[flyhigh]

I was out of contract as of the end of October. It seems that that is an awesome time to expire because I always get the newest phones when they release before Christmas. Anyway, I called up retentions directly. I reached a rep that was very helpful. I told her my friend just left Sprint for Tmobile's G1 (true) and that I was blown away by his deal. I told her I wanted the Touch Pro and wanted to stay w/ Sprint but I couldn't justify paying $600 for the phone when my friend got his G1 for $180. She said she couldn't do anything about reducing the cost of the phone below the already discounted $299 that sprint is offering. She said she could give me a $100 dollar credit for each of my 2 lines toward my next bill if I sign the 2 year agreement. I have no need to upgrade my second line's phone so I jumped on that.

$399 on my credit card
-$100 mail in rebate
-$200 credit
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Touch Pro for $99

I have been with sprint for over 11 years so maybe that was a factor. She even called my local sprint store to make sure they held a TP for me in stock. I picked it up that night.