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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Sprint PCS / September 2005ten percent
Got an e-mail from Sprint offering 10% off my bill for 1 year, Just have to sign a 2 year contract. Any catch? > Got an e-mail from Sprint offering 10% off my bill for 1 year, Just > have to sign a 2 year contract. > > Any catch? Hmm. Never heard of that offer before but sounds good. Is it some sort of corporate or business discount? > Got an e-mail from Sprint offering 10% off my bill for 1 year, Just > have to sign a 2 year contract. > > Any catch? The two year contract. I would not sign a contract that long with any provider. >> Got an e-mail from Sprint offering 10% off my bill for 1 year, Just >> have to sign a 2 year contract. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The two year contract. I would not sign a contract that long with any > provider. If you have no plans to move (for example, I'm retired), then it's a good deal. But I wonder if taking the 10% will disqualify me from getting a $150 handset upgrade rebate.  SignatureJohn Richards >>> Got an e-mail from Sprint offering 10% off my bill for 1 year, Just >>> have to sign a 2 year contract. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > good deal. But I wonder if taking the 10% will disqualify me from > getting a $150 handset upgrade rebate. I was told that it would not affect handset upgrades. However, you'll still get the contract extension if you do go for the "rebate" (I think the discount is instantaneous now). So if you took the 10% deal right now, you'd have a contract till September of '07. But if in December you take the $150 phone discount, your contract would be extended to December of '07. At least that's what I was *told*. I'd hate to think they'd add on another two years to whatever end-date you already have. We'd have people contracted to SPCS for life. <g> But I do wonder what would happen if you had more than a year, but less than two years left on your contract and you took the smaller phone rebate (the one that only requires a one-year contract extension). Would they leave your contract's end-date alone, or would they increase it? And if they increased it, to when? Hmmm.... SignatureMike i think it would all depend on who you talked to and how they were feeling at the time. John Richards wrote: > Frank Thomas wrote: >>> Got an e-mail from Sprint offering 10% off my bill for 1 year, Just [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > good deal. But I wonder if taking the 10% will disqualify me from > getting a $150 handset upgrade rebate. I was told that it would not affect handset upgrades. However, you'll still get the contract extension if you do go for the "rebate" (I think the discount is instantaneous now). So if you took the 10% deal right now, you'd have a contract till September of '07. But if in December you take the $150 phone discount, your contract would be extended to December of '07. At least that's what I was *told*. I'd hate to think they'd add on another two years to whatever end-date you already have. We'd have people contracted to SPCS for life. <g> But I do wonder what would happen if you had more than a year, but less than two years left on your contract and you took the smaller phone rebate (the one that only requires a one-year contract extension). Would they leave your contract's end-date alone, or would they increase it? And if they increased it, to when? Hmmm.... SignatureMike >>Got an e-mail from Sprint offering 10% off my bill for 1 year, Just >>have to sign a 2 year contract. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The two year contract. I would not sign a contract that long with any > provider. Unfortunately, that kind of committment is pretty standard nowadays. SignatureE-mail fudged to thwart spammers. Transpose the c's and a's in my e-mail address to reply. >>> Got an e-mail from Sprint offering 10% off my bill for 1 year, Just >>> have to sign a 2 year contract. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Unfortunately, that kind of committment is pretty standard nowadays. Yep. I just re-upped with DirecTV for two years, in return for a free DVR and 6 months of free HBO & Showtime. SignatureJohn Richards > Got an e-mail from Sprint offering 10% off my bill for 1 year, Just > have to sign a 2 year contract. > > Any catch? Well, yes: you have to extend your contract for two more years. I would get these offers on a regular basis from Sprint, particularly when my contract would come close to ending. It basically ensures that you have an disincentive for leaving. SignatureE-mail fudged to thwart spammers. Transpose the c's and a's in my e-mail address to reply. I was offered and accepted a 5% discount some years ago. I'm on a 4-line family plan with several add-ons (roaming, 7pm, Vision, etc), and my 5% is just off the base family plan, not off all the add-ons, options, & taxes. > Got an e-mail from Sprint offering 10% off my bill for 1 year, Just > have to sign a 2 year contract. > > Any catch? SignatureFrank Harris in San Francisco with an A680 I took the 10% a couple of years ago, I looked at as a break for some of the dang taxs. There coustemer service can leave some thing to be desired some times, but I havent found many places I have not had a decent singal. |
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