18 month rule no longer applies ?

The rule is (was?) that for an existing customer to receive as a rebate the
same discount a new customer gets when buying their phone, your existing phone
had to be in continuous use on your account for 18 months.

With the changes to the New phones purchase web page as of April 14;
Rebate now says:

Mail-in Rebate: Customers qualify for rebate if account is kept active for 30
consecutive days. In certain markets, Sprint PCS Clear PaySM customers qualify
for a mail-in rebate if the account is kept active for 60 days after the first
invoice date and does not have any unpaid past-due amounts at the end of this
period. Requires purchase of eligible Sprint PCS Phone by 5/15/04 with
activation no later than 5/31/04 on any Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan. Rebate
may not exceed total purchase price of phone.

NO WHERE DOES IT SAY NEW ACCOUNT, NEW SERVICE or NEW NUMBER.

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Cell merger wrote:
> The rule is (was?) that for an existing customer to receive as a rebate the
> same discount a new customer gets when buying their phone, your existing phone
> had to be in continuous use on your account for 18 months.
>
> With the changes to the New phones purchase web page as of April 14;
> Rebate now says:
>
> Mail-in Rebate: Customers qualify for rebate if account is kept active for 30
> consecutive days. In certain markets, Sprint PCS Clear PaySM customers qualify
> for a mail-in rebate if the account is kept active for 60 days after the first
> invoice date and does not have any unpaid past-due amounts at the end of this
> period. Requires purchase of eligible Sprint PCS Phone by 5/15/04 with
> activation no later than 5/31/04 on any Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan. Rebate
> may not exceed total purchase price of phone.
>
> NO WHERE DOES IT SAY NEW ACCOUNT, NEW SERVICE or NEW NUMBER.

Interesting. Have a link?
-mike

"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Cell merger wrote:
> > The rule is (was?) that for an existing customer to receive as a rebate
the
> > same discount a new customer gets when buying their phone, your existing
phone
> > had to be in continuous use on your account for 18 months.
> >
> > With the changes to the New phones purchase web page as of April 14;
> > Rebate now says:
> >
> > Mail-in Rebate: Customers qualify for rebate if account is kept active
for 30
> > consecutive days. In certain markets, Sprint PCS Clear PaySM customers
qualify
> > for a mail-in rebate if the account is kept active for 60 days after the
first
> > invoice date and does not have any unpaid past-due amounts at the end of
this
> > period. Requires purchase of eligible Sprint PCS Phone by 5/15/04 with
> > activation no later than 5/31/04 on any Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan.
Rebate
> > may not exceed total purchase price of phone.
> >
> > NO WHERE DOES IT SAY NEW ACCOUNT, NEW SERVICE or NEW NUMBER.
>
> Interesting. Have a link?
> -mike

Just go to the Phones page, and click on the "Instant Savings" link by each
phone.

Bob

I actually contacted C.S. and asked them what is the mail in rebate amount
i.e. would it be the same as the instant rebate received by the "new"
customers/activation.
For example the Sanyo 8100 instant rebate is $150, what is the "mail in
rebate" amount.
Has anyone found out if the "mail in rebate" is the same amount as the
instant rebate amount ? ( did not get answer)
I think the C.S. also mentioned something about I have to have minimum a
$45 plan.

"Bob Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Cell merger wrote:
> > > The rule is (was?) that for an existing customer to receive as a
rebate
> the
> > > same discount a new customer gets when buying their phone, your
existing
> phone
> > > had to be in continuous use on your account for 18 months.
> > >
> > > With the changes to the New phones purchase web page as of April 14;
> > > Rebate now says:
> > >
> > > Mail-in Rebate: Customers qualify for rebate if account is kept active
> for 30
> > > consecutive days. In certain markets, Sprint PCS Clear PaySM customers
> qualify
> > > for a mail-in rebate if the account is kept active for 60 days after
the
> first
> > > invoice date and does not have any unpaid past-due amounts at the end
of
> this
> > > period. Requires purchase of eligible Sprint PCS Phone by 5/15/04 with
> > > activation no later than 5/31/04 on any Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM
Plan.
> Rebate
> > > may not exceed total purchase price of phone.
> > >
> > > NO WHERE DOES IT SAY NEW ACCOUNT, NEW SERVICE or NEW NUMBER.
> >
> > Interesting. Have a link?
> > -mike
>
> Just go to the Phones page, and click on the "Instant Savings" link by
each
> phone.
>
> Bob
>
>

In article <[email protected]>,
"C Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I actually contacted C.S. and asked them what is the mail in rebate amount
> i.e. would it be the same as the instant rebate received by the "new"
> customers/activation.
> For example the Sanyo 8100 instant rebate is $150, what is the "mail in
> rebate" amount.
> Has anyone found out if the "mail in rebate" is the same amount as the
> instant rebate amount ? ( did not get answer)
> I think the C.S. also mentioned something about I have to have minimum a
> $45 plan.

Three points.

Max SprintPCS rebate on 8100 has been $130.

Other phones $150 rebate with 2 year agreement
$100 rebate with one year agreement

Instant rebate for New Customers or new line of service, mail in rebate
for existing customers if qualified.

"Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> "C Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I actually contacted C.S. and asked them what is the mail in rebate
>> amount i.e. would it be the same as the instant rebate received by
>> the "new" customers/activation.
>> For example the Sanyo 8100 instant rebate is $150, what is the "mail
>> in rebate" amount.
>> Has anyone found out if the "mail in rebate" is the same amount as
>> the instant rebate amount ? ( did not get answer)
>> I think the C.S. also mentioned something about I have to have
>> minimum a
>> $45 plan.
>
> Three points.
>
> Max SprintPCS rebate on 8100 has been $130.
>
> Other phones $150 rebate with 2 year agreement
> $100 rebate with one year agreement
>
> Instant rebate for New Customers or new line of service, mail in
> rebate for existing customers if qualified.

Qualifications are your plan ,ust be over 30 dollars a month. You must
have the same phone for 18 months . If you activate a Vision phone you
must have a Vision account

In article <[email protected]>, MRK <[email protected],>
wrote:

> "Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > "C Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> I actually contacted C.S. and asked them what is the mail in rebate
> >> amount i.e. would it be the same as the instant rebate received by
> >> the "new" customers/activation.
> >> For example the Sanyo 8100 instant rebate is $150, what is the "mail
> >> in rebate" amount.
> >> Has anyone found out if the "mail in rebate" is the same amount as
> >> the instant rebate amount ? ( did not get answer)
> >> I think the C.S. also mentioned something about I have to have
> >> minimum a
> >> $45 plan.
> >
> > Three points.
> >
> > Max SprintPCS rebate on 8100 has been $130.
> >
> > Other phones $150 rebate with 2 year agreement
> > $100 rebate with one year agreement
> >
> > Instant rebate for New Customers or new line of service, mail in
> > rebate for existing customers if qualified.
>
> Qualifications are your plan ,ust be over 30 dollars a month. You must
> have the same phone for 18 months . If you activate a Vision phone you
> must have a Vision account

But it doesn't say that on the web.

"Mail-in Rebate: Customers qualify for rebate if account is kept active
for 30 consecutive days. In certain markets, Sprint PCS Clear PaySM
customers qualify for a mail-in rebate if the account is kept active for
60 days after the first invoice date and does not have any unpaid
past-due amounts at the end of this period. Requires purchase of
eligible Sprint PCS Phone by 5/15/04 with activation no later than
5/31/04 on any Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan. Rebate
may not exceed total purchase price of phone."

NO WHERE DOES IT SAY NEW ACCOUNT, NEW SERVICE or NEW NUMBER or 18 months.

"Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in news:rmarkoff-
[email protected]:

> In article <[email protected]>, MRK <[email protected],>
> wrote:
>
>> "Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]:
>>
>> > In article <[email protected]>,
>> > "C Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >> I actually contacted C.S. and asked them what is the mail in rebate
>> >> amount i.e. would it be the same as the instant rebate received by
>> >> the "new" customers/activation.
>> >> For example the Sanyo 8100 instant rebate is $150, what is the
"mail
>> >> in rebate" amount.
>> >> Has anyone found out if the "mail in rebate" is the same amount as
>> >> the instant rebate amount ? ( did not get answer)
>> >> I think the C.S. also mentioned something about I have to have
>> >> minimum a
>> >> $45 plan.
>> >
>> > Three points.
>> >
>> > Max SprintPCS rebate on 8100 has been $130.
>> >
>> > Other phones $150 rebate with 2 year agreement
>> > $100 rebate with one year agreement
>> >
>> > Instant rebate for New Customers or new line of service, mail in
>> > rebate for existing customers if qualified.
>>
>> Qualifications are your plan ,ust be over 30 dollars a month. You must
>> have the same phone for 18 months . If you activate a Vision phone you
>> must have a Vision account
>
> But it doesn't say that on the web.
>
> "Mail-in Rebate: Customers qualify for rebate if account is kept active
> for 30 consecutive days. In certain markets, Sprint PCS Clear PaySM
> customers qualify for a mail-in rebate if the account is kept active
for
> 60 days after the first invoice date and does not have any unpaid
> past-due amounts at the end of this period. Requires purchase of
> eligible Sprint PCS Phone by 5/15/04 with activation no later than
> 5/31/04 on any Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan. Rebate
> may not exceed total purchase price of phone."
>
> NO WHERE DOES IT SAY NEW ACCOUNT, NEW SERVICE or NEW NUMBER or 18
months.
>

erhaps that is just for the web

As usual you trolling fool, you left out the top paragraph.

Save up to $150 on select Sprint PCS® Phones

This Sprint PCS® Phone is eligible for up to $150 instant savings.
$150 instant savings available to customers adding a new line of service on
a Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan with a two-year Sprint PCS® Advantage
Agreement. Customers adding a new line of service on a Sprint PCS Free &
ClearSM Plan with a one-year Sprint PCS® Advantage Agreement will receive
$100 instant savings. Customers purchasing a phone without activation will
receive a mail-in rebate. Not available in all markets; call for pricing and
availability. This special offer ends May 15, 2004. See details below.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------


Instant Savings: Purchase and activation must be made in-store or
online by 5/15/04. Offer may not exceed total purchase price of phones.
Mail-in Rebate: Customers qualify for rebate if account is kept active for
30 consecutive days. In certain markets, Sprint PCS Clear PaySM customers
qualify for a mail-in rebate if the account is kept active for 60 days after
the first invoice date and does not have any unpaid past-due amounts at the
end of this period. Requires purchase of eligible Sprint PCS Phone by
5/15/04 with activation no later than 5/31/04 on any Sprint PCS Free &
ClearSM Plan. Rebate may not exceed total purchase price of phone. Service
Plan: Subject to credit. A $150 Early Termination fee and a non-refundable
$36 phone activation fee apply. A deposit may be required. Restrictions
apply. See Sprint PCS Service Plans Guide for full details.

Offer subject to change without notice. May not be combinable with
other offers. Restrictions apply. ©2004 Sprint. All rights reserved. Sprint,
Sprint PCS Clear Pay, Sprint PCS Vision and the diamond logo are trademarks
of Sprint Communications Company L.P.


The usual 'Adding a new line of service'. Nothing new-just your usual
bull**** Philly

Chris


"Cell merger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The rule is (was?) that for an existing customer to receive as a rebate
the
> same discount a new customer gets when buying their phone, your existing
phone
> had to be in continuous use on your account for 18 months.
>
> With the changes to the New phones purchase web page as of April 14;
> Rebate now says:
>
> Mail-in Rebate: Customers qualify for rebate if account is kept active for
30
> consecutive days. In certain markets, Sprint PCS Clear PaySM customers
qualify
> for a mail-in rebate if the account is kept active for 60 days after the
first
> invoice date and does not have any unpaid past-due amounts at the end of
this
> period. Requires purchase of eligible Sprint PCS Phone by 5/15/04 with
> activation no later than 5/31/04 on any Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan.
Rebate
> may not exceed total purchase price of phone.
>
> NO WHERE DOES IT SAY NEW ACCOUNT, NEW SERVICE or NEW NUMBER.

In article <[email protected]>,
"Chris Russell" <[email protected]> wrote:

> As usual you trolling fool, you left out the top paragraph.

Make sure you insult anyone you disagree with. How infantile.


>
> Save up to $150 on select Sprint PCS® Phones
>
> This Sprint PCS® Phone is eligible for up to $150 instant savings.
> $150 instant savings available to customers adding a new line of service on
> a Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan with a two-year Sprint PCS® Advantage
> Agreement. Customers adding a new line of service on a Sprint PCS Free &
> ClearSM Plan with a one-year Sprint PCS® Advantage Agreement will receive
> $100 instant savings. Customers purchasing a phone without activation will
> receive a mail-in rebate. Not available in all markets; call for pricing and
> availability. This special offer ends May 15, 2004. See details below.

Well then SprintPCS certainly has obscured any possible way to
understand it, because IF you are purchasing adding a new line of
service then YOU WILL be purchasing and activating.

If you are not activating upon purchase then what???

IT DOESN'T SAY. Other than you get the rebate.

Only you , the original trolling fool and former tag-team partner of Justin
who got 'anonymously outted'. It is infantile of you to always post only
part of the information needed to make a sound decision.

Chris

"Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Chris Russell" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > As usual you trolling fool, you left out the top paragraph.
>
> Make sure you insult anyone you disagree with. How infantile.
>
>
> >
> > Save up to $150 on select Sprint PCS® Phones
> >
> > This Sprint PCS® Phone is eligible for up to $150 instant savings.
> > $150 instant savings available to customers adding a new line of service
on
> > a Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan with a two-year Sprint PCS® Advantage
> > Agreement. Customers adding a new line of service on a Sprint PCS Free &
> > ClearSM Plan with a one-year Sprint PCS® Advantage Agreement will
receive
> > $100 instant savings. Customers purchasing a phone without activation
will
> > receive a mail-in rebate. Not available in all markets; call for pricing
and
> > availability. This special offer ends May 15, 2004. See details below.
>
> Well then SprintPCS certainly has obscured any possible way to
> understand it, because IF you are purchasing adding a new line of
> service then YOU WILL be purchasing and activating.
>
> If you are not activating upon purchase then what???
>
> IT DOESN'T SAY. Other than you get the rebate.

In article <[email protected]>,
"Chris Russell" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Only you , the original trolling fool and former tag-team partner of Justin
> who got 'anonymously outted'. It is infantile of you to always post only
> part of the information needed to make a sound decision.

quit insulting and answer the question. If you buy a phone with a new
line of service over the web then it is activated for you.

And are you confessing for Harrassing Justin?

"Robert M." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Chris Russell" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > As usual you trolling fool, you left out the top paragraph.
>
> Make sure you insult anyone you disagree with. How infantile.

Phillipe, you are not only the pot, but the kettle ... and kitchen sink for
that matter ...
>
>
> >
> > Save up to $150 on select Sprint PCS® Phones
> >
> > This Sprint PCS® Phone is eligible for up to $150 instant savings.
> > $150 instant savings available to customers adding a new line of service
on
> > a Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan with a two-year Sprint PCS® Advantage
> > Agreement. Customers adding a new line of service on a Sprint PCS Free &
> > ClearSM Plan with a one-year Sprint PCS® Advantage Agreement will
receive
> > $100 instant savings. Customers purchasing a phone without activation
will
> > receive a mail-in rebate. Not available in all markets; call for pricing
and
> > availability. This special offer ends May 15, 2004. See details below.
>
> Well then SprintPCS certainly has obscured any possible way to
> understand it, because IF you are purchasing adding a new line of
> service then YOU WILL be purchasing and activating.
>
> If you are not activating upon purchase then what???

It does say ... the full and complete text is below -
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Save up to $150 on select Sprint PCS® Phones

This Sprint PCS® Phone is eligible for up to $150 instant savings. $150
instant savings available to customers adding a new line of service on a
Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan with a two-year Sprint PCS® Advantage
Agreement. Customers adding a new line of service on a Sprint PCS Free &
ClearSM Plan with a one-year Sprint PCS® Advantage Agreement will receive
$100 instant savings. Customers purchasing a phone without activation will
receive a mail-in rebate. Not available in all markets; call for pricing and
availability. This special offer ends May 15, 2004. See details below.

Instant Savings: Purchase and activation must be made in-store or online by
5/15/04. Offer may not exceed total purchase price of phones. Mail-in
Rebate: Customers qualify for rebate if account is kept active for 30
consecutive days. In certain markets, Sprint PCS Clear PaySM customers
qualify for a mail-in rebate if the account is kept active for 60 days after
the first invoice date and does not have any unpaid past-due amounts at the
end of this period. Requires purchase of eligible Sprint PCS Phone by
5/15/04 with activation no later than 5/31/04 on any Sprint PCS Free &
ClearSM Plan. Rebate may not exceed total purchase price of phone. Service
Plan: Subject to credit. A $150 Early Termination fee and a non-refundable
$36 phone activation fee apply. A deposit may be required. Restrictions
apply. See Sprint PCS Service Plans Guide for full details.

Offer subject to change without notice. May not be combinable with other
offers. Restrictions apply. ©2004 Sprint. All rights reserved. Sprint,
Sprint PCS Clear Pay, Sprint PCS Vision and the diamond logo are trademarks
of Sprint Communications Company L.P.
--------------------------------------------------------------

As you can see, if one doesn't activate by 5-31-04 ... no rebate.

Bob

"Chris Russell" <[email protected]> wrote:
<<This Sprint PCS=AE Phone is eligible for up to $150 instant savings.
$150 instant savings available to customers adding a new line of service
on a Sprint PCS Free & ClearSM Plan with a two-year Sprint PCS=AE
Advantage Agreement. Customers adding a new line of service on a Sprint
PCS Free & ClearSM Plan with a one-year Sprint PCS=AE Advantage
Agreement will receive $100 instant savings. Customers purchasing a
phone without activation will receive a mail-in rebate. Not available in
all markets; call for pricing and availability. This special offer ends
May 15, 2004. See details below. >>

I think this is worded very confusingly. It is clear that the "instant
savings" are for only new customers or customers activating a new line
of service... but it says nothing in relation to a condition for the
mail-in rebate. It could be read that if a phone is purchased without
activation, than new or existing customers could apply for a mail-in
rebate.

Eric

Robert M. <[email protected]> wrote:

> quit insulting and answer the question.

Why don't you answer some of the questions you've never answered, like
how you got billed by AT&T when you supposedly never had service
with them? Why don't you acknowledge slamming AT&T for fraud while at the
same time encouraging posters here to switch to AT&T? Pot, kettle, black.


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