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Originally Posted by 08ms3red
i work at sprint and if you go to best buy you have to return the phone or you will get charged. go to a corprate store add a line and then cancel it will work. but at a corp store its 399.99 so youll pay 450 and then you cancell..but 450 is better then retail..
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I did this when the mogul came out. But I convinced the Store manager that I would only sign up for the new line if they gave it to me for the price after rebate because, "I hate rebates and I never get my money. Also that the sprint site says $199, and I mad him believe I didn't read the fine print of $299-$100 rebate)".
The truth was that I knew someone that worked at the store and that month sprint was pushing hard for new accounts so I knew he would take the bait. There was also some silly NFL promotion where the first month of service was free. So I swapped my 6700 with my 6800 on my original account. I then call and canceled my 2nd line (new line with the 6800 purchase). Sprint CS asked if I returned the phone, I said yes. Then my next month bill came in and I had a $45 credit from the first free month covering my first line because the 2nd didn't exist. At that point I figured I had some luck so I sent in the $100 rebate. Sure enough 2 months later I got a $100 check
So $199 + Tax -$45 service credit - $100 rebate. I had done this without signing a 2 year contact and I had only been 1 year into my original contact.
Dishonest maybe.... creative yes.. BTW if you try this it is highly YMMV as its not this easy anymore