To switch from Sprint, or not to switch

[bobbob1016]

I've done the math, and I think I may switch to TMobile, but I had a quick question. I currently have $14.00 off for work, which is keeping the math in Sprint's favor. Does anyone know how quickly Sprint would drop my employee discount if I no longer work there? My contract is done at the end of the month, but TMobile is looking good, but Sprint's $14.00 off is what is keeping me. If I sign up for a contract, can Sprint drop the discount after I sign it?

Not sure if I said this clearly, let me know if anything needs explaining.

Edit: Also, TMobile's GS4 for $149 vs Sprint's for $249 is making me consider the switch too. Even though it's for new TMobile customers, and Sprint has it for new customers too.

 

[Paul627g]

You should be good at least for the next 2 years under contract once you provide the initial proof employment to get the discount. I want to say in the 8+ years we've been with Sprint I think twice we have had to provide the documentation of employment to continue the discount.

 

[Raymond Tan]

I'm with Verizon and they are going to start asking for verification of employment every six months. I don't blame them, I've been getting my discount even though I have left the company which gave me the discount 4 yrs ago.

Hopefully for you Sprint does not follow suit.

 

[ffejjj]

I like the 10% Sprint discount I get thru using a credit union

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[GiantJay]

I've done the math, and I think I may switch to TMobile, but I had a quick question. I currently have $14.00 off for work, which is keeping the math in Sprint's favor. Does anyone know how quickly Sprint would drop my employee discount if I no longer work there? My contract is done at the end of the month, but TMobile is looking good, but Sprint's $14.00 off is what is keeping me. If I sign up for a contract, can Sprint drop the discount after I sign it?

Not sure if I said this clearly, let me know if anything needs explaining.

Edit: Also, TMobile's GS4 for $149 vs Sprint's for $249 is making me consider the switch too. Even though it's for new TMobile customers, and Sprint has it for new customers too.

At the end of the contract the T-Mobile S4 will end up costing $630 compared to Sprint's $599 off contract. So for T-Mobile you pay $150 now and $20 for 24 months on top of your phone bill, just so you are clear.

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[IAmSixNine]

I left sprint in January and im saving 30 bucks a month, but what makes it really worth it, i actually have DATA i can use..
I live in a major metro area with great TMO coverage and i get 10+ megs down almost anywhere i go.
Its been great actually being able to use my phone when i want.. LOL
To me that alone would be worth paying 14 bucks a month more..

 

[Almeuit]

I left sprint in January and im saving 30 bucks a month, but what makes it really worth it, i actually have DATA i can use..
I live in a major metro area with great TMO coverage and i get 10+ megs down almost anywhere i go.
Its been great actually being able to use my phone when i want.. LOL
To me that alone would be worth paying 14 bucks a month more..

Huh? You say your saving 30 bucks a month... Then you say paying 14 bucks a month more... You make NO sense at all......

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[EndlessDissent]

Huh? You say your saving 30 bucks a month... Then you say paying 14 bucks a month more... You make NO sense at all......

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He was referring to the OP's $14/month discount. If the OP were to leave Sprint, he would have to pay $14 more per month.

 

[Almeuit]

He was referring to the OP's $14/month discount. If the OP were to leave Sprint, he would have to pay $14 more per month.

Ah okay. Makes sense.

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[bobbob1016]

Actually, I think I said it weird. If I were to lose my Sprint $14, I'd be paying more than I would on TMo. I pay roughly $94 on Sprint (with Spotify), but as TMo seems faster on the $30 5gig plan I've been playing with, I wouldn't stick with Sprint on contract if I could lose my $14 a month and be paying more for slower data is all. TMo would be roughly the same (with 2.5 gig and Spotify and $20 a month), but I'd be GSM not CDMA, so Voice+Data (happens enough for me), and no contract.

 

[IAmSixNine]

Yup, the other guys got it right, i was refering to the OP 14 dollar discount. Sorry about the wording..

I didnt mind giving up Sprint coverage as i no longer travel across the country.
For me switching to T-Mobile has been a 2 fold benefit. Im saving money each month, and i have better service, especially on the data side.

 

[gmitch528]

In a similar boat. Already started Pricing At&t. I only pay Sprint around 78 a month after my discount but with little to no service. the 5 gig plan with At&t would be 91 plus taxes but id have muuuuuch better coverage. I'm just cheap. If I wasn't id probably have left already. Then seeing that there are no plans on bringing LTE to Ohio soon...

 

[ttwiitch]

The main thing making stay with Sprint is unlimited data.


Its horrible to hear my friends say when I asked them; hey you saw the video I sent you? "No sorry, I couldn't, I'm reaching my data CAP.


That sucks! I can't imagine a data cap+throttled.
Sprint is pretty bad in 3G but not so bad that I can't live. I don't need 10mbps down for anything lol which is still great if it was, but for fb, YouTube a pic upload here and there, all that excess bandwidth is useless and even more to pay more for it....imo.

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[Gary Friderichsohn]

exactly, Unlimited is the only reason I stay with Sprint. Don't need it terribly fast, but consistent.

 

[tsitwone]

In the same boat I have 3 lines with sprint 2 HTC EVO 4G LTE and a standard flip phone for my dad even after my 25% business discount I am still paying around $180 with insurance on both the EVO and no 4G in NJ northern/central my contract ends june 20th and my last billing day is the 22nd I been with sprint since 03 they always say I am a valued customers called in this week so see whats the best price they can give me on 2 Samsung S4 they offered me $80 bill credit on my main line & $50 on the 2nd and said i can get the phones at bestbuy for $199 rather then get them from them at $249. So care there no 4g in northern/central jersey in the union/essex county area they said they did some tower updates but still no 4G decided yesterday to try Tmobile out because I am getting rid of 1 of my sprint lines anyways and they doing unlimited for $120 for 2 lines plus the phones and $7.79 each phone insurance so far the speeds are great i have some speedtest below. So far its been between 4G which is HSPA+ and 4G lte compared to my sprint phone in my area im getting like .21-.52mbps download & .10-.22 upload i stay on wifi most of the time I honest miss my old EVO 3D when it came to actual data speed.


Speedtest 6:14:13 Tmobile by TechRepair4u, on Flickr

 

[cohoman]

I switched from Sprint to AT&T 2 months ago and I'm glad I did. I get super fast LTE speeds nearly everywhere I go in the Seattle area, and I usually use about 1 or 1.5 GB of data per month (under my 3 GB cap). For me, this works great but YMMV based on your location and daily usage.

 

[Mellimel22]

As long as I can pull this during peak hours and stay unlimited I'm staying lol.

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[SenseMonkey]

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/06/16/jejade2a.jpgAs long as I can pull this during peak hours and stay unlimited I'm staying lol.

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+1.. :thumbup:

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[HawaiiD]

At the end of the contract the T-Mobile S4 will end up costing $630 compared to Sprint's $599 off contract. So for T-Mobile you pay $150 now and $20 for 24 months on top of your phone bill, just so you are clear.

Sent from my SPH-L720

your bill will drop 20 dollars a month there after if you don't get a new phone.
Plus Tmobile discounts the whole
Plan off the top. Not just the first line of service.

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[SenseMonkey]

You can probably tell when i started to get an LTE signal here at home lol. I've used that much data and speeds remain pretty consistent. Sprint has a happy customer that will be with them for years to come. :thumbup:

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