No rebates without a two-year agreement?

On 5-Oct-2004, "Bob Smith" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Now, if you are looking for new phones as well, if you qualify for the
> mail-in rebates - http://pcshandsetupgrade.sprint.com/ , the time to talk
> about it, is with the retention rep. I mention this, because if you try to
> do the mail in rebate later, with one or all three of your phones, they
> will
> add an additional two years to your AA. Better to get that AA to run
> concurrently with whatever contract extension is added when you negotiate
> your plan.
>
> Bob

Did I understand you to say that if you buy a phone and do the mail-in
rebate you will have two years added to my plan?
My plan expired about six months ago--if I buy a phone on the sprintpcs.com
website or in a store an automatic two year agreement is the kicker?
If I go the retention route (I have 350 min, FIMF, Free Mobile to Mobile,
and Night/Weekends unlimited after 9:00, Vision for $35) would I stand a
chance of getting more minutes and/or photo or video mail added if I went
with a one year agreement?

Thanks!

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>
> On 5-Oct-2004, "Bob Smith" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Now, if you are looking for new phones as well, if you qualify for the
> > mail-in rebates - http://pcshandsetupgrade.sprint.com/ , the time to
talk
> > about it, is with the retention rep. I mention this, because if you try
to
> > do the mail in rebate later, with one or all three of your phones, they
> > will
> > add an additional two years to your AA. Better to get that AA to run
> > concurrently with whatever contract extension is added when you
negotiate
> > your plan.
> >
> > Bob
>
> Did I understand you to say that if you buy a phone and do the mail-in
> rebate you will have two years added to my plan?

Yup. $150 credit equals two more years.


> My plan expired about six months ago--if I buy a phone on the
sprintpcs.com
> website or in a store an automatic two year agreement is the kicker?

Absolutely not. It's the mail in rebate which extends the agreement. SPCS
needs to do that to recap their subsidized cost on the phone.

> If I go the retention route (I have 350 min, FIMF, Free Mobile to Mobile,
> and Night/Weekends unlimited after 9:00, Vision for $35) would I stand a
> chance of getting more minutes and/or photo or video mail added if I went
> with a one year agreement?
>
> Thanks!

Personally, a $35 plan customer won't have much leeway with retention, so
no, I don't think you can get a better deal. There just isn't that much to
work with on a low cost plan like yours and what you have on your plan
already. Considering what you have on your plan now, unless you are spending
a lot on AT minute overages, I wouldn't recommend even calling them.

Bob