Sprint One Up.

[Golfdriver97]

Tomorrow I'm going to walk into Sprint and pay $349.00 plus tax for the phone. 6% sales tax... I pay $370.00 out the door.

If I was to purchase it on Sprint One Up I would pay just the tax ($21.00)... and then make 24 payments of $29.17 ($699.99) after two years. Now.. if I want to upgrade in a year, I have to trade in the phone I just made my 12th payment on (for a total of $349.99) and start all over again... wiping out the equity. So.. let's say next year you get the Note 4.. you pay another $350 for the next 12 months (and another activation charge) ... and in 2015, you can turn in your Note 4 to get the Note 5... and you've paid $700.00 as opposed to my $350. (I'm basically renting a phone... like rent-a-center). Yes.. they will give you a $15.00 a month discount... and that is a savings of $180.00/year minus the $36.00 activation charge each year)

The difference is I will have my phone to do what I want (or sell... I just recently sold my Note 2 for $250.00 to Best Buy). So.. see you October 2015... for half of what you paid... plus whatever I sell my Note 3 for.

One thing I don't get is how you are getting a Note 3 for $350?

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[AldousSnow]

One thing I don't get is how you are getting a Note 3 for $350?

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I was eligible to upgrade.... sorry should have stated that. I picked it up at 9:10 AM... and have been playing with it all day. Lots of things to get used to.

 

[ffejjj]

Like you've posted the one up IS more expensive especially is you start adding lines to your plan. Then you end up paying a lot more.

I see the plus in it too though... people who may not have the cash to buy off contact after a year. Double edged sword really but I will keep my 1500 minutes family plan and pay for my own upgrades. Anyone on a family plan should not even consider it

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[msndrstood]

I was not eligible for one up because the line I was upgrade was not the line the new phone was got on. If you have to swap lines you can't do the one up..I said why, what the heck is the difference? He wouldn't not budge but agrees it made no sense.

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That is incorrect. I did the One Up on my husband's phone, got the Note 3, did not activate it in the store. Got home and got online with chat, moved the Note 3 to my line and swapped my Note 2 to his line. No problem. The store rep told me that he couldn't do it in store but I could do it online as many times as I wanted.

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[cherylbaker]

So somebody correct me if I am wrong on this, please.

I currently have Everything Data Family plan with 2 lines for $110/month + $20 for second line + $10 premium data per phone = $150 Total. I have a corporate discount of 24% on the $110. If I switch to the One Up plan I would need to change to the Unlimited, My Way plan. $90/month + $30 Unlimited Data per phone = $150 Total. However, my discount would only then be applied to the data portion of the plan ($60) so my discount would be $12 less than what it currently is. Also, would I be able to do the One Up program on both phones and get the $15 discount on both lines? Sorry, I'm just a little confused by all these numbers... math was never my thing.

As I read the information yes that is correct. The discount is only on the data part on the unlimited plans. Pretty stupid don't know why that is. Also from the information I read you can get up to 3 phone lines with the one up program so you should be able to get 3 $15 discounts if you had 3 lines

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[buenos]

At least Sprint takes $15 off your monthly bill....Verizon does not! But with Verizon you can trade up every 6 months if 50% paid off...I think of it as leasing the phone...get a new one every 6 months. ..Crazy, maybe, but a new phone every 6 is not bad in my book...

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[titaniumSS]

At least Sprint takes $15 off your monthly bill....Verizon does not! But with Verizon you can trade up every 6 months if 50% paid off...I think of it as leasing the phone...get a new one every 6 months. ..Crazy, maybe, but a new phone every 6 is not bad in my book...

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If you like your current line of phones (Note 2, 3, 4, etc), then 6 months doesn't make sense. Also, that is ridiculously expensive. 50% of a 700 dollar phone every 6 months? You're paying nearly $60 per month in order to do that. That's just throwing away money for small upgrades to a phone.

 

[zmann]

That is incorrect. I did the One Up on my husband's phone, got the Note 3, did not activate it in the store. Got home and got online with chat, moved the Note 3 to my line and swapped my Note 2 to his line. No problem. The store rep told me that he couldn't do it in store but I could do it online as many times as I wanted.

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I was saying that the rep could not do it in store also,,, I did not think to do it at home,, stupid me. But what I said was correct.

THE BEAST,,NOTE 3. SIZE IS EVERYTHING!!!

 

[msndrstood]

I was saying that the rep could not do it in store also,,, I did not think to do it at home,, stupid me. But what I said was correct.

THE BEAST,,NOTE 3. SIZE IS EVERYTHING!!!

I agree. It's screwy, the rep told me it was because of the commission. It was no big deal.

I'm glad you got one, are you happy with it?

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[harriskathym]

Yes you can. I did it on Friday. My upgrade was due in January. I want a new phone yearly, so it works out great for me. No down payment. I pay 65 per month for my line and hubby went to 70. Only paid the sales tax on 699 (49 dollars) no activation fee. I can get a new phone in 12 months and just finance that again or keep what I have. Now have unlimited EVERYTHING!! I will pay 29 per month for the phone. In a year, it will equal what I would have had to pay out of pocket in January to upgrade and not have the Unlimited everything plan. Pl
us I still get an employee discount and since I use it for work, my company pays me 45 for the month. I will not be paying any more than I currently am and now can upgrade every year again.

You can't do the 1 up if you haven't had you current phone at least 12 months

 

[zmann]

I agree. It's screwy, the rep told me it was because of the commission. It was no big deal.

I'm glad you got one, are you happy with it?

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Kidding me? Love it. This is one nifty device.

THE BEAST,,NOTE 3. SIZE IS EVERYTHING!!!

 

[msndrstood]

Lol, yes it is. It'll take me a month to learn all the new tricks.

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[c1971ace]

Actually its more than 12 months into your contract not the actual phone. I got an EvoLTE with a 2 year back in June of 2012. Then earlier this year I did a trade with a kid at the Sprint Store for the Note 2. I was still able to qualify for the One Up.

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[c1971ace]

Oh and another thing I forgot to mention that I havent seen anyone mention yet is that you cant drop TEP you HAVE to have it on the plan. If you dont have it when you go to One Up they make you put it on.

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[msndrstood]

I don't know, I just added the insurance for this $700 phone.

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[zmann]

I always have the insurance on all my devices. For the price of couch change it is good to know I have it

THE BEAST,,NOTE 3. SIZE IS EVERYTHING!!!

 

[c1971ace]

I always have the insurance on all my devices. For the price of couch change it is good to know I have it

THE BEAST,,NOTE 3. SIZE IS EVERYTHING!!!

I always have as well. Small price for a piece of mind.

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[Ntchwaidumela]

The benefit of the One Up program is that you can upgrade early. You have to be eligible for the program, which you can quickly check on with Sprint. (This has nothing to do with your phone upgrade eligibility.) It can only be done at a Sprint corporate store, and you only pay the taxes on the full price of the phone. If you upgrade early, you will have to trade in your current on-contract phone at that time. You can keep your current phone, if you're already at your eligibility date or take advantage of Sprint's Buy Back program. My monthly payment for my new Note 3 is about $30 per month/24 months. However, I get $15 credit on my bill each month. I'm not sure if this only applies to new/upgraded service plans or to your current plan. I had the Simply Everything plan and opted for the Unlimited, All In plan ($110/month), which includes 5 GB hotspot. I was paying $20/month extra for 2 GB hotspot with my old plan. So, with the $15 phone credit I pay $95 per month for what had cost me $120, plus I get 3 GB more hotspot. There is also an Unlimited, My Way plan that allows you to tailor your needs and still get the $15 phone credit, but doesn't include the hotspot. You'll have to check with Sprint to see if the $15 phone credit also includes your current service plan. As to the phone, you can upgrade your phone every year, trading in your old phone. You will not be charged the remaining payments for the phone you're trading in; only the payments for the new one. Naturally, if you wait until the 2-year contract is up, you can keep your old phone. A new 2-year contract is required, as usual.

 

[sixxdv22]

And that's different how from the other companies?

 

[llfloyd79]

And that's different how from the other companies?

Don't quote me on this but I don't believe the other companies offer the $15 dollar credit towards your bill.


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