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100$ Port Credit

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...rs-porting-their-numbers-from-other-carriers/
Can someone weigh in on this? I was talking to a friend, wishing that cellphone companies would offer some sort of incentive to switch carriers. I found this just now and was wondering what anyone knew about this credit and/or any incentives for switching carriers. Since I currently have an iPhone something like this would be a boon.
EDIT: Also how does the phone number porting work. If I want to take my AT&T number with me, do I have to contact AT&T first and/or cancel my AT&T plan prior to signing up for the EVO with Sprint. I'd rather minimize downtime.
EDIT: NVM that. Found the info http://www.fcc.gov/cib/consumerfacts/numbport.html That's an easy process.

That would be nice, as I'm coming from T-mobile.

Welp, just got out of a chat with a Sprint CSA on the website. Apparently I'm elligible for the $100 port credit. I'm coming from AT&T.
That'll be nice.

I spoke to a sprint rep and was told the so called port credit was in the form of the $150 you get off the price of the phone. So the evo is 450-150 to get down to the $300 price minus the 100 mir for the final $200 for new customers.

Lindarose84 said:
I spoke to a sprint rep and was told the so called port credit was in the form of the $150 you get off the price of the phone. So the evo is 450-150 to get down to the $300 price minus the 100 mir for the final $200 for new customers.
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This rep misunderstood or lied to you. The 150$ is for anyone who signs a 2 year contract regardless of whether you come from another carrier, or are already on Sprint.

I called specifically asking about any $100 credit for porting over from T-Mobile. They told me that there WAS an incentive being offered to port over but it expired a few weeks ago. The only "credit" available is this $150 discount.
Anyone have concrete info on this?

I talked to a Sprint rep, and they said I would be elligible for it on June 4th. Either way, who cares. When you get it, throw your number in the site and see what happens!

ive been reading its only for business customers but I am definitely gonna try for it

Heres some help guys. After you port your number(s) you have 72 hours to go here:
http://sprintportcredit.com/
What doesn't make sense is the credit for one number per month. I will call when June 4th comes.

I don't buy it.
that website looks MIGHTY fishy to me!
I think they are fishing for people's cellnumbers and email addresses.
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droideveloper said:
that website looks MIGHTY fishy to me!
I think they are fishing for people's cellnumbers and email addresses.
Registrant:
Deardorff Communications
887 W. Marietta St.
Atlanta, GA 30318
US
Domain Name: SPRINTPORTCREDIT.COM
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Promote your business to millions of viewers for only $1 a month
Learn how you can get an Enhanced Business Listing here for your domain name.
Learn more at http://www.NetworkSolutions.com/
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Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Jones, David [email protected]
Deardorff
887 W. Marietta St.
Suite T-107
Atlanta, GA 30318
US
404-881-6502
Record expires on 09-Sep-2010.
Record created on 09-Sep-2009.
Database last updated on 17-May-2010 21:31:04 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
DNS1.NETTICA.COM 64.94.136.11
DNS2.NETTICA.COM 64.237.45.34
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Yeah I perhaps should have specified when I wanted people to weigh in. I thought it was fishy and that's what I wanted people to weigh in on. I'm sure the manager at the mobile section of best buy will know if they have something like that. If not I'll ask a Sprint Rep.

WTF so you're saying sprintportcredit.com is a phishing site? How are you able to tell who that domain is registered to? I called Sprint and even told them the website and the rep stated "Yeah go there after you port your number".
What does the scammer have to gain by going to that website and mistakenly entering your number?

Ive asked several Sprint reps in person at different stores about this and they all say the credit is for business customers only.

rdub4nd said:
Ive asked several Sprint reps in person at different stores about this and they all say the credit is for business customers only.
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It says so right on that site as well.

Well I'll call the Sprint Porting Department and demand that they give me a porting credit. They'll want my business so in the end the customer wins.

gqstatus0685 said:
Well I'll call the Sprint Porting Department and demand that they give me a porting credit. They'll want my business so in the end the customer wins.
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Just curious, why do you feel you're entitled to the credit if you dont meet the criteria for it?

Because I'm willing to port 4 numbers from AT&T to Sprint. They need the business and they will give me a credit. I work for AT&T so I know how these things work. I will also be getting a CORP discount from one of my relatives on my account who works for Bank of America. It's a 36% discount. I believe I fit the criteria.

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Because I'm willing to port 4 numbers from AT&T to Sprint. They need the business and they will give me a credit. I work for AT&T so I know how these things work. I will also be getting a CORP discount from one of my relatives on my account who works for Bank of America. It's a 36% discount. I believe I fit the criteria.
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From the sprintportcredit.com eligibility requirements:
Service credit request must be made at https://www.sprintportcredit.com within 72 hours from the port-in activation date for your Service Credit Request. Service credit is available only to eligible corporate-liable accounts. Promo requires 2-year contract agreement outside of hierarchy/special contract terms. Must port in from an active wireless line and remain active on original account number for 61 days in order to receive full service credit. You should continue paying your bill while waiting for your service credit to avoid service disruption and possible credit delay.
Credits apply to all devices that have an associated mobile number and come through the port process. Promotion excludes port ins from providers currently associated with Sprint. Excludes all Individual Liable, Seasonal Standby, and Special Government Rate Plans less than $10 (e.g., U3169, U3169H, U3169D, C1266).
Unless you're activating 4 lines in your business' name, the it would seem that you dont. But good luck to you, it never hurts to try!
EDIT: I'm not trying to be a ****, just pointing out the actual terms for this credit. If you can pull it off, more power to ya.

Didn't someone already point that website out as a phishing site? Someone stated that sprintportcredit.com wasn't an official Sprint site.

yes, but that site is the basis of this thread. Look at the first link the OP posted.

$100 business port credit works!!

well, I got hooked up with a sprint business rep and I got:
$100 Port Credit
Free month service
No activation fee
10% recurring discount
I am pretty stoked, although I won't get my evo til monday, but that is a small price to pay for the deal I got.
if anyone is interested, PM me and i'll give the guys name to you.
I don't wanna get anyone in trouble for posting names here.....
I also posted this on android forums....

what do you have to do to get it? All you did was ask?

dsarch21 said:
well, I got hooked up with a sprint business rep and I got:
$100 Port Credit
Free month service
No activation fee
10% recurring discount
I am pretty stoked, although I won't get my evo til monday, but that is a small price to pay for the deal I got.
if anyone is interested, PM me and i'll give the guys name to you.
I don't wanna get anyone in trouble for posting names here.....
I also posted this on android forums....
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I did a quick search and it seems like this is only for B2B (business 2 business) users. Is it if you switch from one carrier to Sprint as a business customer?

yes, you need to start a business account.
(if you have a business)

Xoom coming to Sprint tomorrow.

Xoom coming to sprint tomorrow still $599. I don't know if I am just easy out of the loop on this or what and a google search told me nothing. But I went into my sprint store today and they told me that the xoom is launching tomorrow. They even offered to let mar have one today but I'm not interested. Just thought I would let you guys know if you didn't already. Like I said couldn't find out on google.
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Xoom coming to sprint tomorrow still $599. I don't know if I am just easy out of the loop on this or what and a google search told me nothing. But I went into my sprint store today and they told me that the xoom is launching tomorrow. They even offered to let mar have one today but I'm not interested. Just thought I would let you guys know if you didn't already. Like I said couldn't find out on google.
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Xoom wifi is being sold in stores.
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It was available on the store officially 5/8, I ordered mine last night, can't wait!!! Love that I can charge it to my account and pay it off on my own time.

trhonda2000 said:
It was available on the store officially 5/8, I ordered mine last night, can't wait!!! Love that I can charge it to my account and pay it off on my own time.
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Me too! 10 chars

trhonda2000 said:
It was available on the store officially 5/8, I ordered mine last night, can't wait!!! Love that I can charge it to my account and pay it off on my own time.
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How do you do that. I would jump on this if I could do that.
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Wouldn't you have to pay it off on the next bill? I don't like charging stuff to my account because I'd rather pay for it in full. I didn't know you can essentially finance equipment.

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Wouldn't you have to pay it off on the next bill?
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That is the way it has always worked with my account...

Just make sure you dont get caught up dude @ the guy who said he would pay it off at his own pace.
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the xoom was released on sunday. i ordered one and have it now. none of the stores had it in stock.. perhaps tomorrow they will. i sold my 3G version....
and yes you can charge equipment to your account.

I'm a girl btw, and I was told by the Sprint collections department that you do not have to pay it off in full the next billing cycle, that there is no time limit as long as they see you are paying on it, so we will see.
EDIT TO ADD: I was told that I had no limit on my account, not sure if that has anything to do with it. I know Sprint implements "spending limits" to some customers and some have no limit, so not sure if this has anything to do with it.

Too bad they don't have a 3/4G version available. Would love to add it to my unlimited plan.

trhonda2000 said:
I'm a girl btw, and I was told by the Sprint collections department that you do not have to pay it off in full the next billing cycle, that there is no time limit as long as they see you are paying on it, so we will see.
EDIT TO ADD: I was told that I had no limit on my account, not sure if that has anything to do with it. I know Sprint implements "spending limits" to some customers and some have no limit, so not sure if this has anything to do with it.
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That's the most insane thing I've heard in a while. I've never heard of anyone doing this. So you're going to float your bill and pay fees and other penalties until you can afford to pay it off? If you have even a slightly good credit rating you could get a $600 credit card with 0% for a year probably...

i added a couple of mobile phones several years ago to my account--not at the same time but one was one year and then a year later or so..
anyway, i paid the mobile handset off across 2 billing cycles at least (phone was like 600 ish then) and had no fees or extra costs.
the main thing was paying your wireless bill on time.
home girl's case may be solid and unique to her case so i am inclined to believe her based on my past experience.
you must not have any limits or ASL on your account and be in good standing with no past due balance. im sure you may know this...

From what I was told purchasing "equipment" doesn't incur fees, only your service bill does. I will still pay my service bill on time but the equipment I charged will be paid off in payments. After searching online I too am seeing conflicting information regarding this, so now I'm slightly leary. Worst case scenario I will be sending it back if what I was told was false.

Yeah I've been with Sprint for like 7 years since I was in high school. I don't have a spending limit on my account and pay my bill in full every month and never had one late payment. I don't like to bill to my account but to each is own.
I prefer to just pay it in full just be to be on safe side of things. Good luck with your purchase though but just make sure you call to verify the payment plan options because it's harder to get things fixed when they are screwed up.
I'm only saying to call because every time I call Sprint I get conflicting information and nobody seems to know what they are doing. Also if you want to check your Sprint Credit Worthiness log into your Sprint account then delete the address bar and replace it with this:
javascript:function getYesNo(s){if(s=='Y') {return 'Yes';}else{return 'No';}};alert("Your Hidden Stats:\n\nSprint Financial Value: "+loyaltyAccVal+" of 10 (higher is better)\nCredit Class: "+creditClass+"\nAccount Spending Limit: "+getYesNo(aslFlag)+"\nHotlined Account: "+getYesNo(hotlineFlag));
and hit enter. A box will pop up and that will show you. I believe it would be correlated to the results if they will allow you to bill to your account.
Mines shows:
Sprint Financial Value: 7 out of 10
Credit Class: G1
Account Spending Limit: No
Hotlined: No

Well I've gotten conflicting info when calling. When I speak to sales they have no idea and put me on hold to find out and then tell me it has to be paid in full after speaking with the "collections department", when I spoke to someone in billing I was told that it doesn't have to be paid in full and many customers have "made payments" on purchases billed to their account. I would love to pay for it in full but I can't shell out $600 at once so that's why this option appealed to me, if it turns out that's not the case as I stated before I will give them hell and worst case scenario return the equipment.

Yeah just looking out for you. I always call multiple times and ask for a manager because there are a bunch of nifnards working for Sprint.

gqstatus0685 said:
Yeah just looking out for you. I always call multiple times and ask for a manager because there are a bunch of nifnards working for Sprint.
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LOL isn't that the truth! Its going to really piss me off if that's not how it works for my account as I was really looking forward to getting the Xoom and accessories I ordered. I hate calling there because I can never get a straight answer about anything, and the order is already out for delivery so too late to cancel if that's true, I will truly give them hell if I was given false information.

there is no pay plan. they give you about 2 bill cycles which is plenty. if you need more time, make sure you are showing good faith--by paying your wireless bill and also paid a good portion of yourequipment--this gives you good favor with the account rep and they may be more inclined to help.
we all want to pay our balances off at once--however sprint extends this as a courtesy to their good customers. if you know you can afford the device you can maximize your purchasing power in a short time period.

I did call accounting services again to confirm my initial answer towards this. I was told there is no official "payment plan" per say, however they do not "require" you to pay the equipment off the following billing cycle. He did mention as long as you are paying your cell bill and making payments towards the balance there should be no problems, however he recommended that its paid off in a "timely manner". So yep, basically what the poster above me said. We shall see...

verizon discounts for anyone!!

with verizon being the number one service provider, that also comes with the ability to charge whatever they want...basically.
anyway, i found that student rate offers an 8-10% discount on recurring monthly charges from verizon.
discounts are available to new customers and/or if you are adding a line and upgrade.
to get your discount:
purchase your wireless device at verizon wireless, amazon wireless or wirefly.com using student rate's links.
[google student rate and their wireless promos are on the front page]

this is awesome! can you go to a verizon store and apply the discount that way??

interesting
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in order to get the discount you have to go through student rate.
go to their site and click the link.

I think that this is the deal the OP was referring to - LINK to deal

any little discount is better than no discount.
if you do not have an opportunity to use a college discount or an employee discount, going through student rate is the best way to go.

i made a purchase through student rate and am very happy.
i did not combine promos but i was able to get an iphone at a discounted price and opted to get a lowered monthly bill. i should expect to see the discounted applied within 2-3 billing cycles.

i signed up yesterday with student rate and used this link.
i just followed the instructions and i should expect to see the discount applied within 2-3 billing cycles.
i have purchased puma sneakers and stuff for my girlfriend from the site, so i trust it.

bfingz58 said:
better question, are you able to apply the discount even if you are currently on a family plan?? or plan to get one??
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you can, but i think you're limited to the number of lines that can get the discount

is this promotion still going??

they have more than just cell phone deals and you don't have to be a student to use them

LFrank342 said:
with verizon being the number one service provider, that also comes with the ability to charge whatever they want...basically.
anyway, i found that student rate offers an 8-10% discount on recurring monthly charges from verizon.
discounts are available to new customers and/or if you are adding a line and upgrade.
to get your discount:
purchase your wireless device at verizon wireless, amazon wireless or wirefly.com using student rate's links.
[google student rate and their wireless promos are on the front page]
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Never mind

these are on-going promotions that [sr] has with verizon, at&t, t-mobile, etc.
your discount varies upon eligibility.

i used a deal with student rate a while back and the deal is still the same. i was able to to get the discount off my monthly bill within 2 cycles.

i have signed up for cell phone contracts via student rate before and they have always met expectations.
I have signed up for 3 phones with them and always got a discounted bill within 2 billing cycles, a discounted phone and whatever else that happened to be mentioned within the deal.
When my contract is up I am going to use them again! Thanks!

has anyone recently used this deal? or any of their student rate deals?

wow

they also got this for tmo my bill went from 130 to 115

Hell, if you work for many companies, federal or stat government, or a student you can receive both discounts on data an the voice/text plan. Many times accessories such as cases, bluetooth, batteries, etc also get a nice little discount. Enter in you email addy at vzw.com then choose employees and you get one back with your discount.

Sprint Discount 15%-23% off monthly bill

I am switching from AT&T to Sprint as soon as my contract runs up. I am a college student, and after doing some research I found this website, offering a 15-23% discount on monthly recurring charges with Sprint. It seems like having a .edu email address is enough to qualify for the 15% discount, but I wanted to see if anyone was familiar with this offer before I purchase my iPhone through the site.
http://www.studentrate.com/StudentR...deals/Sprint-Student-Rate-Member-Discount--/0

i love sprint.
i've had them for years.
just got my daughter her own line and used the deal via student rate.
can't wait to see the discount applied.

Can you get this discount applied if you are adding a line to a family plan and you are a .edu holder ? If i am getting this right, all students get a guaranteed 15% off and a lucky few will get more, am i right?

I think this will work on family plan with add a line. technically you are renewing your 2 year contract... maybe just ask them?

at&t FAN discount
MntClmr said:
I am switching from AT&T to Sprint as soon as my contract runs up. I am a college student, and after doing some research I found this website, offering a 15-23% discount on monthly recurring charges with Sprint.
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I guess the question is why didn't you just go HERE and see whether you qualify for a discount with at&t? No third party to deal with and give your information.

I have a discount with AT&T already. I am leaving AT&T for sprint. I think the link you provided would be useful for people who are getting AT&T service though.

I get 25% off my voice plan and 20% off my data plan with Verizon just by using my .edu email address. Quite happy and wished I had done it months sooner.

Don't sprint only have 3G?I have been with T-Mobile for 5.5 years.I pay $95 for everything unlimited with 5 gbs data.
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Sprint used to give out a 23% discount to many students and now it seems so much harder to get. From what I read on other forums, the regular is 15% off with .edu email

they told em the same thing when i called basically the % is no longer guaranteed

It seems like it has become much harder to get a Sprint discount. Anyone had any luck with the 23% for being a student?? if so where can we find the list of participating schools?

Tricksie said:
It seems like it has become much harder to get a Sprint discount. Anyone had any luck with the 23% for being a student?? if so where can we find the list of participating schools?
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just in case anyone's wondering...you don't have to be a student =) i took advantage of this a while ago.

thank you. Does anyone know of a list of participating schools thought, just because I'm not sure where I can find the information of whether or not my school offers this discount? I'd appreciate it.