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Old 10-26-2008, 01:26 PM
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Buy Touch Pro on different line?

So I called around a found a local Best Buy that had the Touch Pro in stock. Went in, had the box in my hand, and the guy looks up my account and says my line is not eligible for an upgrade. I had checked it about 2 weeks ago, and it said I was eligible, but whatever, I'm not going to try and fight that battle with Sprint.

My wife's line however is eligible for an upgrade. Would it be possible to go in to Best Buy and purchase the phone using the other line's upgrade, and then activate it on my line? If so, how would I go about doing this?

Thanks for any advice!

Edit: Also, when you buy the phone at Best Buy do they activate it right away? Or can I bring it home and activate it?

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Old 10-26-2008, 01:30 PM
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Re: Buy Touch Pro on different line?

Check here http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/search.php
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Old 10-26-2008, 01:38 PM
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Wow! That's awesome of you! It's not like I didn't already do that last night, searching this site, sprintusers.com, Google, etc. If your Google-fu is so strong maybe you could post some useful information? Guess not. But thanks so much for helping.
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Re: Buy Touch Pro on different line?

well i don't see why not. you could get it, which will deactivate your wifes phone, but then go here:
http://www5.sprint.com/WLSApp/esnswap/do/Welcome;jsessionid=JGqLXgsGvBn6jTcP3chKLPsyTVJSQ8J nwvHL1r0HDggC39B7QskH!1200328954

and activate her phone back on her line, and then activate the Pro on yours.

I've never done this though, so I don't know how easy it would be, or if it would work.

But I don't see why it wouldn't work. Maybe they put a limit on how many times you can switch the phones out? I dunno
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Re: Buy Touch Pro on different line?

This works. I did it with my wifes line. The only problem you are going to run into is a pissed off wife.
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Re: Buy Touch Pro on different line?

They activate the phone in the store. Also if you buy it on her line then it has to be active on that line for 30 days before you can transfer it to yours.
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Re: Buy Touch Pro on different line?

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This works. I did it with my wifes line. The only problem you are going to run into is a pissed off wife.
Ha! I can understand that. What was it that ticked her off? How long did the whole process take to get the phones back on the correct lines?

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They activate the phone in the store. Also if you buy it on her line then it has to be active on that line for 30 days before you can transfer it to yours.
Crap! Thanks for that info.
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Ha! I can understand that. What was it that ticked her off? How long did the whole process take to get the phones back on the correct lines?

EDIT: Just saw this.
Crap! Thanks for that info.
I switched the same night without issue. I really dont see why the 30 day thing would matter since its on the same account. Oh, and she was ticked becuase I didnt give her any warning that her phone would be disconnected for a bit. I guess thats my fault.

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Re: Buy Touch Pro on different line?

I think it might be slightly different since you are getting the phone from Best Buy without the need for a rebate. I know for the rebates you have to keep it for 30 days. I think you should be good to go. You should at least call Sprint to verify that you are eligible for the upgrade and maybe have them put a note on your account so Best BUy can see it? Just a thought.
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Re: Buy Touch Pro on different line?

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I switched the same night without issue.
Did you just call *2 and tell them you wanted to rearrange the phones on your account?

I just called another BB near me, and they have 2 Touch Pros left. I asked them to put one on hold, and am going to head out in a little while to get it!
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