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I have a SERO Premium 500 account and I'm looking at adding a smartphone line to my account for my wife. Do I have any cheap options if I want to keep my SERO line intact? The website is of little help. Standalone smartphone plans are stupidly expensive compared to my $54/mo unlimited everything.
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Jul 11, 2015 21:55
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Magicaljesus posted:I have a SERO Premium 500 account and I'm looking at adding a smartphone line to my account for my wife. Do I have any cheap options if I want to keep my SERO line intact? The website is of little help. Standalone smartphone plans are stupidly expensive compared to my $54/mo unlimited everything. You should contact this guy, because while Sprint won't let you sell a SERO line to a new customer, they will let you transfer a SERO line as a second line to someone who already has SERO as their primary line. FlyingCheese posted:Anyone want to buy my SERO line before I go cancelling it? Is that still a thing people do? I'm completely out of the loop with Sprint these days.
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Jul 11, 2015 22:23
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I was looking at getting a new phone on my sero as I'm currently using an evo 4g, however some of these phones say "If you want this device, you'll need to change your plan." and I can't figure out what I would need to change. I'm paying the I'm on the $50 plan right now so it's not the extra $10 data plan. Also, I'm looking into the $200 phones and have a choice between the s6, g4, nexus 6. What's the better choice?
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Jul 12, 2015 00:00
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There are two versions of every plan, one for WiMax (which your evo has) and one for LTE (which current and future phones will have). The cost/features won't change at all, but their systems view it as a separate plan. Yes, it's dumb.
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Jul 12, 2015 01:17
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the littlest prince posted:There are two versions of every plan, one for WiMax (which your evo has) and one for LTE (which current and future phones will have). The cost/features won't change at all, but their systems view it as a separate plan. Yes, it's dumb. Any smart phone newer than the Evo requires the premium data add on, if I recall correctly.
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Jul 12, 2015 14:33
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bigpolar posted:Any smart phone newer than the Evo requires the premium data add on, if I recall correctly. That's already the $50 plan.
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Jul 12, 2015 14:42
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LorneReams posted:That's already the $50 plan. Aren't the base plans $30 and $50, then the data add ons are on top of that? I think it is a $10 premium phone charge and a $10 4g charge, but I don't remember exactly how they break it down. I think if you go to a flip phone you can still drop back to the $30 plan.
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Jul 12, 2015 15:53
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Old, normal SERO is $30. The SERO Premium plans are $40 and $50. Also, they warned pretty strongly that you may not be able to go back to the old plan later. I haven't heard of anyone trying it but I would guess that they would not allow it for anyone.
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Jul 12, 2015 16:05
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the littlest prince posted:There are two versions of every plan, one for WiMax (which your evo has) and one for LTE (which current and future phones will have). The cost/features won't change at all, but their systems view it as a separate plan. Yes, it's dumb. It's just weird because I don't get this message with the g4 but do with the s6. Also, the m9 is actually $0 whereas the other two are $200. Is one of the others worth the extra $200? With the g4 I can also get a FREE Leather back cover, extra battery and battery charging cradle. I'm not someone that upgrades phones very often so whatever I choose I'm going to be using for the next few years.
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Jul 13, 2015 03:19
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Harminoff posted:It's just weird because I don't get this message with the g4 but do with the s6. Also, the m9 is actually $0 whereas the other two are $200. Is one of the others worth the extra $200? With the g4 I can also get a FREE Leather back cover, extra battery and battery charging cradle. In already seeing some M9s come back with issues, I would stay away from htc this phone cycle.
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Jul 13, 2015 10:45
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bigpolar posted:Aren't the base plans $30 and $50, then the data add ons are on top of that? I think it is a $10 premium phone charge and a $10 4g charge, but I don't remember exactly how they break it down. No, the old plan was $30. Then the new phones at the time required an upgrade to the 40$ plan. Then almost immediately, the new new phones required a $10 data plan, so your options were $30 poo poo tier phone, like one phone that was $40 that didn't include the data plan, and then everything else that was $40 + 10.
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Jul 13, 2015 14:30
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the littlest prince posted:Old, normal SERO is $30. The SERO Premium plans are $40 and $50. This is right. The SERO $50 Premium/Whatever plan is the most expensive the plan gets, and should work with every Sprint phone out there. I just upgraded to the iPhone 6 in October and my total bill comes out to like $56.XX each month. Be sure to call the number in the OP when you're trying to do anything related to the SERO plan. You can also call them and ask things like "How much will it cost for me to add phone X to the plan?," etc. The website and it's information isn't always accurate.
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Jul 13, 2015 17:43
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:You should contact this guy, because while Sprint won't let you sell a SERO line to a new customer, they will let you transfer a SERO line as a second line to someone who already has SERO as their primary line. Good call. FlyingCheese posted:Anyone want to buy my SERO line before I go cancelling it? Is that still a thing people do? I'm completely out of the loop with Sprint these days. FlyingCheese, PM sent. Let me know if this is still available.
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Jul 13, 2015 18:10
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So I got my g4 today. I tried activating it through the phone but that didn't work (said I had to upgrade) so I called the number in the op. The guy that answered wasn't able to activate it as it was an employee (sero) account so I'm thinking that number isn't the sero number anymore. He however did transfer me to a different department which took a few minutes, however he checked in with me very often. She assured me that she will activate it without changing my account pricing. Treated me like royalty because of this plan, was pretty awesome.
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Jul 24, 2015 01:56
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Can I bring this phone to Sprint https://oneplus.net/oneplus-one as a brand new customer? My parents want to get onto my Framily Share plan, they would be brand new customers and if they can bring an already unlocked phone over that would be great. Avoid paying Sprints crazy expensive monthly fee's for the phone itself.
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Jul 25, 2015 01:01
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No, you cannot bring a OPO to Sprint. Only phones listed on Sprint's website or older phones that have the Sprint logo can be used on Sprint.
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Jul 25, 2015 01:09
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Vykk.Draygo posted:No, you cannot bring a OPO to Sprint. Only phones listed on Sprint's website or older phones that have the Sprint logo can be used on Sprint. Sprint is a bunch of horseshit faggots. Can may folks at least get on my Framily Shareplan? There's two spots available.
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Jul 25, 2015 01:15
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Do I get free unlimited roaming data with sero?
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Jul 25, 2015 01:53
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Officially, yes, but using too much roaming data is a classic way of getting Sprint to boot you. Whether you want that or not. I'm pretty sure this is true for non-sero plans as well.
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Jul 25, 2015 02:38
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the littlest prince posted:Officially, yes, but using too much roaming data is a classic way of getting Sprint to boot you. Whether you want that or not. I've never understood how that works. Aren't roaming data speeds so slow it is nearly impossible to do anything?
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Jul 25, 2015 20:15
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That's been my experience but maybe it's not true everywhere? I don't know.
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Jul 25, 2015 20:25
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Is it worth staying with Sprint for Sprint Spark? I'm going to get a new phone soon, and I'm undecided on staying with Sprint or moving to Verizon. I'd either end up on Sprint Spark or Verizon's 4G network. I don't use my phone much. When I do, it's generally to browse the Internet, so data speed affects me the most I guess. I also depend on GPS for maps when in new places. I do have unlimited data with Sprint, but I don't think I'd exceed Verizon's limit. To me it seems like whatever plan is cheaper is what I should go with.
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Jul 27, 2015 04:13
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Krime posted:I've never understood how that works. Aren't roaming data speeds so slow it is nearly impossible to do anything? Check out which regions have 3G EVDO roaming now: http://s4gru.com/index.php?/topic/7080-wahoo-us-cellullar-and-other-ev-do-roaming-is-live/
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Jul 27, 2015 09:55
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Krime posted:I've never understood how that works. Aren't roaming data speeds so slow it is nearly impossible to do anything? Not if you put your phone on roam only (rooted phone to do it), tell Google music to start downloading music over cellular, and just leave the phone plugged up to a wall.
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Jul 27, 2015 12:19
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So I'm looking at my Sprint bill and I'm realizing that, in theory, I'm paying more on EPRP than I would be on their advertised 4 lines / 10GB share plan. $95 for the base 1600 minutes, 3x $10/line for Premium Data, 2x $14.99/line for the additional lines, and I'm at $154.98 before adding insurance and taxes. Total data usage on the account has never remotely approached 10GB/mo because Sprint's data network in Phoenix is still pretty poo poo. Two of the lines are still under contract until later this year, one has been out of contract for quite a while. Is that $100/mo plan only an option if we buy new phones on it? I'm not looking for a long-term solution here, the two in-contract lines are going away as soon as their contracts expire, and the out-of-contract line is probably going to go to Ting once the other two lines are no longer my problem.
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Aug 3, 2015 21:27
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I got roped back into working at a sprint retail store again.  At least this time I'm the manager. .... 
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Aug 3, 2015 23:37
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Wizard of Smart posted:I got roped back into working at a sprint retail store again. So... Lord of the Flies, then.
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Aug 4, 2015 02:10
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Wizard of Smart posted:I got roped back into working at a sprint retail store again. Wireless is suffering. Are you at indirect again or corp? While you are suffering, I encourage you to make a new sprint thread 
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Aug 4, 2015 12:10
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With the rumor that Sprint is going to be ditching contracts, what does that mean for us SERO users? I'm out of contract now and will be purchasing a new phone within the next few weeks.
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Aug 11, 2015 21:06
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Krime posted:With the rumor that Sprint is going to be ditching contracts, what does that mean for us SERO users? Where did you hear this?
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Aug 11, 2015 21:46
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the littlest prince posted:Where did you hear this? This was Verizon (which did happen) and ATT (very likely to happen soon). I haven't heard of a rumor on sprint ditching contracts. That being said they probably will at some point. If so, SERO users will probably just have to pay more for phones.
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Aug 12, 2015 00:47
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Wizard of Smart posted:I got roped back into working at a sprint retail store again. I updated the thread by deleting old info. I started looking at Sprint plans, but I really don't feel like delving into their plans. Would you be up for posting a synopsis?
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Aug 12, 2015 11:46
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After what must have been 10 years of losing money every quarter and every year, it looks like people are realizing Sprint might not be a good investment, and Sprint is realizing it might run out of money: http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=16264
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Aug 13, 2015 02:38
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the littlest prince posted:Where did you hear this? Maybe I misunderstood something. Sounds like the rumor might not be out there. My bad. Duckman2008 posted:After what must have been 10 years of losing money every quarter and every year, it looks like people are realizing Sprint might not be a good investment, and Sprint is realizing it might run out of money: What happens if they run out of cash mid 2016 as the link suggests?
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Aug 13, 2015 03:29
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Krime posted:Maybe I misunderstood something. Sounds like the rumor might not be out there. My bad. Lord knows. A company that big wouldn't just stop all at once. The article mentioned they might break up the company to move funds around, they could sell assets, or worst case be sold to one of the other 3. If they keep it up maybe the FCC will reconsider allowing the Sprint/T-Mobile merger.
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Aug 13, 2015 03:36
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Duckman2008 posted:I updated the thread by deleting old info. I started looking at Sprint plans, but I really don't feel like delving into their plans. Would you be up for posting a synopsis? Sure, I can do that in a bit.
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Aug 13, 2015 16:55
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I'm going to miss SERO. It's been a fun 10 years. I look at my wife's bill and weep.
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Aug 13, 2015 18:03
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I just recently upgraded from a htc arrive on a $40 sero premium to a htc one m9. I'm a little disappointed because even though I was 99% sure I would have to pay the extra $10 data the salesman said a few times that my bill wouldn't go up at all. That's what I get for not calling the SERO line. Not that $10 is a big deal, that's 4 less coffees I should buy a month. It's pretty nice having an android phone though. Even just for little phone things like being able to install the starbucks app and pay with a giftcard. There's no chance I can call sprint up to complain to get my bill knocked down for a month or two is there? edit: I thought I got banned posting in this thread, but that must've been the previous thread. I wanted to see my offending post. 
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Aug 13, 2015 19:29
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Cage posted:I just recently upgraded from a htc arrive on a $40 sero premium to a htc one m9. I'm a little disappointed because even though I was 99% sure I would have to pay the extra $10 data the salesman said a few times that my bill wouldn't go up at all. That's what I get for not calling the SERO line. No, not really much hope in that. You may get a provisional credit but that's a slim chance.
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Aug 13, 2015 19:37
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I have not been able to find anything close to SERO in price and offer, so complaining about paying $50 for unlimited data on a smartphone is a hard sell.
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Aug 13, 2015 19:37
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