Sero users dont be fooled

[AsItLies]

Here are some specifics, pretty much mentioned here but let's try to have an executive version of it all...

There are 2 types of SERO plans, we'll call them OLD SERO and NEW SERO:

1) It's very difficult to get an OLD SERO plan now, you'd pretty much have to buy one from an individual. No amount of calling customer service will they give you one.

2) The NEW SERO, as mentioned is 59.99 for 500 mins, and if you do some searching for (Russ Mcquire) Sprint Employeed info, you'll have what you need to get one of these plans.

3) The NEW SERO plan is absolutely not suppose to allow employee discounts. Have heard of a few that somehow got a discount applied. But the rub is this, if you somehow manage to get an employee discount, it could simply disappear one day... because THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE ALLOWED ON THIS PLAN, that simple. You have no argument.

4) The EveryThing Data Plan (69.99 for 450 mins) DOES allow an employee discount, which (as pointed out), if your discount was 25%, it would actually be cheaper then the NEW SERO and you wouldn't have to worry about the discount ever disappearing, as it's completely legit.

5) also, as mentioned, the NEW SERO won't qualify you for Sprint Premier status (allows 150 dollar upgrade every year instead of every 2 yrs) unless you have been a Sprint customer for 10 years (and that isn't plan specific, it's just 10 years). But with the Everything Data Plan you become Premier right away.

Note too, the OLD SERO, if you are lucky enough to find one someone is selling, DOES NOT allow the new phones, except those running winmo 6.1 (some of those will be upgraded to 6.5 such as the TP2). But almost all of the new high end phones ARE NOT ALLOWED on this plan, even though the plan does have unlimited data. It doesn't matter, they ARE NOT ALLOWED, period.

If you want to know more specifics about what is included in Sprints plans, please visit their website, the above info is more or less what isn't there, or not clear.

Regards,

[dbldwn02]

Originally Posted by AsItLies

Here are some specifics, pretty much mentioned here but let's try to have an executive version of it all...

There are 2 types of SERO plans, we'll call them OLD SERO and NEW SERO:

1) It's very difficult to get an OLD SERO plan now, you'd pretty much have to buy one from an individual. No amount of calling customer service will they give you one.

2) The NEW SERO, as mentioned is 59.99 for 500 mins, and if you do some searching for (Russ Mcquire) Sprint Employeed info, you'll have what you need to get one of these plans.

3) The NEW SERO plan is absolutely not suppose to allow employee discounts. Have heard of a few that somehow got a discount applied. But the rub is this, if you somehow manage to get an employee discount, it could simply disappear one day... because THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE ALLOWED ON THIS PLAN, that simple. You have no argument.

4) The EveryThing Data Plan (69.99 for 450 mins) DOES allow an employee discount, which (as pointed out), if your discount was 25%, it would actually be cheaper then the NEW SERO and you wouldn't have to worry about the discount ever disappearing, as it's completely legit.

5) also, as mentioned, the NEW SERO won't qualify you for Sprint Premier status (allows 150 dollar upgrade every year instead of every 2 yrs) unless you have been a Sprint customer for 10 years (and that isn't plan specific, it's just 10 years). But with the Everything Data Plan you become Premier right away.

Note too, the OLD SERO, if you are lucky enough to find one someone is selling, DOES NOT allow the new phones, except those running winmo 6.1 (some of those will be upgraded to 6.5 such as the TP2). But almost all of the new high end phones ARE NOT ALLOWED on this plan, even though the plan does have unlimited data. It doesn't matter, they ARE NOT ALLOWED, period.

If you want to know more specifics about what is included in Sprints plans, please visit their website, the above info is more or less what isn't there, or not clear.

Regards,

Well put...

Basically if you sign up for the new sero, you just like throwing money away. I don't even understand why they have it. And I'm sure no-one here will admit to having it now. Haha...

[cornelious2]

Originally Posted by dbldwn02

Well put...

Basically if you sign up for the new sero, you just like throwing money away. I don't even understand why they have it. And I'm sure no-one here will admit to having it now. Haha...

I have it... but I also have a corporate discount on it

[p-slim]

Originally Posted by dbldwn02

Well put...

Basically if you sign up for the new sero, you just like throwing money away. I don't even understand why they have it. And I'm sure no-one here will admit to having it now. Haha...

I have 59.99 sero and I get 25% off my entire bill.

[qwho]

What I plan to do is drop SERO 500 for the Everything 450, add my wife on for 19.99, and use my company's discount of 23%. This comes to $73 before taxes and fees, so maybe a little more than $80 when all is said and done for 2 lines. Even IF I could somehow clone my SERO for my wife, it would be 43.03x2, which will be more than I will be paying when I switch to the new plan with 2 lines... and we can get Evo's

[dbldwn02]

Originally Posted by qwho

What I plan to do is drop SERO 500 for the Everything 450, add my wife on for 19.99, and use my company's discount of 23%. This comes to $73 before taxes and fees, so maybe a little more than $80 when all is said and done for 2 lines. Even IF I could somehow clone my SERO for my wife, it would be 43.03x2, which will be more than I will be paying when I switch to the new plan with 2 lines... and we can get Evo's

That won't work. You can only add a line to ED 1500 and that starts at $130 for two lines. That's the cheapest you can get 2 lines on Sprint minus any corporate discounts. The new Sero has a family plan that's $109

[Darkjedi]

I plan to switch my family over to the normal Everything family plan and attach a corporate discount to it. It actually winds up being cheaper than the Employee EPRP Plan. And individually strikes out to be around the same as having 4 seperate SERO lines.

[qwho]

Originally Posted by dbldwn02

That won't work. You can only add a line to ED 1500 and that starts at $130 for two lines. That's the cheapest you can get 2 lines on Sprint minus any corporate discounts. The new Sero has a family plan that's $109

I included a screen shot from my company's portal.


Edit...

You peaked my interest enough that I emailed our rep... and he said it's a bug, and if I ordered that, it would have failed. You were right.

[dbldwn02]

Originally Posted by qwho

I included a screen shot from my company's portal.


Edit...

You peaked my interest enough that I emailed our rep... and he said it's a bug, and if I ordered that, it would have failed. You were right.

Yea, that's wierd that it show it like that. If it went through that would have been super sweet. Sorry to rain on your parade though.

[specv]

What about Old SERO plans that were converted to grandfathered F&F 500 plans?

I had a SERO $29.99 plan with my corp 25% discount. When I was switched to the new system I lost my SERO plan and got a F&F 500 with free data, text, m2m, N&W@6 and FIMF for $29.99 and kept my 25% discount. I know others have gotten the same. The question is would this plan qualify for a Android phone because its not a SERO plan but I think it doesnt meet the other minimum requirements.