99.99 shared plan
Gold - $150 upgrade every year
$89.99 individual plan, or
169.99 shared plan, or
10 years with Sprint.
Credit for this info goes to Duffman at Sprintusers.
I guess the April Fool's joke is on us!
Messed up huh?

Sprint is starting to get ridiculous. $10/month data charge starting this month, and then this crap??
UGH!

Yep...
They are making the price difference between them and Verizon not much more. The only real big difference to me right now is that with Sprint you can tether to death and they won't care.
Verizon is much more tight about data.

Well, now that Sprint is turning into bull**** and the price is starting to even out with T-Mo, I might as well just switch to T-Mo.

To each his own. I hated T-Mobile, had pitiful service. I live about 30 mins north of Pittsburgh.

mrinehart93 said:
Well, now that Sprint is turning into bull**** and the price is starting to even out with T-Mo, I might as well just switch to T-Mo.
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If you're going, go now, you can get a free g2 until the 20th.
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If you're going, go now, you can get a free g2 until the 20th.
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I have been seriously thinking about doing just that.

Also, Verizon is implementing the Any Mobile Any Time in certain markets as a trial...
You never know, they might implement that nationally too...
If they do, well, it would make it REALLY tough on Sprint.

April 1 huh? Well, not sure how to take this information because of the reference to that date.
But, the difference between $69.99 and $89.99 per month over 12 months would be an increase of $240 compared to just paying an extra $75 to upgrade after 12 months. That's easy, I'll chose the $75. My last premier upgrade was from Instinct June 08 to Hero Oct 09 (16 months) and been on Hero now for 15 months.
Anyway, if this is true, then I have one last 'premier' upgrade to perform before it kicks in. Since Sprint already revealed they are changing the $10 premium data fee on all smartphones effective February 1st, I guess I'll wait until after their February 7th press announcement to make my decision.

DaWeav said:
April 1 huh? Well, not sure how to take this information because of the reference to that date.
But, the difference between $69.99 and $89.99 per month over 12 months would be an increase of $240 compared to just paying an extra $75 to upgrade after 12 months. That's easy, I'll chose the $75. My last premier upgrade was from Instinct June 08 to Hero Oct 09 (16 months) and been on Hero now for 15 months.
Anyway, if this is true, then I have one last 'premier' upgrade to perform before it kicks in. Since Sprint already revealed they are changing the $10 premium data fee on all smartphones effective February 1st, I guess I'll wait until after their February 7th press announcement to make my decision.
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I'm on the same boat as you...
Im up for a premier upgrade now but waiting to see if they announce and release anything good before April. Or looking to buy something worth selling so that I can just sell it on Craigslist or Ebay, then use that $$ toward a phone I want later on.
Not sure yet...Ideas?
Oh, and this better not be an April fool's joke..

So, I just did a chat session and it is confirmed.

I have a family data plan for $129.99 plus 3 lines at $20 each which equals $189. Then I have a discount that drops it from there. Does this mean I would be premier Gold or Silver?

Fyi if you have been with Sprint for 10 years or more you're automatically Gold status regardless of your plan.
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crash447 said:
I have a family data plan for $129.99 plus 3 lines at $20 each which equals $189. Then I have a discount that drops it from there. Does this mean I would be premier Gold or Silver?
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Silver. Your base price needs to be 189.99. Yours is currently 129.99.
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Quis89 said:
Silver. Your base price needs to be 189.99. Yours is currently 129.99.
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Good Grief, I guess that means just one plan will qualify.

Yes..been with sprint for more then 10 years and my plan is over 189$...so I'm safe.
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That's lame I might look at switching carriers this summer since my sprint coverage is iffy here in Indy anyways.
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in todays world of cellphone plans i think they should reward 10 year customers with a bit more. it so easy to sign a 2 year plan then change companys after that. but 10 years and in the last 10 years its hasent been easy upgrading. at 10 years i should be able to gets something that most cant. i thought this new plan was a joke all you had to do was pay your bill on time. thats what your supposed to do give a 10 yearer like me something worth wild, to keep me from moveing to the big V

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Good Grief, I guess that means just one plan will qualify.
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I've recently heard that 129.99 plans with 4 or more lines may qualify.
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Looks like sprint is following att and verizons example and getting rid of discount upgrades all together. At least sprint is keeping some sort of discount. Cell phone companies are getting really greedy lately.
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$10 Fee for All Smart Phones is True

Just wanted to let you guys know that, according to the Sprint rep that I spoke to today that all smart phones that that aren't already on the $10 premium data plan will then be charged when changing to ANY smart phone, regardless of 4g. So lets say you have a Samsung Intercept and dont pay the $10 fee,then when you upgrade to the Samsung Transform, you will then be paying the $10 fee for unlimited DATA. I invite you to confirm this with your provider.
I think its pretty sorry, though I pay the fee already for both my Epic and Evo in the amount of $10 on my line, if I were to let my family member use one then they would be charged the $10 premium, and then when they switched back, they would be paying it anyway with the Intercept because of the switching. Seems pretty sorry to me. Sorry if this isn't NEW new's but, thought I would share.
Sorry if this is OLD NEWS.. AGAIN.. I didn't know.. No need to flame me.

Its better then 15 or30 on at&t and 30 on verizon. I use to be on verizon and had to pay 30. So its not that bad. Everyone neds to stop complaining about this. I could understand complaining about it if only sprint did that but every other cell provider charges more. Plus we knew this was coming. Its old news.
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I work for Sprint, and just a heads up:
If you upgrade a phone and thus add the $10 monthly charge then return the phone, you'll still be paying 10 extra a month.
Jussayin'.

That's what happens when people bring a class action suit against sprint because they don't want to pay the extra $10 that they knowingly agreed to when they bought the phone
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+1
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Not if you go back to a feature phone or simple phone.

raylusk said:
Not if you go back to a feature phone or simple phone.
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I seriously doubt anyone here on XDA even considers a "feature-phone" an option.

063_XOBX said:
I seriously doubt anyone here on XDA even considers a "feature-phone" an option.
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I agree. It is just Sprint employees seem to have a habit of giving out incomplete or incorrect information.

I did some homework and found this:
http://www.bgr.com/2011/01/18/more-information-on-sprints-10-premium-data-fee/
Premium Data Add-on Charge for All Smartphones
Effective 1/30/11, all current and future 3G and 3G/4G smartphone activations will require the $10/month Premium Data Add-on charge. This allows Sprint to continue to offer simple and affordable unlimited data plans for our smartphone customers, while maintaining a wireless network able to meet the growing appetite for mobile data.
Complete details are included in the Premium Data Add-on Charge Launch Guide found on ISC > Quick Links > Premium Data Add-on Charge.
Details:
The Premium Data Add-on charge applies to:
All smartphones operating on the CDMA, iDEN and 4G networks.
A smartphone is defined as a device that supports a robust operating system including: Android, BlackBerry, Instinct, Palm and Windows Mobile.
All customers activating a new line or upgrading/swapping existing lines (consumer, IL, and most CL customers).
The Premium Data Add-on charge does NOT apply to:
S&R exchanges (warranty or insurance events)
30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee devices exchanges for handsets activated 1/1/11 to 1/29/11
Existing smartphone customers will remain on their current rate plan, until they upgrade, perform an ESN swap or activate a new smartphone
Existing Seasonal Standby customers prior to 1/30/11
Special priced CL customers tied to a Corp ID

Meh... US cell phone companies all work together to keep the prices high, though no one is willing to do anything about it.
US cell phone rates are among the highest in the world, with only a few companies dominating and price controlling the market. Its sad, but we can't do much about it.

Quit whining. Sprints pricing beats all competition for unlimited everything. I'm very happy with sprint and will be even more happy once the new release/updated roms begin to come. I pay about 80 a month and would pay 120 for verizon and more for at&t for the same plan. (I get an employee discount but even without it they're still cheaper)
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DeeODoubleD said:
Quit whining. Sprints pricing beats all competition for unlimited everything. I'm very happy with sprint and will be even more happy once the new release/updated roms begin to come. I pay about 80 a month and would pay 120 for verizon and more for at&t for the same plan. (I get an employee discount but even without it they're still cheaper)
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The plan for my epic is $79.99 an equivalent plan on Verizon is $89.99. Not much difference in price.
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whats the data on those plans, unlimited? Never could find a plan w unlimited data worth switching to...

raylusk said:
The plan for my epic is $79.99 an equivalent plan on Verizon is $89.99. Not much difference in price.
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$240 over the life of a 2 year contract and the "equivalent" plan on Verizon is 450 minutes with nights starting at 9:00pm and mobile to mobile only to Verizon customers... I would blow through those 450 on Verizon...all the people I know use different carriers.

intx said:
I work for Sprint, and just a heads up:
If you upgrade a phone and thus add the $10 monthly charge then return the phone, you'll still be paying 10 extra a month.
Jussayin'.
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^^^^^ This also applies to grandfathered legacy SERO ($30) customers who upgrade to SERO-Premium ($50) and try to revert back to the old legacy SERO ($30) plan.

budderocks said:
$240 over the life of a 2 year contract and the "equivalent" plan on Verizon is 450 minutes with nights starting at 9:00pm and mobile to mobile only to Verizon customers... I would blow through those 450 on Verizon...all the people I know use different carriers.
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$240 is worth it to some IF they get reception. What good is all those minutes, bells, and whistles if you can use it? Personally I am glad I moved, and dropped my Epic. Sprint in a lot of places in the states were a joke. AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile had better overall reception in the places I traveled.
personally I'd pay more for services I can use than pay less for services I can't use or barely use.

riceknight said:
Meh... US cell phone companies all work together to keep the prices high, though no one is willing to do anything about it.
US cell phone rates are among the highest in the world, with only a few companies dominating and price controlling the market. Its sad, but we can't do much about it.
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you can flash your phone to cricket :\
this thread is why i don't work for sprint any more. literally. told my boss we were doing evil things when he asked why i was on career builder the day we got this memo. an hour later, i was at the unemployment office. Eff sprint :|

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^^^^^ This also applies to grandfathered legacy SERO ($30) customers who upgrade to SERO-Premium ($50) and try to revert back to the old legacy SERO ($30) plan.
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i just upgraded from SERO to SERO Premium (finally got rid of my Sprint Mogul ZOMG!) and got an Epic 4G and my bill went to $40 not $50...

If you were not paying the extra $10 before the change & have to swap out a defective device make sure you don't swap into a loaner phone. When you get your replacement device Sprint may try to charge you. I work for a Sprint repair center & its a pain to get Sprint care to remove the charge.
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budderocks said:
$240 over the life of a 2 year contract and the "equivalent" plan on Verizon is 450 minutes with nights starting at 9:00pm and mobile to mobile only to Verizon customers... I would blow through those 450 on Verizon...all the people I know use different carriers.
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Over all it's less then $240 because Verizon tends to discount their phones much more then Sprint ever does. VzW has, in the past year, given away the Fascinate for free and done BOGO. What has Sprint done with the Epic? They've only recently reduced the price to $200 from $250. The fascinate on Verizon started at $200, so that's $50 saved up front. And if you got it for free, you would have saved $10 by being on Verizon ... which has a much better network.
Believe me, Sprint isn't doing anyone any favors... Other then maybe the folks on SERO.

Anyone on Sprint with multiple lines getting discounts - no longer after Feb 1

A few months ago Sprint underwent a handful of changes that weren’t too appealing. Many blamed the coming of the iPhone, which definitely was the culprit for some of the Now Network’s policy changes. However, looking at the meat of things, a company does need money to run.
With that said, we’re hoping that we’ve braced you for today’s bit of bad news. Our beloved Super Spies have obtained an interesting piece of intel that outs yet another Sprint policy change. Starting on February 1st 2012, Sprint will no longer offer discounts on secondary lines. This means if you’re currently receiving any type of discount on your monthly bill on an account with multiple lines, you can expect your bill to receive a slight increase.
Once in effect, Sprint will move the charge of $19.99 from your plan’s primary line to its secondary line. Depending on the percentage of your discount, you’ll see a dollar increase in the amount of your discount percentage based off of $19.99. For example: If your discount is 25%, under the new policy you’d take 25% of $19.99 to determine your new monthly increase. In the example given, your increase would be approximately five dollars.
This new change will definitely help Sprint save some cash. However we’re wondering if it may come at a cost of a few customers? Please keep in mind that this will only affect customers receiving discounts on their monthly bill with multiple lines, which means a lot of you are exempt from this change. In the meantime, here’s to hoping Sprint puts that new cash to good use, like getting that LTE network up and running.
Source:http://www.sprintfeed.com/2011/12/s...ing-february-2nd-2012-it-just-might-cost-you/

Just another reason for me to cancel Sprint. I can't believe they would screw with corporate discounts.
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goalweiser said:
Just another reason for me to cancel Sprint. I can't believe they would screw with corporate discounts.
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Agreed they keep shooting their selves in the damn feet
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well crap, I've been with Sprint for 9 years now, but if they are taking away my discount its time to move on.

Lol yeah starting to not like sprint. First started off with sero and was told that in order to get new phones we must upgrade to a higher plan, then a few months later they changed that policy to sero plus. Then they take away our corporate discount because they said our esrp family plan was already the lowest plan which I understand because we were double dipping. I really don't see the reason to stay with sprint any longer, just waiting out on my uncle's line to finish, and see what others will offer
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Well with this change u can get out of contract, my coworker called last time and instead of cancelling they credited him the difference every month for a year and gave him a month of free service for each line head line 4 to 6 when Sprint removed the discount on links past 2 or whatever it is now,
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Good News - New ATT Mobile Data Share plan

Good News - ATT is offering a new mobile data share plan w/unlimited Talk & Text. More data for less, new data share plan included 10GB of data
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/data-plans.html?gnLinkId=t2015#fbid=QH4FNKQoqUv

Just signed up for the 10gb plan. Was on 6gb now I get an additional 4gb for only 10.00 Att is headed in the right direction. Maybe unlimited like t-crap mobile one day ?
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chadrick.7 said:
Just signed up for the 10gb plan. Was on 6gb now I get an additional 4gb for only 10.00 Att is headed in the right direction. Maybe unlimited like t-crap mobile one day ?
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I was on the 6gb before also, now i got 10gb i am a happy att customer now...TMobile is keeping all the other carriers on their toes...I love it. Plus i get 22% off my bill through my employer att discount #winning

iamolu said:
I was on the 6gb before also, now i got 10gb i am a happy att customer now...TMobile is keeping all the other carriers on their toes...I love it
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I agree. Things are getting better now. Hopefully it will even get better in the future.
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iamolu said:
Good News - ATT is offering a new mobile data share plan w/unlimited Talk & Text. More data for less, new data share plan included 10GB of data
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/data-plans.html?gnLinkId=t2015#fbid=QH4FNKQoqUv
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This change cut $80 off of my bill overnight!! I was on the original 10gb share plan with 4 smartphones. Now my data plan has dropped $20 from $120 to $100 and I'm saving $15 on each device fee. :thumbup::thumbup::sly:
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I think I got duped. I called up and she claimed that I can convert my 4 contract phones over to this plan however that there is only the 40 dollar rate for each line, and I'll actually see 15 bucks per line on the bill. The change is effective on 2/4/2014 which is when my billing cycle changes... I guess I'll check back at the end of the month and have a long discussion with AT&T about it.

That is great news, any saving is good savings

msm903 said:
I think I got duped. I called up and she claimed that I can convert my 4 contract phones over to this plan however that there is only the 40 dollar rate for each line, and I'll actually see 15 bucks per line on the bill. The change is effective on 2/4/2014 which is when my billing cycle changes... I guess I'll check back at the end of the month and have a long discussion with AT&T about it.
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You can change it yourself. Just login to you att.com acct

what's the catch? there is always a catch, I don't trust att no more
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Saved me $77 a month!

lyrad12 said:
what's the catch? there is always a catch, I don't trust att no more
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It's pretty much a modification of the Family Share Value plan introduced not that long ago. The biggest pricing discrepancy between T-Mobile and AT&T was that AT&T charged the same monthly fee per device whether you bought it outright, got it with Next, or brought your own. With the introduction of the recent Family Share Value plan people who got their phones as described above were given a $15 a month discount on the monthly service fee per non-subsidized device. My two went from $40 to $25 per month. With the new plan announced today, if you're not using a subsidized phone, the $25 per month drops to $15. It starts at 10GB so it's really targeted at families/groups and large data users. My 6GB plan with two non-subsidized devices ($25 a month each) was $116. With the new 10GB plan it's $109 because while the data component went up a bit each device dropped $10 ( $15 a month).
So it's a great deal if you aren't using a subsidized device, have a lot of (non-subsidized) lines on your account, or are a big data user. It's pretty meaningless to those with subsidized phones. But it's meant to be a T-Mobile deterrant and you can't get subsidized phones from them directly anymore anyway. You can but only through resellers along with 2-year contracts and different rate plans that are pretty comparable to AT&T subsidized rates.

I was also on the 6GB plan (2 lines). Upgraded to this and now have 10GB for $15 less. Winning!

Can anyone who had a contract tell me exactly what is listed for the specific phone charge? I have attached how it shows up on mine and am a bit worried even though I am told that the 15 dollars will apply to each of my 4 lines
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msm903 said:
Can anyone who had a contract tell me exactly what is listed for the specific phone charge? I have attached how it shows up on mine and am a bit worried even though I am told that the 15 dollars will apply to each of my 4 lines
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You're not on a Mobile Share plan and I can't tell if the devices on your account are subsidized or not. The per device monthly discount only applies to non-subsidized devices (finished 2-year contract, purchased outright, Next, or bring your own). To get any of the discounts we're talking about you'd need to move to a Mobile Share plan and if you have devices on your account that are subsidized the monthly charge you pay for them won't decrease. With the new 10GB plan non-subsidized devices drop from as high as $40 to $15 per month.

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You're not on a Mobile Share plan and I can't tell if the devices on your account are subsidized or not. The per device monthly discount only applies to non-subsidized devices (finished 2-year contract, purchased outright, Next, or bring your own). To get any of the discounts we're talking about you'd need to move to a Mobile Share plan and if you have devices on your account that are subsidized the monthly charge you pay for them won't decrease. With the new 10GB plan non-subsidized devices drop from as high as $40 to $15 per month.
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See that's the problem there. I was told by the REP that even though I am on contracts the 15 dollar will apply. Its like I am getting an exemption. I will call them back
Also "The most surprising part of today's announcement is that current customers with on-contract phones can switch to the new pricing structure. Starting tomorrow, you can simply call up AT&T and ask to switch to a Mobile Share Value plan with 10GB or more of data, and you'll drop from paying $40 per smartphone down to just $15" the following was reported via the verge at http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/1/5368768/att-discounts-large-mobile-share-value-plans paragraph 6.
She actually set the plan up to take effect on 2/4/2014 which coincides with the start of my billing cycle.
I will call them back and cancel the changes. I would be going from paying 199 minus discounts to 235 minus discounts and that makes no sense for me.

msm903 said:
See that's the problem there. I was told by the REP that even though I am on contracts the 15 dollar will apply. Its like I am getting an exemption. I will call them back
Also "The most surprising part of today's announcement is that current customers with on-contract phones can switch to the new pricing structure. Starting tomorrow, you can simply call up AT&T and ask to switch to a Mobile Share Value plan with 10GB or more of data, and you'll drop from paying $40 per smartphone down to just $15" the following was reported via the verge at http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/1/5368768/att-discounts-large-mobile-share-value-plans paragraph 6.
She actually set the plan up to take effect on 2/4/2014 which coincides with the start of my billing cycle.
I will call them back and cancel the changes. I would be going from paying 199 minus discounts to 235 minus discounts and that makes no sense for me.
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This is from the new program's conditions. Anyone with subsidized phones can't also be on a "no annual service contract" agreement. Installment agreement refers to Next. Who knows, maybe the CSR you talked to is giving you some additional discounts or exceptions. It's pretty much the Wild Wild West over at AT&T lately in their effort to keep customers from T-Mobile.
Pricing for Value plan w/ 10 GB data ($100/mo.) plus per smartphone pricing ($15/mo.) on no annual service contract or on an installment agmt.​

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This is from the new program's conditions. Anyone with subsidized phones can't also be on a "no annual service contract" agreement. Installment agreement refers to Next. Who knows, maybe the CSR you talked to is giving you some additional discounts or exceptions. It's pretty much the Wild Wild West over at AT&T lately in their effort to keep customers from T-Mobile.
Pricing for Value plan w/ 10 GB data ($100/mo.) plus per smartphone pricing ($15/mo.) on no annual service contract or on an installment agmt.​
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Anyway thanks for the information. I just got back off the phone with ATT rep along with a online chat and I was informed that I will get charged the 40 dollar a month for the 3 lines and will receive a 25 dollar credit for each line. OF course I would only see that credit on my Next Bill and following bills. I will have to hope the reps I spoke to are correct, if not I'll be calling them back when my next bill shows up.
Here's to crossing my fingers.

While this is great and all but I would rather keep unlimited data on 3 lines family plan with unlimited text messaging and 500 mins with roll over for $160 a month. Until they take away the unlimited that is. Hopefully not anytime soon.
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With the monthly device fee down to $15, Next finally makes sense. It's now cheaper (as long as you want/need 10GB of data) than buying the phone subsidized. And that's not even taking in to account the "new device after 12 months" benefit of Next. Here's how the numbers work out based on current AT&T prices.

BarryH_GEG said:
With the monthly device fee down to $15, Next finally makes sense. It's now cheaper (as long as you want/need 10GB of data) than buying the phone subsidized. And that's not even taking in to account the "new device after 12 months" benefit of Next. Here's how the numbers work out based on current AT&T prices.
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Maybe I'm missing something, but I'm on the 10GB Mobile Share Plan and while all my devices are subsidized, the cost per smartphone is just $30.
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