Sprint Customer Finance.

jason33436 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-30-2011, 09:41 AM

I've been having a real difficult time lately. My family has lines on my account and most of us are out of work. I haven't been able to pay a full bill in months. Here is my real problem. I called up SCF today to pay and they have referred my account to an outside collections agency and I need to pay my full past due balance of $1189.60 before I can get my services restored. I don't have that much and won't be able to come up with it before they kill my account on Oct. 28th. Is there anyone here that has been is this situation? I was going to pay $400 but the rep said that wasn't doing any good.

**austin420** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-30-2011, 10:12 AM

port your numbers out now. you can only do it before they kill your account.

jason33436 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-30-2011, 10:26 AM

Thank You. I'll ask my sister to open an account and we'll try that.

eric12341 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-30-2011, 11:41 AM

i think u can only port out if the numbers are still active, they wont just let u get out that easily i dont think. think of it like this; say u went to a college/university for a semester and couldnt pay the tuition for that semester which is about that same exact amount. you get prohibited from re-registering until that balance is paid off and you also cannot transfer to another college/university. sucks that the economy is causing things like this to happen.

jason33436 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-30-2011, 02:27 PM

You're right Eric.

**gTen** · #6 (**permalink**) 09-30-2011, 05:19 PM

As long as you own the number(and its not already locked), if you open a line with another provider be it cell or add an extra regular phone line they have to honor it. Its an FCC mandate that they can't deny the transfer. (You cant transfer from 1 sprint account to another though)

Then I suggest re-looking at you options and maybe get a cheaper provider such as Boost mobile/metropcs/pageplus/virgin mobile...

What is your current mobile plan?

jason33436 · #7 (**permalink**) 09-30-2011, 05:31 PM

I have an Everything Data 1500 min share plan. Three lines.

**gTen** · #8 (**permalink**) 09-30-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jason33436

I have an Everything Data 1500 min share plan. Three lines.

Well I can tell you this, just by getting the EPRP plan you would save a bunch..

Everything 1500 - 129.99 + 20$ per line(60$) = 190$
EPRP 1600 - 109.99 + 15$ per line(45$) = 155$

So you would save 35$ a month or 420$ a year...

(assuming you get data and don't have smartphones that have $10 fee)

Another alternative is boost mobile at 55$ per line and bill shrinks every months..or virgin mobile which is 35$ per line a month..

Da Uniq 1 · #9 (**permalink**) 09-30-2011, 06:43 PM

Have you tried one of their payment plans? Did they offer it to you?

jason33436 · #10 (**permalink**) 10-01-2011, 02:14 AM

They had offered "me" a plan at one point. "I" didn't follow through with it. My sister had called one day and made some arrangements that fell through without me knowing until later. I recently got a job at Home Depot and was told that I'd be able to get a 25% discount which would really help but I still can't pay for what is overdue. Thanks for all the input. What I'll have to do is get a line with Metro for now. And come back to Sprint when I have more funds and after I pay this debt off.