why do alot of people think youll have to sign a new contract for the EVO

**boredandtattooed** · #1 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 09:34 AM

if your at your $150 18month/2yr upgrade yes maybe..

but theres alot of us that are Sprint Premier people.. that means every 12months were eligible for FULL upgrades or new customer pricing, etc.. WE will not have to sign a new contract to get the 199 price on the EVO..

people at the end or near the end of the contract and thats why your FULL eligible, yes youll most likely be forced to sign again... but not everyone will have to.

****Im WRONG, post 16 shows where to read the fine print... even if Premier eligible, a new 2 yr contract will be required.. sorry for being misleading***

hankbear · #2 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by boredandtattooed

if your at your $150 18month/2yr upgrade yes maybe..

but theres alot of us that are Sprint Premier people.. that means every 12months were eligible for FULL upgrades or new customer pricing, etc.. WE will not have to sign a new contract to get the 199 price on the EVO..

people at the end or near the end of the contract and thats why your FULL eligible, yes youll most likely be forced to sign again... but not everyone will have to.

Um, every time I have looked at the Sprint site and chosen to upgrade my phone as a Sprint Premier customer at just past the 1-year mark, I have been shown the 2-year, 1-year, and no contract prices. That seems pretty clear to me that you would have to renew your contract to get that lowest price, which the $199 for the EVO is.

**boredandtattooed** · #3 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 09:43 AM

ive never upgraded from the website.. always telesales or a bestbuy... they cant make you renew your contract every year when you have a 2 yr contract lol

i dont mind if they do.. when i bought my TP2 on launch day, they offered me $75 bucks right then to renew, so i did.. got another 75 off my 199 TP2 as far as i was concerned at the time lol....

my Sprint Premier line though is whats up for an upgrade at the 1yr mark, if they want me to renew thats fine i suppose.. hopefully they offer money again like they did to alot of us at the TP2 launch.. im not leaving sprint, im almost at the 10 yr mark already, so i dont mind renewing.... just odd that they lock us into a 2yr deal, then after a year make us sign for another 2 lol... good con-artists i suppose lol

Q_Q · #4 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 10:55 AM

I haven't reached my 1 year yet on the premier program, but I understood the T&C to be that you have to renew for another 2 years but you get a new phone very year if you want during that renewal.

**WarChild** · #5 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Q_Q

I haven't reached my 1 year yet on the premier program, but I understood the T&C to be that you have to renew for another 2 years but you get a new phone very year if you want during that renewal.

thats if you want the 150 for the phone. If yo pay full price for the phone you dont have to sign a new contract.

CW

Q_Q · #6 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by WarChild

thats if you want the 150 for the phone. If yo pay full price for the phone you dont have to sign a new contract.
CW

But that's anytime I can buy a phone @ MSRP & not worry about the contract renewal.
Strictly talking about getting the subsidy.

awenthol · #7 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 06:00 PM

Yeah, OP, it doesn't quite work like that. My "upgrade price" for a new phone would be $75 off now or $150 off if I wait for my second year to come up. Which means, the EVO retails for $450 and I would be able to get it for $375 without a contract. The renewal/new line price is for people renewing or getting a new line. They don't just let anyone have the phone for cheap.

Or I can wait and buy one off eBay brand new for around $300...no brainer.

klimb22 · #8 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 07:19 PM

Premier customers DO have to sign a new 2 year contract when they use the full upgrade just like regular customers. 2 more years from the day you upgrade, not adding 2 years to what you have left.

cellboothmgr · #9 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 10:04 PM

the only way your contract doesnt get extended when you buy a phone at the subsidized price, is if best buy, radio shack etc, screw up the activation process. a lot of indirect agent employees go to RS or BB because they usually dont extend the contract correctly. you can read all over different forums of when people buy a new phone at the cheap price, and their contract doesnt get extended because someone messed it up.

'just odd that they lock us into a 2yr deal, then after a year make us sign for another 2 lol... good con-artists i suppose lol'

they aren't conning you into anything. they dont have to offer you a phone at a cheap price, and you dont have to resign. if you dont want a contract, buy a phone outright. i dont know if i have to explain why you sign a contract?

tommyv04 · #10 (**permalink**) 05-14-2010, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by boredandtattooed

if your at your $150 18month/2yr upgrade yes maybe..

but theres alot of us that are Sprint Premier people.. that means every 12months were eligible for FULL upgrades or new customer pricing, etc.. WE will not have to sign a new contract to get the 199 price on the EVO..

people at the end or near the end of the contract and thats why your FULL eligible, yes youll most likely be forced to sign again... but not everyone will have to.

I work in the business. You are mistaken. Even though you are eligible for full upgrade pricing, you do need to renew your 2 year contract to enable those prices. Your contract end date and upgrade eligibility are no longer correlated like they used to be with Sprint. And just to clear this up ahead of time, the contract renews for 2 years from the date of upgrade, time is not in addition to previous contract term.