Adding more lines to a family plan

[newboyx]

I started a family plan with sprint last year with 2 lines (me & wife). I am planning to add a third line for my daughter in the near future. When I went on the sprint website to look at phones for adding a line to share minutes I realized that the prices were for the discounted phones (rebates and such) I went as far as adding one to the cart to make sure the price stuck, it did.

This brings up a few questions.
1. Am I starting a new contract? I signed a 2 year contract June 2010?
2. Can I use this dicounted pricing to buy myself the Evo 3D or Nexus 4G and give my old phone (Intercept) to my daughter, while keeping my current number?
3. Will I still be able to keep the upgrades I am due in 2012 after using the upgraded pricing in 2011(the upgrade pricing was not linked to either existing number on the account)?
4. Am I being a dick by giving my daughter the Intercept while I enjoy the new hotness? (just kidding about this one)
5. Does it matter what kind of phone ( feature or smartphone ) plan wise since we are on the Everything Data. It is still the $19.99 additional line charge, correct? There is no additional data charge (other than the $10 4G tax)? The plan price is the same regardless of phone type.

Thanks for the input.

 

[mtbykr]

I started a family plan with sprint last year with 2 lines (me & wife). I am planning to add a third line for my daughter in the near future. When I went on the sprint website to look at phones for adding a line to share minutes I realized that the prices were for the discounted phones (rebates and such) I went as far as adding one to the cart to make sure the price stuck, it did.

This brings up a few questions.
1. Am I starting a new contract? I signed a 2 year contract June 2010?
2. Can I use this dicounted pricing to buy myself the Evo 3D or Nexus 4G and give my old phone (Intercept) to my daughter, while keeping my current number?
3. Will I still be able to keep the upgrades I am due in 2012 after using the upgraded pricing in 2011(the upgrade pricing was not linked to either existing number on the account)?
4. Am I being a dick by giving my daughter the Intercept while I enjoy the new hotness? (just kidding about this one)
5. Does it matter what kind of phone ( feature or smartphone ) plan wise since we are on the Everything Data. It is still the $19.99 additional line charge, correct? There is no additional data charge (other than the $10 4G tax)? The plan price is the same regardless of phone type.

Thanks for the input.

1: You are starting a new contract for the 3rd line

2: Yes you can get a new phone and switch numbers leaving your old phone for your daughter

3: Each phone number has it's own upgrade time, this should not change

4: Yes

5: Don't know about this one, sorry

 

[newboyx]

Thanks for the reply! I was pretty sure about most of those. I know I could have called Sprint, but I trust you guys more than I trust them.

 

[tsnum4]

2. Can I use this dicounted pricing to buy myself the Evo 3D or Nexus 4G and give my old phone (Intercept) to my daughter, while keeping my current number?

5. Does it matter what kind of phone ( feature or smartphone ) plan wise since we are on the Everything Data. It is still the $19.99 additional line charge, correct? There is no additional data charge (other than the $10 4G tax)? The plan price is the same regardless of phone type.

Thanks for the input.

2. Please be aware that if you do this prior to the rebate being processed, you will not get the rebate. In order to qualify for the rebate, the new phone must stay connected to the number with which it was purchased until the rebate is processed. After the rebate is processed you can swap the numbers out.

5. If you have the everything data plan, the add a line is 19.99 even if it it not a smart phone.

 

[newboyx]

Thanks!

Damn you rebates!

 

[skife]

1-4 yes

5. if you add a smart phone its $20 + $10 for unlimited data. If you add a feature phone its $20

 

[MissJennell#IM]

Thanks!

Damn you rebates!

Just go to a best buy or a radio shack and you will get an instant rebate. Then you can have the phone on your line and the intercept can go on the new line.

 

[newboyx]

1-4 yes

5. if you add a smart phone its $20 + $10 for unlimited data. If you add a feature phone its $20

I plan on giving my daughter my old Intercept. Lucky for her. Way more phone than she needs, but daddy wants an Evo 3D. I am to lazy to go through the trouble of selling the Intercept just to turn around and buy feature phone.