So, Sprint Rep Says TP2 is NOT a Smartphone!

[DeputyStankus]

I ran into something similar. I have a "Free & Clear Family Plan" on Sprint with free unlimited data. We share it on 3 lines. Two are TP2, one is an old clam-shell phone. The user of the clam-shell finally wants to upgrade. We're past the contract, so I asked about renewing and getting new phones. Here's what they said:

You can upgrade your phone without changing the plan
however the phone should not be from below list of phone which required
data plans:

• Data Bundle required for 3G/4G:
1. HTC EVO™ 4G
2. HTC EVO Shift™ 4G
3. HTC EVO 3D™
4. Samsung Epic™ 4G a Galaxy S™ phone
5. Nexus S™ 4G from Google

- Data Bundled Plan Required:
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1. BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 Smartphone
2. BlackBerry® Curve™ 9330 Smartphone
3. BlackBerry® Bold™ 9650 smartphone
4. BlackBerry® Style™ 9670 smartphone
5. HTC Arrive™
6. HTC Hero™ with Google™
7. Palm® Pixie™
8. Palm® Pre™
9. LG Optimus S™
10. Motorola ES400S
11. Motorola i1: Data plan required but add-on allowed.
12. Motorola XRPT
13. Sanyo Zio™
14. Samsung Moment™ with Google™
15. Samsung Intercept™ with Google™
16. Samsung Instinct®
17. Samsung Instinct® HD
18. Samsung Instinct® s30™
19. Samsung Replenish™
20. Samsung Transform™

You can order any of the phone except the above list of phone with your
current plan.

I just don't get it. I have a data plan, right? Anyhoo, I didn't feel like dealing with it, so I bought a TP2 on eBay. We should be able to activate that with no problem, since we already have two of those on the account, right?