Ok I will have been with Sprint for 10 years on July 4th of this year and I will become a Premier Gold customer, now normally every July (last year I got my EVO July 10th) I can upgrade my phone.
So my question is will I automatically be eligible for my Premier Gold upgrade ($150 off) come July 10th since I have already done a year of my contract. Or will I have to wait until NEXT July to upgrade?
You should be able to even if your only eligible for the $75 off you can talk to someone at sprint and they can push a full upgrade through they did that for me last year for the og evo 4g
I found out today also about the the year deal. We have been with sprint for nine years. Pretty cool I guess.
You should be eligible for a full one this July. If not, just call sprint. Ask them about the ten year thing and ask them to describe in detail. Then ask about the new premier tiers and how they differ from old way. Be nice. Today, I was able to move from next November to this November. They will not mind doing the tier override if it is close to one year.
But I think in your case, you will have a compelling case. Just tell them about your loyalty to sprint and they will be happy to give you eligibility.
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If your 10 year anniversary is July 4th you can upgrade on Aug 4th (if you are not already eligible). You have to wait 1 billing cycle for it to show up.
buttered_popcorn said:
If your 10 year anniversary is July 4th you can upgrade on Aug 4th (if you are not already eligible). You have to wait 1 billing cycle for it to show up.
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Ok that sucks hopefully I can get them to give me it in July. If not I'm gonna use my dads upgrade for my self and when he wants to upgrade he can use mine. I'm giving him my EVO 4G when I get the E3D so he wont need to upgrade for a while anyway.
But thanks for the info guys!
I am not due for an upgrade until April. However, i want the new iphone when it comes out...is there anyway to get them to let me have my upgrade early? We have been on sprint for over 5 years now..
You can only upgrade 2 weeks before your date.
Unless you can find someone and negotiate a "buy out" of your contract.
Sprint is moving to upgrades every 20 months for all users, if I remember right. If April would be 22 months, and the change takes effect soon-ish, the earliest you could get your upgrade would be February.
If you want to do it before then, you can either sell your Evo or have Sprint buy it back - I believe Sprint's buyback is $125 for the Evo. You'd still have to pay the difference, whatever that may be.
The best way to find out your options would be to just call Sprint & ask. If you have other phones that you're willing to part with (even from other carriers) Sprint may give you buyback credit on those as well, depending on the model. I believe that you can look up the buyback value on Sprint's website.
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plainjane said:
Sprint is moving to upgrades every 20 months for all users, if I remember right. If April would be 22 months, and the change takes effect soon-ish, the earliest you could get your upgrade would be February.
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The 20 month upgrade only goes into effect after you upgrade after October 2.
http://www.sprint.com/popups/upgrade_changes.html
"New lines of service and existing customers who upgrade on or after October 2, 2011 will receive future upgrades after 20 months"
rushco said:
The 20 month upgrade only goes into effect after you upgrade after October 2.
http://www.sprint.com/popups/upgrade_changes.html
"New lines of service and existing customers who upgrade on or after October 2, 2011 will receive future upgrades after 20 months"
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Thanks for clearing that up. I was hoping it was in effect immediately, but things never seem to work that way.
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So, I bought a HTC One X on AT&T when it launched in June(?). Anyway, I don't have an upgrade until 2014. I did fall in love with the Note 2 though, I seriously want one. Any ideas on how to get an early upgrade?
So far, here are my issues that I would tell the service representative:
•The One X is locked down. It's my own device and AT&T is preventing me from taking advantage of development.
•I get constant errors and reboots, even after a factory reset
•HTC and/or AT&T has failed to distribute timely software updates. International users of this phone have had the latest software for days now, and US users are stuck with a locked down phone and old software
•The performance of the phone has degraded over time
•Everyone in my family gets terrible reception, we've been customers for 12 years and are considering leaving AT&T due to how terrible the service has gotten.
Of course, my phone is unlocked, OCed, UVed, and all of that. I just want a damn Note 2.
Anyone have suggestions?
I hope to join this crowd soon, thanks!
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So, I bought a HTC One X on AT&T when it launched in June(?). Anyway, I don't have an upgrade until 2014. I did fall in love with the Note 2 though, I seriously want one. Any ideas on how to get an early upgrade?
So far, here are my issues that I would tell the service representative:
•The One X is locked down. It's my own device and AT&T is preventing me from taking advantage of development.
•I get constant errors and reboots, even after a factory reset
•HTC and/or AT&T has failed to distribute timely software updates. International users of this phone have had the latest software for days now, and US users are stuck with a locked down phone and old software
•The performance of the phone has degraded over time
•Everyone in my family gets terrible reception, we've been customers for 12 years and are considering leaving AT&T due to how terrible the service has gotten.
Of course, my phone is unlocked, OCed, UVed, and all of that. I just want a damn Note 2.
Anyone have suggestions?
I hope to join this crowd soon, thanks!
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Sell it on ebay and buy one off contract
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Try looking in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1976429
I know it is really big, but there are one or two people who claim to have done something similar to what you want to do. And good luck.:highfive:
silentecho13 said:
So, I bought a HTC One X on AT&T when it launched in June(?). Anyway, I don't have an upgrade until 2014. I did fall in love with the Note 2 though, I seriously want one. Any ideas on how to get an early upgrade?
So far, here are my issues that I would tell the service representative:
•The One X is locked down. It's my own device and AT&T is preventing me from taking advantage of development.
•I get constant errors and reboots, even after a factory reset
•HTC and/or AT&T has failed to distribute timely software updates. International users of this phone have had the latest software for days now, and US users are stuck with a locked down phone and old software
•The performance of the phone has degraded over time
•Everyone in my family gets terrible reception, we've been customers for 12 years and are considering leaving AT&T due to how terrible the service has gotten.
Of course, my phone is unlocked, OCed, UVed, and all of that. I just want a damn Note 2.
Anyone have suggestions?
I hope to join this crowd soon, thanks!
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wtharp2 said:
Try looking in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1976429
I know it is really big, but there are one or two people who claim to have done something similar to what you want to do. And good luck.:highfive:
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Gives me ideas...muahahah.
I'm going to be calling them first thing tomorrow morning, but if anyone else has any ideas throw them here!
Let's see. Your under contract now. Want a Note 2.
1) Buy off contract and keep the HoX as a backup.
2) Buy off contract and sell hox to offset cost.
3) Buy off contract and hope you can sell a kidney on Ebay or Craigslist to cover the cost.
4) But off contract and.......
I think you see where I'm going. Any attempt to excuse yourself from your current contract is purely unethical.
I just want one early upgrade. I've never asked them for one before in all of the 12 years we've been giving them money for their mediocre network.
Worst comes to worst, I'll just sell the HOXL, sell this old Infuse I have laying around, and get it no-contract.
Oh, early upgrade. That's only an extra $100 to the contract price, if I'm not mistaken.
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Oh, early upgrade. That's only an extra $100 to the contract price, if I'm not mistaken.
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Hmm, that's manageable if they do it. The issue is that my next upgrade is in 2014, I've had the HOXL for almost 6 months now, so I'm nowhere near my upgrade hah. It's worth asking them about though, that's for sure.
Add another line,get the phone,freeze/suspend the unuse line for 6 months for $8 recurring then after 6 months reactivate it but with a cheap flip phone this time that doesn't require data for $15 a month.Im on t-mobile & thats how i got it ,i think At&t should have something similar ?
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Ah, adding a line isn't something the rest of the family would be happy with. We all split the bill 3 ways, so probably not the best idea
I wonder what the ETF would be if I just wanted to close my line from ATT and go off to another better carrier...leaving the other lines intact.
$325 plus $10 for every month remaining on the contract
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$325 plus $10 for every month remaining on the contract
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Jeez, even for one damn line?
Dafuq.
That's just their etf policy. Even for 1 little line.
That blows.
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As the other thread to which I linked this one demonstrates, it doesn't hurt to ask, nicely. Making things up/lying is unethical -- trying to work something out with your phone vendor is just business, and they obviously subscribe to some budging on their part as being acceptable.
Good luck getting your Note 2, OP. I love mine.
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Any attempt to excuse yourself from your current contract is purely unethical.
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•Everyone in my family gets terrible reception, we've been customers for 12 years and are considering leaving AT&T due to how terrible the service has gotten.
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try tell AT&T this and they will probably consider your request. my impression is they are pretty flexible. competition is tough these days.
They will do an early upgrade for 399 no problem, but getting it for 299 will take some ass kissing. Tell them you just can't afford 399, they'll come down.
Either way, its worth it. This phone is a beast.
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UPDATE:
So, I called them up. I got in touch with a hot Russian sales rep, she had the sexiest voice in the world. Naturally, I flirted with her. Got her number from a personal call-back, as well as a Facebook link lol.
She connected me to a supervisor, it disconnected. I called back, got another rep, she denied me rights to speak to a supervisor so I cursed her out and ultimately got a supervisor on the phone. Without any hesitation, he said he would process the upgrade, waive the upgrade fee, add free shipping, and match Amazon's price of $199. Oh and I got a $100 credit to my account too. So, got a GN2 for $100!
My basis of argument was that I've been a customer for 11 years, and I've seen the service go from bad to worse. I used the latest Consumer Reports article ranking AT&T last as an enforcement method. I also told them that I'm disappointed with the lack of software updates on the HOXL, the locked bootloader preventing me from developing (we all know it's unlocked already though), and the fact that instead of remedying the issues, HTC just released the One X+ and the HOXL adopters were left dead in the water. I told them I'd rather just go to Verizon, which was ranked #1.
Epic win?
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She connected me to a supervisor, it disconnected. I called back, got another rep, she denied me rights to speak to a supervisor so I cursed her out and ultimately got a supervisor on the phone. Without any hesitation, he said he would process the upgrade, waive the upgrade fee, add free shipping, and match Amazon's price of $199. Oh and I got a $100 credit to my account too. So, got a GN2 for $100!
My basis of argument was that I've been a customer for 11 years, and I've seen the service go from bad to worse. I used the latest Consumer Reports article ranking AT&T last as an enforcement method. I also told them that I'm disappointed with the lack of software updates on the HOXL, the locked bootloader preventing me from developing (we all know it's unlocked already though), and the fact that instead of remedying the issues, HTC just released the One X+ and the HOXL adopters were left dead in the water. I told them I'd rather just go to Verizon, which was ranked #1.
Epic win?
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I want to use the same argument. But I'll be marching into the store today since I've been in contact with our business rep already and he referred me to the local store agent. Wish me luck!
Let us know how it goes!
i was informed by a guy who commented on my post on the at&t facebook page, that if your upgrade was after march 1, 2012, that verizon and at&t will add another 6 months to your contract. what do you all think about this, and more that these 2 phone companies are being backed by the us government?
Didn't you sign a contract that stated the term of the agreement was 2yrs? If so, if they change anything on your contract, they are guilty of breech of contract. Why would they want to extend the period of your contract anyway? That's saying, we won't let you spend another $200+ for a new phone, for 6mo longer. Doesn't make sense.
here are some sources for you...
http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/09/att-extends-upgrade-period-to-two-years/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/12/verizon-upgrade-eligibility-extends-to-a-full-two-years/
in short, it used to be at the 20th month, you can upgrade and re-new your contract. but now, you have to wait until the 24th month.
but i believe this only applies to new customers/contracts/renews.
I think this is great.... I have been wanting to leave att for years, but I always see the shiny new device when 20 months rolls around and end up buying it. Now next time I am eligible for an upgrade my contract will be up too, so moving to another carrier will be much more tempting.
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If you buy a Nexus, or any phone, outright they won't haveyou under their thumb
They can change the upgrade dates if they want
I Did a cross upgrade with my wifes account back in Dec. They messed up the order and sent 2 s3 for free and gave back the upgade eligability for my wifes line. Today I called to ask about cross upgrading again. Both of my s3's have cracked screens. I don't have an upgrade available for my line until Dec. 2014. Told them I wanted a cross upgrade and why. They responded by offering me an early upgrade on an S3 for $1 or the s4 For $100 on my line. And still left my wife's line upgrade in place. Waived the activation fee and overnighting it for free. So in 6 months I have gotten 3 s3's for a total of $1(that includes upgrade fees and shipping) and I still have my wife's upgrade for later when I want either the s4 or whatever. The customer rep was very upfront with telling me that they can waive whatever they want including upgrade dates. I still have unlimited data and I pay a great rate because of my companies discount. So all in all I have always been a fan of ATT and it's customer care department. Just be polite!!
Oh and they can't do anything for Iphones. Another reason to stay android.
I was wondering when they'd enter into this new hardware upgrade arena
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile...early-upgrade-plan-to-launch-on-september-20/
It's nice for those that don't care about their current phones. (I typically am the geek of the family and use another line's upgrade and play the hand-me-down game.) However, If you're willing to trade in your device at the end of 12 months for a new one, then this plan will likely appeal to you. If the pricing structure is as advertised in that article - then Sprint is actually a cheaper alternative to T-Mobile's JUMP.
EDIT: Here's another article that has the pricing structure. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57603017-94/sprint-preps-one-up-its-own-early-upgrade-program/
The handing over of the phone would be what stops it for me. I like keeping an old one for a back up in case something happens to the current one. I'm guessing this extends your contract two years from the date you upgrade?
Also you'd have to opt in the new unlimited my way plans, which costs more money for me at least.
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I figured it wouldn't be long before sprint had their hand in this as well. I can't wait though note 3 will be mine.
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I'm eyeing the Note 3 (+ the smart watch) as well, I'm disabled and I want to test how much hands free phone usage it will enable.
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